Quinoa Black Bean Burrito Bowls

http://theshiksa.com/2012/05/01/quinoa-black-bean-burrito-bowls/

This was such a refreshing recipe for quinoa.  I didn't even notice I was eating it because I loved the flavor of the other ingredients.  I actually got full off the meal too and it was healthy! We didn't top it with guacomole or salsa because we didn't have any. 

Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2012/10/slow-cooker-tomato-basil-parmesan-soup.html
I have tried a couple of different tomato soup recipes and this one is my favorite.  My complaint on this one is that it wasn't the easy throw it all in the crockpot recipe.  You have to make a roux 30 min before.  It probably would have been better too if I had used fresh basil instead of dried like I did.

Garlic Bread Pizza Crust

http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/03/garlic-bread-pizza-crust/

This crust tasted a lot like crazy bread.  I didn't let it rise at all. The only other change I made was use half wheat flour and half white flour using only 2 1/2 cups of flour instead of 3. This recipe definitely beat the one I have been using of Emilee's pizza recipe she got in junior high. :)

Easiest Brownies in the World

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2008/09/easiest-brownies-in-the-world.html
I made these last night and they were good.  I don't know why but I would rather use cocoa than a whole bag chocolate chips to make brownies so that was my only complaint.

Fudgy Brownies

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2012/07/the-best-fudgy-brownies.html
 so good and so easy! These were much better than the box kind. I had to cook them 5 to 10 minutes longer than she said.

Paleo garlic bread/pizza crust

Since i have needed to search for recipes and have eaten a totally different diet. It is really hard to find the good recipes on a Paleo diet (or gluten free diet). Even if you still eaten gluten this is still the best pizza crust ever. It tastes likes garlic and SO crispy. you do have to cook the pizza crust BEFORE you top everything on. Then cook it for 5-10 until cheese is melted. It is also very Oily, so you could cut down the oil to maybe a 1/4 cup and see how it goes. Matt and I always double it so we have leftovers. This is the recipe for the bread, but we just rolled it out for pizza. If you are interested in more recipes I just made ravioli with yellow squash turned out pretty good. I have more but don't know if you guys are interested in just veggies and meat. I am making coconut flour tortillas tonight. Well Gluten pretty much ruined my life for so long, I have a STRONG opinion with other foods about not eating it.  

 

Ingredients

• ½ cup of olive oil
• ½ cup of water
• 1 tsp sea salt
• ¾ cup of tapioca flour
• ¼ cup of coconut flour
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp of Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp of chopped garlic

Instructions

1. In a small pan combine the olive oil, water and sea salt and bring to a boil.
2. remove from heat and add in the garlic and then the tapioca flour.
3. Mix thoroughly and let rest for 5 minutes.
4. Add in the in Italian seasoning and egg.
5. Mix in the coconut flour and then knead the dough for 1 minute.
6. Pinch a 1″ piece of dough and roll it into a ball.
7. Place the roll on a greased baking sheet. Repeat.
8. Bake at 350 for 35 – 40 minutes

Easy Pretzels

http://oishiitreats.blogspot.jp/2013/04/easy-homemade-soft-pretzels.htmlWhen I say easy, I mean easy!  These were awesome and tasted better than I expected! They really did take about a half hour. I used 2 C. wheat flour and only ended up needing 1 1/2 C. of white flour. They turned out fluffy and I don't think I would have noticed the wheat if I didn't know better. I thought they were more fluffy than the mall's pretzels.
 I made half with the salt on top like in the recipe and half with melted butter brushed on the top as they came out of the oven and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. I made the cinnamon sugar while they cooked by combining 1 T of cinnamon with 1/4 C. of sugar.  I dipped mine in melted butter when eating-so good! One note about the salt ones. I thought I added too much salt because I wasn't thinking when I sprinkled. Turned out that I could've added a tad more. It is just like making homemade fries when adding salt.