Hawaiian Bacon Sliders w/Pineapple Slaw

Hawaiian Bacon Sliders

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• a few dashes of Liquid Smoke
• salt and pepper to taste
• Smokey seasoning (I use the mix from Practical Paleo)
• fresh pineapple or canned chunks
• bacon (one slice for each burger you make--I made 6, so I used 6 pcs. bacon)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400.  Mix ground meat, garlic powder, onion powder, Liquid Smoke, salt, and pepper together.  Flatten a meatball size portion of meat into small patty.  Top with a few chunks of pineapple and then wrap each patty with one slice of bacon.  Sprinkle Smokey seasoning mix atop each patty.  Cooking times will vary, about 20 minutes.  Cook until desired wellness and the bacon is crisp.

 

Pineapple Slaw:

1 bag of Cole Slaw (I know, I was a little lazy today.  Use fresh if you have the time and energy.)
3/4 to 1 cup mayonnaise (your favorite Paleo Mayo works great)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tbsp. local honey
1 cup pineapple chunks

Since I had just made my mayo in my Ninja, I just added all the above ingredients and processed.  Pour dressing over Cole Slaw in bowl and chill in the fridge.  Serve on side of your burgers!  Maybe even on top!  Enjoy!

 

 

Breakfast Bowl

 

 

 

I'm not sure why, but sometimes I just crave spinach and eggs!  Here is my simple way to add those greens to breakfast.

 

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp. KerryGold grass-fed butter
• 2 cups or more of fresh baby spinach
• 1 or 2 slices of Applegate ham
• 1 or 2 eggs
• Sprinkle of onion and garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions:

Saute spinach in 1 Tbsp. of butter until softened.  Move to bowl.  Grill ham until warm.  Cut and add to bowl.  Fry eggs to desired texture and top spinach and ham.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Sometimes You Just Need a Biscuit!!!

 

One of most cherished childhood memories was breakfast, which included BISCUITS!  Now don't get me wrong, I love eggs and bacon, but sometimes you just need a biscuit to dip into those yolks!  This is not an everyday thing for me, but more like a "Sunday morning breakfast" treat.  I use the Easy Breakfast Biscuit recipe, http://fastpaleo.com/easy-breakfast-biscuit/, which is from Fast Paleo.  It taste great and is simple. 

 

Here are my prep photos:

 

 

To make it even more convenient, I make several biscuit mixes at one time and store them in Ziploc bags.  Each bag contains the dry ingredients for one biscuit.  On the outside of the bag, make sure to label and write the rest of the wet ingredients, oven settings, and cooking time.  I also reuse these bags!  This makes your Paleo lifestyle a little easier.  It is kinda like having your own Paleo Bisquick, ready to bake when you are crunched for time!