HBK Lip Balm and Lotion

This is a very simple and easy recipe for incredibly moisturizing lip balm and lotion.  You will need a double boiler to melt the ingredients.  You could use a sauce pan, however, your ingredients will melt much better and cleaner using a double boiler.

Ingredients:

1/4 c beeswax

1/8 c shea butter

1/8 c coconut oil

1/8 c almond oil

20-25 drops of essential oil (I prefer peppermint)

1. Gently melt the beeswax, shea butter, coconut oil, and almond oil in a double boiler.

2. Remove the double boiler when the ingredients are melted and add the essential oil.  Stir gently and quickly transfer to an 8 oz mason jar.

3. Place in the fridge for at least one hour until the balm solidifies.

HBK Tarter Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1/2 c Primal Kitchen Mayonnaise

1/2 tsp dill weed

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/8 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar

2 tbls  chopped pickles

1. Mix Primal Kitchen Mayonnaise, dill weed, onion powder, garlic powder, and apple cider vinegar in a small mixing bowl.

2. Mix in shopped pickles.

3. Enjoy with your favorite wild caught fish!

HBK Crustless Pumpkin Pie

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

1 15 oz can pure pumpkin

1 1/2 c half-n-half

2 large eggs

3/4 c coconut sugar

2 tsp pumpkin spice blend

1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Mix all ingredients in a stand up or hand mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes until combined.  Make sure there are no pumpkin spice chunks.

3. Pour pie mixture into a 9 inch pie plate. 

4. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until the pie is set (i.e. it doesn't jiggle).

7. Enjoy by itself or with high quality whipped cream!

Bacon Kale Butternut Squash Soup

Go here to watch the cooking video for this recipe!

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

6 slices of uncured bacon

4 c of organic kale, chopped

1 tbls bacon fat or lard

1 c organic white onion, chopped

1 c organic carrots, chopped

1 c organic celery, chopped

8 c cubed organic butternut squash

4 c broth of your choice (vegetable, chicken, beef, or bone broth)

½ tsp pink Himalayan sea salt

½ tsp organic ground back pepper

1. Heat a skillet on medium. Cook the bacon in the skillet until it’s done to your liking. Set aside bacon when done and chop.

2. Cook the kale in the bacon fat for about 5 minutes until it’s a bright green color and set aside.

3. Heat 1 tbls bacon fat or lard in a stock pot on medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Add the onions, carrots, and celery. Cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.

4. Add the butternut squash, broth, sea salt, and pepper. Cook on high heat until it comes to a boil. Lower heat to medium and let simmer for about 15 minutes or until butternut squash is soft.

5. Transfer about 1/3 of the soup into a blender and puree on high for 30 seconds. Transfer to a large glass bowl. Repeat 2 more times until all the soup is pureed.

6. Transfer the purred soup, bacon, and kale into the stock pot. Stir the soup and simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.

7. Enjoy!

Spaghetti with Zoodles and HBK Spaghetti Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

5 zucchinis or yellow squash (or a combination of both)

1 tbls cooking fat of choice

1 can (15 oz) organic tomato sauce

1 can (14.5oz) organic diced tomatoes

1 can (6 oz) organic tomato paste

1 tbls olive oil

1 tbls Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves, pressed

2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli

4 cooked grass-fed beef sausage links, cut into small pieces

HBK Method:

1. Use your spiralizer to spiralize the zucchini/squash using the blade of your choice depending on how thick you like your zoodles. Set zoodles aside.

2. Combine tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder or pressed garlic cloves, broccoli, and sausage links in a medium saucepan.

3. Stir and heat on medium for about 15-20 minutes or until broccoli and sausage are heated through. Stir every few minutes to make sure the sauce it not sticking to the bottom of the sauce pan.

4. While the spaghetti sauce is heating up, melt 1 tbls cooking fat in large skillet for 3-4 minutes. Add the zucchini noodles to the skillet and cook covered for about 7-10 minutes until the consistency is to your liking, stirring occasionally.

5. Strain the zoodles in a colander just as you would regular pasta as there will be water from the zucchini.

6. Place cooked zoodles on a plate and top with sauce.

7. Enjoy!!

Homemade Bone Broth

Bone broth made with bones from grass-fed cows is one of the most nutrient dense foods you can consume.  It's a great source of collagen which is great for your skin and joints.  We make and drink this regularly in our house and it's super easy to do with a slow cooker or pressure cooker with a slow cooker setting.  It's also a great stock for broth based soups and any recipes that require stock.  We use these silicon ice cube trays to store the broth in the freezer for easy access.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 48 hours

Ingredients:

3-4lbs of grass-fed beef bones (preferably knuckle bones, they have the most collagen)

10 cups filtered water

1 tbls apple cider vinegar

4 stocks of celery chopped (optional)

1/2 bag baby carrots (optional)

4 sprigs of rosemary (optional)

HBK Method:

1.  Place the bones, vegetables, rosemary and apple cider vinegar in your slow cooker.

2.  Add the water.

3.  Turn the slow cooker on low and allow it to do it's thing for 48 hours.

4.  Strain the broth discarding the vegetables and rosemary.

6.  Store bone broth in a glass container in the fridge or freezer. 

7.  Enjoy!

HBK Taco Seasoning

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: None

Ingredients:

1 tsp cumin

½ tsp cayane

½ tsp onion powder

½ tsp tumeric

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp sea salt

½ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp cinnamon

3 tbls water

HBK Method:

1. Mix all dry ingredients together until incorporated.

2. Add water and mix.

3. Add to cooked meat or vegetables. Let simmer on low for about 10-15 minutes so the meat/vegetables can marinate in the seasoning.

4. Enjoy in taco bowls.

HBK Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients:

1-1.5 lbs cooked pasture raised chicken cut into chunks

1 cup cream of mushroom soup (this is a primal friendly one I recommend)

2 cups sour cream

2 tbs cooking fat (ghee, coconut oil, or lard)

3 medium jalapeno peppers, chopped and seeded

1 cup chopped white onion

2 cups raw cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Heat your cooking fat in a medium skillet on medium heat until it melts, about 3-5 minutes.

3. Add the jalapeno peppers and onions and cook for about 7-8 minutes until soft.

4. While the jalapeno peppers and onions are cooking, pour the chicken in a9x11 glass baking pan.

5. When the jalapeno peppers and onions are finished cooking pour them over the chicken in the glass baking pan.

6. Mix the sour cream and the cream of mushroom soup together in a medium mixing bowl until incorporated.

7. Take half of the cheese and sprinkle it on the chicken, jalapeno pepper, and onion mixture.

8. Pour the sour cream and cream of mushroom soup mixture on top of the mixture in the glass pan.

9. Pour remaining half of the cheese over the sour cream and cream of mushroom mixture. 

10. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until cheese is melted.

HBK Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate is one of my top five comfort beverages.  I enjoy a hot cup of hot chocolate most on a cold day.  I love the creamy taste and texture of a gourmet hot chocolate made with high-quality coco and just a bit of sweetener.  Here is my version of simple, gourmet primal friendly hot chocolate.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 c (10 oz) almond milk (or 5 oz organic half-n-half and 5 oz filtered water)

2 tbs organic raw coco powder

1 tbs organic coconut sugar

1/2 tsp peppermint flavor (optional)

Homemade whipping cream (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat almond milk or half-n-half and water in a saucepan.
2. Add organic raw coco powder, organic coconut sugar, and peppermint flavor (if you're using peppermint).
3. Whisk until all ingredients are combined.  Continue heating for about 4-5 minutes or until simmering.
4. Pour into a mug, top with homemade whipping cream and enjoy!