Stuffed Mushrooms-crab, bacon and cream cheese

Ingredients:
1 package of cream cheese, soften
2 pounds of mushrooms
1 clove of garlic
10 oz of lumped crab meat
¼ of a medium white onion chopped
4-5 slices of bacon
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
Slice bacon into small pieces and chop onion and garlic
Place all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together

Using a spoon stuff each mushroom with the mixture

Place on a baking sheet (I used a silicon mat)
Place and oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown on top of the mushrooms
Enjoy!

Ground Beef Jerky

Ingredients:
2-3 pounds of lean ground beef (85/15, 90/10/ 96/4 all work)
1/2 cup coconut aminos, if you do not want to buy coconut aminos-this recipe works well as a substitute (http://theclothesmakethegirl.com/2014/03/01/substitute-soy-sauce-coconut-aminos/)
2 table spoons of liquid smoke
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp  Apple Cider Vinegar

Directions:
Place ground beef in a mixing bowl
Add all the ingredients to the mixing bowl

Use your hands to mix the ingredients into the ground beef
Place the mixed ground beef into a zip lock bag and place in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours. This will allow the seasoning to flavor the beef.

Place beef into a jerky gun. Using the gun make stripes of jerky onto each tray of the dehydrator

Once all the beef is placed on trays in the dehydrator, set the temperature to 160 for 4-6 hours.

I store mine in zip lock bags in the fridge, it lasts about one month. Although, it seems to never make it a week in our house.

****If you do not have a jerky gun: Place parchment paper on a hard surface and then place some the beef mixture on top. Place a second piece of parchment paper on top of the ground beef. Using a glass or rolling pin, roll the ground beef flat to about ¼ of an inch. Remove the top layer of parchment paper, and use a knife to cut small stripes of jerky.

****If you do not have a dehydrator: Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Line cookie sheets with aluminum foil, then place a cookie rack or raise rack over the cookie sheet. Set your stripes of beef on the rack and place in oven for 3-4 hours. It may help to place a towel between the oven and oven door while the ground beef is cooking.

Meatballs

I try to make meatballs every two weeks, they are relativity easy and are a great staple to have in the fridge to make many different meals, or just snack on.

Ingredients:
2 pounds of Ground Meat (I used Beef 85/15)
1 egg
2 tablespoons of parsley
1 tablespoon of cilantro
1 tablespoon of oregano
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1 tablespoon of Marjoram
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon of black pepper
¼ cup of Almond meal or coconut flour

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350
Place ground meat in a mixing bowl

Add the spices, flour/meal and egg to the mixing bowl

Using your hands mix all the ingredients together until all the ingredients are well blended
Roll the meat into 1 to 1 and ½ inch balls and place on the roasting rack

Place the meatballs into the oven for 45 minutes

Hint: I used a stainless steel pan with a raised rack and a silicone-baking sheet. I put the silicone-baking sheet under the raised rack to catch all the fat and drippings from the meat. This will make cleaning everything after the meatballs are finished much easier. Also, using the raised rack will make the meatballs crispy.

Orange Ginger Shrimp and Cauliflower Rice

Ingredients:
4 green onions, chopped
Minced Garlic or Garlic Cloves
Salt
Pepper
Toasted sesame oil
Coconut Aminos
Juice from 2 Oranges
Cauliflower Rice
Minced Ginger
Shrimp, peeled and detailed

Directions:
Chop up green onions, put in frying pan with cooking fat of choice
Add one clove of chopped garlic or minced garlic to the frying pan
Sauté the garlic and green onions until they are translucent

Add bag of Cauliflower rice to the frying pan with green onions and garlic
Add 1-2 tablespoons of coconut aminos
Add 1-2 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil

Add Salt and pepper and mix everything together and let cool for 5-7 minutes on low
In a separate frying pan, add cooking fat of choice and let the pan get hot
Add the shrimp and let cook for 1-2 minutes, if frozen they will need to cook longer

Cut the oranges in half and squeeze the juice from the oranges into the pan with the shrimp

Slice the minced ginger into smaller pieces, and sprinkle over the shrimp in the frying pan
Add 1-2 tablespoons of coconut aminos
Add 1-2 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil
Add one clove of chopped garlic or minced garlic to the frying pan

Mix the ingredients in the frying pan together and sauté for 5-10 minutes

After the shrimp is done cooking add to the frying pan with the cauliflower rice and let simmer together for 1-2 minutes
Drain the extra liquid out of the pan, enjoy your meal