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WINTER 2022 COOKBOOK NOW LIVE!

January 24, 2023

COOKING RULES WITH JULEZ

Video Tutorials on How to Make Healthy Paleo and Whole 30 Style Meals, Conquer Meal Prep, and Learn Simple, Quick Methods To Make Yourself a Home Chef!

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Coconut Curry Chicken Thighs

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Coconut Curry Chicken Thighs

Hi there friends! Welcome back to another recipe of the week with Cooking Rules with Julez. That's me, my name is Julia Pontones and I'm here to make your cooking experience not only easy, healthy but delicious too! In this recipe of the week I'm making a one pan chicken thigh that is a crowd pleaser! With just three ingredients and one pan, you can have a sophisticated meal on a weeknight without the fuss. Also did you know that I now have an E-cookbook? Click the link below for a list of recipes as well as a sign up form for my newsletter! https://cooking-rules-with-julez.aweb.page/p/557968ef-d862-47d0-ab1a-7b866f058c87

Paleo Breakfast Sausage

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Paleo Breakfast Sausage

Hi there friends! Welcome back to another recipe of the week with Cooking Rules with Julez. That's me, my name is Julia Pontones and I'm here to make your cooking experience not only easy, healthy but delicious too! In this recipe of the week I'm making a sugar free breakfast sausage because all the pre-made I've found have had sugar in the ingredients. This recipe uses ground pork marjoram, sage, nutmeg and cayenne pepper for flavor. Also did you know that I now have an E-cookbook? Click the link below for a list of recipes as well as a sign up form for my newsletter! #paleo #whole30recipe #healthyrecipe https://cooking-rules-with-julez.aweb.page/p/557968ef-d862-47d0-ab1a-7b866f058c87

Paleo Beef Stew

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Paleo Beef Stew

Welcome back to another recipe of the week with Cooking Rules with Julez! My name is Julia Pontones and I'm here to help make your kitchen expereince not only incready easy, but healthy and delicious too! In this weeks episode I am making a Paleo version of a traditional American Beef stew. Insead of wheat flour, I'm using arro root flour as a thickening agent. My cook book link is now live! copy and paste into your browser for a full look at all the recipes included! https://cooking-rules-with-julez.aweb.page/p/557968ef-d862-47d0-ab1a-7b866f058c87 #paleo #paleomeals #healthyrecipes #whole30

Mango Salsa

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Mango Salsa

Give your taco Tuesday a tropical twist with this super easy mago salsa. Make it as mild or as spicy as you'd like! #paleo #tacotuesday

Paleo Picadillo

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Paleo Picadillo

My Winter 2022 Cook Book is available now! copy and paste the link below into your browser to see all the recipes included: https://cooking-rules-with-julez.aweb.page/p/557968ef-d862-47d0-ab1a-7b866f058c87 One of my very good Cuban friends taught me this recipe and I've made a few adaptions to keep it #paleo. One pan and 40 minutes is all you'll need for this savory ground beef and tomato dish! #healthymeals #paleo #whole30recipes

Left Over Veggie and Chicken Soup

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Left Over Veggie and Chicken Soup

Have you ever had those moments when you looked in the fridge and realized you had a lot of veggies that needed to be cooked soon before they went bad? This is the perfect recipe for that exact scenario! #healthyrecipes #paleo

Mediterranean Artichoke Chicken

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Mediterranean Artichoke Chicken

Welcome back friends to another recipe of the week! For this episode I used an olive tempenade and jarred artichoke to save some much needed time in the kitchen. Another quick and delicious recipe for a week night meal. #paleo #healthycooking # healthyrecipes

Basil Pesto Chicken with Veggie Noodles

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Basil Pesto Chicken with Veggie Noodles

You'll never know the pasta is missing with this Basil Pesto Chicken dish! The zuchinni noodles make for the perfect canvas for the savory goodness of the pesto. #glutenfree #healthyrecipes

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ABOUT ME

Hi! My name is Julia Pontones and I'd like to thank you for stopping by my page. I LOVE to cook. I LOVE to work out. Most importantly, I love to share my passion for delicious healthy cooking and fitness with others. Besides being a Master Personal Trainer, I'm also a home chef with a burning desire to cook simple, creative foods that will not only fuel my fitness progress, but also satisfy my soul.

Once upon a time I had a terrible relationship with food, AND myself for that matter. To make a very long and dramatic story short, I was a ballet dancer with a very troubled childhood and developed an eating disorder when I was 15 years old. I stayed trapped in a world of self hate and until I was 30 and it was only after injury when I couldn't dance anymore that I realized if I didn't change I was going to die. The first change I made was in my diet. I started to look at food as a way to heal my body, not a way to punish it. I also began to run, practice yoga and Pilates. As I grew stronger, so did my quest for better food choices and different styles of fitness. Admittedly, I had always loved to cook despite the eating disorder, but I felt a new creative freedom in the kitchen. Once I found weight lifting the rest was history. 10 years later here I am, telling people that there is a better life! And happiness! All of the happiness! Most importantly, it's accessible to ANYBODY, IF you really commit to changing your lifestyle.

My journey was difficult. There are still speed bumps and roadblocks to this day that challenge me. The difference now is that I have the tools to go over, around or through whatever lies ahead. That's why I'm here today. I'm going to share all of my tips, tricks, and hacks that I learned the very hard way (I've always been stubborn, right Mom?). Having support is integral in any kind of recovery. My sister was and still is my support and I look to her for advice all of the time. Now it's time for me to be here for you!

I truly believe that good health is a lifestyle, not just meal prepping or working out. Once you develop the habit of wellness, you’ll never go back! There is so much more to share so please, look through the pictures, read the blogs and ask me questions and leave comments. I can't wait to meet you!

Julia

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