If you have not tried spaghetti squash as a pasta substitute, you should. Here is how we cook it, it is super easy and worth the adventure into squash as noodles!!
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Easiest Paleo Pancakes EVER
This recipe is a family favorite, it is so easy to throw together with minimal time, no groceries, and hungry people. We like to keep it simple around here.
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PLAN-WICH :: Plantain Bun Sandwich
This is honestly a fun way to get your protein and lunch in. I love plantains and the texture they have, not matter how we cook them. Here is yet another way you can cook them.
Read MorePlantain Chips
We are always looking for healthy alternatives to fried potato or corn chips...gotta love that crunch! After a few months of tinkering, we have found one of our all time favs. These plantain chips go perfectly with our Meme's Salsa or "That" Guacomole. Enjoy!
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Meme's Salsa
Need something new to bring to a get together? Sick of spending $8 on a jar of salsa you don't even really like? This is our favorite salsa, it keeps well in the freezer so you can save some and have it again in a few weeks.
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Sweet and Spicy Bacon Sweet Potatoes
Want to add a little sweet and spice to your life? Here ya go! We love sweet potatoes in this house and decided to add a little something extra... BACON. Try it, you will thank us later!
Read MoreSaaaaaweeeeeet Potato Pancakes
One of the biggest complaints we hear from people who are going gluten free is that they will miss all the breads and soft/fluffy textures of "baked goods"...enter this recipe for Sweet Potato Pancakes to shatter this notion. These pancakes are the perfect amount of sweet with an really nice soft texture. They are great for a Sunday morning breakfast...we love to have them during our "breakfast for dinner" nights. Enjoy!
Read More"That" Guacomole
Have you ever made something and brought it to a party and everyone says "how did you make that"...this guacamole is "that" guacamole. So now you can say, you got it from this website and send them here (shameless plug). This guac is so simple and easy to make and so fresh and yummy...we put this on just about everything and sometimes even eat it straight up. Enjoy!
Read MoreJalapeño Lime Cauliflower Rice
Cauliflower rice has become a staple in our house...why have we not always done cauliflower like this?? We use many variations of this rice recipe...once you get the hang of cooking it you can season it to match whatever you are serving it with...or use it for other recipes like with a stir fry, under a fried egg with avocado on top, pour soup over top of it or just trick your kids into slamming down some cauliflower (they will think it is rice)!
Read MoreKeepin' It Real :: Paleo Buffalo Wings
A lot of people think about eating clean as a "burden" or something that takes away all the good stuff. This recipe directly defies that notion...it has all the taste of those dirty foods, but is a clean and healthy snack. Something about football being on TV that causes us to make these...and we generally deliver on the urge. The interesting thing about them is how simple they are and how few the ingredients are...we have tried making buffalo wings with all kinds of crazy recipes and complicated ingredients, but good old Frank's Red Hot sauce seems to be the one that delivers best (and the ingredients are good to go)...we keep it Paleo by using Coconut oil. Thanks to Dianne "Meme" Morgan for inspiring this recipe!
Read MorePlantain Hash Browns
We've gotten really into plantains lately so this is the first of a few great recipes with them. A close friend of ours, Brittany Gonzalez, who owns La Banana Frita has inspired us with her amazing uses of plantains...if you live anywhere near CLE make sure to check her out. One of our favorite plantain dishes is hash browns...they are so quick and easy to make and you can serve with breakfast, lunch or dinner (or as a snack). For this recipe we kept it super simple, but feel free to try different spice/flavor combos to your liking.
Read MoreButtery Gluten Free Biscuits
These biscuits are called "buttery" because a) they taste like butter and b) they have a lot of butter in them...both of which is a good thing. Obviously, like all things RALABALA, they are gluten-free.
A close friend of ours, Leezah Pratt, shared a version of this recipe with me a while back...I have been tweaking it to get it just the way I like and it's time now to share this with you...and now it's your turn to enjoy and share with your friends!
Read MorePaleo Baconator Chili with Sweet Potatoes
Baaaaaacoooooooon! All you need to know about this chili is it has bacon...oh, and it's delicious! Yes, it's paleo, yes it has tons of protein, yes everyone will love it...and yes it has bacon!
Side note: the recipe won second place at the 4th Annual Findaway World Chili Cook Off. That means it was the best of all the losers, which is a pretty awesome honor. Enjoy!
Read More"Smack"aroons :: Primal Macaroons
Why are these titled "smack"aroons? Because they are so stinking good you will want to "smack yo mama". These are so simple to make and are the perfect balance of moistness and sweet. If you haven't ever used vanilla bean seeds, you are in for a real treat...they add an amazing depth to the vanilla (and will not include added sugar, which most vanilla extracts do).
Read MoreThese are whaaaaat? :: Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies or Cookie Cake
Gluten free, grain free, dairy free, vegan, refined sugar free...and tastes like heaven! That doesn't happen often so better hold on to recipe. These are a crowd favorite in our house and when we bring them to parties...even people who don't typically eat Primal or Paleo love them.
Read MoreRALABALA Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are full of vitamins and minerals, they are a great source of energy, and a carbohydrate that your body uses! Sweet potatoes aid in recovery and cell reproduction, these are the good potatoes, they are good carbs. They also go with everything... breakfast lunch and dinner wise. When we eat them for dinner one night, we will most likely heat them up in a skillet the following day with eggs. They are delicious no matter what... this is the way we LOVE our sweet potatoes!
Read MoreDaily Smoothie (Formula) :: Kid approved
Sometimes making smoothies can be tough as you have different fruits/veggies available on different days. Making unique and exotic smoothies can fun, but a lot of times you just want a simple smoothie that tastes good and is good for you. That's why I created this simple formula (not recipe) that we follow in our home and add variants depending on what is available.
Read MoreBacon and Jalapeño Broccoli (or Cauliflower)
Everything tastes better with bacon on it...add jalapeño and lime to the mix and then you are really onto something. This recipe is fantastic with either broccoli or cauliflower...try em both and decide which you like better. It is a great side for any meat (we love it with steaks or bun-less burgers).
Remember when our moms used to add cheese to broccoli to make us want to eat it...try this with your kids (sans jalapeño) and you could have a similar result. Our kids scarf it up.
Author Beth Anne Lazaro ∙ Prep 15 mins ∙ Cook 20-25min ∙ Serves 5-7
Ingredients
1 large head/bunch of organic broccoli or 1 head cauliflower
1 jalapeño
1 garlic clove
1 Tbsp walnut oil
4 bacon slices
salt and pepper
juice of half of a lime
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425F
Cut the giant stems off the broccoli (or cauliflower), you can keep some little stems if you prefer. Then cut into bite size pieces and add to oven safe dish - I use a 9x13 Pyrex or two smaller more decorative dishes...one for adults (with jalapeño) and one for kids (without).
Thinly slice jalapeño and garlic clove and sprinkle around the dish
Cut 4 pieces of bacon into 1/4-1/2 inch pieces, I use scissors...the smaller the bacon pieces the faster it will cook (we like our bacon crispy!).
Pour walnut oil over everything (in the dish, not your kitchen), make sure all broccoli pieces get some oil loving!
Add a couple of shakes of salt and pepper
Bake at 425 for 20-25 minutes, check on it halfway through and stir it around, you want the broccoli to have some crispiness to it and the bacon to be cooked!
When you bring it out of the oven squeeze your lime on it and stir it all around (this is the moment that makes it like Woah!)
Additional Notes
I prefer to use walnut oil, but if you don't have that on hand you can use avocado, coconut or olive oil.
This recipe is so easy to double, and would be an amazing dish to bring for the Holidays!
For kids I keep everything the same, but I take the seeds out of the jalapenos toning down the kick, and I usually separate adult broccoli and kids broccoli
Try using purple or yellow cauliflower for a bit more interesting look
Grandma's Italian "Bread" Crumbs :: Gluten Free & Primal
Growing up in an Italian home bread was a staple for most good meals (on the table and in the recipes)...and the term "breaking bread" had a special meaning to it, beyond just the food. I first learned about cooking Italian from my grandmother who spent hours preparing her feasts for the family to enjoy.
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