#paleo-ish

you guys i just made the BEST chocolate chip cookies!!

ok here’s what you need

2 eggs

1 cup almond butter (or another nut butter of choice)

1/2 cup almond flour

2 tbsp grass fed salted butter melted (i use the kerrygold - this is the paleo-ish part)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon (i liked a lot and just shook it in)

chocolate chips (i had semi-sweet ones from trader joes so that is what i used)

1/8 cup honey

1/8 cup maple syrup (if you want sweeter use all honey and a little trick if you are doing both. Use a 1/4 cup and put the maple syrup in first, then the honey into the same cup and just eyeball it. the maple syrup doesn’t stick to the cup like honey does and it will come out way easier!)

1/2 tsp salt

preheat oven to 350 rack in the center. mix all ingredients, except chocolate chips with either a stand or hand mixer (or work those biceps). The mix will be sticky. then fold in the chocolate chips. there are a few choose your adventure points in this. You could sub out the butter for coconut oil. You could use more or less salt, more or less honey/maple syrup. I like a less sweet, a little more salt buttery cookie (hence the maple syrup and butter). I also am notorious for using too many chocolate chips (i restrained myself this time).

place in 350 degree oven for 12-15 min or until just starting to turn golden on top. this made me about 24 (including some of the dough i ate - because chocolate chip cookie dough is awesome).

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Foodie Friday: Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf

Maaaaaa! The meatloaf!!! Bonus points if you can guess the movie. But seriously, meatloaf is the last thing I really ever thought I would be craving, let alone posting all over the Internet. I never ate it growing up, and something about the name always kind of grossed me out. It’s a loaf. Of meat. It just seems weird. Apparently, my husband grew up eating meatloaf and has requested that I make…

Life has finally started to calm down a bit!  I’ve been busting my ass painting and cleaning this house (which was pretty much left a mess) and things are FINALLY starting to come together.  I still have quite the to-do list, but we have our bedroom and kitchen mostly organized! 

Saturday before we headed back east for our family’s easter celebrations, Matt and I made 12 paleo freezer meals.  We still had 3 left from the last time too! We also have an Aldi near us, so we stocked up on lots of turkey breast.  Our fridge and freezer are both stocked with healthy food, and I’m excited to get back on track.  I’m going to be aiming to be mostly paleo again, because in my experience it has worked best for me.  

This morning I weighed myself for the first time in months.  I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I’ve been maintaining.  It’s still close to my starting weight from 3 years ago, but I’m not above it!  So, for accountability:

Most of our workout equipment is living in my sister’s garage.. It wouldn’t fit in our truck. BUT, we do have the wii workout games and my mom’s old bowflex weight bench.  So, for now those will have to do until we get our elliptical back.  Matt has agreed to buy a treadmill too, but I think we are gonna wait and see what bills are gonna be like and such.    

Anywho. I’ve started this morning off with a BLT egg salad and some melon.  I forgot that I was doing paleo and Matt left out the coffee creamer, so I accidentally added some. But, paleo-ish works for me too. :)