Can we talk about New Girl right now!? If you haven’t watched the latest episode, shame on you, but look away RIGHT NOW!!
OMG Nick and Jess are finally getting together!! The last episode was fantastic. Mostly because Schmidt got stung on his face by a jellyfish while trying to catch a lionfish with a lacrosse stick. BUT the Jess and Nick thing was awesome. He’s so in love with her. I never thought my favorite show could get better, but once they threw love into the mix, I pledge to never EVER miss another episode. How many times have I said episode in this blog so far? Answer: too many times.
New subject.
I went to the dermatologist yesterday. Instantly started crying. Poor derm lady. She had no idea what that appointment was about to bring in. Well it brought a mess of a grown woman, desperate for answers. I even wrote down a list of everything I’ve tried to help fix my skin. I just can’t take it anymore. I can’t look in the mirror anymore, my face constantly hurts, and I cry probably every two days out of frustration. No one should have to live their life like this. Time to take control.
On a lighter note, I’m going to get my nails AND toenails done next week. Yes, yes I am. I seriously haven’t gotten my nails or toenails done since high school. I never saw the point. The polish just came off, looked gross, then made your nails worse. BUT, since I will be doing a cooking presentation next week at PaleoFX, I thought I should try to make myself look more like a lady. I think I might even wear an apron, like one of those skirt aprons. Those things are adorable. And I want to try to fool people into thinking that I’m adorable. Little do they know. Can’t wait to see some of your there. What in the hell else am I going to wear other than an apron!? I just got instantly stressed.
OMG. I have found a new blog I love. And it’s a paleo blog! I usually only fall in love with non paleo blogs because they have way better food porn, but this one is awesome. And naughty. And I love me some naughty paleo food. I actually found her off of instagram while sitting at the dermatologist. The things you can find while bored. And I am so lucky to. Check out Clean Eating with a Dirty Mind. She’s pretty new so she doesn’t have a ton of recipes yet, but every single one she has looks stupid good. I’m kind of in love with her. Go check out her blog and give her some love on instagram @vanessabarajas. You’ll be happy you did.
Oh PS, who here is doing the 21 Day Sugar Detox? I swear, you can do it if I can. Especially if you have these cute little things stored in your fridge. It has a slight sweetness to it and the fat from the coconut oil and coconut butter keeps you full and satisfied. For real, make these.
21DSD Green Apple and Coconut 2-Bite Treats
Ingredients
- 1 green apple, cored and diced
- ½ cup coconut butter
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon (or more, if you’d like)
- pinch of salt
- 2 extra tablespoons coconut oil, for cooking
Instructions
- Place a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil to the pan. Once hot, add diced apples and begin to cook down, making sure they do not burn.
- Once apples are soft, add the cinnamon and a bit of salt.
- Now you need to get the coconut oil and coconut butter soft, so place both in a bowl and into the microwave for about 30 seconds, then mix with a spoon.
- Then add the sautéed apples to the bowl with coconut butter and coconut oil and mix well, adding a bit more cinnamon.
- Now use a spoon to scoop out 1-2 tablespoons of your chunky mixture into a silicone liner in a muffin tin. Repeat until mixture is gone. If you do not have silicone liners, use paper (they may just stick a little).
- Place in fridge for at least 20 minutes before eating. Also store in the fridge because they may want to melt!
- Makes about 9 discs.
- Enjoy the 21 Day Sugar Detox!
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More Sugar Detox recipes:
21DSD Creamy Green Apple Smoothie
Sugar Detox Cinnamon Sweet Potato Ice Cream with Toasted Walnuts
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Juli, this looks great! How’ve you been doing on the detox? I cheated on freakin’ Day 19! For crying out loud! I did get right back into it, but, sheesh, how ridiculous! I am going to make these to celebrate the last day, and then I’m going to celebrate being done by making your Caramel Cheesecake Bars (Minus the Cheese). Sooooo looking forward to that!
Hey – I came across your posts on Pinterest, and LOVE the recipes you put up! I have been eating the Paleo way for about 5 weeks now, and your recipes are relatively easy and wanted to say THANKS!
Leann
I made these using paper liners and they worked fine and didn’t stick! Super yummy 🙂
I lurk here, and swipe your recipes with alarming regularity. Dood~ these are blecky! Seriously! Wowza! They will sit in the freezer, languishing, until some middle of the night, sleep-eating child makes a fatal error and grabs a couple more. You make GREAT food, and inspire me to push my limits, but these didn’t work at my house. They were gritty. Mine look the same as your picture, and the flavor was tolerable, but the sensation of chewing on sawdust was not worth a second bite. Post another coconut oil filled, bite-sized gem so I can have a fresh adventure with you!
I have hormonal cystic acne but finally got things under control! I have tons of things to recommend if you want to message me (and I don’t sell and am not affiliated with any of them!). If the problem is hormonal, you could have a sensitivity to testosterone, which is what I have. Mine is controlled pretty well by a low-dose birth control, but my dermatologist also mentioned that there are other meds that can balance your hormones a bit more to help your skin. Also, it’s crazy painful and kind of $$$ but laser treatments really work, and a series of those totally saved me when my skin was the absolute worst. It went from super embarrassing and demoralizing to people complimenting my skin in around 6 months. I also have sensitive skin so weather really affects it and it’s hard to find products that work but are gentle. I have a good roster now if you want recommendations! Anyway good luck with it all!
Juli, a food allergy is causing your acne. The very same thing happened to me. It was dairy. I did a detox for health reasons, gave up dairy, and my skin cleared up in 4 days. If I eat dairy, that very day or the next it starts to come back. I had been taking antibiotics for 2 years and they hadn’t helped. I know you don’t eat dairy, or very little, but like the person with honey allergy, some food is triggering your acne.
You also mentioned seeing a naturopath is very expensive, but it is worth all the money in the world for someone to give you answers, and not prescriptions with horrible side effects. That being said, herbs and supplements can have side effects, so do your own research too. Many naturopaths work on a sliding scale, so it’s worth checking in to. I converted to seeing a naturopath 5 years ago and I will not go back.
Good luck! I love your food!!
these are amazing!!! i used coconut manna and a little bit of almond butter and the coconut oil…SO GOOD 🙂
Julie! I love your blog, I read it everyday but never comment. I should! I’m going to start more often. Anyways, I am sure you are bombarded with suggestions for your acne. It’s no fun and everyone is different and thus has different things that work for them. I struggled with really bad acne for a long time and tried everything. Literally everything, even acutane which destroyed not only most of my oil glands but also a lot of my digestive system – it helped but didn’t cure my acne and the side effects were awful, I wouldn’t suggest it. But in college a friend of mine’s dad was a nature path. He CURED my acne. It turns out that everything I was doing was just making the issue worse. He had me quit all the acne antibiotics, washes etc. and start treating my skin like it didn’t have acne. I used a very gentile face wash (Purity by Philosophy) and I used pure argan oil on my skin afterwards (yeah, oil, I know it sounds counter intuitive but it’s the real deal) In addition I started taking beta carotene (turns into Vitamin A in your body but you cant overdose like you can with regular Vitamin A) and Flax seed oil. His theory was that if I ingested oil and put it on my skin that my body would compensate by producing less oil. It made sense to me and more then that it worked. All this stuff if easy to come by and if you are up to it I would give it a chance. It takes a good 4 weeks for the flax & beta carotene to kick in but I swear they will change your life. I have tried to stop taking both of them and my skin breaks out again – so it’s a habit for me now but one I’m happy with since it’s not really medicine or chemicals. It might work for you!! I hope you try it and I hope it does!
Juli, I love your blog! You are awesome! So sorry to read about your acne struggles. I have suffered with cystic acne aswell but I’m almost clear right now. Like you I tried nearly everything. But I always believed that it must be the result of an internal issue, so I did strict paleo with some improvements but continued to research and after reading a lot about leaky gut I really felt that was the source of my problems. So I started supplementing with vitamins D3 and K2, collustrum/lactoferrin, and quality fish oils. It worked! Just thought I’d share, it might be something you can look into.
PS I am addicted to coconut butter so i will have to try making these for my April 21DSD!!!
Made these last night using Nikki’s Vanilla cake batter. YUM.
And this post confirms my desire to be your fried.
And by fried, I mean friend of course…