Recipes from Cooking in Coldwater Meetings

Romain lettuce hearts with a garlicky oil & vinegar dressing that is eaten with your fingers.

Food in a jar is very popular right now. This recipe is simple, very versatile and requires no cooking. The contents can be eaten with a fork or scooped out onto a lettuce, tortilla, wrap or paleo wrap. Original recipe – SkinnyMs. Tools needed Half-pint jars (optional: small plastic cups, covered plastic bowls) Spoons for scooping ingredients…

If you love avocados and are looking for a savory breakfast, this is it.

If you like the cheese that falls off and crisps up on the pan when you’re baking pizza or a sandwich, you’re going to love this super simple recipe. So simple, you may not even consider it a recipe at all.

Hearty and savory tapas that could be served as an appetizer or at a brunch or lunch.

Kale chips are very versatile, healthy and can satisfy the unhealthy potato chip urge. This recipe originally from skinnytaste.com turned out perfect.

One my fave things to make in the summer. Great on a relish tray or antipasto plate…or as an instant side dish to anything grilled or barbecued. Charlotte Knisely

Crisp prosciutto wrapped asparagus makes an elegant party appetizer.

This recipe is my Mom’s current caramel recipe. She has made caramels my entire life. She updated her recipe a few years ago after I got a recipe from Harbor House in Grand Haven, MI. She combined it with her own and revised it to come up with this amazing treat. ~Kim

Kids beg for smoothies and can help collect and add the ingredients. You can do a lot of experimenting with smoothies. Use fresh fruit and add ice if that’s what you have on hand. I just find using frozen fruit easier. The bananas can be fresh or frozen. Adjust the amount of juice to make…

Original recipe found in Chris Kressor’s The Better Than Paleo Cookbook. A hint of cinnamon gives this simple oven-baked omelet an exotic twist.

Original recipes Chia Seed Pudding – recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis for Food Network Magazine Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding – recipe courtesy of Domesticate ME! The Best Chia Seed Pudding Recipe (+ 5 Delicious Variations) – recipes courtesy of Wellness Mama

Fresh salmon filet, marinated and mesquite grilled.

We changed the original recipe and used rotisserie chicken to save time an utilize the entire chicken. Blueberry Dressing is used with this recipe. You of course don’t need to measure for this recipe. It’s just one idea for a lunch salad. This recipe was prepared by Kim at Low-Carb Lunches . Tools needed Bowl References…

Chicken salad is so easy to make at home and you can make it to taste and with so many variations it’ll be hard to get tired of it. Use your imagination. There is no need to measure your ingredients since a little too much or too little will just vary the taste and consistency. Tools…

Thank you Carol Hodson for sharing this recipe on Facebook Original recipe: http://bit.ly/1f8lkZe

Like potato salad…but I without all those carbs

We have not made these for a meeting, but the crepes are very similar to the Paleo Tortillas Kathy Jo made during our Low-Carb Lunches meeting.