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When the weather starts to cool, I really love to bake. Don’t warm baked goods just taste better this time of year? Anyway, y’all may have heard me talk about one of my favorite web sites, MultiplyDelicious.com, by Heather Connell. Through nutrition, she too has healed herself.  And through her blog, she shares many fabulous recipes; some of them are my very favorites that we still make regularly like the Curried Apple Chicken Salad.

Look how cute she is! I bet you are wondering about her bad a** arms, aren’t you? Yeah, she does Cross Fit…

Well, she has recently come out with a BEAUTIFUL paleo desserts book called Paleo Sweets & Treats that I am in love with, and it’s just in time for the Fall and holiday season!

Anyway, all of these recipes are just amazing, and the pictures that go with them will make you drool!! My daughter, who doesn’t really love baked good (paleo or not), has just dog-eared about 9 pages of this book with recipes for us to bake.

There are so many more recipes that I am drying to try, as well, but so far, the Spiced Apple Cakie Cookies are our favorite…

So I know they are called “cakies” and my look more like flat cookies. I’ve never been great with attention to detail or following directions; regardless, they were amazing. I know this will be yet another staple treat around our house. Anyway, you must check out her book!!! You can either get it on Amazon (makes a great gift!) by clicking here, OR you can enter the giveaway!

To celebrate the release of this fabulous book, I thought it would be fun to give away a copy of the book!! Heather was kind enough to donate a copy. All you need to do to enter is:

1. Like my facebook page by clicking here.

2. Like the MultiplyDelicious facebook page by clicking here.

3. And then comment on this page and letting me know you’ve done the two above. And if you aren’t on Facebook, then just comment here and tell us why you want the book!

We will pick a winner this Friday, October 25th.

Only US participants are eligible to win. Winner will be determined by random.org.   Good luck and have a great week everyone!!

• 2 1/2 lb pork roast
• coriander, salt, pepper (enough to cover the roast for a rub)
• 3-4 shallots, chopped
• 1 tbsp grass fed butter
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 tbsp stone ground mustard
• 1/2 cup dried cherries or cherry preserves
• 2 tbsp maple syrup

So start with trimming your pork. Then get your coriander, salt and pepper out so you can get a good rub on it.

Once you pat the rub on, turn your dutch over on high and sear both sides for a couple of minutes or until it gets nice and brown. If you don’t have a dutch oven, just sear it in another pan and then transfer to your slow cooker. Next, it’s time to get the sauce ready so chop up and saute your shallots with some butter. Once they start to become transparent, put them in a medium bowl.

Then add your chicken broth, white wine, mustard, cherries and maple syrup to the bowl, stir well, and pour on top of your seared pork.  I love these cherries by the way because they only use fruit juice to sweeten them. I bought these at Whole Foods but you can get them at Vitacost or Amazon. If you prefer, you could use 1/3 cup of cherry preserve in place of the maple syrup and dried cherries, but I felt like the dried cherries really made each bite so amazing!

Then cook in your oven on 200 for approximately 6 hours. Or if using a slow cooker, cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.

The sauce is the best part so be sure to save that. We ended up eating it like a stew. Cut up the meat, add some sauce, and enjoy each and every bite!

 Enjoy the beautiful fall weekend everyone!

When grandma use to say you needed a nice warm bowl of chicken soup to get well, I don’ t think she was talking about MSG, gluten, hydrogenated oil, GMO laden canned Chicken Noodle Soup.  I think what she was referring to was soup with immune-boosting bone broth, nourishing fresh herbs and spices, and some healthy chicken. For someone that is ill or recovering from surgery, I can’t think of a more perfect meal. Not only does it just taste soothing, but the broth is full of so many nutrients as I’ve said before (see old post here).

Anyway I’ve had some sick buddies lately, and they said this has been a great go-to meal for them. One friend who I made this for is an amazingly strong and brave woman. She has been doing everything in her power to prepare her body for some major surgery by taking probiotics, eating lots of greens and protein, and so much more. I have no doubt she will have an speedy recovery. Anyway, hopefully this soup will also help the mending process.

Oh, and not only is this soup incredibly healthy, but also it really does taste AMAZING. I am already planning on making some more for my family next week!

Here is what you need for THE BEST Chicken noodless soup:

• whole chicken (or organic rotisserie)
• bone broth (or organic chicken broth)
• 1 pack broccoli slaw
• handful of shredded carrots
• 1-2 stalks of celery, if desired
• 1 medium onion (I use TJ’s precut onion shallot garlic pack)
• 4 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bay leaf
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tsp celtic salt (or more, depending on preference and if you add more water)
• 1 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3/4 tsp thyme
• 4-6 cups water
• 1 tbsp Bragg’s apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp grass fed butter or ghee

I love the easy to use pre-cut organic Broccoli Slaw from Trader Joes. Also I get most of my chicken from Costco now since they offer organic whole chickens and breasts…

I started by putting the whole chicken in the crock pot, and then added some salt and pepper as a rub to the chicken, and then let it cook on low for about 4-5 hours.

Once it was done, I took the meat off the bones, wrapped up the chicken and put it in the fridge for the next day.

Look at how much meat there is from one whole chicken? That’s more meat than I ever got from a rotisserie chicken!

I think George is sad he doesn’t get any…

For the bones, I left them in the cooker, added some water until it just about covers the bones, squished the bones down flat so it would all be immersed, and added 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar.  Then, I turned the slow cooker down to the “warm” setting, put the lid back on and let that cook over night. In the morning, I turned it off and let it sit for a few hours so it would be easier to transfer and I didn’t burn myself but you could do it immediately, I also just didn’t have the time.

I borrowed a friends strainer and it made this process so amazingly simple….

Now get out your big dutch oven or pot and melt some butter. Add your fresh minced garlic, the bag of  broccoli slaw, some extra shredded carrots, some chopped celery (I forgot to add it), and your chopped onion or your TJ’s onion mixture and let it cook until the veggies start to get soft. Next add in your broth, some water (start with 4 cups and add more as needed), your chicken and spices and allow it to cook on low for about 2o minutes so the flavors soak in well.

Yes it takes two days, IF you use the homemade bone broth, but it really is easy to do and soooo worth it. This is THE BEST chicken soup, if I do say so myself.

Tate actually said, “I thought it was going to be gross but, OH GOSH, it is soooooo good!”. And Alice said, “I loooove it!” She wants it for breakfast next week. I get so excited when I make something everyone likes so much, can you tell?

And I guess Tate felt pretty strong after his bowl of soup because he proceeded to grab a yoga mat, blare some “Roar” by Katy Perry (big sister influence, I guess), toss his shirt aside, and start planking, doing jumping jacks, push ups, and then ended with some burpees. Goes to show, I guess they do watch and learn by the example, even when we don’t realize it. It made me smile. Thankfully, this was a good example he learned from me. Well, all but the tossing of the shirt. Not sure who he learned that from…

Oh and lastly, apparently there was a BIG pricing typo an email that went out from Dr. Bhatia’s office about the Kids Nutritional Events that are taking place this weekend (Sat 9:30am and Sunday 4:00pm). Because the email already went out, I will of course honor the price that was offered, but it’s a heck of a deal so come take advantage!! Apparently the event is $30 for one event and $40 for both events. Please email brooke@atlantaholisticmedicine.com to reserve your spot! Hope to see you there!