Poached eggs

We had some smoked salmon in the fridge that we wanted to get rid off so we tried to think of something that goes with salmon that you can have for breakfast; and what is better than poached eggs. Here is an easy way of poaching eggs without too much of a mess.

Boil some water in a wide pot, to make sure that all the eggs fit. Make it boil heavily.
Put one piece of cling film in a cup, or as we use a muffin tray. Crack each eggs in to the cling film and close it up with some ties (plastic covered wires that you usually get with plastic bags). Put each 'bag' of egg in the boiling water and let it boil for about 5 minutes.

Salmon tikka masala

Today I got home quite late to start cooking so this recipe was perfect. Really easy and really quick recipe. I can't take the credit for it though as I found it here: http://cavemanstrong.com/2011/04/paleo-salmon-tikka-masala/. Be aware of the cooking time though. I had mine on for less than 8 minutes per side and mine turned out a bit overcooked so just pay attention.

Ingredients
(serves 2)
2 salmon fillets
1 lemon
1 tsp paprika powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp coconut oil

Rinse the two pieces of salmon. Squeeze lemon juice over the top of salmon filets. Mix the spices together and spread on a flat plate. Place the salmon filet face down on the mix to cover the top with a thick layer of spices. Heat up the coconut oil in a frying pan on medium-low heat and add the filets face down. Keep the filets face down for 5-10 minutes then flip for another 5-10 mins covered. Cooking time will vary depending on the size and thickness of filet.

Mince meat curry

This week I am really feeling that quick dinners is the way to go. The weather is so nice outside so I'm trying to go out for a walk in the evening and then I don't have time to spend half the evening in the kitchen. This is a quite easy recipe with mince meat.

Ingredients
(serves 2-3)
1 chili
2 garlic cloves
½ tsp cumin seeds
2 onions, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
500 g mince meat
400 g crushed tomatoes
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp paprika powder
½ tsp curry powder
1 tbsp shredded coconut
butter
salt and pepper

Heat up some butter together with the chili, garlic and cumin seeds. Add the onion and carrots and fry until the onion is brown and soft. Add the mince meat and let it get brown. Once browned, add the tomatoes together with all the spices and the shredded coconut. Mix together and let simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Serve with a nice salad.

Chicken wrapped in bacon

I'm back! After a quick little getaway to Sweden, where we had all kinds of yummy things, I am now back to continue with the challenge for another two weeks. Today I made a recipe from the Paleo Diet Recipe book again (this is where I find most of my inspiration). I modified it a little bit myself.

Ingredients
(serves 2)
2 large chicken breast fillets; cut in half to make slightly smaller pieces
2 large leeks; sliced
olive oil
thyme (fresh or dried)
butter
7 slices of bacon
salt and pepper

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees. In a bowl, place the chicken breasts, the leek slices, thyme, a few knobs of butter, a splash olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Mix everything together well. Line the bottom of a baking dish with a sheet of aluminium paper that’s a bit larger than the dish, to get some loose ends. Place the leek mixture on the bottom of the dish. Wrap each chicken breast in 2 slices of bacon, or as many slices so it covers the chicken fillet. Place the chicken on top of the leeks. Pour some more olive oil and knobs of butter here and there and place some thyme on top. Close up the loose ends of the aluminium paper over the uncovered leeks and chicken so they don’t burn. Cook in the middle of the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, then take off the top parts of the aluminium paper and turn the oven on grill mode. Cook for another 5 minutes or until the chicken is wellcooked. Serve with a nice fresh salad.

Oven roasted veggies with chicken

I had nothing planned for this evening but I had a look in the freezer and I found a chicken fillet and some bacon pieces. So I decided to do something quite easy.

Ingredients
1 carrot
1 parsnip
½ a fennel
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 chicken fillet
100 g bacon pieces
paprika powder
cayenne pepper
garlic powder
salt and pepper
olive oil

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Cut the vegetables into bite size chunks. Put them all in an oven proof dish and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add the olive oil and mix around. Put in the oven for about 20 minutes until the vegetables are cooked through.
Cut the chicken into pieces. Sprinkle some paprika and cayenne powder and mix around. Let sit for a few minutes. Fry the bacon pieces in a frying pan (no need to add cooking fat). After a couple of minutes add the chicken pieces and fry until the chicken is cooked. Serve with some salad.

Two kinds of cookies

Today I've been a real housewife; I've been cleaning, done laundry, washing dishes and made two different kinds of cookies (both Paleo of course). I found both recipes in the Paleo recipe book. I'm now quite exhausted and am looking forward to a calm evening in front of the TV.

Gingersnaps
(makes about 15-20)
2 tsp powdered ginger
2 tbsp honey
2½ dl almond butter
1 egg
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
A pinch of fine sea salt

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Mix all the ingredients well together in a bowl. Line a large baking sheet with baking paper and scoop out pieces of dough that are about 1 tbsp in size and press them on the parchment paper in the shape of a cookie. The gingersnaps will not expand or change shape when cooked. Place in the oven and bake for about 12 minutes, until just cooked.

Shortbread with dark chocolate
(makes about 25)
5 tbsp grass fed butter
1 tbsp coconut oil
3 tbsp honey
5 dl almond flour
6 thin squares of dark chocolate (the more % cocoa, the better)

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. In a small pot over low heat, melt butter, coconut oil and honey together. In a medium bowl, measure out almond flour. Slowly pour the butter mixture into the alomond flour, stirring constantly. Roll the dough into 3-4 cm balls and place on a well greased baking dish. Press a small fork on the cookies to create a pattern and flatten them a bit. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden in color. Allow the cookies to cool for several minutes. Once cool, melt the chocolate in a heat proof dish of a pot of boiling water. Dip the bottom of the cookies and place upside down on a piece of baking paper to cool down.

Mince meat stew

This recipe is super easy to prepare and to cook. I noticed that I already posted a very similar recipe (Stew with mince meat and root vegetables) but this is a little bit of a modification.

Ingredients
(serves 4)
500 g mince meat (can use lamb mince if you want)
2 red onions, cut into wedges
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
300 g parsnip, peeled and cut into bite size pieces
300 g pumpkin, peeled and  cut into bite size pieces
300 g carrots, peeled and cut into bite size pieces
150 g fennel, cut coarsly
3 tbsp tomato paste
400 g crushed tomatoes
400 ml water
1 bay leaf
1½ tsp thyme
1 stock cube
salt and pepper
grass-fed butter for frying

Fry the onion and garlic soft in some butter. Add the mince meat and let it get brown. Once the mince meat is brown, add all vegetables together with the tomato paste and mix around a bit. Then add the bay leaf, thyme, stock, salt, pepper, tomatoes and water. Let it boil for about 20-30 minutes or until the veggies are cooked through. Serve with a nice salad.

Cajun salmon

I looked in the Paleo recipe book once again to try and get inspiration about what to do with salmon. I found this recipe and thought that it sounds easy and tasty. The recipe is quite quick to make and depending on what you chose to have as a side dish you can have dinner ready in just over half an hour. Perfect for the days you come home tired from work. I served my salmon with some fried onion, bacon and spinach and also a couple of boiled beets.


Ingredients
(serves 2)
2 salmon fillets
½ tbsp cumin powder
½ tbsp coriander powder
½ tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp paprika
½ tbsp ground pepper
½ tbsp dried thyme
½ tsp dried oregano
grass-fed butter for frying

Combine all the spices in a bowl and season with sea salt to taste. Use the spice blend and rub the salmon fillets on both sides, cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Heat a frying pan on a high-heat and melt some cooking fat. Place the salmon fillets in the pan and cook for 2 minutes on the first side, without moving them. After 2 minutes, turn them over and cook for another 2 minutes.

Fish patties with thai flavours

For once I haven't actually taken this recipe from anywhere but I made it up myself. I got inspired last time I made fish patties (Fish patties with mango salad) but decided to make a Paleo version of it. The result was quite ok. The flavour is really good but the texture could've been a bit better. Next time I think I will put slighly more coconut flour in. This recipe is very easy and very quick. I served mine with some blanched spinach.

Ingredients
(serves 2)
300 g white fish fillets
1 tbsp red curry paste
50 ml coconut milk
1 egg
1 tbsp coconut flour
a splash of lime juice
salt and pepper

Blend the fish to mince together with the curry paste, coconut milk, egg, coconut flour, lime jucie, salt and pepper. Shape patties to the size that you want them and fry them in butter.

Paleo breakfast porridge

Once again I found this breakfast recipe in the Paleo recipe book (http://paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-recipe-book/). The result was extremly tasty, better than oatmeal and any other porridges. It was also quite a lot and quite filling so keep that in mind. Serve with some berries of your choice.

Ingredients
(serves 1)
1 handful pecans
1 handful walnuts
2 tbsp ground linseeds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground ginger
1 tbsp almond butter
1 banana, mashed
3 eggs
60 ml coconut milk

Place the walnuts, pecans, linseeds and spices in a food processor and process until still coarse. In a bowl, combine the eggs and coconut milk with a whisk until it thickens a bit. Add the mashed banana and nut butter to the egg mixture and combine well. Pour the nut mixture in the egg mixture and combine again. Pour in a pot over a low heat to heat the mixture. Stir often and remove from heat as soon as it’s warm. Serve in a bowl, topped with berries and extra cinnamon to garnish.

Beef chili with pumpkin

This dish takes quite a while to cook but it's well worth the wait. We actually realized a little bit too late that this stew had to cook for so long so we cut the cooking time just a little bit. The result probably would've been even better if we let it cook for the entire time but it ended up fine anyway.

Ingredients
(serves 4)
2 chilies
100 ml diced bacon
500 ml chopped onions
1 kg stewing beef, cut into 2-3 cm cubes
4 cloves garlic, peeled
chili powder to taste
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp sea salt
1 can diced tomatoes (about 400 ml)
300 ml beef stock;
500 ml fresh pumpkin cut into 3 cm cubes (½ small pumpkin)

Preheat your oven to 170 degrees. Sauté the bacon in a oven proof pot until it begins to brown. Add the onions and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the beef to the pot, season generously with salt and pepper and stir to coat everything well. Set the pot aside. Place the chilies in a blender with 100 ml of water, the garlic, chili powder, cumin seeds, oregano, coriander and the sea salt. Blend to a puree and add more water if the puree is too thick. Add the chili puree to the pot with the beef, tomatoes and stock. Stir well to coat. Bring the whole pot to a simmer then cover and put in the oven to cook for about 2 hours. Uncover and cook for another hour, until the beef is almost fork tender. Add the pumpkin and stir well. Roast again uncovered for about 45 minutes, until pumpkin is soft, adding more water if the meat becomes uncovered. Season with salt and pepper and serve with garnishing such as koriander leaves, mint leaves, chopped red onion or diced avocado.

We served ours with some cauliflower rice and avocado

Carrot cake

I love baking so this Paleo style eating is a little bit difficult when it comes to that but there are some good recipes out there. We decided that we wanted something sweet for the afternoon coffee today so I found this recipe in the Paleo recipe book. The cake is delicious but we didn't really succeed with the icing so I made up my own one.

Ingredients

1½ cups almond flour
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
3 eggs, tempered to room temperature
¼ cup honey
1/8 cup coconut oil, melted
1½ cups carrots, grated and chopped finely
½ cup walnuts, chopped

Icing:
Coconut milk
Almond butter
Shredded coconut
Honey

Preheat oven to 160 degrees. In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt, baking soda and the spices. Mix well. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, honey and coconut oil. Once blended, add in the carrots and walnuts. Make sure the eggs are not cold as it will make the coconut oil become solid if they are. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the larger bowl of dry ingredients, stirring constantly. Grease one 24 cm bakign dishes and pour in the batter. Bake for about 40 minutes. Allow the cake to cool for at least 20 minutes. Do so to prevent the cake from melting the icing. Once cooled, cut it in half and remove the cakes from the baking dish and place one half on a serving plate. Ice the top and side surfaces of the cake. Stack the other half of the cake on top of the iced one. Ice all exposed surfaces of this cake. Add additional icing to the seam where the two cakes connect if desired.

Paleo Pizza

Last night we decided to have pizza for dinner, Paleo pizza. Truth be told, we were a little bit sceptic to it when we made it but in the end it was actually quite good. The dough is not really like normal pizza dough but it reminds me more of a pie crust. However, the flavour i good and it's all up to you what you want to put on it. Here is ours. Recipe found on: http://paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-pizza/

Ingredients
(serves 4)
½ cup coconut flour
1 cup almond meal
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp garlic powder
4 eggs
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup coconut milk


Toppings:
Pizza sauce mixed with our homemade BBQ sauce
Beef sausage
Bacon
Capsicum
Onion
Atichoke hearts

Preheat your oven to 190 degrees. Start by preparing the crust. Mix together the wet ingredients with an elecric whisk in a smaller bowl. In a large bowl, combine the coconut flour, almond meal, baking powder and garlic powder. To try to eliminate any clumping, start mixing in the wet ingredients. Continue to whisk, because it helps prevent the dry ingredients from clumping. You will reach a point when your whisk becomes useless and your hands are necessary in order to get rid of the lumps, generally when the mixture starts forming a batter. The batter will seem really soft and much different in texture than the usual pizza dough, but once cooked it will take the right form. On a well greased and rimmed pan, pour in the batter and spread it until it’s covering the complete surface. It’s important to use a rimmed pan so the batter doesn’t spill off. Throw just the crust in the oven and allow it to bake alone for 15-20 minutes.

Start preparing your toppings by frying the sausage and the bacon. Once cooked, cut into pieces. Dress the pizza crust, when done, by starting with the tomato sauce, then the meat, the artichoke and last the uncooked capsicum and onion. Top off with some garlic powder and dried oregano.

Hummus and BBQ sauce

Today we had a little bit of a shit day but it ended quite well. We made our own BBQ sauce to go with our pizza tonight and we also made hummus to have as a dip for our movie tonight. Both these are obviously made Paleo style as well. Below you will find the recipes.

Cauliflower hummus (found on: http://cavewomancafe.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/ode-to-hummus/)
Ingredients
½ cauliflower head
4 cloves of fresh garlic, minced in the food processor first
1 tbsp of almond butter
The juice of ½ medium lemon
1/8 cup of olive oil
½ tsp of cumin
½ tbsp of dried parsley
1/4 tsp of smoked paprika
Garnish with parsley, smoked paprika and olive oil

Steam your head of cauliflower till it is very tender. While that is cooling, mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the olive oil, nut butter, spices and lemon juice and mix some more. Add the cauliflower and puree till a smooth paste. Add some more olive oil if you need to get this lovely paste. Spread the hummus in a lovely platter in swirly patterns. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with more paprika and serve with veggies.

Paleo BBQ sauce (found on: http://optimalhealthcave.forumotion.com/t785-paleo-bbq-sauce)
Ingredients
1 can tomato paste (approximately 175 g)
1½ cups of beef stock
3 cloves of garlic
½ an onion
2 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp sea salt
½ tbsp chili powder (or as much as you think you can take)

Dice your onions and garlic as fine as possible. Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. Whether you use 1 cup or 1.5 cups of beef stock will depend on how thick you want your sauce. Bring sauce to heat on stove with a low setting. Cover and simmer. Stir frequently and taste regularly. The longer you simmer, the more consistent your flavor will be. We let ours simmer for about 15-25 minutes.

Coconut waffles

About a year ago we got a waffle iron from my parents. We haven't used it that much since we got it so finding this recipe really made a good excuse to use it:  http://www.primal-palate.com/2011/02/coconut-flour-pancakes-and-waffles.html

The waffles turned our pretty good but I think next time we'll experiment with the flavours a bit.

Pork chops with veggies

Last night I made it easy for myself. They had pork chops for sale in the store so I just bought that and cooked some of the very many veggies we have in the fridge. It turned out to be a mix of asparagus, yellow capsicum, spring onion and cabbage. I seasoned the pork with some salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika powder and a little bit of soy sauce. The result was quite tasty.

Apple and cinnamon omelet

I really need to share the breakfast that I had this morning because it was really delicious. I found it in the Paleo recipe book and I was a little bit sceptic at first but then again, you can never go wrong with apple and cinnamon.Unfortunately I wasn't able to take a photo of it because our camera wasn't working this morning.


Ingredients
(serves 1)
3 eggs
1 apple, peeled and cut to thin slices
½ tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp coconut oil
3 tbsp coconut milk
shredded coconut for topping

Whisk the eggs together with 1 tbsp of coconut milk. Heat 1 tbsp of the coconut oil in a pan on medium heat. Add the apple slices and cinnamon and fry until the apples are cooked through (I like mine a bit crunchy so I only let mine be on for a minute or two). Take the  apples off the pan and set them aside. Add the rest of the coconut oil and pour in the egg mixture. When the omelet is almost cooked on the top flip it over and add almost all of the apples to the omelet together with 1 tbsp of coconut milk. When omelet is cooked on the bottom, fold it together and put it on a plate. Top it with the rest of the apples, the rest of the coconut milk and some extra cinnamon and shredded coconut.

Coconut curry stir-fry

Today I'm going to see a movie with a friend so I knew I needed to make something quick. I found this recipe in the Paleo recipe book and it turned out quite ok. This was one of those dishes though where I wish I had some rice to mop up the sauce with because there's quite a lot of sauce

Ingredients
Coconut oil
2 chicken fillets
1 onion
1 broccoli
1 can coconut milk
1½ tsp curry powder
1 tsp grated ginger
Bunch of fresh spinach (I excluded this because I didn't have any)
Salt and pepper

Prepare the sauce by mixing together the coconut milk, curry powder and grated ginger. Set aside.

Stir-fry the chicken in a hot wok until almost finished. Remove the chicken from the wok, set aside, reheat the wok and stir-fry the onion with more cooking fat for about 2 minutes. Add the broccoli and stir-fry another 3 minutes or until the broccoli is done. Return the chicken to the wok, add the coconut curry sauce and the spinach and cook until the spinach is just cooked and the whole preparation is hot.

Sweet potato soup

Found this recipe on this website:
http://paleodietlifestyle.com/sweet-potato-and-sausage-soup/
I left out the sausage though. I got home quite late and it takes a while making it so my dinner was finished very late but it tasted good at least.

Ingredients
1 3/4 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped;
1/2 lb of your favorite spicy pork sausage, casing removed;
2 large carrots, roughly chopped;
2 celery stalks, roughly chopped;
2 cloves garlic, minced;
1 1/2 tsp curry powder;
2 onions, roughly chopped
7 cups chicken stock;
Cooking fat;
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Heat a large pan and add some cooking fat and the sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic, onions and curry powder. Combine well.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 8 minutes, until the carrots and sweet potatoes are slightly soft.
While the vegetables are cooking, pour the chicken stock in a pot and bring to a boil.
Add the cooked vegetables to the hot stock, bring back to a simmer and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the sweet potato cubes are cooked through.
Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, pour everything in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.

Coconut pangasius

I made this recipe once before but  it really turned out much better this time: Almond and coconut Tilapia.

First of all I used pangasius fillets and then I used more shredded coconut and instead of grinding the almonds myself I used almond flour. I also used the whole egg instead of only egg whites. The result was really delicious.

I served it with some fried asparagus, capsicum, red onion, radishes and spring onions. I also put a little homemade mayonnaise to go with it. Safe to say that it was a satisfying dinner. Now I just need to clean up the mess in the kitchen as well.

Chili marinated chicken with sweet potato

I found this recipe on: http://friskylemon.com/2011/02/28/chili-chicken-with-sweet-potato-hash/ but we modified it a little bit ourselves.


Ingredients
(serves 2-3 people)

2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp chili powder
sprinkle of cayenne pepper
sprinkle of garlic powder
sprinkle of onion powder
sprinkle of turmeric
sprinkle of pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium to large sweet potato
1 onion
2 cups frozen brussels sprouts
Salt and pepper to taste


Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Mix the sea salt, chili powder, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric and pepper in a bowl. Add the olive oil and mix until combined. Cut the chicken fillets in half in order to make two thin slices of each fillet. Put them in the marinade and mix around a bit to make sure they are completely covered. Put on a tray and bake in the middle of the oven for about 15-20 minutes.
While the chicken is cooking, cut the onion into big chunks. Add this and the brussel sprouts to a pan and fry in some olive oil on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Grate the sweet potato coarsly and add this to the pan. Season with salt and pepper and let cook for another 10 minutes or until the brussel sprouts are cooked through.
We served ours with a 'salad' made of cucumber, tomato and avocado.

Omelet muffins

The most difficult thing for me with Paleo style food is the breakfast. I don't usually have much time in the mornings and I really don't feel like eating eggs and bacon every day. So I found this recipe of omelet muffins in the Paleo recipe book (http://paleodietlifestyle.com) which I thought sounded interesting. It sounds like a perfect thing to just heat up quickly in the morning before work.

Ingredients
(makes 6 muffins)
6 eggs
½ cup chopped bacon
½ cup finely diced green capsicum
1 spring onion, finely chopped
1/8 cup mayonnaise
1/8 cup water
salt and pepper to taste


Preheat your oven to 175 degrees. Grease 6 muffin tins with cooking fat. Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the bacon, bell peppers, water, mayonnaise and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Combine well. Scoop the mixture evenly in the 6 muffin tins and bake in the middle of the oven for about 18 minutes, until a knife inserted in the muffins comes out almost clean. Remove from the oven, let cool a bit, remove from the muffin tray and enjoy or store in the refrigerator for later.

Mayo

So today has been a day of cleaning, cooking and baking. I feel quite tired already actually but I'm hoping to just relax in front of the TV after dinner.

We tried to make some Paleo mayonnaise (http://paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-mayonnaise/) that in the end turned out quite well. Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of this but since we only used olive oil it turned out quite yellow, compared to the mayo that you normally make or buy in the store. If you are up for it, here's the recipe.

Ingredients
(makes 1 1/4 cup)
2 egg yolks
1 tsp Dijon mustard
3 tsp lemon juice
1 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

1. Place the yolks in a bowl (blender, food processor) with the mustard and 1 tsp lemon juice and mix those ingredients together.
2. Start whisking vigorously (blender or food processor on low) while dripping the oil very slowly, even drop by drop in the beginning. You're creating an emulsion and if you put too much oil at once, it will separate and will be very hard to save. Whisk non-stop and use a towel under the bowl to help stabilize it.
3. As you add more oil, the emulsion will form and the mayonnaise will start to thicken and you can pour the oil faster at this point.
4. When all the oil is incorporated and the mayonnaise is thick, add the rest of the lemon juice and taste your creation. Add some salt and pepper.

Almond flour pancakes

These delicious pancakes are worth making for a special breakfast even though you don't follow Paleo style cooking just because they are really really tasty.

Ingredients
(serves 2-3 people)
1 cup almond flour
2 eggs
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
A pinch of ground cinnamon
A pinch of salt
Coconut oil for cooking

Combine the eggs, water, honey and vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk everything together. Add the almond flour, cinnamon and a pinch of salt and combine well. Heat a large pan over a medium heat, add a bit of coconut oil or butter to coat and pour 1/6 of the pancake batter, quickly turning the pan around to spread the pancake over the whole pan. Cook until brown on the underside, about 1 minute and then flip and cook for another minute on the other side. Serve with fresh berries and some shredded coconut.

Baked salmon with beets and asparagus

So let the challenge begin. This is our first recipe from a delicious dinner last night.

Ingredients
(serves 2 people)
2 wild salmon fillets (roughly 200 g each)
2-4 tbsp cooking fat (grass-fed butter in our case)
16 fresh asparagus spears
3 medium sized beetroots, cut into small cubes
dill to taste
sea salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 260 degrees.
Line two large pieces of foil and place half the beetroot cubes and 8 asparagus on each piece of foil. Add some salt and pepper and some of the cooking fat. Place the salmon fillets on top of each bed of veggies. Add dill, salt and pepper and finish off with the rest of the cooking fat. Form a pocket of the foil.
Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Be careful to not overcook the fish. Check the fish after 10 minutes, if it's done take it out and let the veggies continue cooking for a few more minutes.

Challenge

February wasn't really a month when I did a lot of blogging. Mostly because I was away on the best holiday I've ever had.

Since we got back we've decided to take on a bit of a challenge when it comes to our food this month. We've decided to eat Paleo style which means: no grains such as wheat, corns or oats, no dairy, no vegetable oils or margarine, no legumes such as soy, peanuts or lentils, no sugar and no processed food (basically only food that our primal ancestors could eat).
This is not because we've been eating bad while we were away or that we want to lose weight but it's more a test to see if we can stick to it for a whole month and if we will actually feel better and have more energy that they say you will. We've allowed ourselves to bend the rules a tiny bit by drinking a bit of alcohol once a week, have a bit of rice and very occasionally have a tiny bit of sugar.

So I'm posting it here because making it public means more people would know if you fail and maybe some people can get inspiration. So lets start the challenge and see how it goes.