Paleo Peanut Butter Cookies

It seems the latest trend is to curtail white carbohydrates and sugar and replace them with more plant-based foods--or to make our food more "paleo." These peanut butter cookies are flour-less and instead of using white sugar, I used coconut sugar. While there is still a form of sugar in these, I'm not going to pretend these cookies are completely diet safe but the fact they have no flour should be one victory worth celebrating!

Ingredients:

1 cup Peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
3/4 cup Coconut sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 Egg
3/4 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the peanut butter and coconut sugar thoroughly together. Add the vanilla, egg, baking soda and salt and mix until completely blended. Taking tablespoon size bits of the dough, roll into a ball and place onto the baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Lemon Parmesan Green Beans with Gouda and Chopped Almonds

Ingredients:

16 oz Fresh green beans, snapped and rinsed
2 Tbsp Parmesan-infused olive oil (or regular)
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 Tbsp Lemon juice
1/4 cup Finely cubed gouda
1/4 cup Chopped almonds
Salt and black pepper to taste


Directions:

In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients together thoroughly except the chopped almonds and set in a pan on medium-low heat. Sautee the green bean mixture for about 5-7 minutes (you want to maintain the crispness of the green beans). Toss in the chopped almonds and enjoy!