Recipes – Page 2

New Pancakes

November 27, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Breakfast, Recipes

The kids needed a break from eggs for breakfast. Dad and I decided to try three recipes this morning. We wanted to find a go to pancake recipe for our new family recipe book.

We have a winner!!!

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The Best Paleo Pancake Recipe

This was our winning recipe. The consistency and taste was perfection.

Coconut Flour Pancakes

This was our second fav. They were tasty but the consistency was a bit off for us.

This was our least favorite recipe. Perhaps its because we substituted the almond meal with coconut flour. We couldn’t even cook these babies. My eldest daughter used this batch for her pie crust. It worked great as a pie crust.

New Pancakes

November 26, 2011 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Breakfast, Recipes 2 Comments

The kids needed a break from eggs for breakfast. Dad and I decided to try three recipes this morning. We wanted to find a go to pancake recipe for our new family recipe book.

We have a winner!!!

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The Best Paleo Pancake Recipe

This was our winning recipe. The consistency and taste was perfection.

Coconut Flour Pancakes

This was our second fav. They were tasty but the consistency was a bit off for us.

Almond Meal Griddle Cakes

Healthy Options for Thanksgiving

November 25, 2011 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Dinner, Recipes, Sides, Thanksgiving Day Leave a Comment

We celebrated Thanksgiving at my sis’s house. She is very supportive of our new lifestyle change and was very diligent to be certain that we would have options come dinner time. We brought some of our own dishes to help us with our choices.

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Garlic and Herb Mashed Cauliflower

This was a delicious dish once we got the cauliflower to the right consistency. Rose ended up using the hand-held emulsion blender. We never missed the mashed potatoes.

Slightly Sweet Cranberry Sauce

Dad can’t go without homemade cranberry sauce. This definitely topped his traditional recipe that was loaded with sugar. Those who like cranberry sauce, loved this recipe. I could have used some honey for more sweetness but overall, I enjoyed it.

Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes

This was my favorite side. It was good hot or cold. This would be a great snack to have handy in the fridge.

Stuffed Mushrooms

This is a family favorite and it was one of our splurges. Maybe, one day, I’ll be able to find a suitable substitute. I did eliminate the Worchester Sauce.

Grain Free Carrot Cake

Yummmmmmmmmmmmm!!! I’m sure there was a time when I would gawk at the idea of a healthy dessert option, this dessert did away with all my past hang-ups. We have been eating it non-stop since Thanksgiving Day. Dragonfly has even led the troops in eating it for breakfast.

Papa’s Turkey

This was the star of the show.

Our New Italian Dish

November 17, 2011 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Beef, Dinner, Recipes Leave a Comment

O.k., so this dish isn’t really an Italian dish but it is the closest we’ll come to a pasta dish these days.

It reminded me of a veggie lasagna. Dad had to acquire a taste for it since I overcooked the zucchini and they were a bit mushy. My four year old son and six year old daughter, loved it. In fact, she is still talking about it. (Two of my girls were out the evening we had this dish.)

The meat sauce was divine.

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