Thursday, June 7, 2012

Almond Sauce

Holy God this stuff is delicious. I converted a friend's super yummy Peanut Sauce recipe into a Paleo version. His is better but this is still fantastic.

The Ingredients:
1/2 cup Almond Butter
1/4 cup cooking Sherry
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
2 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp flavorless cooking oil (I used Canola)
1/2-1 tbsp Sriracha (Rooster) Sauce - I recommend 1.
3 cloves minced Garlic
1/2 tbsp Ginger Powder
1/4 cup minced Green Onion

The Process:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Allow it to sit for a good 30 minutes for flavor and to bring to room temp. Be liberal with the almond butter and honey.

The first time I made it I used only 1/2 tbsp Rooster sauce and there was hardly any kick. 1 tbsp was much better. Double the recipe if you have a big crowd, meaning more than 2 adults.

We love to serve it with roasted sweet potatoes, chicken, and sauteed Broccoli Slaw. The bagged kind.

Basic Paleo Cookie

No frills, just a basic cookie you can fancy up with some cocoa powder or chocolate chips. We used white chocolate chips, you know, to clean out the cupboard. Yup, that was why. Anyway...

The Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Almond Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
1 Egg
1/4 cup Maple Syrup
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/4 cup melted Coconut Oil

The Process:
Combine the dry ingredients.
Combine the egg, syrup, and vanilla. Whisk.
Add the wet to the dry. Add the coconut oil.
Add your chocolate chips, if using.

Bake 375 for 10 min. Let cool.
*Warning* This recipe only makes 9 cookies! You can double it easily.