I found this funky looking fruit in the shops this week. I had no idea what it was, so I bought it. The label said it was a Yellow Pitaya. This is the inside, and as you can see it looks a lot like a dragon fruit. … Continue reading
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Courgette Chocolate Brownie
Sometimes you just want something sticky, stodgy and chocolatey to eat. I confess that I am a comfort eater, so I try to find recipes that bring comfort without all the bad stuff. These brownies are lovely and squidgy, really chocolatey, and have an amazing icing on top. You have … Continue reading
Soft Baked Chocolate Cookies
These are my most baked item at the moment. My husband loves them for work as they are very filling due to their high protein content. They are usually gone within a couple of days. These cookies are great as they are so quick and easy to make. Ingredients: 1 … Continue reading
Banana Oat Muffins
These muffins are easy enough to make in the morning for breakfast. They are lovely eaten warm, and you could even spread some butter on them too! They are also great for packed lunches and after school snacks. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups oats 1 cup plain … Continue reading
Paleo Granola
I have not found a nice gluten free granola anywhere. It really is very easy to make, although pricey when using just nuts and seeds. If you are OK with oats then you could always bulk it out with some oats. The ingredients listed below are just an example of quantities … Continue reading
Balti-style Chicken with Brown Rice
Making tasty meals from scratch really isn’t that hard, you just need things in stock! I have a large selection of spices in my cupboard, and I don’t really know what I’m doing with them most of the time, but having a look at a few recipes for inspiration can help. I rarely have all … Continue reading
Beautiful Berry Smoothie Bowl
Another smoothie bowl. I absolutely love the colour of this one. These really do take as long to make and photograph as they do to eat, but it’s good fun. This smoothie was banana, strawberry, raspberry, celery and cucumber. On top there are chia seeds, freeze dried apple, blueberries and a few baby salad leaves … Continue reading
Smoothie Bowl
So, smoothie bowls are a thing, a very beautiful and creative thing, and I just had to join in with the fun! A smoothie bowl is quite simply, a smoothie in a bowl. The bonus is that you have a large surface area on which to sprinkle and arrange a whole host of delicious goodies. … Continue reading
Passionfruit Cheesecake
This is the second pudding I made for this weekend. (I forgot to take a photo before we started eating it!) This is one of the nicest cheesecakes I have had, and the first dairy free one! I topped it with some passionfruit, which really complimented the flavour … Continue reading
Sardines
So my lovely hubby bought me a present yesterday – fresh sardines, with heads intact. I have never prepared whole sardines before, so this was new to me! It is relatively simple, just rub the scales off, pull off the head, along with some of the insides, then cut open … Continue reading
Raw chocolate
I love the Raw Chocolate Company’s products as a healthier treat. Today I received an order of raw chocolate mulberries, raw chocolate goji berries, chia seeds and a huge 1.8kg bag of raw chocolate mulberry bits!! My challenge now is not to eat it all too quickly!
Sushi – if only rice was paleo!
I fancied trying something a bit different, to do as well as to eat, and sushi has always seemed appealing. It is definitely not paleo with all that rice, but I’m not 100% paleo yet so its allowed 🙂 I don’t like raw fish, and my lovely companion for the evening is vegetarian, so we … Continue reading
Paleo banana pankcakes
There is nothing better than a plate of fresh, warm pancakes. I have finally found a recipe for healthy, gluten free pancakes that works, and it really couldn’t be easier! Just use one banana and one egg per person (unless you are very hungry!) Mash the banana and … Continue reading
Paleo banana cake
This was my first attempt at any paleo cake. I was very pleased with the results. It actually rose a little, looked like cake, tasted like cake and was more or less cakey in texture, just wetter. I did eat it with honey on – I’ve not quite adjusted to a less sweet palette … Continue reading
Breakfast
This is what breakfast should look like! Fresh carrot, mango and lime juice with bacon, avocado, baby spinach, tomato and pepper. This is so much nicer than cereal or toast, I wish I had found Paleo sooner! I have never been a fan of “normal” breakfast foods. Juicing takes a small amount of effort in … Continue reading
Going Paleo
So I have been thinking about food a lot lately. This isn’t particularly unusual, as I love food, but I would really like to know that what I am feeding my family is actually good food. What do our bodies need? I have been doing a lot of reading up on different diets, and I … Continue reading
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