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Griddle Burger and Sandwich Buns – Coconut Flour

These savory griddle buns are the perfect vessel for burgers and sandwiches! They have carrots and scallions in them and are nutritious, delicious and grain free! These are great for egg sandwiches, meatloaf sandwiches, and burgers of all kinds. Top it with my Tomato Basil Jam recipe and your eyes will roll to the back of your head. 🙂 Leave out the scallions and make a nut butter and blueberry jelly sandwich using my Blueberry Spoon Fruit recipe!

Griddle Burger and Sandwich Buns (Carrot Scallion)

I used steamed carrots in this recipe, and they would be equally delicious with pumpkin or butternut squash, so feel free to switch it up. The pumpkin would be very handy if you didn’t have time to steam the carrots.

Griddle Burger and Sandwich Buns

Griddle Burger and Sandwich Buns

Ingredients:

3 Tablespoons Coconut Milk or Almond Milk
1/2 Cup of Coconut Flour
2 Cups Steamed Carrots, Mashed (or substitute butternut or pumpkin)
2 Scallions, green parts only for Low FodMap, thinly sliced
4 Eggs
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil, Coconut Oil or Ghee
1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Sea Salt
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

Directions:

Preheat a large electric griddle to 350º F degrees.

These are easy and quick! Add all your ingredients to a food processor, and blend until smooth. Let batter sit for 5 minutes.

Then, brush the griddle lightly with olive oil. With a muffin scoop or 1/4 cup measure, scoop the batter onto the griddle, and spread with the back of a spoon to rounds about the thickness of pancakes. Cook until golden brown, and then flip and cook the other side, just like you would a pancake. Cool on a wire rack.

Makes ten buns or five sets of sandwich buns.

You can make a double batch and freeze these for weeknight ease!

Have a fabulous day!

Sam 🙂

Gluten Free Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins

I am crazy about coconut flour baking! Coconut Flour is low carb, gluten free, contains protein, iron, fiber, and healthy fats, and scores low on the glycemic index. Of course all these attributes are fine, but who cares if the finished product isn’t very palatable. But coconut flour makes a fantastic muffin! Scroll down to see the photos of the one I have split open. I wish you could smell them, but you can see the texture! This particular recipe is bursting with blueberries! So, if you are a true blue classic blueberry muffin fan, this is for you!

Gluten Free Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins

Are you a ship that is staying safe in your harbor? Branch out! Take a plunge and follow a dream. Try something new you have been dying to try but aren’t sure about. Step out of your comfort zone and blossom into the greatness you deserve and are capable of!

Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins

Gluten Free Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins

Preheat your oven to 350º degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with non-stick muffin papers and set aside.

Ingredients:

6 Pastured Eggs

1/2 Cup of Coconut Flour (here)

2 Black Spotted Bananas

1/4 Cup of Olive Oil

2 Tablespoons of Honey

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1 Tablespoon of fresh squeezed Lemon Juice

1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

1 Pint of Fresh Blueberries or 1 1/2 Cups of Frozen

Directions: In a food processor with a blade attachment, blend the eggs and banana until the banana is smooth. Add in the rest of the ingredients except the blueberries, and blend for two minutes. Fold in the blueberries, reserving 1/4 cup for the tops if desired. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups, and sprinkle with the reserved blueberries. Let sit for 5 minutes on the counter to allow the coconut flour to soak up the liquid in your batter. Then, bake for 25 to 30 minutes in your preheated oven, or until the tops spring back and they are cooked through. Remove from the oven, and cool for five minutes before removing from the pan and cooling on a wire rack. I give you permission to eat one hot! :-)))

Makes a dozen muffins

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Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins Hot From the Oven

Chinese Almond Cookies – Gluten Free

Chinese Almond Cookies made with Almond Flour

In celebration of Chinese New Year, which we have celebrated every year since the adoption of my two youngest daughters, I made a grain free almond cookie! Whether you celebrate this holiday or not, this is a delicious Chinese Almond Cookie! Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Chinese Almond Cookies – Gluten Free, Paleo

Chinese Almond Cookies, Gluten Free and Paleo

Chinese Almond Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups of Almond Flour

1 Egg

1/4 Cup of Honey

1/4 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

1/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon of Almond Extract

12 Whole Almonds for the Top of the Cookies (I used sprouted almonds)

Directions: Preheat your oven to 350º degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl with an electric hand-held mixer, beat the egg and honey. Add the almond flour, sea salt, baking soda and almond extract. Beat until fully incorporated for about one minute. With a tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart. Place one almond on top of each cookie, in the center, and press down gently. Bake in your preheated oven for ten minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown. Cool on the cookie sheet.

Makes one dozen cookies. Low FodMap 1 cookie.

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Grain Free Chinese Almond Cookie

Chinese Almond Cookies - Paleo Gluten Free

Top 5 Most Popular Recipes of 2016!

Happy New Year! The top five most popular recipes of 2016 for Sam Eats Her Nutrients were:

Homemade Grain Free Garlicky Croutons

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2. SCD Low FodMap BBQ Sauce

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3. Messy Jessie’s

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4. Chesapeake Crab Cakes

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5. Weeknight Tacos, SCD, Low FodMap Paleo

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Thank you to you all! The top five were all savory!

Please e-mail me privately at sameatshernutrients@gmail.com or comment on this post below to let me know what you would like to see me create for 2017!

Warmly,

Sam

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Steamed Egg Custard with Clams and Rosemary

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I usually make savory egg custards in my bamboo steamer, but I am really enjoying my Instant Pot for it’s speed and ease, and the custard came out silky just like it should. If you don’t have an Instant Pot you can check them out here, or make the custard in a regular steamer. (Directions are below) It will just take longer for them to cook.

I first started making egg custards 15 years ago for my little girls. They are an Asian dish I first discovered when we were in China, and the very nice chefs at the hotel where we were staying made them for the babies who were about one year old, including my daughters, as they are very soft and delicate and just right for babies. The girls adored them! However, they are also eaten by adults! This version has clams and rosemary in it and is absolutely delicious as a first course or with a light lunch accompanied by a side salad. I personally think they are fantastic for breakfast! If you have never tried steamed egg custard, I highly recommend it! They are delightful, light, creamy and silky on the tongue.

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These cook in 9 minutes in the Instant Pot. Straining the egg mixture through a fine meshed strainer is the secret to the silkiness! I try to incorporate seafood into my weekly meals at least once or twice a week. Canned clams are something you can stock right in your pantry, and they are a great source of B-12 which is essential for a healthy nervous system, Iron and Vitamin C.

Steamed Egg Custard with Clams and Rosemary

Ingredients:

3 Eggs

1/2 Cup of Full Fat Coconut Milk (my favorite)

1/3 Cup Plus a Tablespoon of Canned Baby Clams (I use Crown Prince Wild Caught here)

2 Green Scallions, sliced

1 Teaspoon of Fresh Minced Rosemary

1 Teaspoon of Coconut Aminos, this is a soy substitute and tastes amazing (here)

1/4 Teaspoon of Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink (my personal favorite) 🙂

Directions: In an Instant Pot, pour in 2 cups of water and add the trivet that came with it. Set out three heat proof ramekins or bowls, and make sure they fit into the Instant Pot on the rack. They should hold approximately 3/4 cup each.

In a bowl, whisk together your eggs, coconut milk, coconut aminos, and sea salt. Now pour it through a fine meshed strainer (like this one) into another bowl. This makes it super silky. Discard any egg white residue left in your strainer. Stir in the clams, rosemary and scallions. Divide evenly into the three ramekins. Cover each ramekin tightly with foil, and place on your trivet rack in the instant pot.

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Place the top on the instant pot, and seal the top and the steamer valve. Choose the manual button on your pot and set the timer to 9 minutes on the low setting (there is a choice between low and high). When the timer is up, release the pressure valve, remove the lid and carefully remove the hot ramekins and take off the foil.

Cool for ten minutes. The steamed custards are ready to serve.

To steam them in a bamboo or other steamer, follow the instructions above, however, steam for 15 to 18 minutes on low, making sure the centers are set but still jiggly.

Makes 3 Savory Custards

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Easy Coconut Milk Whipped Cream Five Ways!

Whipped Cream is one of the great pleasure of life! Gosh, I have missed my coffee shop beverages with all that delicious whip on top after going dairy free! Just before Thanksgiving, I finally purchased my own professional whipped cream dispenser, and I am so glad I did. I have been enjoying whip on my Matcha Latte’s I make at home, and Coffee, and also whipped topping for dessert on Thanksgiving. I am having a blast with it! Look at the gorgeous ways you can use it! You can also use a hand held mixer to make this whipped cream. Make sure your coconut milk is very cold.

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So, I have five variations of whip to share with you today, and it is super easy! Here’s how!

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Directions to make Coconut Milk Whipped Cream:

Refrigerate a can of full fat coconut milk for a minimum of four hours so it is nice and chilled. This is the brand I recommend. Pour the coconut milk into a bowl with a pour spout, and whisk it until it is creamy and blended well. (If you are making it with a hand held mixer, scoop of the coconut cream and reserve the coconut water in the bottom for another use.) Add it to your Stainless Steel Whipped Cream Dispenser. You can get it here for a good price. You will also need the cartridges to charge your dispenser here. Screw the top onto the dispenser, and add the decorator tip. Charge it as directed with one charger. You will hear the air dispelling into the whipped cream in the can. Now shake it up. I found shaking it thoroughly and more than you think you need yields the best whip, so I shake my can up and down about 50 times. It’s a good arm workout too. 🙂

It’s ready to use. The five variations are easy and delightful! Another super fun thing to do is give company a choice of what variation they want to have because it is not incorporated into the whip itself.

Cacao Dusted Whip!

Sprinkle with a dusting of cinnamon
Sprinkle with a dusting of raw cacao (substitute carob powder for AIP Paleo)
Sprinkle with freeze dried Just Cherries. They are freeze dried and so crush beautifully. (here)
Chocolate Cherry Whip! Sprinkle on a dusting of raw cacao and some crushed cherries!
Whip it up with plain whip! Equally delicious.

If you would like your whipped cream sweetened, add in two tablespoons of organic powdered sugar and beat first with an electric mixer before pouring it into the dispenser.

Let me know what your favorite way to have your whip is! Share with me in the comments below, and also, has this inspired you to try different whip flavors of your own?

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Low FodMap Taco Sauce

Attention taco lovers! Skip the bottled taco sauce and make this easy, low fodmap, classic taco sauce at home!

I like it drizzled on top of a taco salad, a taco bowl, or my Weeknight Taco Recipe here. 🙂

Delicious Low FodMap Taco Sauce

Low FodMap Taco Sauce

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Tomato Sauce

1/4 Cup of Sliced Scallions (green part only)

2 Tablespoons of Champagne Vinegar or White Wine Vinegar

1 Tablespoon of Garlic Infused Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon of Ground Cumin

1/2 Teaspoon of Ancho Chili Powder

1/8 Teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper

1 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

1 Teaspoon of Honey

Directions: Whisk together all the ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring it to a low boil, and then reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes. Pour the sauce into a blender and blend until smooth. Now, for silky smooth sauce, pour it through a fine mesh metal strainer. Store in a glass jar in the refrigerator.

Please, if you do not eat honey on the Low FodMap diet you are folllowing, do not bash the creator of the recipe. I write my recipes using the protocol I personally used and thousands of others have and do as well with success. It is available as a PDF for free at the top of my website. Dr. Allison Siebecker’s SIBO Specific Low FodMap food guide which allows for honey under 2 tablespoons. All rude comments will not be tolerated and removed. As a recipe writer, I work hard to write recipes for myself and others who have dietary restrictions and digestive challenges.

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Grilled Romaine Salad

It’s grilling season! Grilling embodies so much more than food. In means hanging out in the backyard, more leisurely laid back moments, friends and family, children having the opportunity to have less structure to their day and time to daydream, warm weather, and parties!

Today I am sharing a new recipe for Grilled Romaine Salad. To make this salad you wash and halve Romaine Lettuce and brush it with Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper. Grilling gives the salad a mild, smokey flavor and also tenderizes the lettuce. I topped it simply with precooked bacon, and some chopped red pepper and scallions. Then I drizzled it with a zippy red wine vinaigrette! Here’s the recipe!

Grilled Romaine Salad – sameatshernutrients.com

Grilled Romaine Salad

Ingredients:

2 Heads of Romaine, washed and halved lengthwise

Good Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Black Pepper

1/2 Cup of Cooked, Crumbled Bacon

1 Diced Red Pepper

3 Scallions, Sliced

Red Wine Vinaigrette:

1/2 Cup Good Olive Oil

1/4 Cup Red Wine Vinegar

1 Tablespoon of Djon Mustard

1 Teaspoon Honey

1/2 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

1/4 Teaspoon of Black Pepper

Whisk the dressing together until emulsified.

Preheat your grill, then turn down to medium-high. Brush your halved Romaine generously with Olive Oil, then sprinkle with Sea Salt and Black Pepper as desired.

Ready for the Grill

Place the Romaine cut side down on your grill, close the lid and grill 3 to 5 minutes until there are nice grill lines on your Romaine and it is to your satisfaction. It will be slightly wilted.

Remove from the grill and plate your Romaine. Sprinkle with Scallions, Red Bell Pepper and Bacon Crumbles. Drizzle with the Red Wine Vinaigrette and additional Sea Salt and Pepper if desired. Serve warm.

Serves 4

Grilled Romaine Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette

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Easter Recipes Roundup!!!

Easter is this weekend. What plans do you have? Have you been preparing for a celebration?

My daughters are on Spring break this week, and yesterday, we colored eggs, planted pansies in the garden, and visited our local bookstore. The girls are avid readers and wanted to stock up on new releases. It is so nice after Winter to see some color! Colorful eggs, flowers, and Spring pastels everywhere! I love it!

I have put together a roundup for you of recipes from the blog that would be perfect for Easter, starting with these kid favorite, Grain Free Bunny pancakes! (For the young in all of us! You know you want your pancakes in bunny shapes!) Find the recipe by clicking the link below. They are a joyful way to start your morning!

Grain Free Bunny Pancakes

For a healthy and beautiful Easter Dinner spread, I suggest a starter of Bacon Wrapped Asparagus.

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

As a main course, make this Bacon, Tomato and Basil Spaghetti Squash Casserole with a Spring Strawberry Sugar Snap Pea Salad.

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Bacon, Tomato, and Basil Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Strawberry Sugar Snap Pea Spring Salad

Spring Strawberry Sugar Snap Pea Salad

For a stunning seasonal dessert, serve this gorgeous SCD Paleo Strawberry Pie with Toasted Hazelnut Vanilla Orange Ice Cream, and everyone will be thinking you are the Hostess with the Mostess!

Summer Strawberry Pie with Toasted Hazelnut Vanilla Orange Ice Cream

SCD Paleo Strawberry Pie with Toasted Hazelnut Vanilla Orange Ice Cream

……and if you need ideas for all those hard boiled Easter Eggs, make these little peeps! They are so fun, festive, and easy!!!

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Have a lovely Easter weekend! Ming says Hello!!!!

Hello From Ming!

Spatchcocked Rosemary Lime Roasted Chicken

Spatchcocked chicken is a pretty way to cook a whole chicken, but even better is, it is moister everywhere, and you won’t dry out the breast while waiting for the slower thighs to be cooked through.

Spatchcocked Rosemary Lime Roasted Chicken

Although to the eye, the chicken looks fancy and difficult, it really isn’t at all. I like to prepare my chicken several hours before roasting it, and put in in the refrigerator uncovered so it can rest in the rub right on the baking sheet and absorb the flavors. This also allows the skin to dry out when exposed to air, so it is extra crispy!!!

Spatchcocked Rosemary Lime Roasted Chicken

Ingredients:

1 – 5 to 6 pound whole chicken

Zest of 2 Limes

3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon of Sea Salt

1/2 Teaspoon of Black Pepper

1 1/4 Teaspoon of Crushed Rosemary

1 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Ginger

Directions: Mix the olive oil and seasonings together for your Rosemary Lime Rub and set aside.

Now let’s spatchcock the chicken. It takes a little elbow grease, but trust me, it is easier than it looks! Much easier than cutting up a whole chicken! You will need a sharp knife or poultry scissors.

Remove Backbone

Place the chicken on a prepared baking sheet. Turn the chicken over onto its back, and starting on one side of the back bone, cute through the back. Now, do the same thing on the other side, and remove the backbone completely from the chicken. (You can use the backbone and giblets to make stock.)

Backbone Removed

That was the most difficult part. Turn the chicken over so the breasts face up, and with the palms of your hands, flatten the chicken by pressing on the breast area and splaying out the legs. It should look like this.

Spatchcocked Whole Chicken

Rub the chicken all over front and back with the Rosemary Lime Rub.

Place the chicken uncovered in the refrigerator a few hours, or as long as overnight. This step before roasting makes the chicken skin very crispy! You can skip it if you don’t have time, or you want chicken right away.

When you are ready to roast your chicken, Preheat the oven to 325º degrees and roast the chicken for one hour.

Test the thigh to make sure it has reached 165º degrees. Remove from the oven, and let the chicken sit for ten minutes to retain the juices before carving.

Enjoy this juicy recipe!

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