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Gluten-Free Paleo Bread Recipe. Perfect Zucchini Slice. 7 ways to pimp your avocado on toast. We must confess, we’re fairly avo crazy here at IQS, but who isn’t?

7 ways to pimp your avocado on toast

Every morning without fail, there will be someone smothering some avocado on their gluten-free, sourdough or Paleo bread in the IQS Kitchen. And although we love the simplicity of a humble piece of avo toast, we’ve found ways to pimp it and make it even better. Check these out: 1. Play with some sweetness One of Sarah’s favourite ways to have avocado on toast is topped with some strawberries and goats feta. 2. Jo, Sarah’s executive assistant is a fan of our ever-popular Paleo bread. 3.

Kate, our editor, tops her gluten-free bread with slices of avocado and a sprinkle of nori and black and white sesame seeds. 4. Our book developer, Steph, is the most regular avo on toast eater, so we reckon she knows her stuff. 5. This is our social media nerd Renee’s favourite avo dish. 6. Our junior writer, Meg, likes to add some extra greens to her avocado on toast. 7. How do you pimp your avocado on toast? Rotisserie chicken oven recipe high temperature.

Fluffy Grain-Free Sunflower Bread. Following several requests, I decided that my next video recipe should be this Grain-Free Sunflower Bread from my Apps.

Fluffy Grain-Free Sunflower Bread

It's light, savoury and tastes just like wholegrain sunflower or rye bread. It's very low in carbs and perfect for the ketogenic diet. In fact, this recipe is so good that I decided to include it in my KetoDiet Cookbook. There are a few important points you should always keep in mind when making this bread: weigh the dry ingredients (cup measurements are not precise enough),make sure you use psyllium husk powder (whole husks won't work),be quick when mixing the wet and dry ingredients together and don't over-process the dough (or it will become clumpy and rubbery). I admit that this bread may be a little tricky to get right at first but once you know how to do it, it becomes easy. Note for KetoDiet users: Nutrition facts for this recipe are also included in the KetoDiet database. Nutritional values per slice (1 slice): Ingredients (makes 1 loaf, 10-12 slices): Curried Cream of Broccoli Soup.

[UPDATED November 2, 2012: This ain’t a new recipe (it’s from almost TWO years ago!)

Curried Cream of Broccoli Soup

, but it continues to be popular and the old photos were all kinds of horrible, so I updated this post with new pics. Enjoy (again!)] Banana Almond Butter Cups + Whole 30 Week 3 - Food, Pleasure, and Health. Day 23 on Whole 30.

Banana Almond Butter Cups + Whole 30 Week 3 - Food, Pleasure, and Health

It’s hard to believe that I am doing fine without any bread, chocolate, and rice. That doesn’t mean I don’t miss it. Challenges like this one has made me realize how resilient our bodies are. I have been thinking a lot about self-control, indulgences, and food habits in general. Does our body truly ask for hot cheetos and donuts or are we just addicted to artificial ingredients/chemicals in those products? Sorry for picking your brain on a Monday morning…don’t worry I have got you covered with banana almond butter cups. Compared to last week, my skin seems to have improved a little bit. ..ok banana almond butter cups.

Bananas and almond butter are processed together with coconut oil, cacao powder and a dash of sea-salt then frozen until ready to eat. Banana Almond Butter Cups for 8-10 cups Ingredients 2 bananas, peeled 1/4 cup unsalted natural almond butter (used as seen here) Hot Cup of Awesome (Paleo) - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot. One of my favorite things.

Hot Cup of Awesome (Paleo) - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot

I like coffee in the morning, but I don’t always drink it. I call this quick throw-together drink a hot cup of awesome, because well, I find that to be an accurate description. This hot beverage will warm you up on a cold morning, and the fat content will help keep you energized and satiated. Paleo Roasted Red Pepper Sweet Potato Soup - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot. Roasted + Slow = Win.

Paleo Roasted Red Pepper Sweet Potato Soup - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot

Pictures of soup are stupid. Mason Jar Marinades - Minimal Cleanup & No Plastic - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot. Say goodbye to excess cleanup and wasting plastic baggies… This post is a method/hack post more than an actual recipe.

Mason Jar Marinades - Minimal Cleanup & No Plastic - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot

This is how I often prep quick dinners for myself and wanted to share it with the rest of you. This method eliminates the need to clean a food processor or a blender, and also eliminates the need to use a ziplock bag that would otherwise just end up in a landfill. Washing an immersion blender under a faucet and soaking a mason jar is about as easy as it gets. If you don’t have an immersion blender or large wide-mouth mason jars yet, consider this the gateway post that will change your kitchen. What you need: 1 quart sized wide mouth mason jar. Chili Cilantro Lime Crock Pot Chicken - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot. Marinade + slow cooker = super tender.

Chili Cilantro Lime Crock Pot Chicken - PaleoPot - Easy Paleo Recipes - Crock Pot / Slow Cooker / One-Pot

This recipe actually involves making a marinade in your food processor or blender. For those of you willing to take that extra step, I assure you that it will be worth it. This whole chicken recipe works best when you let things marinate overnight. Oven Omelettes with Sweet Potato Crust - The Spunky Coconut. I love omelettes, but I don’t like making them.

Oven Omelettes with Sweet Potato Crust - The Spunky Coconut

That’s why I make these “oven omelettes” all the time. This recipe made two “pies” and about six servings. We let them cool to room temperature, and took them to the park for a picnic. Paleo Vitamix Broccoli Soup Recipe. Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup. I very seriously considered calling this soup “The Best Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup There Ever Was, Ever.”

Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup

Would I ever lie to you? Is the sky green? Is hummus disgusting? Creamy Sweet Potato and Broccoli Soup (paleo, GF) You know what I realized today? I have never posted a soup recipe on this site! And with all the rain and cold gloomy weather lately, I decided that a creamy, thick soup (my favorite type of soup) would be perfect for my first Paleo soup post. Especially if it has mashed sweet potatoes in it. Lemon Poppy Paleo Muffins. I love lemon poppy seed muffins. This recipe took quite a bit of testing, but I finally created a recipe that tastes like the traditional bakery version of lemon poppy muffins that I remember. I used coconut flour to create the moist, fluffy texture. Fresh lemon juice and zest provide the lemon flavor and the poppy seeds add a sweet crunch. Lemon poppy paleo muffins are perfect for breakfast with tea or coffee. I always have fresh lemons in the house, so it’s easy to whip up these paleo breakfast muffins at a moment’s notice.