Growing up in Texas, bourbon balls were a standard holiday tradition. Popular recipes include vanilla wafers, corn syrup and other nasty processed food ingredients, so we’ve been avoiding these delicious confections for many years. However, this year we decided to recreate some family favorites, and these were at the top of the list. This version
Breakfasts
Gluten Free, Grain Free Blueberry Banana Muffins
My mom inspired this recipe. She began adding blueberries to her banana bread and it was absolutely delicious! She used to bake small loaves for me, in the days before we were gluten-free. I’ve modified the recipe so that we can enjoy this delicious treat once again. Instead of being a loaf, this is adapted
Continue Reading
Desserts, Sweets & Treats
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Honeyed Ginger Pear Tart
A delicious variation on our stonefruit tart: Gluten Free Honeyed Ginger Pear Tart by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 2 cups blanched almond flour 3/4 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup sucanat or rapadura (could use honey or maple syrup– adjust quantity accordingly) Dash of unrefined sea salt ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp cardamom
Continue Reading
Breakfasts
Grain Free, Gluten-Free Cinnamon Apple Pancakes
These are so delicious- moist, flavorful and packed with nutrient-dense goodness. Adjust the maple syrup to your taste- these will be a medium sweetness as written, and great on their own without any toppings. Grain Free Cinnamon Apple Pancakes By Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health For pancakes: About ½ cup cinnamon apples (prepared from
Continue Reading
Breakfasts
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Cinnamon Apple Muffins
These muffins are simple and delicious! They use our cinnamon apple recipe to create a fantastic gluten-free and grain-free muffin that is GAPS friendly and can be made without added sugar or sweeteners. Cinnamon Apple Muffins by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 2 ½ cups blanched almond flour ½ tsp unrefined sea salt
Continue Reading
Pancakes Breads & Muffins
Grain-Free/Gluten-Free Honey Butter Muffins
A great snack, breakfast, for use as sandwich bread (killer with BBQ pork!) or alongside your main course, these muffins are easy, delicious and grain (and gluten) free! Grain-Free Honeyed Butter Muffins by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: For the muffins: 6 pastured eggs 4 TBL organic butter from grassfed cows, melted ½
Continue Reading
Main Dishes & Entrees
Grass-Fed Gluten-Free Meatloaf
Meatloaf gets a real food makeover. Grass-fed beef, with a touch of almond meal, lovely bright orange pastured egg yolks and homemade ketchup (or at the very least, organic) and onions, celery, carrot and zucchini makes this a delicious and nutrient dense meal! Perfect with our favorite green beans. Gluten Free, Grassfed Beef Meatloaf by
Continue Reading
Basics & Staples
Amy’s Perfect Roast Chicken with Lemon Thyme Reduction
This is how we prepare our roasted chicken every Friday night. It’s so delicious and we eat the leg/thigh for dinner that night and then over the weekend have breast meat for soups (like Chicken with Wild Rice, Caldo de Pollo or Avgolemono), homemade pecan chicken salad (made with lemony mayo), soft tacos, or whatever we want
Continue Reading
Desserts, Sweets & Treats
Over 50 Varieties of Chocolate Truffles
We decided yesterday, rather unexpectedly, and rather innocently I might add, to try out a truffle recipe. At first, I was planning on using the traditional roll-ins- some coconut, some cocoa powder, and maybe a few different types of nuts. Somewhere along the way, however, my creative nature took over and somewhere between mixing Indian