Paleo Pumpkin French Toast with Blueberry Compote - GF/DF/Paleo

If you want something delicious to wake up to on Christmas morning, look no further! Prep everything the night before, pop it in the oven in the morning, and breakfast is ready! I make this using my Paleo Blender Bread, but you can substitute the bread for your favorite store-bought bread or homemade sourdough loaf.

Ingredients:

- 1 loaf Paleo bread, or your favorite store-bought bread
- 8 eggs
- 1 can pumpkin purée
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1.5 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Compote:
- 2 tbsp. ghee
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 tsp. arrowroot powder
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 2 tbsp. maple syrup

Directions:

The night before:
1. Grease a 9x13 baking dish and arrange bread slices on the bottom.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin purée, almond milk, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Pour mixture over the bread and flip each slice so that they get well-coated.
4. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

In the morning:
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Remove cover and bake French toast for 30-35 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, make the compote.***
4. Add ghee to a saucepan and melt.
5. Toss berries with arrowroot powder in a small bowl and then add to the saucepan.
6. Add lemon juice, cinnamon, salt, and maple syrup, and stir.
7. Cover and cook on low, stirring regularly, for about 10 minutes, until it’s a thick sauce.
8. Serve warm over French toast.
*** you can make the compote ahead of time, refrigerate, and reheat, if desired.

Two Wholesome Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers

In my world, leftovers are life! The only way I can feed my family of six is by making double (or triple) batches of our meals and then reheating them throughout the week. As much as we are used to eating leftovers, though, I really struggle to eat Thanksgiving food for more than one day after Thanksgiving. I don’t know why that is the case . . . it’s not like leftover turkey and mashed potatoes is all that different from leftover fajita chicken and cauliflower rice, but I legitimately can’t do it. Am I the only one? Bueller?

If you are like me and can’t possibly stomach eating your Thanksgiving leftovers for daaaaaaayyys, then I hope you will enjoy these TWO, Whole30 recipes for utilizing your leftovers. The Cranberry Turkey Salad and Instant Pot Turkey Soup I’ve created will use up all your leftover turkey while tasting nothing like Thanksgiving. I sure hope someone out there in cyber space can appreciate these as much as I do!

Cranberry Turkey Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked, leftover roasted turkey, shredded or cut into small pieces

• 1/2 cup mayo (I make homemade mayo by blending 1 cup avocado oil, 1 egg, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and salt to taste with an immersion blender)

• 2 tbsp. cranberry sauce

• 1 tbsp. chopped walnuts

• 1 celery stalk, finely diced

• 1/4-1/2 tsp. sea salt

• 1/8 tsp. black pepper

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and stir well.

2. Store in the fridge for up to a week.

Instant Pot Turkey Soup

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cooked, leftover roasted turkey

• 4 cups chicken bone broth

• 2 cups peeled and chopped sweet potatoes

• 1 small yellow onion, diced

• 4 carrots, peeled and chopped (about 2 cups)

• 4 celery stalks, chopped (about 1 cup)

• 2 tsp. sea salt

• 2 tsp. dried parsley

• 2 tsp. ground turmeric powder

• 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning

• 1 tsp. minced garlic

• 1/2 tsp. lemon juice

Directions:

1. Throw all ingredients into your Instant Pot, and stir well.

2. Secure the lid and move steam vent valve to “sealing”.

3. Select the “soup” button on the Instant Pot and begin cooking.

4. When the cook cycle has finished, press “cancel” and flip the steam valve to “venting” to quick release the pressure.

5. Carefully remove the lid when it is safe to do so, and enjoy!

I hope that your holiday meal is full of delicious, wholesome foods (that do not touch each other on your plate, LOL), and that you are able to utilize your leftovers for part of your weekly meal prep.