Author: Kimberly Roberto

Wife, Mom, Daughter, Business Owner with a Passion for Cooking and Eating Healthy Food and Helping Others to do the Same!

Lavender Lemonade

Advanced & Core Plan

Serves:  6-8

This is a very “tea-party” style drink that is perfect for a summer afternoon, a brunch, baby shower or wedding shower.  It has such a unique taste, everyone will be asking what it is.

8 cups filtered water

2 tsp spoonable stevia

1 tsp lemon zest

1/8 cup dried lavender (or 1/4 cup fresh lavender flowers)

1 cup fresh lemon juice

lemon slices or blueberries (optional)

Combine 4 cups of water, stevia, lavender, and lemon zest in a pan.  Bring to a boil and simmer until water turns a light shade of pink.  (about 10 minutes)  Strain sauce and discard flowers.  Pour into a pitcher and add the lemon juice and remaining water.  Serve over ice with lemon slices or blueberries.

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White Turkey Chili

Advanced Plan & Core Plan

Serves: 4-6

This is a great alternative to red chili.  It is great as leftovers and easily packed in a thermos for transport.

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
•3 medium poblano peppers, seeded and white ribs removed, finely diced (about 1 1/2 cups) OR 2 cans green chilis
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• /4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more if you like it spicy
• 2 pounds ground white meat turkey
• 2 (15.5-ounce) cans white beans such as cannelini, drained and rinsed
•  8 cups organic free range chicken broth
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• Sea Salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, optional
• 1 avocado, chopped, optional

Heat the oil in large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion, celery, and peppers, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, coriander and cayenne and cook, stirring about 30 seconds.

Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until the meat is no longer pink about 2 minutes. Add the white beans, broth and oregano. Cook, partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes.

Add the salt and more cayenne pepper, to taste, and continue cooking, partially covered, 10 minutes longer. Ladle into individual bowls and top with cilantro and garnish with avocados if desired.

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Super Simple Flax Meal Pizza Crust

Advanced Plan & Core Plan

Serves 2-3 (makes 1 large or 2 small pizzas)

Here is a pizza crust that is completely grain free, gluten-free, and completely delicious.  It also doubles as crackers or as a bread alternative.  Experiment with spices for different tastes.

1 ¼ cups Almond Flour

¼ cup ground flax meal

¼ to ½ tsp. kosher or sea salt

¼ tsp. aluminum free baking powder

1 egg, beaten with a whisk

1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp. seasoning of choice – Italian seasoning; roasted garlic powder (optional)

Mix all ingredients together until they form a ball.

The preferred method is to break the dough in two equal pieces for “personal” sized pizzas.  The dough is easier to work with this way.  Roll the “dough” into a ¼ inch pizza crust between two sheets of parchment paper.  NOTE:  the dough will be sticky so it is best to press it out with your hands/fingers first then vocer with parchment paper to roll out.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.

Remove from oven.

Top with your favorite pizza ingredients.

Return the pizza to the oven for another 10-15 minutes

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Creamy Savory Mushroom Soup

Advanced Plan & Core Plan

Serves 4 small servings or 2 large servings

This is another super easy, minimal ingredient soup that is so tasty.  You can also double this as a sauce for baked or sauteed chicken.

1/2 onion, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
2 portabello mushroom caps, chopped
1/2 tsp thyme
2 cups vegetable broth
small handful walnuts
sea salt and pepper to taste
1/2 – 3/4 cup Beyond Organic plain amasai or organic heavy cream

Optional:  Goat Cheese

Saute onion in butter until caramelized.  Add mushrooms and thyme and let cook until darker brown and a bit soft.  Add vegetable broth and salt and pepper to taste.  Cook until warm then transfer to a blender or vitamix.  Add walnuts and blend to desired consistency.  You can make it super blended or slightly chunky.  Transfer back to the pan, add amasai or heavy cream and heat.  Top with crumbled goat cheese if desired.

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BBQ Chicken Pizza

Advanced Plan & Core Plan

Makes 2 small (individual sized) pizzas

Almond Flaxmeal Crust – for recipe, click here
Cooked Organic Chicken, chopped
Homemade Barbeque Sauce – for recipe, click here
Raw Organic Cheddar Cheese
Handful sliced red onion

Prepare Almond Flaxmeal Crust and cook according to directions.  Prepare homemade barbeque sauce.  Spread barbeque sauce on crusts and top with chicken, onion, and cheddar cheese.

Notes:

CHICKEN:  For a quick way to prepare chicken if you don’t have any on hand.  Take a breast or 2 and pound to 1/4 inch thickness with a meat mallet.  Sprinkle with sea salt, pepper, and garlic powder and sautee in grapeseed oil until browned and cooked through

CHEESE:  The best cheese for this recipe is Beyond Organic Cheddar.

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Homemade Barbeque Sauce

Advanced & Core Plan

Makes about 1 cup of sauce

1/2 cup Xylitol Syrup – see below
8oz organic tomato sauce or tomato paste
1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon liquid aminos or tamari
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1-1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Make the xylitol syrup first.  Measure out about 1/2 cup and save the remainder for another use.  Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl until well combined.  Add 1/8 – 1/4 cup of filtered water to get the sauce to the desired consistency.   Use over chicken, as a steak sauce, on bbq chicken pizza (advanced plan crust), etc.

Xylitol Syrup: (courtesy of Dr. Ashly Ochsner)

1 c. xylitol

1/2c. water

1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum

Combine xylitol and water in a stainless steel sauce pot

Bring mixture to a boil

Whisk in xanthan gum and return to a boil

Stir until thickened and remove from heat and cool

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