Paleo Friendly Ice-cream

19. May 2012 · 2 comments · Categories: Dessert, Snacks · Tags: , ,

This sun has gone to my head because I’m well and truly in summer mode! Am I in for a rude awakening when Pacific Northwest’s springtime reappears next week?!

Well we can never be too ready right? As our local ice-cream parlor is still closed for the winter it got me thinking that a) they should be back open for business right now because they are missing out on a ton of sales and then b) what am I going to eat, ice-cream wise, this summer? (insert sad face)

It’s all well and good making our own at home blitzing coconut milk, frozen fruit and a splash of vanilla extract but it’s not the same as eating it from a stick or out of a cone. Well I have yet to master the cone BUT I have found some “drop dead gorgeous” ice-creams made from coconut milk. They all use algarve syrup as their sweetener and I’m not sure how you feel about that as I’m a little unsure too. Anyway they ARE dairy, soy, wheat free and sugar free** too. 

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Here’s the lowdown so far…

  • Coconut Bliss Dark Chocolate Bars are my favorite.
  • Chocolate Bliss Chocolate Bliss Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge is hubby’s favorite
  • So **Delicious Cookie Dough is my youngest’s favorite.
  • My caveteenage son loves all the bars and has yet to try the tubs.

Yes these ice creams are pricer than regular ice-cream for sure but it’s true to say that you get what you pay for and these ice-creams and sorbets are going to make me a happy little cavegirl this summer. It’s so great to have found amazing ice-cream that is dairy, soy, wheat and refined sugar free. 

I bought all of these from my local organic supermarket PCC but I am sure you can find them at Whole Foods too. Let us know if you have bought them at a bigger chain such as QFC, Fred Myers or Safeway. I would be stoked if I can :) I’ll update if I can too.

** Please note: The So Delicious Cookie Dough ice-cream contains cane sugar and rice flour and is the least paleo clean of all. 

Let us know of any “drop dead gorgeous” frozen paleo snacks and desserts you’ve tried, tested and can rave about. Hey, let us know the ones to avoid too ;) THANKS!

Chicken Satay with a Lovely Sauce

18. May 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: BBQ, Condiments, Entree, Great Link!, Recipe · Tags: , , , , ,

We had this lovely chicken last night for dinner…

With this delicious sauce…

I ate it all before I could get a photo of how pretty my plate was.

If you’d like to try it, give this Chicken Satay recipe a try. It’s a wonderful spice paste that you blend up to put on the chicken. I would use it by itself, just for lovely chicken. Then, I used this recipe for the sauce with coconut milk subbed in for the milk. I used another recipe, because the first one had SO much peanut butter in it. Sub in almond butter if you don’t eat peanuts… me, I eat them. They don’t bug my tum tum and with the recipe only calling for 2 T. it was so worth it for the peanutty flavor. The recipe from the first site had cups of peanut. Sounded too peanut butter flavored to me. I prefer the sauce to be more Indonesian style than just peanuts/peanut butter like some of our local restaurants serve.

Give it a try. It will wake your tastebuds, I guarantee!

Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus and more…

17. May 2012 · 4 comments · Categories: Appetizers, BBQ, Great Link! · Tags: , , , ,

Came across a great recipe on Food.com today that I just had to share!

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This method is a great way to prevent your asparagus from over cooking – another YAY for bacon!

For the full lowdown head over to Food.com for the recipe and directions.

AND… check out this website selling ALL things bacon. After browsing baconfreak.com I found bacon Jerky with a coupon attached – RESULT!

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“Sugar Can Make You Dumb”: Headlines That Make Me Scratch My Head

16. May 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Of Interest!, Science · Tags: ,

Stephanie here…

Yes, Sugar Can Make You Dumb was really the headline. The story starts:

“Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower”.

The gist of the story is that in a study released yesterday, two groups of rats were given water laced with HFCS for two weeks. Before starting the sugarfest, they were run through mazes and results taken for their success. Then, one group was given DHA and flaxseed oil and the other was not. Later, they were tested in the mazes again, and Voila… the ones with the Omegas did better. SO, the reporter took this piece of science and made the conclusion “Sugar Can Make You Dumb” for their smashing headline. Hmmm… did the Omegas have anything to do with it?

Look, I’m no great fan of sugar, but, really, is that the story here? Just a quick commentary here on why we must read thoughtfully and with the thinker fully engaged. Another issue I had with this “health” article was that there was NO link at all to the original study. This is another red flag for me personally.

Do you like to read health articles? Do these sorts of things bug you in media?

Solving those Sticky Paleo Baking Situations!

15. May 2012 · 2 comments · Categories: Of Interest! · Tags: , ,

I apologize now if I’m teaching Granny to suck eggs!

I found this handy dandy tip for preventing your baked goods sticking to the tins/pans. I’ve found baking with almond and coconut flour my paleo buns and scones tend to stick even when well greased with coconut oil. I tend to use paper cases for my muffins which help but when baking with a whoopie pie tin or Yorkshire pudding tins they still stick to the bottom and I loose a chunk of my baked item AND I bake buns and scones every week so I needed a solution to my sticky predicament!
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Through trial and error and many frustrating baking sessions I figured out a very easy and quick solution.

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Tear off a long strip of parchment paper and fold in half and keep folding in half until your square is about the size in the picture or that will fit your pan/tin bases. Cut all the way around the outside to create a circle. Make sure you cut all the way inside the square so you can cut through the paper folds. When you leave go you should be rewarded with a cascade of springy parchment circles.

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I still grease my pans/tins so the edges are covered and this also helps the parchment paper stay in place while adding your mixture.

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Just add your mixture as normal and bake. The best part… they come out of the tins/pans with ease. Just ease any stuck areas from the edges with a spoon or knife. Even better, use a utensil that won’t scratch the non-stick surface off your tins ;)

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You can even reuse them if you have more than one batch to go in the oven. My scone mixture yielded 24 scones today and I only used one set of papers. Of course then I trashed them but I have made more to be used next time.

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Hope this tip proves useful to you too!

Smiles, Kate

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