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Paleo Yam Gnocchi

I'm not really that into pasta, so not eating it in a paleo lifestyle was not that difficult. I am however a big fan of gnocchi, and I'm also a big fan of figuring out fun new ways to eat yams since they have become such a big part of my diet and eating it the same way every time gets a little tiring. So here's a version of paleo gnocchi!

Ingredients:

• 1 large yam
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 cups almond meal
• 1/4 tapioca starch
• 1/4 coconut flour

Process:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Cook yams to make them soft (I cut them in cubes, sprinkled with water and microwaved them for about 8 min).
3. Blend soft yams in food processor.
4. When yams have cooled enough, add egg, nutmeg, paprika, and salt and blend.
5. Add almond meal, tapioca starch, and coconut flour. Mix until it becomes a moldable dough. Add extra almond meal if needed.
6. Take a fist sized amount of dough and roll it with your hands to make a long snake of dough.
7. Cut line of dough into 1 in pieces.
8. Place on cookie sheet lined with tin foil. Press each piece with a fork to make indentation.
9. Bake for 10 min.
10. Enjoy! I drizzled mine with basil infused olive oil and balsamic vinegar. 

Late Night Cravings

Chocolate Chip Cookies!

I think I have officially influenced my husband into having a sweet tooth. It is not uncommon for me to have a little late night craving for sweets, but it's just been recently that Ryan has been jumping on that bandwagon and being the one requesting late night cookies! Maybe it's because I've started making a lot of great paleo baked goods that make us feel like it's not such a bad craving to have. They're paleo, so they're good for us, right?!? So I tend to just dig around the kitchen and see what I can come up with based on what I have and looking at a few different recipes and combining those all into a little sweet treat! These turned out great, and totally hit the spot!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond flour
• 1/2 cup ground cashews (cashews blended in food processor)
• 1 cup unsweetened coconuts shredded 
• 4 tbs softened grass fed butter (kerrygold)
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Process:

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. Combine dry ingredients (almond flour, ground cashews, unsweetened coconut)
3. In separate bowl combine wet ingredients (softened butter, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla)
4. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing on high.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and drop cookie dough on sheet. I made about 25 cookies.
7. Bake for 17 min.
8. Enjoy!