Low-Carb Cheese Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Michelle Sala, Integrative Health Coach 10 servings Cake Ingredients 4 eggs room temperature 3/4 cup Lakanto (or Swerve, erythritol, or a sweetener that measures 1:1 with sugar) 1/3 cup avocado oil (or buttery olive oil) 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk (not the thick stuff…
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 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 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…
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 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…
Pumpkin Squares (Pumpkin Brownies) Created by Michelle Sala ©2021 (Revised) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Makes 16 squares Ingredients 3/4 cup creamy almond butter 1 cup Pumpkin Puree 1/3 cup monk fruit sweetener or similar (Lakanto, Swerve, erythritol) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp coconut flour 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1…
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 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 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”…
