Paleo shrimp Alfredo

I don't like Olive Garden...they put commercials on the tv that make me want pasta. 

I don't need them. I'll figure it out. ;) 

Tonight was a success filling my craving. Here it is!

Paleo Shrimp Alfredo

Ingredients:

1 spaghetti squash

8 oz shrimp

1 lemon

1 clove minced garlic

Parsley

Pepper

Kerry gold butter or ghee

1/4 red onion 

Raw cheese

Garlic and onion powder 

1 can coconut milk

2 T tapicoa flour

Onion and garlic powder 

Salt and pepper

First you're going to take your shrimp and out it in a bag of water until covered. Squeeze the lemon juice on it and place lemon in the bag as well as the garlic, parsley and salt. Let bag sit for 40+ minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Once shrimp has been "marinated" put it on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. 

Take the lemon in the bag and squeeze out any remaining juice over the shrimp. 

Melt your butter or ghee and drizzle over the shrimp. Then, put tray in the oven for 10 minutes and start to smell the wonder! 

Remove shrimp from sheet and store in the microwave to keep warm. 

On the same sheet with the same parchment paper, place your gutted spaghetti squash meat side down and bake at 400 for 35 minutes. 

While that's cooking, sautée your onions and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant. 

In a separate bowl, combine coconut milk, raw cheese, tapioca flour and spices and whisk until smooth. 

Pour your "white" mixture over the sautéed onions and simmer until sauce thickens. If it becomes too thick, just add water until it becomes the consistency you desire. :) 

Add shrimp. 

Once your spaghetti squash is cooked, take a fork and scrape it from the skin and put it in your eating dish. 

Top with shrimp sauce and devour!! :) 

Low carb, heart healthy and delicious! Enjoy!

Happy healthy healing!

❤️ KBS

Paleo Nutella *update!

 Yet another update: click here to find out why this recipe is good for you while still being tasty!

I was 11 years old when I was introduced to the magic of nutella. But it wasn't in the states back then. My step dad used to travel to Europe multiple times a month. He would bring home all sorts of European delicacies and my favorite was nutella. No one does food as well as the Europeans.

Ever since I started eating clean and avoiding processed sugars, I naturally haven't had these treats in years.

HOWEVER, God is good and led me to a PALEO recipe for nutella. :) Holy Hannah, I must be doing something right!! I did tweak it a bit, or a lot, so I'm pretending it's my recipe. ;)

So, here it goes!!

Homemade Paleo Nutella

Ingredients

• 1 cup blanched hazelnuts
• 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk
• 1/2 cup evaporated cane sugar (you could try the subbing maple syrup, but evaporated cane sugar isn't refined so it's technically Paleo. :) since it's from it's original source)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil or ghee
• pinch of celtic sea salt

1. pre-heat your oven to 375. Spread your hazelnuts in a thin layer and bake for 10-15 minutes until the brown skins are dark brown and flaky. 
2. Put hazelnuts in a bowl and let cool. 
3. Once cool, trap hazelnuts between two bowls and shake vigorously. Brown skins should flake right off. (Don't stress about them coming all way off. You just want a majority of them off. :)) 
4. Put the nuts in a food processor (or in my case, a magic bullet) and process until the natural oils start to emerge and the texture is smooth. (This may take a while, and you may have to scrape the sides of your food processor often)
5. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. 
6. Store extra's in the fridge (if you have any) in a sealed container for up to two weeks. :)

We enjoyed some of our nutty nutella with strawberries and banana's!! 

I will make a disclaimer, I haven't had regular nutella in ages, so I am not sure if they compare EXACTLY, but from what I can remember, it was close. AND, it was mega tasty either way! 

This is why your hazelnut butter should look like before you add all the other ingredients. CREAMY. :) 

Luscious! 

ON a delicious strawberry!

Chocolate covered banana! (this was each our favorite thing we dipped)

Get your food processors cranking pals, it's worth the mess. :) 

Happy, healthy, healing!!

<3 KBS

*update 1. Um, I kinda woke up wanting this for breakfast...so I gave in. Don't judge. 

Update 2: the flavors set SO much better being in the fridge over night. I recommend greatly refrigerating it before eating it! Or eat half and half like we did! Ha. It's just that good!