Chorizo and Sweet Potato Hash

Pan with chorizo and sweet potato

As some of you may know from reading this blog and me mentioning it on a few occasions, I’ve had ongoing issues with my digestion for a number of years now. I’ve been through numerous tests, medications, antibiotics etc but still suffer from poor digestion. Paleo has helped somewhat in terms of me becoming more aware of how my body reacts to certain foods/drinks, for e.g. things like coffee and even dark chocolate upset my stomach (the latter is harder to let go of). Gluten is another trigger for me which I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t done a 30 day elimination challenge (hello Whole30!). Also I need to REALLY focus on and chew my food properly and then give myself time to sit and digest. If I rush and chow down a plate of food without any thought and then leave the table without giving myself time to digest then I feel it and it’s not pleasant!

Paleo is NOT the answer to everything though, even if people think it is. Yes it has helped me tremendously by like as I said above helping me to become more in tune with my body but sometimes more needs to be done. So with that in mind I’m FINALLY, after a long time of indecisiveness going to see a naturopath tomorrow, I personally suspect some sort of gut bacteria issue like SIBO but I won’t know for sure until I get tested. So fingers crossed I leave the naturopath tomorrow with some answers!

Anyway lets move onto more important issues like today’s recipe (she says after talking about her digestion problems!). So most of the recipes I share with you here are things I know I want to make for the blog, I don’t plan weeks in advance but I know for example the day before cooking that I’m putting such and such meat out because I want to make something for the blog with it and so on. On some occasions though I don’t plan on using what I make on the blog until the very end, so I’ll make something and then when it’s done I’ll think hmmm this might be a good one for the blog. This is of course usually a savoury dish because dessert/treat recipes usually need to be tested more than once and need specific measurements.

This dish is one of those that I chose to put on the blog last minute. It’s super simple, like most of my recipes but has amazing flavours and definitely satisfies!

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Sausage & Mixed Vegetable Frittata

Sausage and mixed vegetable frittata

Yesterday it was my dad’s birthday and the week before it was my mum’s. It’s at times like these when it hits me the hardest that I’m away from my family, on the other side of the world. Luckily now we have the technology to help us stay connected pretty easily, but when it comes to life events like birthdays, that’s when not being there in person is the worst!

Anyway don’t worry this isn’t going to be soppy post about how much I miss my family (A LOT)…. instead it’s going to be about FOOD glorious fooooood!!!

Remember when I wrote this post? Well this next recipe is a variation on that. I told you in the original post that it’s a recipe that can be changed up depending on the ingredients you have.

So I decided to make this version to show you how with changing the ingredients around you can have an entirely new dish. Don’t forget also that this recipe and the original both freeze really well so if you wanted to you could make extra and have it ready for later. Just remember to freeze in individual portions for easy re-heating. [Read more…]

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