Best Rice Krispie Treats... EVER!!!

See those specks of black in there, that's real vanilla and it makes these treats the best you will EVER have!!!!

What you need: 

9 cups Rice Krispie cereal 

16oz bag of miniature marshmallows 

1 2/3 sticks of salted butter 

1/3 cup butter for buttering pan

1/2 vanilla bean

1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt

1. Put cereal in a large bowl.

2. Butter 13x9in pan

2. Heat 1 2/3 cup butter over low heat, scrape vanilla bean into butter and add salt.

3. Once butter has melted, add marshmallows and stir until smooth.

4. Pour over cereal and stir until well mixed.

5. Pour into pan, smooth, let cool, cut and ENJOY!!!! 

Coconut Pie

1 cup coconut 

3/4 cup honey 

2 cups buttermilk or coconut milk

1 1/2 tsp vanilla 

1/4 cup butter or ghee

1/2 cup gluten free bisquick

4 eggs

Mix everything and pour in a pie pan sprayed with non stick baking spray. Bake at 350F for 50-55 minutes. 

This pie is gluten free and totally delicious! Enjoy!!!!

Paleo Pecan Delights

Day 20 of the Whole 30 paleo challenge and I want a treat! So. This is loosely based off a recipe my dear friend shared with me. But being a South Carolina girl, I needed my pecan fix and well, this is my creation!!!!

What you need:

1 1/2 cup of pecans 

1/2 or 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

1 cup soft pitted dates

2-3 Tbsp coconut oil

3-4 Tbsp raw almond butter

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp vanilla

1. Put pecans & coconut in your food processor with a S shaped blade. Process until it's crumbley. 

2. Add all other ingredients and pulse until you form a dough. If it's too crumbley, add more coconut oil or almond butter. 

3. Shape your balls and store in fridge for a week or freezer for longer storage. 

Note: If you want to impress, roll in cocoa powder or coconut to serve! 

Speck wrapped Dates

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What you need:

Thinly sliced speck

Dried dates

Heat the oven to full blast. Wrap your dates in speck, put them on a raised pan &  pop them in the oven for 6-8 minutes. They come out sweet & chewy, sort of caramel like and smell like heaven. 

If you want to step it up, put blue cheese & or an almond in the center of the dates.

Thank goodness for these because I may make it another paleo day! ;)

Speck Wrapped Asparagus

What you need:

Olive oil

Salt

Asparagus

Speck (thinly sliced)

Wash your asparagus and snap off the ends. Put on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with olive oil and salt. Toss it together. Then wrapped each piece with speck. I usually need 2 pieces to completely wrap it. Bake at 500 for 15 minutes. Drizzle with fresh olive oil and serve!!!!

We had it for dinner tonight with some Montasio & pecorino cheese. Perfection.

Tuna on Tomato Antipasta

I had these at an amazing restaurant in Soave, Italy last weekend. As soon as I tasted this, I knew I needed to replicate it!  

What you need:

Tuna in oil

Mayonnaise 

Green or black olives

Roma Tomatoes

Black Pepper

Add a Tbsp of mayo to a can of tuna (do not drain oil). Add black pepper to taste & mix. Rinse and cut your tomatoes into halves. Scoop out the inside so it becomes a bowl. Add your tuna mix & top with olives! 

You can slice your olives, add it whole or mix it into your tuna. Anyway you want to serve it will be great! These are fantastic at dinner parties to serve as a first dish (which is how i had it at the restaurant) or to make for yourself for lunch! Enjoy!!!!

Tomato Tuna Pasta

This is simple, delicious & good for you too! 

What you need:

1kg whole wheat pasta

Punch of sea salt

1 jar of tomato passata

2-3 garlic cloves

Pitted green olives

Red pepper flakes

sea salt

Olive oil

100g of Tuna in Olive Oil

1. Start with covering the bottom of your pan with olive oil, add your olives, red pepper flakes and garlic. Let it simmer, when you smell the garlic, its ready. 

2. Add your tuna, do not drain the oil. Let it simmer for about 3-5 minutes. 

(This is the tuna that I use and the tomato sauce. I know you can get this tomato sauce at the World Market.)

3. Add your tomato sauce and a pinch of sea salt. 

4. Once your pasta is boiled and ready, toss it in the sauce and let it heat together. Plate and serve! 

In this dish I use whole wheat fusilli pasta. 

Download the recipe here.