Paleo Bread

So I have been a little busy for two weeks...

I have just moved over from Wordpress. No matter what you read it isn't as simple. Even using the converter... my friends it only converts 1 MB at a time. It was a long task, then I had to go back through the posts and edit out the last HTML that was left out, and make sure it all looked the same. Then I got on the PC, a lot of the pictures were huge. It looked all fine and dandy on my ancient Mac Book Air! I also didn't know that if you move, your pictures don't move, they are still hosted by WP. Maybe one day I will slowly replace each picture. But for now I kept the WP site open with blank post and no text, with a redirect link! I was going to make it private so I could just delete the thing later. But if you do that all your photos become un-pinnable! After all that  I am sure there's some wacky looking things and links I have to fix, but for now I am content.

But I am fine with being content, because this is the first time I am getting to write, or touch my kitchen. Soon after the move and clean up I closed my laptop and became ill. Not a sniffle 'I can function kind of sick', but in bed husband at home bedroom DOOR CLOSED!  I add this happened after the weekend both my little ones got pink eye, and then a virus after that. Guess where I got it from. I was a hot mess! It was the sickness I fear, ears and throat. The first few days were miserable, by early Sunday morning like 3 am I was in tears of pain. The ears were now beyond the threshold of normal illness pain. I once got a perforated ear drum being this sick, I was getting scared. Luckily these days medical care has gone beyond going to an Urgent Care where there are a lot of Saturday night left over oddities still lingering in the wait area. I only say that because I did have to go to one in my 20's when I lived down town Denver. All I have to say is never again my friend.
At 3 am my husband googled a place that was an off hospital site clinic that had a walk-in. At this point I didn't care. I drove myself there at 8 am when they opened. Hubby was at home because the kiddos still had that second virus. Luckily it was a quick process, and no it wasn't scary. My sickness was bad enough they prescribed me these horse sized antibiotics! After two days, I am down graded from death to sick! Yay me! Some body really should put a biohazard sign on our door and rope off the house in yellow CDC tape.

OK, so to present day, getting an appetite back, I am hungry! With no bread in sight I had to whip some together. After I made my families granola bars. My will power stopped me from diving in to the batch I am a Paleo Mama now.  I didn't decide to 'go Paleo' I sorta just had to. I discovered no matter how healthy I ate, I still was blowing up. Once I cut out the dairly, and gluten I started to feel amazing. After the first two weeks I feel like a changed woman, and not puffy. I think thats where my will power came from. I have flushed my system out!

Time to experiment with my second Paleo bread. I found  Bread 2.0 still a very simple bread, but with the addition of flaxseed which I love, and arrowroot powder (actually had this on hand). This is an awesome bread. Unlike the Savory Almond Bread this came out more like bread, as in NOT dessert and I can make a sandwich out of it. OK, really I was so hungry I ended up putting almond butter butteron a slice and making that my lunch.  I just made granola bars, fed two kids put them to nap, and not a bit for me, I am dying here people. Also my poor hubby dying on the couch with the sickness... glad HE didn't want food! *sheesh* Families huh!? 

Bread 2.0

• 1 ½ cups blanched almond flour
• ¾ cup arrowroot powder
• ¼ cup golden flaxmeal
• ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon agave nectar
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1. In a medium bowl, combine almond flour, arrowroot, flax meal, salt and baking soda
2. In a larger bowl, blend eggs 3-5 minutes until frothy
3. Stir agave and vinegar into eggs
4. Mix dry ingredients into wet
5. Scoop batter into a well greased small-medium
6. Bake at 350º for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean
7. Cool and serve

Makes 1 medium sized loaf

May I also suggest CopyCat

 Lara Bars. 

Paleo friendly.

Apple and Aloe cleansing slim tea.

OK stay with me here but there's more: Apple, ACV (apple cider vinegar), Aloe Vera, Blueberry Slim tea. I had whipped this up the other day to test out how it actually tasted. Knowing about all the great beneficial properties of all these ingredients I thought I would combine them in a time saving effort. If you are like me and are on any sort of supplement regimen;  you're trying to get in all your water , meals and supplements and you are left with no time to do anything! Natural remidies take some dedication, and I am in a commitment at the moment.

I was also inspired by Bragg's ACV drinks. They are super tasty, but I wanted to utilize my healthy teas. I really wanted to figure out a combination that will taste great because ACV can be very over powering.  I don't like to drink a lot of straight juice due to the sugar overload, and adding ACV was more like a punch in the mouth. Woah! I used to just take my ACV as shot with lemon juice. Some days it would make me sick, I also found that too much undiluted ACV can hurt your esophagus and of course damage your teeth. Yikes!

Let's talk about my choice of ingredients and why I chose them. My base are teas are fruit teas. These are some of the least bitter and will add flavor, and balance and won't be too over powering like straight juice. The teas I was drawn too were Yogis Blue Berry Slim tea and Lipton Superfruit Green Tea; Acai and Blueberry. The fruit teas have added benefits along with great flavor :-)

 Aloe vera is known for its detoxification abilities and acts as a laxative and hence it is regarded as an effective colon cleanser.The medicinal properties present in aloe vera gel will not only improve the condition of your colon health, but it will also treat other health problems such as headache, skin infection, diarrhea, gastric pain and constipation.

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Fresh apple juice is one of the best home treatments for colon cleansing. Regular intake of apple juice encourages bowel movements, breaks down toxins and improves the health of liver as well as the digestive system.

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Apple Cider Vinegar every ones favorite right now also packs a healthy punch also. Apple Cider Vinegar may help improve bowel irregularity, thereby removing toxins from the body at a faster rate. Helps clear up skin conditions and blemishes giving a more smooth texture and appearance. Always make sure it's Organic with the "mother", this is where you will get the concentration of  nutrients. 

Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) is made from nutritious, organically grown apples and retains many beneficial components because raw apple cider vinegar is not pasteurized. ACV undergoes two fermentation processes where it produces enzymes and life giving nutrients that make apple cider vinegar the powerhouse it is.

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The first mix I did was in a 32 ounce bottle, the next day I doubled it!

Fill half your bottle with hot water, seep your tea bags( 1 of each) for minimum of 5 minutes.

Add 4 ounces of  aloe vera juice. 

2 ounces of Bragg's  ACV

4-6 ounces of apple juice*  (more for taste, but you might be surprised. Start with less)

Fill last few ounces with filtered water.

Enjoy warm, or pour on ice. I like to just keep it in its bottle and drink it warm to room temp. It fills me up and I also avoid snacking. 

*Two recommendations for apple juice, either a 100% organic with all the good chewy bits in it. I like to get the Santa Cruz brand, they come in a cool glass jug (for those later moon shinning efforts). I was able to get that at King Soopers/Kroger. Another option if you can't make it to a natural grocer is Healthy Balance less sugar than the Natural stuff. But keep in mind 100% natural Organic juice like Santa Cruz sugar is the natural sugar content of fruit VS Healthy Balance sweetened with Splenda! Its your choice, I use both.

I also suggest using Bigelow Lemon Ginger tea with probiotics, this will help if you have afternoon bloat. I like to use 1 lemon ginger, and 1 blueberry slim tea.

Healthy Balance Source

Sweetened with Splenda® 
75% Less Sugar, Calories & Carbs
100% DV Vitamin C
No Artificial Flavors or Preservatives
Gluten Free

Nutrition Facts
Contains 15% Juice Serving Size 8 fl oz (240mL) Servings Per Container 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories 20	Fat Cal. 0
	% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0g	0%
Sodium 10mg	0%
Potassium 45mg	1%
Total Carb 4g	1%
Sugars 4g
Protein 0	0%
Vitamin A	0%
Vitamin C	100%
Calcium	0%
Iron	0%
Not a significant source of calories from fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, or dietary fiber.* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs.
INGREDIENTS: Filtered water, apple juice concentrate, malic acid, caramel color, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), acesulfame potassium, sucralose (Splenda Brand).

Santa Cruz Organic     Source.

CONTAINS 100% JUICE

Nutritional Information

Serving Size 8 FL OZ (240 mL) Servings Per Container
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120
	% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g	0%
Sodium 25mg	1%
Protein <1g
Potassium 180mg	5%
Carbohydrates 30g	10%
Sugars 30g
Vitamin C	6%
Iron	2%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Aloe Vera Juice by Realfood Organics, I find @ VitaCost