Makes 10-15 pieces Ingredients 1 butternut squash 10–15 strips bacon Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F. Rinse the outside of the butternut squash under running water. Pat dry. Cut the neck off the squash. Stand the bottom bulbous end so it's straight down on the...
Bacon Wrapped Pineapple
Makes 30-40 pieces Ingredients 1 pineapple, cubed 15–20 strips bacon Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F. Wrap cubed pineapple with a half piece of bacon. Secure closed with two toothpicks. Transfer to a 15x10 rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until...
Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings
Makes 5 onion rings Ingredients 1 red onion15 strips bacon Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F.Cut ends off the red onion, peel outside layer, rinse under water and slice into thick strips.Gently maneuver rings free from each other.Wrap three strips of bacon per red...
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Skewers
Ingredients8 large raw shrimp, peeled & deveined4 strips bacon Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F.Wrap each shrimp with a half piece of bacon and slide onto a wooden skewer. (No need to soak the skewer.)Repeat until all shrimp and bacon are used.Bake on a 15x10...
Quiche Harissa Bites
Makes 40 pieces Ingredients 1 tablespoons grass-fed butter1 onion, chopped1 green bell pepper, chopped8-10 organic rainbow Swiss chard leaves, chopped8 leaves fresh sage, sliced6 organic eggscoarse ground sea salt, to tastecoarse ground black pepper, to tasteHarissa...
Antipasto Salad Kabobs
Makes 6 kabobs Ingredients 1 English cucumber, sliced1 bunch hearts of romaine lettuce8oz dry sausage, slicedpitted Kalamata olives1 pint organic grape tomatoes13oz jar of artichoke hearts Instructions Slide a slice of cucumber onto a bamboo skewer to create the base...
Jalapeño Pumpkin Seeds
Makes 1 1/2 cups Ingredients 1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds, cleaned & dried1/4 teaspoon coarse ground sea salt3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil3 jalapeño peppers, slicedpaprika, to taste Instructions NOTE: Refer to Ginger Lime Pumpkin Seeds for the cleaning and...
Ginger Lime Pumpkin Seeds
Makes 1 1/2 cups Ingredients 1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds, cleaned & dried1/4 teaspoon coarse ground sea salt1 teaspoon ground ginger2 limespinch of clovesminced ginger (optional) Instructions Preparation: Remove seeds from pumpkin, sort pumpkin guts from pumpkin...
Sausage Roulette
One of the easiest game day appetizers is a beautiful sausage platter. Since it's one of the rare instances when we purchase packaged products I've listed some of my favorite brands below. When selecting sausage always be sure to confirm a clean ingredients list. Pair...
Ground Beef Paleo Popcorn
Makes 2 cups Ingredients 2 lbs grass-fed ground beef1-2 teaspoons coarse ground sea salt1/2-1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder1 1/2 teaspoons paprika1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F.Add the ground beef to a...