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Prime Rib Fool Proof and Paleo Approved

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Prime Rib

This Prime Rib may well become a family tradition for us too.  I will definitely use the same recipe. Thank you Bill and Gayle for the recipe and thank you Tommy for the picture. John and I had 4 servings left over, which we froze. We will see how that works.

Here is the video Gayle sent to me with the recipe and method they use.

A Very Special Christmas Eve Dinner

This wasn’t ‘t actually our table setting, but I totally forgot pictures for this dinner. The above photo is not actually our Prime Rib either. This one was Terry and Tommy Quon’s, but looks just like ours did.

Our two daughters and their families were with us to Celebrate. Brooke brought delicious backed Zucchini. We also had a Happy Birthday Jesus cake, which we had made at Sam’s. It was a special evening, a special dinner and a wonderful time together.. We are indeed thankful.

The two oldest Buchanan boys missed Christmas Eve dinner, but thankfully were with us Christmas Day. My Mom was able to join us Christmas Day as well. She had courageously let me trim her nails and do her polish the day before. Brooke and Jim graciously hosted Christmas Day.

Mom, Doris Capps, almost 99

 

What are your Christmas dinner traditions? It is so much fun to learn from others.

The Best Paleo Dessert Found Yet

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praline-shortbreadPraline Shortbread

There is a cookbook I have enjoyed so much since beginning the Paleo way of eating. This season, I tried a recipe I had not tried before and found it to be the best yet. In fact I have made it at least four times since my discovery. It is actually better than Pecan Pie and far easier to make.

The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook by Elana Amsterdam is the resourceElanasCookbook I used Coconut Oil instead of grapeseed oil and Ghee instead of butter.

Shortbread

2 cups Blanched Almond Flour

1/2 tsp. Sea Salt

1/4 cup Coconut Oil

1 TBLS Agave Nectar

Pralines

1/2 Cup Ghee

1/4 C Agave Nectar

1 TBL Vanilla

2 1/4 cups pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped

How to Make

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease an 8 inch square baking dish with coconut oil and dust lightly with almond flour.

Toast Pecans about 7-10 minutes.( I can only leave them for 7 or my oven burns them. The fact of the matter is that I need a service call on my oven and burners for Christmas.)

Blend the shortbread ingredients until smooth. She recommends using a food processor. I just mixed it well with a spoon.

Press dough in the baking dish and bake 15-20 minutes. (My oven only allows 15 minutes before it is burned.)

Cool

As the shortbread is baking, prepare the pralines.

Melt Ghee in small saucepan.

Add Agave and Vanilla

Simmer about 5 minutes and then add the pecans

Cool to room temp and spread over the shortbread.

Refrigerate about 3 hours to set and then cut into squares.

Amazing

johndaniMy head is spinning with other ideas for using the shortbread recipe. John and I both agree that the Praline filling is every bit as good as any Pecan Pie we have eaten.

I really like this quote I saw by Jack LaLane

“Your health account, your bank account, they’re the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out. Exercise is king and nutrition is queen. Together you have a kingdom.”

 

 

 

Why I Like Paleo So Much

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Paleo w textWhy I Like Paleo So Much

This week I have been thinking about why I do like Paleo so very much. It’s not that it is the only way of inch loss eating around. There are other eating plans that work. You can also find other plans that are healthy.

Bottom Line

The reason I like Paleo eating so very much is because it is delicious and fun. Even though the Paleo Lifestyle has a learning curve, it has been well worth it. John and I look forward to all of our meals now. We don’t feel one bit deprived. Almost every meal, I find myself making the grateful comment: “How can this be so very good?” Every recipe is so good that it is hard to rotate them all. Let me show you just a couple of our meals this week so you can see:

You will Like Paleo Too

Japanese Sweet Potato Casserole

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potatoe casseroleJapanese Sweet Potato Casserole

Last year I found a way to make one of my very favorite dishes into a Paleo treasure. Our Squash Casserole dish was definitely NOT Paleo. After experimenting, I did come up with a Squash Casserole we absolutely love. If you haven’t tried this one, here it is: https://www.fabulouslyfit.com/squash-casserole-paleo/

squash casserolePM

Since this combination came out so good, a potato casserole seemed like a good idea using the newly discovered Japanese Sweet Potatoes. It, too, came out to be a winner.

Ingredients

  • 2 Japanese Sweet Potatoes peeled and sliced or diced in about 1 inch cubes
  • 1 Tsp. Coconut Sugar
  • I Can Full Fat Coconut Cream
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 C. Ghee
  • Sea Salt
  • Pepper

How to Make

  1. Wash, slice or cube potatoes and steam in double boiler until just beginning to soften: About 4 minutes after the water begins to boil. Do not over cook or potatoes become somewhat mushy.
  2. Drain and add sea salt and pepper to taste along with the 1 tsp. Coconut Sugar.
  3. Melt Ghee.
  4. Combine in a bowl: Cooled Ghee, 2 Eggs, 1 Can Full Fat Coconut Cream
  5. Mix with hand mixer.
  6. Place Potatoes in 9×9 Pyrex pan and pour the sauce over potatoes.
  7. Bake at 400F for about 28 minutes (this is a little less than the squash dish, so as not to overcook.)

Any Left Over  leftovers

Any left over makes a very delicious Potato Soup by just adding some Coconut Milk from a carton and heating. There is something about the hint of sweetness from the Coconut Sugar that makes it very enticing.

potato soup

Paula’s 30 Day Reset

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Paula 2016Paula

Here is Paula: a beautiful gal, who has become a good friend.  Paula participated in our Fabufit 30 Day Reset as she simultaneously participated in our Crossfit 30 Day Challenge in the month of February 2016. Here is Paula’s testimony:

I had named my month Faithful February, so it was easy to keep my commitment to myself to stick faithfully to the Paleo program for the 30 day challenge. I have to admit it was a bit hard the first two weeks because I had fallen back into some old habits of not eating Paleo from last year when we did the 30 day challenge. I reminded myself that I could do it for one 24 hour period and I prayed each morning for God to keep me faithful to my commitment to myself. 

After the first two weeks it was like I had always been eating Paleo, and I did not struggle with my cravings.  Of course, I stayed faithful to my morning prayer of asking God to help me stay faithful and I’m sure that was a big part of staying on course.  I could not have done this without the leadership and Monday night Fabufit meetings throughout the month.  I am grateful to the other ladies in our group, who kept encouraging me; and to God and his word for keeping me faithful to myself.
I am not through yet, I’m staying on strict paleo for another 30 days. ~Paula

Paula lost a total of 5 1/8 inches and 4.6 pounds
during the 30 day Reset.
She stayed 100% Paleo on her eating; but wasn’t
able to get in as many workouts as she would have
liked, she reported.

So Blessed!

I am so blessed to have Paula as part of our Team Fabulous, and as a Crossfit buddy on our Legends Team. (We used to be called the Masters because most all of us are over 70.) Mary Jane is the baby of the group.

Below is Paula’s husband, Jon, Paula, me, my John, Erin’s husband, Santee and our Crossfit coach, Erin.

CF Ammo at Meet 2015

Here we are rowing with Paula in the purple.CF Ammo Rowing

And here is our 2016 Legends team.CF Ammo with Erin and Paula

Here is Paula with Kris on the L and me on the R.

CF Me Kris Paula

Paula, congratulations for making a promise to yourself in the month of February and staying faithful to yourself. Many blessings for strength and motivation for the next 30 days.

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