BBQ Chicken in a Crockpot

Tried this one from http://www.alphamalefts.com/sweet-bbq-chicken/

In a crockpot:
put a few slices of bacon
1-2 red onions
bunch of chicken (I'm pretty sure mine were boneless thighs)
BBQ sauce - I basically made my own of a can of tomato sauce and BBQ spice from Penzey's.

Cook on low for 8 hours.  Made a ton, so I froze some in individual portions for lunch.  I liked it a lot.

Artichoke - Olive Salad

Made this for some get togethers:

2 cans green beans
3/4 Jar of marinated artichoke hearts from Costco
1/2 large jar of roasted red bell peppers
1 cup or so of kalamata olives

Mix it all together, add some balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.

Yum!

Chocolate Mug Cake or Brownie (Microwave)

This came from The Humble Foodie:

Ingredients:
1 banana
1 egg
2 t honey
1.5 T almond butter
2 T cocoa powder
Some chocolate chips

Mush everything together, makes enough for 2 mugs of cake.  To say that I measured any of the ingredients would be a gross overstatement.  Microwave for 2-4 minutes until the center is done.

I've also doubled the recipe, and put it in a pyrex 8x8 glass dish for brownies.  Microwaved for more like 8-9 minutes.

Scooter

Cinnamon Muffins

This came from Elana's Pantry via Stir it up blog.

Topping - Combine:
2 T honey
1 T cinnamon
1 T coconut oil

Muffins:
1 cup almond flour
2 T coconut flour
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t sea salt
1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
1/4 cup honey
3 eggs
1 T vanilla extract

Combine dry ingredients.  Combine the wet ingredients separately.  Combine the combinations.

Put not quite 1/4 cup into muffind tins, top the muffins with the topping.
Bake for 8-12 minutes at 350 F.

Scooter

Sweet Potato - Banana Muffins

I've used these at a few tournaments with good success.  Got this recipe at http://foreverfit.tv/banana-kumara-muffins/ by going through http://www.dessertstalker.com/

2 Large sweet potato
3 bananas
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup crushed almonds
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon honey
1 table spoon coconut oil
1 cup of coconut flour/almond flour
2 eggs

Cook the sweet potatoes however you want (I did microwave), mush them up with all the other ingredients.  Fill muffin tins, cook in the oven at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes.  The first time I made this, it made something like 24+.  I think I overdid the sweet potatoes, so I cut everything in half the next time: perfect!

Scooter

Red Cabbage Balsamic Vinegar Salad

Got this recipe idea from: Slate

Put in a bowl:
1 head red cabbage, shredded
small container of gorgonzola cheese
some amount of chopped hazelnuts  (couple tablespoons)
half a small bag of craisins

In another little container, mix together 2 T olive oil and 1 T balsamic vinegar, add this to the main bowl.  Toss, as one does with salad.

Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Yummy!
Scooter