Once chocolate is melted pour in sugar or sugar substitute.

Angel the Corgi would love to taste test.

Allow cake to cool before adding the topping.

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and butter a 9-inch springform pan. Line the base and sides of the pan with organic baking spray or buttered parchment paper.
• Mash some of the blackberries and leave a few to garnish. Set aside the mashed blackberries.
• Use 7oz of the dark chocolate chips and set aside 3oz for the topping. Melt it gently with the butter in the microwave, stirring regularly until completely melted. Add sugar to the chocolate-butter mixture, stirring well, and set aside to cool down for a moment. After a few minutes add the eggs one by one. Stir well after each addition. Add cocoa, mashed blackberries, cinnamon, cyanine, and cloves, mix until incorporated.
• Pour batter into the buttered cake pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until the center of the cake looks crackly-looking and jiggles slightly. Let the cake cool in the pan on a rack for 10 - 15 minutes and remove springform. Allow to cool completely. The cake will deflate a bit as it cools.
• Mix remaining chocolate with heavy cream. Cover the top of the cake and allow this to cool.
• Serve with a drizzle of honey and blackberries and enjoy.

If you join the mailing list for Stonyfield Organics they'll give you a $1.50 off coupon. I was in search for an organic yogurt when I found their devious recipe for Shrimp Tostadas with Lime Crema.


INGREDIENTS:
1 package.................Organic Tortillas
1/4 cup......................Lime Juice
2tsp...........................Zest of a Lime
3/4 cup......................Stonyfield Organic Yogurt (0% fat)
1/4 cup......................Organic Sour Cream (low fat)
1/2 tsp.......................Salt
1lb.............................Medium Shrimp (Peeled/Deveined)
2tsp...........................Chilian O-Live & Co Olive Oil
1 1/2 cup...................Shredded Cabbage
1 1/2 cup...................Shredded Carrots

READY IN: 35 Minutes
SERVES: 6
WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS: 2 (Per Serving)

Instead of making the Lime Crema I simply combined some of the yogurt, and sour cream with my fresh picked cilantro and added some pepper to taste.

Prepping the Lime Zest Mixture.

DIRECTIONS:

• STEP 1
• Set oven to 425.
• Coat 2 baking sheets with Non-Stick Cooking Spray.
• Place 3 tortillas on each pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes and flip halfway through baking.
• STEP 2
• In a bowl stir lime juice and zest.
• In another bowl stir together yogurt, sour cream, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/2 of the lime juice/zest mixture together and set aside.
• Place shrimp and lime juice mixture into a sealable bag and toss.
• Allow shrimp to marinate for 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle shrimp with remaining salt and cook.
• Stir shrimp often for 3-4 minutes until cooked.
• STEP 3
• Divide shrimp among tortillas.
• Add shredded cabbage/carrot.
• Drizzle with garnish of choice. (Yogurt/sour cream/cilantro/pepper mixed.)

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The day is here! It's May 1st, 2018 and I'm posting the first of many recipes to this blog. Be sure to follow along on Bloglovin, YouTube and Instagram for continuous updates.

I'll be posting to Instagram daily, and new recipes will be posted every Tuesday & Thursday.


Lamb Babacoa is a traditional meal served during Cinco de Mayo. I find this recipe to be easy to do as you simply prep it for your slow cooker and let it do all of the work! Great for after a stressful day at work, or for your Cinco de Mayo gathering.

If you're not a fan of lamb, or are looking for something more economical and/or diet friendly, you can substitute for chicken or pork with this recipe. Weight Watchers points listed below.

While I'm linking to organic ingredients, you can shop and buy as you need to for your budget. I will always encourage you to live an organic lifestyle, but from personal experience, I know that you can't switchover your diet and food budget overnight.

We ventured to Wegman's in North Wales where a wonderful man from the meat department found organic lamb shoulders for us. You'll need 3lbs of lamb or your substituted choice to cook with. We also picked up ingredients at WholeFoods, Aldi, and Giant.


I have a small raised bed on the side of my home where I grow organic herbs. Cilantro (Coriander) is already available for me to harvest and adds great flavor. If you're not a fan of the taste, it's always a nice garnish.

Last summer I made and canned salsa and used that as a garnish for the recipe. Once the tomatoes and peppers have ripened I will type up my sasla recipe for everyone. Use whatever garnishes that you prefer on a barbacoa or taco. I hope that you enjoy this first recipe as much as my family and I have.


Above is a little animation of some of the items we cooked with.

Check out the links on the ingredients for quick order and delivery.

ORGANIC INGREDIENTS:

Follow the blog for the Blackberry Purée Margarita!

DIRECTIONS:

• Combine onion, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, garlic, salt, and oregano in a food processor. Blend until well combined and mixture forms a paste.
• Slice a 1/4" deep line into potato. Easily push Cloves into potato without hurting your thumbs!
• Transfer mixture to a slow cooker and add half of the beef stock. Place meat into slow cooker and add more stock until the meat is covered.
• Add potato cloves side down into the stock
• Add bay leaves, and cook on low for about 5 hours.
• To serve, shred the meat with two forks and place in serving dish.
• Garnish your Barbacoa how you like & enjoy!

ADDITIONAL POINTS (substitute or add additional points):
Avocado (3 points for 1/4)
Tortillas (3 points for 1)
Rice (1 point for 1/8 cup)



OPTIONAL:
Before you begin. I suggest you prep this a day ahead of time allowing it to cool in the fridge overnight. Why? You'll cut down on a lot of fat! Once the crockpot cooked the meal, I allowed it to cool and then placed it into the refrigerator overnight. The fat floats and hardens to the top. Before reheating, remove the fat and cut down on a good chunk of calories regardless of the meat you choose to cook with! 😻

Just look at all of the fattening calories we cut from this meal!