Almond Crusted Chicken with Garlic Cauliflower Mash

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Plate of almond crusted chicken and garlic cauliflower mash

It’s cold, it’s cold… IT’S COLD! Did I mention it’s cold? Last night we went walking and I wore so many layers that it was hard for me to even move and today at work the heating wasn’t working properly so I was sitting there freezing and it’s not even officially winter yet!

As if that wasn’t bad enough I have people back home constantly reminding me of how warm it’s getting there and seeing photos of people at the beach or sitting outside at a nice cafe…. NOT FAIR!

On the plus side I think our heating bill will be a lot cheaper this year since for some reason our new apartment gets quiet warm so we don’t need to run the heater all day. Speaking of apartments there’s an old lady that lives in the apartment across from us and she must be in her late 80′s, anyway today she put up Xmas decorations on the door at the main entrance to our building which I thought was so cute and when I complimented her on it she seemed so pleased 🙂 [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…]

Paleo Apple Pancakes

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Plate of paleo apple pancakes

Let me start off by saying THIS WEATHER IS CRAZY! All day I could hear the wind howling and even now at night I can still hear it. Walking to work today was a struggle, I almost lost my umbrella in this crazy wind but I managed to hold onto it, even though it had inverted and looked like it was about to snap in half… Naz 1: Wind 0!

I can only imagine what people in the areas directly affected by Hurricane Sandy are going through! If you’re one of these people please stay safe!!!

Anyway I’ve been baking a little A LOT lately, which tends to happen every now and then. I go for a long time without baking anything and then I bake a whole bunch and stop again! I have to admit I don’t have very good self-control when it comes to baked goods, even if they are sugar-free Paleo type treats, which is probably why I try not to bake too often… things like that don’t last very long in this house.

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