Tomato Free Chili 2

Tomato Free Chili 

Ingredients:

1 lb ground meat
1 can Black beans, drained
1 can Kidney Beans, drained
1 medium Onions, diced
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1 large Carrot, diced
1 stalk Celery, diced
2 c Tomato Free Sauce (click here)
2 Tbsp Chili powder (leave out if nightshade free)
1 tsp Cumin (increase to 2 tsp if leaving out chili powder)
1 Tbsp Cilantro
1/2 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Salt
black pepper to taste
Olive Oil
Water

Instructions:

Heat oil.

Add meat onion, vegetables, salt, peper and garlic until browned.

Add tomato free Sauce and seasonings.

Heat until bubbling, the reduce heat and simmer.

Add water to desired thickness and simmer until veggies are tender and flavors are set.


Makes 6 servings.

Coconutty Cacao Yum!

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So our life seems to always be changing.  Changing job, changing houses, changing activities, changing ages, changing stomach issues.... Lately, the honey man seems to be having more gut issues and we have been tweaking some dietary things. I've been experimenting with some raw foods and no-grain "cooking" for a while and trying all kinds of fun new things. Coconut flour, coconut sugar, almond flour, flax seed meal as flour, and cocoa nibs are some fun new things. 

So honey loves him some dark chocolate but does not need the dairy and sugar. We were eating at a fellow gluten-free-ers home one night when she whips out these scones with little flecks of chocolate in them! (You should be drooling about now.) After inquiring a little to the ingredients we all pretty much cleared off that plate of scones. Then we asked, "What did you do for the chocolate?"  And the answer was, "cacao nibs." 

A little research on these wonderful little crisps showed some pretty amazing benefits. (Click here for a link to some great info on Cacao Nibs.) 

So, for those who "NEED" a fast chocolate fix in your life without the diary and mounds of sugar...

Coconutty Cacao Yum

1     tsp Organic Cacao Nibs
1-2  tbsp Coconut Oil
Unsweetened Shredded Coconut (to taste)

Mix together in a small bowl and roll out into balls or spread on some yummy GF toast.


NOTE:  Well, of course, you can add sugar if you want. And feel free to double up the recipe and share!!!