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Oh, MY! It's been too long since the last post.
Our holidays were great. We all enjoyed time with family and now we are looking forward to spring just around the corner.

Just recently, we did decide to add some very limited, full fat dairy back into Cade's diet. He's loving the addition of some cheese with his meals. So far we haven't noticed any negative side effects. Digestion, mood, and behavior seem to be holding steady.

I thought that we would use the majority of this post to share some of our favorite recipes. We're a busy family and we use the crock pot A LOT, but we also have some others that we really like. Enjoy!

"Spaghetti" and Meatballs:

Meatballs:
3 lbs of ground beef
2 eggs
4 tbsp of ketchup (Heinz and Hunt's both have a type with no corn syrup)
2 tsp garlic
1 tsp ground onion
Mix ingredients together. Roll meatballs and place in crock pot. Over each layer of meatballs, pour a layer of all-natural spaghetti sauce. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.

"Spaghetti"
1 large spaghetti squash.
Cut in half long ways.
Place face down on a cookie sheet
Poke slits in the top skin
Bake approx 1 hour until skin in golden brown and is soft to the touch
Spoon out the "spaghetti" to serve with the meatballs


Pork chops:

In crock pot, place:
5-6 medium to large potatoes
1 bag of baby carrots
6-8 pork chops
Place partially cooked bacon on each pork chop
cover with sliced onions
cook on high 5-6 hours
**You can make the same recipe with chicken as well



Cookies

Ingredients:
*2 cups ground almonds (use food processor to grind) OR just buy almond flour
*1 1/4 cups raw honey or sub with light agave
*1/4 cup dried fruit of your choice
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Heat the light agave / raw honey and pour onto ground almonds
3. Add dried fruit and cinnamon
4. Mix together
5. Spoon on to cookie sheet
6. Use a small piece of parchment paper to flatten cookies
7. Bake for 10-15 minutes but WATCH CAREFULLY as they burn quickly. Look for the bottom to turn golden brown.

We've also found some recipes for pancakes/waffles and pizza. I'll have to post those some other time :)

That's it for now. Cade's school conferences are this Thursday, so maybe I'll have a chance to post an update on how that's going once we talk more with his teachers.

Becky