500 Paleo Recipes Hundreds of Delicious Recipes for Weight Loss and Super Health

by Carpender, Dana

• ISBN13: 9781592335329
• ISBN10: 1592335322
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-01
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Summary

At last, here is a comprehensive cookbook to the hottest eating plan around! The Paleo diet-known in some circles as the "Caveman Diet"-is an eating plan based on evolutionary biology and backed up by medical research. Unlike other diets which can incorporate fake, processed foods and artificial sweeteners, the Paleo diet is based on what our ancestors ate: lean meats and fish, nuts and seeds, and naturally grown fruits and vegetables. Low-carb queen and bestselling author Dana Carpender shows how to stay the Paleo diet course deliciously with 500 easy-to-prepare recipes for everything Paleo from appetizers, to main dishes, to desserts.

Author Biography

Best-selling author Dana Carpender's cookbooks have sold over a million copies worldwide. She blogs about low-carb nutrition at www.HoldtheToast.com; her weekly blog digest goes out to over 20,000 readers. She is also managing editor of CarbSmart magazine (www.CarbSmart.com), as well as a featured staff writer. Dana lives in Bloomington, Indiane, with her husband and a menagerie of pets, all of whom are well and healthily fed.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Foundational Recipes	p. 26
Appetizers, Snacks, and Party Food	p. 32
Eggs	p. 54
Granola, Pancakes, Crackers, and the Like	p. 76
Side Dishes	p. 84
Side Dish Salads	p. 116
Main Dish Salads	p. 147
Fish and Seafood	p. 164
Chicken and other Poultry	p. 184
Beef	p. 210
Pork and Lamb	p. 231
Soups	p. 252
Condiments, Seasonings, and Sauces	p. 272
Desserts	p. 295
Beverages	p. 314
About the Author	p. 327
Index	p. 328
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Excerpts

Lemon-Apple-Thyme Dressing

Sweet tart and mellow—Try this over a mix of lettuces and some paper-thin red onion and chunks of avocado.

Ingredients:

½ cup (120 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium garlic clove
½ lemon
2 tablespoons (30 ml) apple cider vinegar
1  teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or ¼ to ½ teaspoon dried thyme
? teaspoon  pepper
? teaspoon  salt
10 drops  liquid stevia

Directions:

Put the olive oil in your blender along with the garlic.

Grate the zest of the half lemon and squeeze the juice. It should yield about 2 tablespoons (30 ml). Add to the blender, along with the rest of the ingredients.

Blend until the garlic is pulverized, and then toss with your salad!

Yield:

¾ cup, 6 servings
                           
Nutritional Analysis
Per serving:162 calories; 18 g fat; trace protein; 1 g carbohydrate; trace dietary fiber; 1 g net carbs