Paleo Rose Water Eton Mess

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Glass of paleo rose water eton mess

Confession time! I may have indulged just a little a lot over the weekend. Remember how I wrote this post and wrote about how Pavlova is one of the traditional desserts that is served on Australia Day, well after that I had a MASSIVE craving for it! So of course I decided to make a Pavlova except well it didn’t quiet turn out that way…

First of all if you don’t know what a Pavlova is it’s a meringue based dessert, with whipped cream on top and fruit added to the cream. Mostly people use different kinds of berries, but other fruits like kiwi and passion fruit are also used. The actual dish originated in New Zealand and was named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova but Australians have adopted it as one of their own, much like they did with Russel Crowe 😉

Now if you’ve ever made a meringue you know how temperamental they can be! The conditions for making a meringue have to be just right otherwise…. well then you end up like me having to re work your dessert! [Read more…]

Paleo Lamingtons

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Plate of paleo lamingtons

I’m sitting here facing the window watching the very first snow fall of the year. There is definitely something magical about sitting inside and watching the snow.

The snow is kind of appropriate for this post since this recipe I’m about to share with you looks like it’s been covered in snow… the shredded coconut on top makes it look that way! Also this would be a wonderful treat to make over the holidays or to give as an edible gift to someone else.

Before I get onto the recipe let me tell you about how this dessert came about. So last week I was on Facebook and someone had asked a question about what sort of treats you associate with birthday parties as a kid and the first thing that popped into my head were lamingtons!

Not sure what lamingtons are? Well they are a quintessential Australian dessert… you can’t have grown up in Australia without eating them! They pretty much made an appearance at most birthday parties I went to as a kid and at my own. If I was to compare them to an American dish I’d say they are the equivalent of PB&J in terms of how common they were to eat growing up.

Anyway so as soon as I had lamingtons in my head I knew that I had to create a paleo version of them! Traditionally lamingtons are made by making a square sponge cake then cutting the cake into squares, dipping them into chocolate icing and topping with shredded coconut. Sometimes they are made by placing two halves together with a layer of strawberry jam in between.

Strangely enough after I had this idea in my head I kept seeing images of lamingtons pop up on my Instagram feed!

I started off by making a paleo friendly sponge cake… unfortunately when I went to take it out of the cake pan it fell apart slightly on one side BUT because I had to cut it up into pieces anyway I was able to save the cake! Although the pieces didn’t all turn out the same size they still tasted AMAZING! [Read more…]

Paleo Rose Water Chai Pancakes & Jam

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Plate of rose water and chai pancakes with jam

Yesterday Joe and I FINALLY got up to go walking in the morning… we’d been talking about how it would be so much better to go in the morning while it was still light outside and not at night when we usually go and it’s pitch black (HELLO no street lights!) But since we’ve been talking about it it hasn’t actually happened until finally yesterday I forced us out of bed to go and I’m glad I did!

This week we also had a friend from back home visiting us. He was actually here for work for a week and of course we caught up with him and had a blast! We had him and his boss (who we also know) over for dinner last night and I cooked for everyone… well there were 4 of us to begin with then we had some more people over and well let’s just say it was a FUN night! I didn’t take any photos of the food though, which I’m regretting now! I made a bolognese sauce with grass-fed minced/ground lamb and mushrooms and seasoned it with Ras el Hanout, to go with it I made some roasted butternut squash and as a side dish/salad I made Summer Squash Caprese Noodle Salad from the Practical Paleo. The salad is fantastic and I’ll be making it again soon, this time I’ll make sure to take photos. Everyone loved the food (phew!)

Today I was in the mood for baking (kind of) and I remembered seeing a post recently on Lee from Supercharged Food’s site on Chai Tea Hot Cakes so I decided to make those with a little twist. [Read more…]

Paleo Butternut Squash & Apple Muffins

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Plate of butternut squash and apple muffins

So I told you in one of my latest posts that I’ve been baking a lot lately and just to prove my point here is another recipe I made recently.

Actually it’s just one recipe with an ingredient added. The original recipe comes courtesy of Paleoinpdx… as soon as I saw the recipe I knew it was something I HAD to make and seriously it is one of the BEST things I’ve ever eaten! Here’s a photo I took of the first batch I made… yep it’s one of those recipes you can’t make just once!

Paleo cinnamon squash muffins

Joe is now obsessed with them…. after the first batch were all eaten (which didn’t take long) he kept asking me when I was going to make more. That’s when I decided to make another version with added diced apple.

These muffins have the most amazing cinnamon flavour which as you know is my FAVOURITE!

Seriously RUN…. don’t walk to make these muffins! [Read more…]

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