Paleo Chili

Paleo Chili Created by Michelle Sala ©2021 Serves 10-12 Ingredients: 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped 4-6 stalks celery, finely chopped 3 lbs. of ground meat (all beef or combo of beef, bison, pork, spicy Italian sausage. I like 2 lbs. and 1 lbs. spicy sausage or pork.) 8 cloves of chopped garlic 2 jalapenos,…

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Created by Michelle Sala ©2021 Makes 24 cookies Ingredients: 1 egg 1/2 cup sugar-free sweetener (Lakanto™, monfruit sweetener, erythritol, Swerve™) 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/4 cup blanched almond flour 1/4 cup coconut flour 1/8…

Instant Pot Indian Kheema Pulao

Instant Pot Indian Kheema Pulao Serves 4 Ingredients: 1-2 tablespoons ghee 1 lbs. ground lamb, beef, bison, or turkey 1 tablespoon grated ginger or 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 tablespoon minced or pressed garlic 1 medium red onion, cut in half and thinly sliced 3 teaspoons Garam Masala 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 cup organic…

Ingredients for cooking Christmas baking. Flour, cinnamon sticks, cranberries, sugar, eggs, star anise.

Healthy Holiday Baking

Healthy Holiday Baking By Michelle Sala, Certified Integrative Health Coach The weather is getting cooler, fall is here, and holiday baking is not far off. I’ve already been experimenting with some new ideas and tweaking old recipes. The holidays can either be the beginning of some winter weight gain or the start of some new…

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe created by Michelle Sala ©2021 Makes 12-16 cookies Ingredients: 1 cup organic peanut butter 1 large egg 3 tablespoons monk fruit sweetener (or to taste. I usually do 3 heaping tablespoons.) 1 teaspoon vanilla Generous pinch of salt if using unsalted peanut butter Directions: Lightly beat egg, sweetener, and vanilla Add…

Asian Meatball Recipe

Asian Meatballs Created by Michelle Sala ©2021 Serves 4 Makes 22-24 meatballs Ingredients 1 lb. ground turkey or pork 1 egg ½ cup almond flour 2 stalks green onion finely chopped Handful of cilantro finely chopped ½ tsp. salt Ground pepper, a few turns of the grinder 1” grated fresh ginger 1 large clove of…

Quality Protein and Asian Meatball Recipe

Quality Protein Sources and Asian Meatball Recipe By Michelle Sala, Certified Integrative Health Coach Finding quality protein at a good price, especially if you are feeding a lot of people, is difficult. We’ve seen a dramatic rise in grocery prices since the pandemic lockdowns began. Most of us resort to conventionally raised beef, pork and…

Maple Pecan Cheesecake

Maple Pecan Cheesecake Recipe by Michelle Sala ©2021 Crust 1 heaping cup of pecans not yet chopped 2 tablespoons melted butter ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon Lakanto or Swerve   Pulse nuts in food processor until evenly and coarsely chopped. Don’t over chop and make a paste. Mix remaining ingredients together and press into 7”…