paleo pumpkin muffins

From the title you can tell that I am indeed following my Paleo eating habits. I have started another blog but I'm not sure how often I will post on that one. It might not be recipes, but I can tell you one thing: its gonna be REAL; HONEST; BLACK&WHITE--My likes, dislikes, whining, bragging, etc ... Anywhoooo....I'm rambling. My apologies.

Its been fun. Learning new things and a new way of eating. The downside? I don't get to enjoy sweets and its just as expensive to eat healthy as it is to eat unhealthy. However; my workouts have been MUCH easier and I am down to one cup of coffee in the morning because I wake up energized and ready for the day.

Paleo Pumpkin Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups almond flour 
• 3/4 canned pumpkin
• 3 large eggs 
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda 
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon 
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 
• 1/8 tsp sea salt 
• 1/4 cup raw honey (optional)
• 2 tsp almond butter 
• 1 tbs sliced almonds (to sprinkle on top)

Preheat oven to 350.  Mix all ingredients and pour into muffin cups/tins. Bake for 25 minutes. Add the almonds ASAP when they get out. I opted not to do this because I need to go to the store and get non-flavored almonds. Pretty sure Habanero seasoned almonds wouldn't taste good on these babies. 

These are DELISH. I can have 1 for a snack or 2 for breakfast. YUM!

Enjoy :) 

yours truly, 

dauphin gal 

p.s. woopsies! forgot to cite my sources. 

peppermint kiss sugar cookies

Hi friends. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and good-bye to football season. Obviously, this is a holiday recipe and I'm terribly sorry I didn't post it. Actually, no I'm not. I was skiing and seeing family and spending time with my nephew/godson. So save the link and you can make these next year. It'll be here before you know it.

As if this delayed recipe isn't enough to get you upset, I've started the Paleo Diet. And all that really means is I am no longer eating breads, dairy, and basically anything processed. Why do you care? Well, I won't be posting sweets or fatty recipes. So if you're trying to eat right, get ready for some Paleo-friendly recipes heading your way... soon.

So as I'm saying good-bye to football season, I'm also saying good-bye to sweets so, here's the last sweet tooth recipe for awhile ....


Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 
• 1 1/4 cups butter, room temp
• 1 tsp peppermint extract (optional) 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 
• 1 large egg 
• 3 cups flour 
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• 1/2 cup finely chopped candy cane flavored Hershey kisses 
• granulated sugar
• 30 unwrapped candy cane flavored Hershey kisses 

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Make room in either refrigerator or freezer for your cookie sheet.

2. In large mixer bowl, combine powdered sugar, butter, extracts and egg. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until creamy (2-3 minutes). In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to wet mixture and beat, scraping bowl often until well blended (1-2 minutes). The mixture will be a bit crumbly. Stir in chopped Kisses.

3. Shape dough into ¾-inch to 1-inch balls; roll in granulated sugar. Place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. As soon as they come out of the oven, press a Candy Cane Kiss in the center of each cookie. They’ll crack a little around the edges, so just use your fingers to hold the cookie together while you set the kiss inside. Put cookie sheet (with cookies) immediately into the freezer (preferred) or refrigerator, so that the Kisses will set quickly. As soon as you press them into the cookie, they will begin to soften… so if you can get them into the freezer then they will keep their Kiss shape.

4. Store in a covered container- at room temperature for up to a week. In the freezer they should be  good for a couple of weeks.

Taken from here. 

yours truly, 
dauphin gal