Meaty Stuff

    Hope you all had a great weekend.  We are still enjoying weather in the 70s which is unusual here in Oregon.  It was a nice treat for my daughters 11th birthday party yesterday.  

     This recipe is one of my sons favorite meals.   He's a picky eater and tends to eat the same thing over and over again.   This recipe is a way to allow him to be a picky eater and know that he's getting all that he needs.  

Meaty Stuff

1 lb ground turkey (preferably dark meat)

1-2 lbs of diced veggies (I usually throw zucchini, spinach and or kale in the food processor)

1/4 cup of gelatin (I use Great Lakes unflavored gelatin)

1/4 cup of coconut oil

sea salt to taste

Melt coconut oil in pan.   Add turkey and vegetables.  When the meat is about 75% cooked through add the gelatin.  The gelatin will make the meat and vegetables have a slight crunch and provides you with the great collagen joint benefits of gelatin.  Cook meat thoroughly and add sea salt to taste.  Enjoy!

   On an unrelated note if you'd like to read more of my healing journey I did an interview for Eileen's blog phoenixhelix.com.  It can be found at http://www.phoenixhelix.com/2014/10/05/angelas-story/

Kale Chips

    This is for you Carrie.  Years ago Carrie introduced us to kale chips and thus began my and my daughters addiction to kale chips.  Since that day I've been working on perfecting the recipe. I've finally come up with how to make them crispy but not burnt in the least amount of time. 

     First before the recipe let's take a look at the benefits of kale:  

Kale is high in iron, it has more iron than beef

Kale is high in Vitamin K

It is an anti-inflammatory food

Kale is a great detox food since it filled with fiber and sulfur   

It has more calcium than a cup of milk

Kale Chips

1/2 bunch of kale 

olive oil

garlic powder

sea salt

     Preheat oven to 325 for regular or 275 for convection bake oven. Tear kale into bite size pieces removing the stem. Place into a mixing bowl.  Pour a small amount of olive oil on top.  You want enough to cover each piece but not so much that it's dripping off. Sprinkle with garlic powder and sea salt.   Then massage the oil, garlic powder and salt into the kale.  Spread kale on a cookie sheet.  In a regular oven bake for 6 minutes then turn off the oven and leave for 10 minutes.  If cooking in a convection bake oven cook 8 minutes then turn off the oven and leave for 10 minutes.  Take out to cool and enjoy.