Fried 'Rice'... 3 Ingredients! So simple!

Here is a simple and delicious recipe for you!  When I first discovered this I made it for 4 days in a row because it tasted so good!  I haven't had Chinese food since I don't know when and haven't found a healthy alternative until this!!  I think it tastes a whole lot like fried rice... enough to eat it for almost a week :)  Its perfect for anyone, especially those on Candida Clear where you can have quinoa in place of rice! 

All you need is quinoa, frozen veggies, a couple eggs... and coconut oil!

• Cook your quinoa.  I sometimes will cook it and keep it cold in the fridge.  Then when I want to make something I just quickly heat it up in the skillet with coconut oil so don't have to wait 30 minutes for it to cook.
• Make your frozen veggies.  I get mine at Costco- great price for how much you get.  They are organic too!
• Now put it all together.  In a large skillet (on low/medium heat) put 1 to 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, quinoa, mixed veggies and 1 to 2 eggs.  In a smaller skillet do 1 egg and larger skillet do 2 eggs.  (See picture below)  Once the eggs start to slightly cook mix them around with the quinoa and veggies.  Keep slowly mixing everything until the eggs are pretty well done.  There you have it!  Dinner is done! 

You could add in some sea salt or pepper if you would like.  Another option would be to throw in some chicken to make it officially chicken fried 'rice.'  This also makes for great leftovers!  Enjoy!

BEFORE

2 Eggs, Quinoa, Cooked Veggies, and Coconut Oil (Pictured on the left side)

 

 

AFTER... Delicious!

Homemade Tomato Soup!

There are so many tomato soup recipes out there... so I figured I would try my hand at one of them.  It turned out very tasty!  If you all have any good soup recipes out there let me know... this is a perfect season for it and I love sharing the ideas with everyone out there!

Ingredients

1 Onion, chopped
1 TBS Coconut Oil
1 TBS Olive Oil
1/2 cup fresh Basil
1-2 tsp Sea Salt and Pepper
3 Garlic Cloves, minced
3 cups of Chicken Stock
5 Tomatoes- Vine (I used 4 large tomatoes... not sure if it made a difference or not)
6 oz Tomato Paste


Instructions

• Cut tomatoes into quarter slices and toss with olive oil (I did melted coconut oil), sea salt and pepper
• Roast tomatoes on a baking sheet for 30 minutes on 350 degrees
• With about 5 minutes to go on the tomatoes...melt 1 TBS of coconut oil over medium heat in a large soup pan
• Saute onion and garlic (until onion is translucent)
• Add in your roasted tomatoes and saute for 1 more minute
• Add in 3 cups of chicken stock, the basil (I ripped mine into smaller pieces first), and the tomato paste.  Stir until tomato paste is dissolved into the broth
• Bring to a low boil, then reduce heat to low and cover pot
• Let covered pot simmer for about 30 minutes
• Pour soup into a food processor or blender and mix up until nice and smooth
• Last but not least... Enjoy! (And even top with your fresh basil... so tasty!)

Recipe from http://www.primalpalate.com/recipe/tomato-basil-soup/

Homemade Sweet Potato Chips! Verrrrrry easy to make!

Sweet potatoes are something that I typically do not like until I made these chips!  Delicious!  I personally do not love the cooked sweet potatoes but when they are crunchy I love them!!  It takes 2 min to make. 

First you need to buy a sweet potato that has similar width throughout the whole thing.. sweet potatoes sometimes will be large on one end and skinny on the other end but you want to get one that is decently even throughout because then it will cook more evenly.

Cut into slices that are about the same width as thick potato chips.  Grease the bottom of a baking pan with coconut oil and you can even coat the sweet potato slices lightly in it so they won't stick.  Bake on 350 degrees for 10 minutes and then flip all the sweet potato slices so they get cooked evenly on both sides.  You can also choose to sprinkle sea salt or other seasonings on the slices at this time.  Put them back in the oven for another 10 to 15 minutes.  Keep in the oven until they are slightly brown.  The more brown they are the more crunchy... which I love!!

You can make them more salty with sea salt or garlic seasonings... or like typical sweet potatoes with cinnamon and xylitol. 

Enjoy!

Quinoa at Costco... the cheapest around!

Here is a pic of a large bag of organic quinoa (4 lbs) at Costco.  It costs $10.99 which is a steal compared to most grocery stores!  It is a different brand than what they had a month ago (which was in a red bag).  Quinoa is great for anyone and everyone (esp those on Candida Clear/Phase 1) and can be made to be savory or sweet.  Great for breakfast 'oatmeal' or cooked with veggies and meat.  It is also great to use in soups as a replacement for rice or noodles.. (add it in precooked and right before you eat the soup).  Enjoy!