Purple Velvet Torte

Purple Velvet Torte

Purple Velvet Torte

purple velvet beet torte cake

2 ½ cups grated beets
1 cup agave nectar
4 eggs
½ cup grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
½ cup cacao powder
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat the beets and agave to a boil, then cover
  2. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, until beets are soft
  3. Transfer beet-agave mixture to a Vitamix and puree on highest speed until smooth
  4. Blend in eggs, oil, vanilla, almond extract, cacao and salt until thoroughly incorporated
  5. Pour batter into a well greased 9-inch cake pan
  6. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean
  7. Cool and serve

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Primal Enchiladas

Primal Enchiladas

Primal Enchiladas

Ingredients:
Crust option 1: (This is my favorite. It sounds a little odd but its delicious).
– Eggs
– Ground coconut

Crust option two:
– Eggs
– Shredded zucchini

Other ingredients:
Beef (grass fed preferably)
– Onions (white, yellow or red. Pick your favorite. I prefer white in my enchilades)
– Green Chile (if you have it available which I know that those that aren’t New Mexican natives often dont).
– Salsa ( make my own special for enchiladas that is heavy on tomato paste)
– Shredded Cheese (I like a mixture of mozzarella, pepper jack and cheddar)

Toppings:
– Shredded Lettuce
– Organic sour cream
– Guacamole or avocado

Directions:
1. In a baking dish we will first create our crust.
Crust option one.
– Make some SoG coconut griddle cakes and line the bottom of your baking dish with them. Fill in the in-between spots with some egg.

OR

Crust option 2.
– Mix shredded zucchini with egg and line the bottom of the pan.

2. Season and brown your ground been in a skillet. I recommend a lot of garlic and spicy seasonings.
3. pour your browned beef on top of your crust.
4. Top your beef with chopped onion, green chile (if you have it of course) and a layer of salsa.
5. Top with your shredded cheeses.
6. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees until a slight crust starts to form on the top of the cheese. About 30 minutes to 45 minutes.
7. Serve on a plate and top with shredded lettuce, organic sour cream and guacamole or avocado slices. delicious.

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Compost Tumbler Arrival

Compost Tumbler Arrival

If you follow my social media feed, you know I have been posting about my compost tumbler. Well it finally came in on Saturday, therefore I assembled it this morning. This is the first step to my spring garden! Can you tell I’m pumped? I have wanted a garden for some time now and when the city sent me a sheet saying they were offering a rebate on purchased tumblers, I jumped on it…even though I’m still waiting on my rebate. I’m looking forward to my food scraps going to use to help reproduce more food!

Stay tuned for “Tumbler Adventures”…