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Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette

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I believe that homemade flavor is the secret to wonderful, healing food. Salad dressings are always a part of this, and I know you’re going to love my Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette recipe.

Today we’re keeping it simple, clean and fresh.

I made this dish the night I also made sauteed swiss chard & kale with fig.

cucumber & blueberry summer salad with homemade blueberry vinaigrette #recipe via www.agutsygirl.com #glutenfree #grainfree #dairyfree

There are minimal ingredients, which is something I’m trying to do more and more of these days.

just a few ingredients. cucumber & blueberry summer salad with homemade blueberry vinaigrette #recipe via www.agutsygirl.com #glutenfree #grainfree #dairyfree

I enjoy simple, beautiful things that serve the purpose of feeding, satisfying and healing.

cucumber & blueberry summer salad with homemade blueberry vinaigrette #recipe via www.agutsygirl.com #glutenfree #grainfree #dairyfree

I’ve learned over the past several years that these multi-purpose objectives can be easily achieved.

ingredients for cucumber & blueberry summer salad with homemade blueberry vinaigrette recipe via www.agutsygirl.com #glutenfree #grainfree #dairyfree #paleo

The only thing required is that you are committed to achieving your very best, and refuse to accept anything less.

Time to dig in.

I have created a summer salad to go along with the Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette.

Cucumber & Blueberry Summer Salad with Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette

Cucumber & Blueberry Summer Salad with Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette

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Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette www.sarahkayhoffman.com #glutenfree #dairyfree #paleo #recipes #healthyliving

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Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette
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Serves: 2-4
 
Ingredients
Salad
  • 2 cucumbers
  • 1 teaspoon fresh mint
  • 1 teaspoon fresh dill
  • ½ cup blueberries
Dressing
  • ¼ cup blueberries
  • 2 tablespoons White Balsamic Vinegar
  • ½ tablespoon Olive Oil
  • pinch of Sea Salt
Instructions
  1. Peel, de-seed and slice cucumbers
  2. Place all salad ingredients in a bowl
  3. Mix together (in a small blender if you have one) the dressing ingredients
  4. Pour the dressing over the bowl filled with salad ingredients
  5. Mix together with a large spoon
  6. Add a little more sea salt (if desired)
  7. Chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve

By the way, this recipe is low-FODMAP for all my SIBO friends. If you are extremely sensitive to blueberries, then you could substitute in strawberries and it would be just as delicious.

Xox,
SKH

Slow Cooked Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Drizzled with Honey

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The Slow Cooked Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Drizzled with Honey recipe comes to you today directly from my new e-book.

You saw the title, and your mouth began to water.

It’s early morning, but you couldn’t care less.

If you choose to quickly run home and get this in your slow cooker, I promise not to tell anyone.

First things, first: buy some chicken breasts and legs.

Skin Chicken

And trim those babies up. I mean, you don’t absolutely have to. I did.

De-Skinned Chicken

Let them sit there for a minute while you place the celery, carrots, ginger, thyme, sage and rosemary in a bowl. Then, roll the chicken in the mixture.

Topping

Remove chicken from mixture and place on a flat surface. Wrap the bacon around the chicken pieces however you’d like. I used one piece of bacon for each of the legs and 2 for each of the breasts.

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Slow Cooked Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Drizzled with Honey sarahkayhoffman.com

Place the leftover mixture from bowl on the bottom of your slow cooker with ¼. C. water.

On bottom

Drizzle a little honey over each piece of chicken/bacon (No more than 1 tsp. per piece).

Slow Cooked Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Drizzled with Honey sarahkayhoffman.com

And that’s it. Place all chicken/bacon pieces in your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for approximately 6-8 hours (I did mine on low for 6 and then on “warm” for 1.5, as I had to go to the gym 🙂 )

Slow Cook

Once it’s all done, take a piece of chicken out and pour some of the juice and veggies from the bottom over it and enjoy!

Notes: you can use more veggies if you’d like. You also don’t have to wrap the chicken in bacon. Then again, you can wrap more bacon around if you wish!

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Slow Cooked Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Drizzled with Honey
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Serves: 4-5
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large chicken breasts, 4 chicken legs (I get mine in a jumbo, organic package at Trader Joes for about $10), de-skinned and unthawed
  • ½ c. celery, chopped
  • ½ c. carrots, chopped
  • 2 tbsp ginger, chopped
  • 1 tbsp. fresh thyme
  • 1 tbsp. fresh sage
  • 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary
  • 8 slices uncooked bacon
  • Honey, as desired
Instructions
  1. Place the celery, carrots, ginger, thyme, sage, and rosemary in a bowl.
  2. Then, roll the chicken in the mixture.
  3. Remove chicken from mixture and place on a flat surface.
  4. Wrap the bacon around the chicken pieces however you’d like. I used one piece of bacon for each of the legs and 2 for each of the breasts.
  5. Place the leftover mixture from bowl on the bottom of your slow cooker with ¼. C. water.
  6. Drizzle a little honey over each piece of chicken/bacon (No more than 1 tsp. per piece).
  7. Place all chicken/bacon pieces in your slow cooker.
  8. Cover and cook on low for approximately 6-8 hours.
  9. Serve and enjoy!

There are more brand new recipes like this contained within The Gutsy Girl’s Bible: an approach to healing the gut.

Remember, I don’t prescribe to healing the gut with fasting and/or juice diets. I believe that we heal the gut with real food.

I can’t wait to help heal yours. Click HERE to get your copy today!

Xox,
SKH

$15.57 and 11+ Meals and Snacks Out of a Whole Chicken

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When my mom was here visiting for my 30th birthday, she could not believe I paid $13.50 for a whole, organic chicken.

“But you have no idea all the things I get from this one chicken,” I told her.

“Maybe not,” she said.

I set out to prove it to her…..and now also to you.

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Baked Super Bowl Chicken Drummies

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It’s Super Bowl time, and I have the perfect Baked Super Bowl Chicken Drummies snack (or dinner) for you.

These are ridiculously easy to make, and I’ve prepared 4 different “flavors” for you to choose from.

Start out with simple chicken legs.

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Take the skin off.

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Brush the legs with olive oil.

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Mix up the flavor or flavors you want to try.

Flavors

Place them on your pan.

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Bake ’em.

Chicken Leg Drumsticks Baking

Soak up the awesome smells they bring your house, but just for a minute…..you’ll be ready to eat them immediately!

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Enjoy!

p.s. I won’t lie, the “tea” ones were probably my favorite, and probably because they were so unique. Ryan’s favorites were the Basil Garlic legs. I didn’t try the Spicy ones, but Ryan wanted me to make note for y’all that they are super good, but very spicy….enter at your own risk.

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Baked Super Bowl Chicken Drummies

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Ingredients

  • 15 organic chicken legs, skinned and trimmed of fat

Spicy Rub 1 (makes enough rub for 4 chicken legs)

  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • sea salt to taste

Poultry Rub 2 (makes enough rub for 4 chicken legs)

  • 3 Tbsp rosemary leaves
  • 3 Tbsp sage leaves
  • 3Tbsp fresh thyme
  • sea salt to taste

Basil Garlic Rub 3 (makes enough rub for 4 chicken legs)

  • 3 Tbsp basil leaves
  • 2 bulbs garlic, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp oregano
  • 1/2 lemon, fresh-squeezed juice
  • sea salt to taste

“Bonus” Tea Rub 4

  • 1 Tbsp tea leaves (try THIS one)
  • 2 tbsp. rosemary leaves
  • 2 tbsp tarragon
  • sea salt to taste

Directions

  1. Skin and trim your chicken legs
  2. Prepare the rub(s) of choice
  3. Lightly coat an oven-safe baking dish with olive oil (or oil of choice)
  4. Brush each chicken leg with olive oil, coat it with your rub and place the leg on your pan
  5. Let the drummies sit for a couple hours (to best soak up all the flavor)
  6. Then, preheat oven to 400 degrees
  7. Bake for 28-30 minutes
  8. Enjoy!

Xox,
SKH