Deconstructed Fig & Apricot Sausage with Greens (Guest Post)

Plate of fig and apricot sausage with greens

Here we are back at the start of another week! I hope you all had a nice weekend! Joe and I had a great one… first up on Saturday morning we did our usual morning gym session then did our grocery shopping for the week and after that we had a guest visit us, it was Joe’s brother-in-law from Australia who was here for work in London and caught the train down to visit us for the day! It was great to see him and I was so happy that Joe got to see someone from his family after almost 3 years! It’s a shame he couldn’t stay longer but we had a chance to show him around our town and sit down for a coffee break at one of the local cafes :). On Sunday, we once again hit the gym in the morning then home to have something to eat, I prepared dinner by making the ‘Beef Casserole’ from Rubies and Radishes cookbook ‘The Paleo Slow Cooker’ which turned out to be very delicious! After that I worked on a dessert that I’m going to be sharing as a guest post on Craving4More blog soon, which I will link to over here when it goes up! The dessert was AMAZING… if I do say so myself! You’ll just have to wait and see! After doing some other household tasks that needed to be tackled we decided to go explore the castle grounds (in case you didn’t know we live right opposite a castle!), we ended up getting to see the birds they keep there for one of their shows… an American Eagle, Vultures, Owls, a baby Condor and some other bird I forget the name of! At first I thought they were fake but then they started moving and making noise and I thought WOOOOWWW this is crazy! After we explored the castle for a bit we ended up going for our usual walk which is about 8km/5miles and usually it’s fine but yesterday because of the gym session in the morning my legs were on fire and I really struggled on that walk! I was so sore after that, I was just ready to plop on the couch and watch Downton Abbey! [Read more…]

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 Frittata with Zucchini and Carrot

Sausage, zucchini and carrot frittata

One of the biggest complaints (worries?) I hear/read from people when it comes to eating Paleo is “but what am I going to eat for breakfast?” Look I get it, I was also that person, eating my cereal or toast with my juice, but truth be told those foods never left me satisfied for long and I would find myself reaching for a snack an hour later. Breakfast doesn’t have to be that way though! These days for me eating breakfast means I don’t need to eat for hours after and I’m still satisfied and not needing to reach into the pantry for a snack!

People are busy, I get it but this recipe for Sausage Frittata with Zucchini and Carrot that I’m going to share with you will make it worth waking up a little bit earlier to prepare. You could even prepare this the night before and have it ready for breakfast + lunch the next day! Plus it’s freezable so you could make more and freeze in individual portions for later, plus kids would love this Sausage Frittata, just remove the paprika and garlic powder, or add herbs and spices that you know they like.

A meal like this is simple to make but tasty, you can add shredded leftover chicken or crumbled up bacon in place of the sausage or leave it just with the eggs instead… egg yolks are full of nutrients!

My point is that there are a lot of options with this Sausage Frittata, so make it to your liking and it will be a staple in your home guaranteed! 🙂

Sausage Frittata with Zucchini and Carrot

Plate of sausage, carrot and zucchini frittata

Ingredients:
  • 1 large zucchini, washed.
  • 2 medium carrots, washed and peeled.
  • 6-7 pastured eggs.
  • Gluten free sausage of your choice, sliced (I used 2 here but you can use as many as you want or just leave them out).
  • 1 tsp Hungarian Paprika (hot).
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder.
  • Sea salt, to taste.
  • Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste.
  • 1 Tbsp grass-fed ghee.
Method:

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Using a spiraliser or julienne peeler, spiralise/peel the zucchini and carrots.

Place in a mixing bowl and set aside.

Heat up an oven proof skillet on medium and add in the ghee.

Once the ghee is melted and the skillet is hot, add in your zucchini and carrots.

Let the vegetables cook until they are just softened.

While the zucchini and carrot are cooking, in another mixing bowl add in your eggs, paprika, garlic powder and S&P to taste.

Whisk to combine.

Add your sliced sausage, if using to the pan, then pour over the whisked eggs.

Let the bottom of the mixture cook for about 10 minutes or until set then pop the skillet into the preheated oven.

Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the top of the mixture is set.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing and serving. Enjoy!

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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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