Author: Stephanie

Flourless Almond Butter Zucchini Brownies

Flourless Almond Butter Zucchini Brownies

Who doesn’t love a brownie?  I mean a little milk, a little ice cream and it’s a party.  Because theses brownies don’t have any flour, they aren’t as heavy as a typical brownie, in a good way.  The almond butter reacts with the baking soda…

Healthy Food for Your Fur Babies

Healthy Food for Your Fur Babies

I became a fur mom 7 years ago to two amazing boys, Rex and Carter.  I seriously love these pups like they’re kids.  Since healthy food is so important to our family, I immediately went on a search for how to keep these guys healthy…

Green Harissa

Green Harissa

A traditional Indian spicy sauce.  This sauce can be used in place of salsa to change things up, or as a dip for pita.  Can store in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 1 week.

Try it on our Turkey and Chicken Sausage Hash.

Green Harissa

  • Servings: 4-6
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (avocado oil also works well)
  • 1 cup parsley leaves
  • 1 cup cilantro leaves
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1-2 jalapenos, depending on how spicy you’d like it
  • 1 teaspoon cumin, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon paprika, or to taste
  • Pink Himalayan salt, to taste

 

Instructions

  1. In a food processor or blender, add all ingredients for harissa and blend until smooth adding more oil, if needed.

Turkey and Chicken Sausage Hash with Green Harissa

Turkey and Chicken Sausage Hash with Green Harissa

I used to pass on hashes when I saw them on breakfast or brunch menus.  I think the only hash I grew up knowing was corned beef hash so it made them not super exciting to me.  Then I started making them for my husband…

Protein Noodle Pad Thai

Protein Noodle Pad Thai

I cannot get enough of how creative people and companies are getting with food these days.  Things that were not possible in the past are being challenged and made possible.  I found Trident Seafood noodles at Costco made from Wild Alaskan Pollock.  Sound weird?  I…

Lemon Blueberry Loaf with a Coconut Crumble

Lemon Blueberry Loaf with a Coconut Crumble

Blueberries?  Lemon?  Yes, please!  The blueberry and lemon combo is one I adore.  I love anything blueberry for breakfast, but when you compliment that with lemon, I want to dive head first into it.  Watch your fingers!

This loaf is so moist yet light at the same time.  It has a perfect balance of citrus from the lemon and sweetness from the blueberries.  It’s so yummy you’ll have a hard time believing it’s healthy!  This is really a loaf that can be made four ways whether it’s muffins, using only the lemon glaze (my favorite), the crumble, or plain.  They’re all great!  I’ve made it all ways depending on what I’m craving at that moment.

lemon blueberry loaf with coconut crumble

Lemon Blueberry Loaf with a Coconut Crumble

  • Servings: 6-8
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Ingredients

Loaf:

  • 2 + ½ cups almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon Pink Himalayan salt
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sweetener of choice
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 tablespoons dairy-free yogurt (I like vanilla flavored for this)
  • 1/3 cup avocado or coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 heaping cup of fresh blueberries (frozen will work as well, but may bleed into batter a bit)

Crumble

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons milk of choice
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 cup shredded coconut, toasted

 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350⁰
  2. Grease a loaf pan and line with parchment paper
  3. In a large mixing bowl combine dry ingredients and mix well.
  4. In a small bowl combine wet ingredients and mix well.
  5. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
  6. Toss blueberries in some flour (I like coconut flour for this) just to lightly coat. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of your batter.
  7. Carefully fold in blueberries into batter.
  8. Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until skewer comes out ALMOST clean. If making muffins, evenly distribute batter into muffin tin and bake for 15-20 minutes or until skewer comes out almost clean.
  9. While loaf bakes, make the glaze and crumble. In a small pot over medium-low heat add all ingredients for the glaze except coconut until melted and combined. Remove from heat to let cool until loaf is finished.
  10. In a small pan over medium-low heat toast coconut until lightly browned.
  11. Once loaf is done (if only making loaf, let cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack), poke some holes in the top with a skewer (if only using the glaze pour glaze over the loaf and let cool 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack).
  12. Change oven to broil. Pour glaze into the toasted coconut and mix.  Place crumble on top of loaf and spread evenly over top. 
  13. Place back in oven on top rack for 3-5 minutes, watching carefully, just until golden brown. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes in pan, then remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.