The Woody's: Call Ms. Betty Crocker

I have been a cooking machine lately- well ok maybe just 2 meals but that's good for me ; )

Last week I made some bacon wrapped chicken cordon bleu- no not the freezer kind you buy, I actually made it (Paleo style) and it was delish! Andrew loved it as well which was a plus

Mmmmmmm

Tonight I just made tacos and Paleo Strawberry Shortcake

Andrew said we just needed a big thing of Andy's Custard to complete it- ha! We both thought it was pretty tasty too

Strawberry Shortcake (paleo)

16 oz. fresh strawberries 

1-2 tsp. honey (optional)  

Wash, hull and slice strawberries as small as you want. I also added about 1/2 water to the strawberries and honey to add some 'juice' as they sit. I made this early in the day and let it sit in the refrigerator

  2 cups almond flour/meal 

1/2 tsp. baking soda

 1 tsp. cinnamon 

3 Tbsp. cold grass fed butter or coconut oil (I used regular butter) 

2 large eggs 

2 Tbsp.honey

 1 tsp. vanilla  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl combine almond flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Using a fork or 2 knives, cut the butter into the almond flour until you have formed small beads of butter in the dough.

  In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, honey and vanilla. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry. Using a large spoon or measuring cup, drop the dough onto the sheet pan into 6 evenly sized cakes, leaving room between each cake.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Allow cakes to cool and slice horizontally, and spoon some of the strawberry mixture into the middle, and some exta on top.

My nutrition challenge has FINALLY come to an end and I met my goals- I lost 3% of my body fast and lost inches in some places. Now just to stick to eating good!! Zone is pretty easy to stick too though

For those of you that live in the Rogers/Bentonville area need to try "Heirloom" in downtown Rogers- across from Roger's Little Theatre. It's just a small little place but everything is made in-house and with the freshest ingredients they can get. OMG it was delicious! Every week their menu changes and they have FB (Heirloom Food and Gifts) page so you can see menu every week. I had the Carrot & Pork "Osso Bucco" with Cream of Asparagus soup.

Andrew and I went to LR last night to go see Zac Brown Brand at Verizon Arena. I bought him the tickets for Christmas- he was so excited to see them. I'm not much a of a country music girl nor do I know many songs by the band. I was excited to get away with Andrew though. They actually put on a really good concert and played the guitar and fiddle very well! I could've listened to them play the guitar and fiddle the whole time.

My huge bean/goat cheese and spicy HOT tamale before the show