Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sweet & Sour Chicken

(for Paige Conrad <3 )

Sorry, I am not a very good blogger, I know this. I forget to take pictures of everything. So, use your imagination! Also, this recipe is Gluten Free, Dairy free, Refined sugar free and Very easy to make in mass quantities! 

Ingredients: 

1/2 Cup Low Sodium Soy sauce [Gluten Free, if needed]

1/4 Cup Mollasses

2 Tbs. Ground Ginger

3 Tbs. Garlic

Salt & Pepper

1 Cup Pineapple Juice

1 Cup Pineapple [Diced]

1/2 Cup Mango [Diced]

1/2 Cup Peaches [Diced]

1 Cup Broccoli

1 Cup Carrots

4 Small Chicken Breasts [Diced]

1 Cup Your Choice of Rice [I recommend Brown]

To Prepare:

1.) Combine Soy Sauce, Molasses, Ginger, Garlic and Salt and Pepper in a large pot, heat for 5 minutes on medium. 

2. ) Add all Fruits, Vegetables and Chicken and Pineapple Juice to the large pot. 

3.) Stir Regularly, and leave on medium heat until all chicken is cooked

4.) While chicken is cooking, cook rice as you prefer. When I made this, I just used bulk brown rice. To prepare, I boiled 2 Cups of water and For every Cup of rice. I added salt and some pineapple juice to enhance the flavor.  

5.) Once the rice is cooked, serve the chicken over the rice. Enjoy! 

If you want a thicker sauce, you can add a tablespoon of cornstarch, but this is not necessary. 

Chocolate & Mint Paleo Milkshake: 100 Calories!

Chocolate & Mint Paleo Milk Shake

Ingredients:

1 Can Lite Coconut milk {Can be found in the asian food section of many stores}

1 tsp. Peppermint Extract

2 Tbs. Cocoa Powder

1/4 Cup honey

Instructions:

1.) Combine all ingredients in blender

2.) Fill empty coconut milk can with ice one and a half times and empty into blender

3.) Blend for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth

Top with cocoa powder and enjoy! :)

(makes 4-5 servings)

Cabbage Crunch

Cabbage Crunch

Whole Foods' Cabbage Crunch has been one of my personal favorites for years. I have never attempted to make it, until I walked by a beautiful display of cabbage at Market of Choice yesterday, and decided to give it a shot. How hard could it be? I googled recipes right there in the produced section but was unimpressed with the results. They called for ramen noodles and seasoning, refined sugar and apple cider mix. 

I decided I'd do it my way.

Here is what I came up with! The portions can be magnified by doubling or tripling the ingredient quantities.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of Green Cabbage [Chopped]

1/2 Cup Almonds [Roasted//Unsalted//Chopped]

2 Tbs. Sesame Seeds

2 Tbs. Apple Cider Vinegar

2 tsp Olive Oil

Pepper

1 tsp Honey

Preparation:

Combine cabbage, almonds and sesame seeds in a large bowl. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, combine Vinegar, Olive Oil, Pepper, and Honey. Whisk with a fork and add to cabbage mixture. You can double the dressing recipe if you prefer more without compromising the health of the dish since it is a healthy dressing. 

Mix thoroughly so that the dressing is evenly incorporated throughout the salad. Chill before serving. Mine sat in the fridge over night which let the flavors in the dressing to soak into the cabbage, and allowed the cabbage to soften a little bit.

Enjoy!