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Taco Squash!

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Had this big beautiful squash from my garden and 1)didn't know what it was exactly and 2)didn't know what to do with it. Good ol' Facebook helped me figure out it's a summer squash, similar to zucchini but larger seeds and a meaty pulp you generally don't eat. A friend suggested making taco meat and putting it in the squash and baking it, covered with cheese. Wowza, good idea! This is my version of Taco Squash Large green summer squash, quartered, insides pulp and seeds scraped out 1 lb ground beef 1 red pepper, diced 2 medium carrots, shredded 3/4 cup zucchini, shredded 1 1/2 Cups frozen corn Taco seasoning powder Water 1 1/2 Cups cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 400. In a skillet, brown 1lb of ground beef. Add to skillet diced red pepper, shredded carrots, shredded zucchini, corn, and simmer with taco seasoning (packet/make your own/measure from Costco container/etc) and enough water to keep it 'wet' until veggies are tender

Paleo Peanut Butter Cups

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Did you ever think such a thing existed???? I didn't! Ran across this recipe and picture on a friend's Facebook page and I wanted to give her a hug. I hope to make these soon. Need to buy some coconut butter. Paleo Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate: 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted 2 tablespoons coconut butter, softened 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch sea salt Pinch cinnamon Stevia or pure maple syrup to taste Filling: 3 tablespoons unsweetened almond or peanut butter 1 tablespoon coconut oil A little sea salt A little stevia Just whisk all the ingredients for the chocolate together and then poor a teaspoon into 12 mini cupcake liners, let set in freezer for five minutes while you mix up the filling, put it in a plastic bag when your done, snip the corner and then squeeze a little bit into the center of each chocolate, then poor the rest of the chocolate over each cup and then let them set in the freezer aga