Homemade Almond Butter

I am a fan of almost every nut butter out there, unfortunately when bought from most stores they include a ton of stuff, not stuff I particularly want in my nut butter! I had a friend who began making her own almond butter and found it was very easy, affordable, and DELICIOUS! Check it out!

Ingredients:
2 cups raw almonds
2 tbsp coconut oil

Directions:
1.) Preheat the oven to 375
2.) Bake almonds for approximately 6-8 min
3.) Put in food processor for about 10-15 minutes...scraping down the sides in the middle! Your will be able to see the texture change into almond butter. .  

TIPS:
*If it's not becoming oily you didn't blend long enough! *I added some cinnamon the other day and it was amazing!! 
*Store in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator for maximum freshness 

I hope you enjoy this delicious almond butter as much as I have! 

It is great on an apple or slice of Ezekiel bread. 

Grilled Lemon Pepper Tilapia

I have been craving fish lately, so it was to my surprise to find tilapia on sale this week at Sam's Club!  My husband loves to grill so what better mixture than my fish and his grill!  Check out this awesome recipe! Our entire family enjoyed every last bite of it!

Ingredients:

• 6 boneless/skinless tilapia fillets
• 1 fresh lemon thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• Fresh cracked pepper
• 1 tsp freshly minced garlic 
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 tsp freshly chopped parsley
• Sea salt 

Directions:

I made open top foil boxes to cook our fish on the grill, gaining the grill flavor without losing half our fish from sticking to the grill. 

Place a thin layer of lemon slices on the bottom of the foil, top with the tilapia fillets. Mix the olive oil and fresh lemon juice together. Drizzle the tilapia fillets with the olive oil/ lemon mixture, sprinkle with cracked pepper (visibly peppered), sea salt, parsley, and garlic. Top with a layer of thinly sliced lemons, cook until flaky to fork. Time will vary by grill, may also be cooked in the oven! 

Lemon Pepper Tilapia

I served the tilapia to my family with a side of roasted asparagus and quinoa. Would be great along side a salad as well!