Here's a simple dinner which will please all the family from those eating grain to those who aren't. I kind of missed pizza but now I don't any more. You see it wasn't the base I missed; I missed all those yummy toppings and I can certainly still have those. Obviously the toppings can vary according to what you have in the fridge or what you fancy when doing the shopping. This is a complete meal but could be served with a green salad and bread for those who want some grains. I got the idea for this pizza from one of my favourite blogs, Drip and Drizzle. Check it out for Sam's lovely photography, great recipes and interesting posts on places in her home city, Capetown in South Africa. … [Read more...] about Eggplant Pizza – a grain-free meal
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Lemon Meringue Tart Recipe – grain, nut & refined sugar-free
I have been wanting to create a lemon meringue pie for some time because I love them but had to work out how to do each of the components without grains or refined sugar. I already had the crust down pat because I am happy with the one from the grain and refined sugar-free e-book Indulge which I have used before on the blog. The other two parts, the lemon curd and the meringue took a bit more to sort, but sort them I have. These tarts take a little while to make but I have plenty of lemon curd left over for something else. I have been thinking it is probably time to let you have a progress report on this new food journey of mine. I have been refined sugar-free for a couple of months now and the biggest thing that has happened there is that I no longer get low blood sugar, which used to floor me out of the blue. This is also related to the cutting out of grains, because they are very guilty of causing sugar-level swings. I have been grain-free now for about a month and the other … [Read more...] about Lemon Meringue Tart Recipe – grain, nut & refined sugar-free
Carrot, Coconut Muffins with chocolate topping – grain, nut and refined sugar-free
I have made some amazing carrot cake cupcakes in the past so I wanted to make something similar but grain and refined sugar-free and this is the result. These are good and the chocolate topping makes them amazing too. This topping could also be used as a chocolate mousse as is or you could even fold through some whipped cream if you are not dairy-free. But this time I used it as a frosting. Make sure you blend this really well so there are not lumps of avocado or you will taste it. Otherwise the chocolate is the overwhelming flavour. Before we get to the recipe, here are a few brief facts about avocados: Foods like avocados that contain monounsaturated fat lessen your LDL cholesterol, which is harmful to your body. One cup of avocado has 23% of the recommended daily value of folate. Studies show that people who eat diets rich in folate have a much lower incidence of heart disease and stroke than those who don't. A typical avocado will contain both insoluble and soluble … [Read more...] about Carrot, Coconut Muffins with chocolate topping – grain, nut and refined sugar-free
Beef Chimichurri, New Potatoes & Crunch Salad – Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals
I had to do it - I went out and bought Jamie's 15-Minute Meals. I made one of his meals last night and it took me 40 minutes and one part didn't work out too well so I didn't photograph it. Tonight I tried again with a different recipe and this was a stunning success. Okay, it took 30 minutes instead of 15 but that's not really too long to have all that food on the table. He says to put it all on a tray and the only thing big enough was an oven tray but it worked. Less dishes to wash too. And my Cuisinart DLC-2ABC Mini-Prep Plus Food Processor, Brushed Chrome, as always with his meals, was essential. I just checked on Amazon and these processors are heavily discounted at the moment so, if you need one, this is your chnace to get one cheaply. Some of you may have already realised that the way I am eating now aligns with the Paleo regime. This is more of a coincidence than any premeditated plan I may have conjured up. I decided to eat grain and refined sugar-free and then found out I … [Read more...] about Beef Chimichurri, New Potatoes & Crunch Salad – Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals
Strawberry Coconut Macaroons – grain, dairy, nut and refined sugar-free
This is the last of the recipes from Carol's e-book Indulge which I will be sharing with you. After this, you will have to buy the book to get the rest of the 70 recipes, and you won't regret it. These coconut macaroons are as simple as pie with very few ingredients and, if you know how to whip egg whites, then you won't fail with these. Carol has the plain recipe without fruit or with raspberries, but I had strawberries in the fridge so strawberries it was. To find her book Click here to visit Ditch The Wheat and then scroll to the bottom of the page. I went to the Sunday market a few suburbs over today, looking for organic vegetables and became very confused when Bonita bananas had a cardboard label against them announcing they were organic. To my knowledge and according to wikipedia, they come from Equador and pesticides are involved. That little cardboard sign made me skeptical about every other organic sign and I only bought a few bits and pieces. I am wanting to move to … [Read more...] about Strawberry Coconut Macaroons – grain, dairy, nut and refined sugar-free
Salmon Eggs Benedict
I enjoy my job but I am stuck in an office all day and can’t see the sky. Straight out the window at the far end of the office, I see shops on the other side of a very busy road. At my last job, in order to get some exercise, I used to walk every day for an hour around the boats in the nearby marina, breathing in the fresh sea air. That job was stressful beyond words and I used to take that walk in rain, sun or snow (actually it doesn’t snow here but that sounded good) to get away from the place. Then I injured my knee and was told that walking was now my enemy (doctor’s words) but to use an exercycle five days a week for 30 minutes, which I did at home after work. The exercycle is inside, in a dark room where I need to turn on the light. So during the day, I used to go and sit by the marina for an hour to get my vitamin D and stare at the boats and dream of sailing off to far lands. In my present job, I don’t have the same urge to escape and so I have to push myself to do so. … [Read more...] about Salmon Eggs Benedict
