Merry Christmas....

... and a recipe.

Do you love egg nog, but don't drink it often because it's so "bad" for you?  I would agree store bought, over processed egg nog is bad for you.  But thick, creamy, homemade egg nog could almost be considered good for you.  I am going to share my homemade egg nog recipe with you.

Here are my disclaimers, though:  It does have raw eggs.  Make sure you know where your eggs come from.  Use pastured, preferable organic eggs.  Don't eat store bought eggs raw.  The same goes with your cream and milk.  Don't use ultra pasteurized store bought milk.  Using real milk and fresh eggs, this delicious holiday treat can actually be considered good for you.

1 pint of Cream
1 pint of Milk
4 Eggs
1/4 cup (or less) Maple Syrup
1 Tbsp Vanilla
Cinnamon
Cloves
Nutmeg

I am generous with the Cinnamon and Nutmeg and just use a little sprinkle of Cloves.  Mix it all together in your blender and enjoy.  You can use a kitchen aid or hand mixer if you don't have a blender.  You can also add a jigger or two of rum.

Let me know how you like it.

Homemade Healthy Gluten Free Lunch

This was lunch for me and Bubba on Wednesday (and probably today too): Homemade liver pate and homemade rosemary almond flour crackers. Both are super easy and good for you. (Ignore the chip in the plate and the crumbs on the counter). :)




Liver Pate
1 lb bacon cooked
1 lb beef liver (lightly sauteed in the bacon grease)
herbs of choice (I used garlic and rosemary this time, but used herbs de province that last couple of times)
salt (to taste)
cream (enough to make it creamy)

I put it all in the vitamix and processed it for about a minute. Actually I did half first, then the second half and I put the first half back in to mix it with the second half (because I put too much cream in the second half). The consistency turned about perfect. It could have used more garlic, but everything could always use more garlic.

Rosemary crackers
1 3/4 cup blanched almond flour (I buy it in bulk at the co-op)
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp chopped rosemary
1 egg
1 Tbsp olive oil

mix it all together and roll it out really thin between two pieces of parchment. Remove the top piece of parchment, score the crackers with a knife and bake at 350 for 12 -15 minutes.

Many people are turned off by the idea of eating liver, but when it is from organic, grass fed beef (or chicken) it is so good for you. This is an easy and yummy way to get it down... actually enjoy it. And with a little cold pack it travels easy too.

Enjoy!!