Pumpkin Chili-Recipe

Ingredients

1tsp of butter or coconut oil

1 onion, coarsely diced

2 cloves of minced garlic

4-6 mushrooms, sliced

1-2 sweet potatoes, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

1 pound of ground meat, browned

1 cup of broth

I can of pumpkin puree, or 1 ½ cup of homemade pumpkin puree

1 tsp cumin

1 tps garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Heat butter or oil in a pan, over medium heat.

2. In a skillet, heat the cooking fat over medium heat; add the garlic, mushrooms, onions and carrots. Once the carrots are soft remove mixture and place in crock pot.

4. Cook the ground meat to the skillet and brown the meat.

3. Place the mixture into the crockpot, add the broth, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and spices. Set the crock pot to low and cook for 8-10 hours. 

Slow Cooked Pineapple and Pork

Ingredients:
3-5 of pound pork loin
2 cups of water
1 can of Pineapple Chunks

Instructions 1. Place pork loin in slow cooker and add 2 cups of water and cook for 12 hours on low in the crock pot.
2. After 12 hours of cooking, drain water out of the crockpot, the pork should just fall apart at this point. Shredded pork, add ½ the juice from the can of pineapple and cook for 8 hours on low and ¼ cup of water.
3. At 8 hours add the rest of the pineapple juice and chunks from the can to the slow cooker and ¼ cup of water for 8 hours.
4. Eat and enjoy

Eggplant Pizza (Paleo)

Ingredients
Eggplant
Salt
Olive Oil
Red Sauce
Pizza Toppings

Instructions:
1. Slice Eggplant flat round slices (1/4 inch thick) 2. Put slices into a mixing bowl and sprinkle water over the slices, place in microwave for 1:30 minutes
3. Lay paper towels out and place eggplant slices on the paper towels, and sprinkle each side with salt, let sit for 30 minutes. Rinse each side of the eggplant slice off with water and pat dry. This will help take some of the bitterness of the eggplant out.
4. Preheat the oven at 350, brush olive oil on each side of the eggplant, and sprinkle with salt
5. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until brown Remove from oven and add toppings, and bake for another 10-15 minutes.