Ultimate Walnut Pie Crust with Pumpkin Filling

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups walnuts
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions:
Blend walnuts, baking soda and salt in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter and pulse until butter is mixed in.

Scrape the batter into a 9-inch tart pan. You can use a rubber spatula to smooth the batter over the bottom and up the sides, but ultimately your fingers will be the best tool. Take your time smoothing and patting the batter out evenly. It’s better to spread the batter thinner across the bottom of the pan and thicker around the edges of the crust.

 
Place the pie on a cookie sheet (helps to keep the bottom from burning) and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Remove the crust from the oven and pour your filling of choice inside. Bake again until filling is done.

Pumpkin Filling: 

 
Ingredients:

• One 15-ounce can of pumpkin
• 1 cup canned coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• pinch of sea salt
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder (found the spice section of grocery stores)
• 3 eggs, whisked

Instructions:
Mix together all ingredients. Pour into the pre-baked crust. Don’t overfill the crust – you might have a little batter leftover.

 
Bake for 50 minutes. The center of the pie should be fairly firm and only jiggle a tiny bit if you shake the pan. Let the pie cool completely before cutting into it. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.

Roasted Broccolini with Fried Duck Egg

Doesn't it look delicious?

1/2 bunch (8 spears or so) broccolini
Olive oil
Butter
1 duck egg
salt and pepper
Parmesan
Preheat the oven to 450.  Lightly coat the broccolini with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Roast for 8-10 minutes, or until it reaches desired "doneness."  In the meantime, heat a nonstick pan over medium heat and add the butter.  Cook the duck egg for 2 minutes on one side, then flip and cook briefly on the other - you want runny yolks, folks!  Place the broccolini on a plate and top with the duck egg.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper and a little freshly grated parmesan.

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How Long Do I Have to Exercise Before I See Changes?

Exercise is a vital component of not just weight loss and weight management, but stress relief, energy, sleep, aging, disease prevention, bone health, and on and on it goes…but it’s easy (and maybe more fun) to exclusively focus on the nutrition and diet issues and forget that we have to move our lazy buns once in a while. Leaving exercise out of the wellness equation is far more destructive to your health than any number of diet “sins” you might commit. Notwithstanding the fact that I believe the standard American diet is largely responsible for most of your health problems and most common causes of death, the importance of exercise cannot be overstated.

There is some justice: the longer you exercise, the easier it will be to make changes to your shape. That said, results are different for everyone. It’s a complex equation of existing muscles, your natural build, metabolism, fat distribution and many other factors. You actually do get an immediate health boost from exercise, but let’s be honest: how many are really after that? Most of us give up on exercise after a few weeks or even a few days because we don’t see the desired physical results. People like the aforementioned young lady are rare; most of us have to put in months before seeing any real improvement.

The point is, if you’re asking that question – how long before I see results – the answer is almost always: much longer than you want, so Hang in there and remember 80% of your body composition will be determined by your diet, while exercise can and does help with these goals, at the end of the day, we’ve got to realign our thinking and remember that exercise, more than anything, is just a necessity for health, and despite what the marketers would have us feel, that is reason enough.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE MEATBALLS WITH FRESH HERBS

 

I love Italian Sausage Meatballs, they are delicious and I have been craving for them for while so I think I will make some this week ;) Here is the Recipe.. Enjoy!!!!

INGREDIENTS
▪ 1 lb100% grass-fed ground beef (or bison)
▪ 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
▪ 2 cloves garlic, minced
▪ 1 sprig fresh rosemary, minced
▪ 3 sprigs fresh thyme, minced
▪ 1 long sprig fresh oregano, minced
▪ 1/4 cup roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
▪ 1/2 small yellow onion, roughly chopped
▪ 1/2 cup almond meal
▪ 2 eggs, whisked
▪ tsp red pepper flakes
▪ A few grinds black pepper
▪ 1/4 cup cream (optional)
▪ 1/2 cup finely shredded parmesan (optional)
▪ 1/4 cup bacon fat


DIRECTIONS
Remove the Italian sausage from its casing. Mix all of the ingredients, except bacon fat, together until well
combined. With lightly oiled hands, roll the meatballs into the desired size.
To cook, heat bacon fat in a saute pan over medium to medium-high heat. Once hot, add the meatballs. Fry
5–7 minutes, until bottom is browned.
Turn meatballs to opposite side and fry until that side is nicely browned, another 5–7 minutes. Cut one open
to determine if it is fully cooked on the inside. If not quite done, turn heat to low and cover pan for a few more
minutes or put meatballs in a warm oven while you fry another batch.

Make Your Own Nut Butter

Sure, peanut butter has a certain air of nostalgia, but there are so many other (healthier) alternatives. Almond butter is perhaps the most common alternative (and the one that is easiest to find in your local supermarket), but that doesn’t mean you should discount hazelnuts, macadamia, pecans and pistachios, which can all easily be transformed into a tasty butter. And the best part? Making nut butter really isn’t that difficult at all.

To make a good nut butter, follow this simple recipe:

Ingredients:
1 cup roasted nuts or seeds
1 tbsp and 1 tsp of coconut oil

Throw all ingredients into a food processor or blender, process at medium to high speed, stopping periodically to scrape down sides. Blend until smooth or, if you’d prefer, leave the butter a little chunky. Store mixture in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator and warm to room temperature when ready to use.

It’s time you stop using that peanut butter that is in your pantry and use your healthy homemade nut butter instead!

Fat Guacamole Devil

My Favorite snack, soooo good!!!

INGREDIENTS
▪ 2 hard boiled eggs
▪ 1/2 avocado
▪ 1 teaspoon hot sauce (or more to taste)
▪ 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
▪ salt & pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
Peel and halve the eggs and spoon their yolks into a small bowl. Mash the yolks with the avocado, hot sauce
and lime juice; add salt and pepper to taste.
Refill egg white halves with yolk mixture, and enjoy!