Friday Food Frenzy!

Hello again!! Finally doing FRIDAY Food Frenzy on FRIDAY! :-)

Well for Christmas we had everyone come to our house, so I cooked and tried to make it as Paleo as possible!!  So here are some of the recipes I used...

For Christmas Eve dinner we had soup:

Beef Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• Olive Oil (enough to cover bottom of large saucepan) 
• 1 medium sized Red Onion (chopped)
• 1-2 lbs of ground beef
• Sea Salt (few dashes)
• Garlic Powder (generous amount)
• Dried Basil (generous amount)
• Dried Oregano (generous amount)
• Cayenne Pepper (3 dashes)
• 4 (big) sliced Carrots
• 4-8 sliced Celery Stalks
• 1-2 handfuls of Green Beans (bite-sized chopped)
• 4 cans of Chicken Broth (preferably organic)
• 1 can of Diced Tomatoes (preferably organic & no-salt added)

How-To:

• Wash & prepare all veggies. 
• Cover bottom of a large pot with Olive Oil and let heat over medium-high heat.
• Add ground beef and all the seasonings - brown the beef.
• Once browned add all the veggies, chicken broth, and diced tomatoes.  Stir well.
• Turn heat to low, cover, and let simmer for about 45 minutes.
• Dish into a bowl (cover with cheese if you so desire) and enjoy on a cold night!!

*This was a very yummy soup and enjoyed by everyone on the cold Christmas Eve night sitting next to the fire!!

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Paleo Coconut Cake

Ingredients:

• 4 Eggs
• 1 can of Coconut Milk
• 1/2 cup of Almond Flour (or Coconut Flour)
• 1/4 cup of Coconut Oil (melted)
• 1 tsp of Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 Cup of Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
• 1/4 Cup of Agave Nectar (or Raw Honey)

How To:

• Preheat oven to 350 
• Stir or blend all ingredients together well.
• Spray a pan with non-stick spray and fill with mixture. (or put in cupcake paper in a cupcake tin). 
• Cook for 40-50 minutes.
• Remove, let cool, then eat!!  

*Everyone that liked coconut liked this cake!!  

Happy Friday!!  Looking forward to Reflection tomorrow on the last day of the year 2011!!