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 Crumble

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Paleo apple crumble

Uhhhh I’m so annoyed at myself! I accidentally deleted some photos I had taken when I had made some slow cooker recipes! I was going through the camera trying to make more space and well I ended up accidentally deleting photos I shouldn’t have! I was cursing myself afterwards and I usually save everything to my laptop first but this time of course I didn’t do that!

Anyway I’ll get over it….. eventually.

Onto something more positive. It’s apple season here in Michigan and last weekend husband bought some apples from the Farmers Market and a couple of them were still sitting in the fridge waiting to be used so I decided to make some apple crumble and be done with them. I’m not a big baker, I’ll do it every now and then, although I wouldn’t exactly call this recipe baking since it’s only a few ingredients thrown together but the end result was AMAZING and even passed husband’s test of approval 😉

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Carrot Smoothie

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Glass of carrot smoothie

Just wanted to share this quick smoothie recipe with you. It was something I just threw together and well it turned out YUM so here it is….

Carrot Smoothie

Ingredients:
  • 1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk.
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and diced.
  • 1/2 frozen banana.
  • 1 tbsp almond butter.
  • 1 tsp cinnamon.
  • Pinch of nutmeg.
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
  • 1/4 tsp coconut butter or you could use coconut oil.
  • Raw honey/maple syrup for sweetening.
  • Toasted coconut flakes (for garnish).
Method:

Place all ingredients except for the toasted coconut flakes into a high-powered blender like a Vitamix and blend! If you’re using a regular blender then grate the carrot before adding it in. Sprinkle toasted coconut flakes on top if you like.

Enjoy!

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