Balsamic Chicken Drumsticks & Butternut Squash Slaw

This is one of the best marinades I've ever used!  The combination of the balsamic, honey and coconut oil surprisingly marries well. Balsamic Chicken Drumsticks 3 tablespoons coconut oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
2 lb chicken drumsticks
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Combine oil, garlic, vinegar and honey in a large bowl. Add chicken, toss well to coat. Place chicken on a rack of a roasting pan rubbed with olive oil. Bake 35 minutes. Bring remaining oil mixture to a boil in a small saucepan; boil 1 minute. Serve reduced sauce with drumsticks. Butternut Squash Slaw 1 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
1⁄2 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper Place chunks of squash in food processor fitted with shredder disc and shre...

Cilantro Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Slow Roasted Tomatoes

If you love cilantro you will love this!  I know I say this every week but it really was one of the easier recipes that we've done.  With our busy schedules I put the pork and cilantro in a Ziploc bag in the morning, and threw it in the oven when I walked in the door.   Dinner was on the table 30 min later.

Cilantro Pork Tenderloin

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

1. Combine oil, cilantro, garlic and pork in a ziploc bag.  Seal bag and refrigerate overnight. 
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 
3. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper on a baking sheet. 
4. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until thermometer reads 145 degrees.
5. Cover with foil and let stand 5 minutes before slicing.

Slow Roasted Tomatoes

• 15 plum tomatoes, halved
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

1. P
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Cilantro Turkey Saute and Zucchini Ribbon Salad

This was one of the fastest meals I have ever cooked.  It was really flavorful and only took about 15 min total to make, this makes a great quick weeknight meal.  You can even combine it with roasted tomatoes and I think it would add to the flavors.

Cilantro Turkey Saute

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped white onion
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 lb lean ground turkey
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons of ground cumin

1. Heat oil in a large skillet.
2. Add onion and bell pepper to pan; cook 6 minutes or until browned.
3. Add turkey to pan; sprinkle with salt, pepper and cumin.
4. Cook 6 minutes or until browned.
5. Stir in cilantro.

Squash Ribbons

• 3 large yellow squash
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt

1. Using a vegetable peeler, shave squash lengthwise into thin ribbons.
2. Combine squash, oil, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Let stand 10 minutes before serving
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A quick and easy paleo meal, Lemon Cod with Crispy Curry Carrot Strips.  A simple, straightforward meal that is really delicious!  Use any herbs that go great with fish like parsley, thyme, or basil.  This one makes a great paleo weeknight meal.

• (4) 6 oz. cod
• 1 Tbs butter
• 1/2 cup fresh chives, snipped
• 2 lemons, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 4 medium to large carrots, peeled
• 4 tsp. olive oil
• 3 to 4 tsp. curry powder
• 3 Tbs. butter slightly softened
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

1. Cut 4 large squares of heavy duty aluminum foil. 
2. Rub each square with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. 
3. Place one fillet in each piece of foil. 
4. Lay lemon slices down the length of each, top each with garlic and chives. 
5. Seal each fillet tightly in foil.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
6. Grease a large baking dish with butter.  

Carrots

1. Peel carrots into thin strips as uniformly as possible.  (Save the porti
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Paleo Avocado Tomato and Bacon Salad

This is a great, quick, really delicious Paleo Avocado Tomato and Bacon Salad recipe.  We use this as a quick meal when we don't feel like cooking.  I have to admit that I am a bit of a bacon snob.  There are only a couple of farms that I will use pork products from, Pederson's Farms and Applegate Farms.  There's a major difference between responsibly farmed and humanely raised meats, especially pork products. Try them out!  There's a also a big difference in the taste of the meat from these farms compared to other pork on the market.  Let me know what you think!  If you're not dairy sensitive you can add feta cheese to this and it really adds to the flavor.  If you're looking to up the protein to help balance your blood sugar then add some pan fried shrimp to the dish.

Ingredients:

• 16 oz. Bacon
• 4 Avocados
• 6 Plum Tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
• Salt

Directions:

• Pan fry the bacon until slightly crisp.
• Chop the tomatoes and avocados i
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Paleo Asian Flank Steak with Napa Cabbage Saute

This is one of the best meals I've ever made.  Erin was running late to a meeting the evening I made this and announced she would "just have a bite or two..."  After a "bite or two" she actually finished the entire plate!  You know it's an excellent recipe when that happens.

Asian-Glazed Steak 1⁄2 cup coconut

1⁄2 cup coconut aminos
1⁄3 cup toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 lb flank steak
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

Quick Napa Saute

2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 small head Nappa cabbage, shredded
2 large carrots, cut into julienne strips
1⁄2 cup chopped green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger Combine coconut aminos, sesame oil, and red pepper in a large zip-top plastic bag.  Add steak, turning to coat.  Seal and refrigerate 8 hours. Preheat grill to medium-high. Remove flank steak from marinade, reserving marinade. Grill flank steak 5 to 6 minu...

Italian Pork Tenderloin
Primal Pesto Roasted Root Veggies

This was a simple Primal Pesto Roasted Root Veggies recipe.  I marinated the pork tenderloin the whole day and it was great.  The Primal Pesto Roasted Veggies made the meal though.  I would never have thought about coating these veggies in pesto then roasting them but they turned out great.  You have to be careful not to overcook the parsnips and still finish the carrots.  Hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

• 2 cups organic Italian dressing
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb parsnip, peeled and chopped
• 1 lb carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 large shallots, peeled and quartered
• 6.5 oz organic pesto
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine dressing, garlic, and pork in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and turn to coat. Refrigerate 2 hours. Preheat grill. Remove pork from marinade, and discard bag. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper...

One of the quickest, easiest Primal Paleo meal we have done.  It was super fast, tasty, and great for a busy weeknight meal!  The Shrimp Scampi was simple and really delicious.  I'm a big fan of butter to cook with as it adds so much flavor to the shrimp.  I thought this would way too much parsley but it worked out great.  For seamless prep, I would steam the broccolini first while you get the Shrimp Scampi ready.  The only change I noted for our palettes was to add more basil to the broccolini.  Hope you all enjoy this as much as we did!

• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1 1⁄2 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• Grated rind and juice of 1 large meyer lemon
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 bunches fresh broccolini, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. 
2. Combine shrimp, garlic, lemon rind,
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Paleo Green Curry Chicken and Carrots

This was a simple Paleo Green Curry Chicken and Carrots meal.  That we did in a slow cooker.  I pulled together this meal together with what we had in the refrigerator the other day.  The Chicken was fork tender and fell apart on the plate!  The Curry could have been stronger but we loved the flavors and I really think the Celery added to the flavor of the curry. Ingredients

• 5 Chicken Breasts
• 1 Lb. Carrots
• 3 Stalks of Celery
• 2  medium sized Shallots
• 14 oz. can of Coconut milk
• 4 oz. Green Curry Paste
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions Chop the Carrots, dice the Shallots and thinly slice the Celery and place in the slow cooker.  Pour the Coconut Milk and Green Curry Paste into the cooker and mix.  Submerge the Chicken in the liquid; if the liquid doesn’t cover the chicken then use a little water.  Cook for about 6 hours.

The Proteins We Should Eat: A list of High Protein Foods

Most health problems we have today can be traced back to the foods we eat and choose not to eat. Honestly, most of those problems are linked to not balancing blood sugar.  When I tell patients they need to clean up their diet and stop eating bread, pasta, cakes, cookies, candy, rice, potatoes, soda, brownies and doughnuts, they respond with one of two choices:  They cry, or, say there's nothing left to eat. It really isn't the end of the world!  There is, in fact, plenty to eat. If it grew out of the ground or used to walk on the ground, fly in the sky or swim in the sea, you are pretty safe eating it. Most people are still overwhelmed by this, so here's a list of high protein foods you should be eating.

Mammals 

Most of our American diet comes from this group.  Personally, I'm a huge fan of beef, bacon, and lamb.  We still have to be somewhat careful with what we choose to eat off this list.  Concentrate on eathing these thin...