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Beef and Cabbage Soup

Beef and Cabbage Soup

  • 1 lb Stewing Beef (Grass fed)
  • 32 oz Chicken Broth (measure off 8 oz of that and sit aside)
  • 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1/4 tsp Salt & Pepper
  • 1/4 c Apple Juice
  • 1 Head of Cabbage, lightly chopped
  • 29 oz of canned diced Tomatoes (don’t drain, you want the juice in the soup)
  • 1 t Parsley
  • 1/4 t Onion Powder
  • 1/4 t Garlic Powder
  • 1/8 t Cayenne Powder
  •  Salt & Pepper to taste

Put the beef, 24 oz of the chicken broth, the garlic, and 1/4 tsp each of salt and pepper in a large pot on the stove.  Add water until meat is covered.  Cook on low to med-low until meat is fully cooked.  Drain and break up meat to desired size.  Place beef back in pot. Add the reserved cup of chicken broth, apple juice, cabbage, tomatoes, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt and pepper.  Add water until you see the liquid, DO NOT completely immerse everything, just bring fluid levels to about 1/4-1/2″ from the top of your stuff.  Cook on low to med-low for approx 1 hour until cabbage is tender.


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Hamburger Pie with Almond Flour Crust

Hamburger Pie

  • Pie Crust
    • 1 1/2 c Almond Flour
    • 1/4 c Butter (I use grass-fed)
    • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • Pie Filling
    • 1 lb Ground Beef (I use grass-fed)
    • 1 T Butter
    • 1 Onion, chopped
    • 1/2 c BBQ Sauce (I make my own)
    • 1 c Lettuce, chopped
    • 1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
    • 1 Avocado, chopped
    • Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

Pie Crust:

In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, butter and salt.  Blend until a doughy texture takes shape.  Press the dough out into a 9″ pie dish, making sure all surface is covered.

Pie Filling:

Preheat oven to 350º F.  Sauté onions in the butter until they begin to become slightly translucent.  Add the ground beef to the onions and cook until the beef is thoroughly cooked.  Mix the BBQ sauce in with the beef and add salt and pepper to taste.  Pour the beef mixture into the crust and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven, add lettuce, avocados and peppers then serve.


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Tuna Salad (with Garlic, Onion and Parsley)

Tuna Salad with Garlic, Onion and Parsley

  • 15 oz Wild caught tuna (3 cans of this is what I used)
  • 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped (I use free range eggs)
  • 2 T pickle relish
  • 1/2 t mustard
  • 3/4 c mayo (I use Spectrum Organic)
  • 1/8-1/4 t garlic powder (you decide what you like)
  • 1/4 t parsley
  • 1/2 – 1 small onion, chopped

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve with your choice of bread, toast, crackers, celery, leaf lettuce, corn chips…… the possibilites are endless 😉


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Tex-Mex Chicken

ooo-la-la!!!! Crockpot, oh how I love thee!  This recipe is a winner, winner, chicken dinner!!!  I put the if you use your own or fresh measurements or if you buy organic in a can measurements, I like to do fresh when I can, but let’s be real; it ain’t always happenin’!

     Tex-Mex Chicken

  • 4lg or 5sm Chicken Breasts
  • 8 T Taco Seasoning, divided in half (or 2 packets if you don’t want to make your own)
  • 1/2 c green chilis (8 oz can)
  • 2 c diced tomatoes with juices (15 oz can, not drained)
  • 2 c corn (15 oz can, drained)
  • 2 c cooked black beans, drained (15 oz can, rinsed and drained)
  • 2 c cooked pinto beans, drained (15 oz can, rinsed and drained)
  • 2 c cooked kidney beans, drained (15 oz can, rinsed and drained)
  • Whole Wheat Tortillas (or tortillas of your choice)

Place chicken along the bottom of your crock pot, sprinkle 4 T of the Taco Seasoning over the chicken, continue layering with rest of the ingredients in the order listed, ending with sprinkling the second 4 T of Taco Seasoning over the top.  Cover and let cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-5 hours.  Stir, shredding chicken as you do, serve with tortillas (we use whole wheat ones with this, yum).  Add guacamole, sour cream etc for extra yum!


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Beef Burritos

Beef Burritos

  • 1 lb Stewing Beef (I use grass-fed)
  • 2 c Chicken Broth
  • 1 c Water
  • 1 t Cumin
  • 1 t Garlic Powder
  • 1 t Onion Powder
  • 1 t Chili Powder
  • 1/2 t Turmeric
  • 2 T Taco Seasoning (I make my own)
  • 1/2 c Water
  • 1 c Shredded Cheddar (I use raw from grass-fed)
  • Whole Wheat Tortilla shells

Combine beef, chicken broth, 1 c water, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder and turmeric and cook on very low heat in pot on stove for two hours or in a crock pot on low for 4-6 hours.  Reserve 1/4 broth from this after meat is done.  Drain meat.  Add meat and reserved broth back to pot.  Add taco seasoning and 1/2 c water and simmer for 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted.  Serve with taco or tortilla shells.


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Homemade Taco Seasoning

I use taco seasoning a lot and I find it is cheaper to buy the organic seasonings and make my own than to buy the organic taco seasoning.

     Taco Seasoning

  • 2 T Chili Powder
  • 1 T Cumin
  • 1 t Salt
  • 1 t Pepper
  • 1/2 t Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 t Onion Powder
  • 1/2 t Dried Oregano
  • 1/2 t Paprika
  • 1/4 t Red Pepper

Mix together.  There is your Taco Seasoning. Enjoy 🙂


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Banana Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Looking for a flour-less, egg-less, sugar-less dessert? Well, here it is!

     Banana Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/3 c apple sauce
  • 2 c oats
  • 1/4 c almond milk
  • 1/2 c raisins
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • 1 t cinnamon

Combine all ingredients.  Spoon onto greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350º for 15-20 min.


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Homemade Whole Wheat Biscuits

For some recipes, I like to use a “Quick Mix Baking Mix“.  It is basically a natural eating alternative to those boxed biscuit mixes you find in the stores.

     Homemade Whole Wheat Biscuits

Stir together ingredients until dough forms together.  Place on floured surface and roll out.  Cut biscuits with cutter or cup.  Place on buttered cookie sheet and bake at 450º for 10-12 min.  Makes approx. 12 biscuits.

I did accidentally rolled mine a wee bit too thin lol 🙂


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Quick Mix Baking Mix

I have used Laura from Heavenly Homemaker’s idea for mixing up a “Quick Mix” for use in different things while baking.  This has saved me a lot of time.

     Quick Mix Baking Mix

  • 10 c whole wheat flour (I milled a mix of hard red, hard white and soft white)
  • 1/2  c baking powder
  • 1/4 c sucanat (whole cane sugar)
  • 2 t sea salt
  • 2 c butter (I use real, organic, butter from grass-fed beef)

In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, sucanat and salt. Cut in butter until the mix looks like fine crumbs.  Store in air tight container in freezer.

Some uses for the Quick Mix Baking Mix:

Mini Chicken Pot Pies

Whole Wheat Biscuits

Sausage & Egg Puff

Seasoned Sausage Balls


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Calico Beans

     Calico Beans

  • 1 lb ground beef (I use grass fed)
  • 12 oz BACON! (I love bacon)
  • 1 med chopped onion
  • 1/4 c sucanat (Whole Cane Sugar)
  • 1 T prepared mustard (I use Annie’s organic)
  • 2-15oz cans of baked beans (I use Walnut Acres Organic)
  • 1-15oz can of Kidney beans (I use Eden Organic)
  • 3/4 c my Barbecue Sauce
  • 1 t sea salt

Fry up the bacon, ground beef and onion in a large skillet.  Drain. Mix with the rest of ingredients.  Stir well.  Pour into a covered casserole dish and bake at 350º for 55-60 min.