I am trying to transition the family into a paleo lifestyle. It has proven difficult with them, especially with the 6 year old who has stubbornly decided to hate everything paleo 9even if he really likes it.) At least I finally have him eating eggs int he morning... as long as they are farm fresh eggs or Egglands Best brand eggs (he is so picky and has never liked regular supermarket eggs). The 9 year old loves pancakes. I did an Internet search for paleo pancakes and I came upon a recipe. With a little tweaking, these have easily become a favorite with my 9 year old. He has been eating them every day for about 2 weeks now. :) The 6 year old just doesn't like pancakes (never has). Now if only I could transition him to pure maple syrup... Luckily Log Cabin makes a HFCS-free pancake syrup. Not as good for you as maple syrup, but much better than the HFCS ones. One day I will start mixing the pure maple syrup with the Log Cabin one to get him used to it...
Favorite Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Pancakes
3 large eggs
1/4 Cup almond or coconut milk
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 C almond meal/flour
Lightly beat eggs. Add milk and vanilla to eggs and mix together. Add Almond flour and cinnamon and mix well, breaking any lumps. It should look like pancake batter. Heat skillet or griddle over medium heat. Add butter and let it heat with the pan. When the butter is melted, pour your batter and cook like regular pancakes. They will not bubble, so you need to watch them. You will see them set up on the edges and then you will know it is time to turn them. I usually made 6 3-4 inch pancakes. Top with fresh fruit, honey, maple syrup, or just more butter and eat plain. You can also top one with a fried egg and bacon, add another on top for an egg sandwich. There are many possibilities.
These pancakes are also great for those following a gluten free lifestyle.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Thighs
WOW is all I have to say about the chicken I made tonight. I was inspired by a recipe for bacon roasted chicken thighs with potatoes that I found on www.allrecipes.com, but I took it to a whole new level... Here is what I did.
I made 1/2 of this recipe for paleo stuffing from www.paleolifestyle.com:
(here is the exact recipe I used it is 1/2 of the original)
STUFFING:
1/2 lb ground beef
1 tbs cooking fat (I used coconut oil)
2 stalks celery chopped
1/2 medium onion, diced
1/2 apple diced
1 cups finely chopped walnuts
1 clove garlic, minced
generous amt of poultry seasoning
salt and pepper
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
8 slices of bacon
5 (or more) carrots, sliced
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
in a large pan saute the ground beef and celery in the cooking fat for about 3 minutes. Make sure the beef is crumbled into small pieces. Add the apple and onion and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the seasonings, garlic and walnuts and salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
Take the boneless skinless chicken thighs and lay them face down. Place a little of the stuffing on each thigh and roll up. Wrap a piece of bacon around the thigh. Set aside. Do this for the remaining thighs. I made 8. If you need to, you can use a toothpick to secure each thigh. I found the bacon held it together perfectly.
Add the carrots and mushrooms to the bottom of a 9X12 baking dish. Mix any remaining stuffing mix in with the veggies. Place the bacon wrapped chicken on top of the veggies. Bake at 400 degrees for about 1 hour. Turn the broiler on and broil for about 10 minutes to crisp the bacon. Put it back to 400 for a few more minutes and serve. It was delicious and even my picky 6 year old ate all of it!
I made 1/2 of this recipe for paleo stuffing from www.paleolifestyle.com:
(here is the exact recipe I used it is 1/2 of the original)
STUFFING:
1/2 lb ground beef
1 tbs cooking fat (I used coconut oil)
2 stalks celery chopped
1/2 medium onion, diced
1/2 apple diced
1 cups finely chopped walnuts
1 clove garlic, minced
generous amt of poultry seasoning
salt and pepper
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
8 slices of bacon
5 (or more) carrots, sliced
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
in a large pan saute the ground beef and celery in the cooking fat for about 3 minutes. Make sure the beef is crumbled into small pieces. Add the apple and onion and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the seasonings, garlic and walnuts and salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
Take the boneless skinless chicken thighs and lay them face down. Place a little of the stuffing on each thigh and roll up. Wrap a piece of bacon around the thigh. Set aside. Do this for the remaining thighs. I made 8. If you need to, you can use a toothpick to secure each thigh. I found the bacon held it together perfectly.
Add the carrots and mushrooms to the bottom of a 9X12 baking dish. Mix any remaining stuffing mix in with the veggies. Place the bacon wrapped chicken on top of the veggies. Bake at 400 degrees for about 1 hour. Turn the broiler on and broil for about 10 minutes to crisp the bacon. Put it back to 400 for a few more minutes and serve. It was delicious and even my picky 6 year old ate all of it!
Introduction
So I decided to try my hand at writing a blog. I thought I would name it Paleo Camper since we love to camp and I have adopted the paleo lifestyle. I hope that I will be able to share with you on this blog my paleo journey as well as health adn nutrition info and recipes, either ones I have made up or ones that I find (in which case I will share the link).
I first learned about the paleo lifestyle when I decided to try a 21 day sugar detox from www.balancedbites.com ON oCT. 1, 2010. I had only very briefly heard of paleo before then and never bothered to research it since it seemed too hard to do. I had a MAJOR sweet tooth and loved ice cream and chocolate! During the sugar detox, not only was I not allowed to eat sugar but I had to stop eating dairy, and all legumes, potatoes, corn, soy and grains. I was really surprised at how limited it was in what I could eat, at first. It started out really tough, but by the end of the 3 weeks, I found my energy increased and I actually LOST 8 pounds despite the fact that I was eating and never felt hungry! While on the detox program, I discovered Robb Wolf's book, The Paleo Solution (www.robbwolf.com). As I read his book (which by the way is an incredibly easy and entertaining book to read for a nutrition book), I realized the science behind it made sense. I was sold. (The fact that I felt great and had more energy than I had had in YEARS helped me make my decision).
It is now march and I have lost 20 pounds and 2 sizes. I am one size away from my goal size and then I will be the size I was in high school! I really love feeling this way and losing weight and not being hungry. I have realized that this diet is really not as restricting as I originally thought. It is just different. In fact, I can basically eat as much as I want. There is now counting calories or points or weighing food or worrying about eating something with too much fat. I just have to make sure I avoid the foods I listed above, that I stick to whole fats (olve oil, coconut oil and occassionally butter). I feel great and have a lot of energy, which are the main benefits. I hope you subscribe to my blog and come back often to see my progress and to get soem ideas and recipes and hopefully adopt this very helpthy lifestyle for yourself!
I first learned about the paleo lifestyle when I decided to try a 21 day sugar detox from www.balancedbites.com ON oCT. 1, 2010. I had only very briefly heard of paleo before then and never bothered to research it since it seemed too hard to do. I had a MAJOR sweet tooth and loved ice cream and chocolate! During the sugar detox, not only was I not allowed to eat sugar but I had to stop eating dairy, and all legumes, potatoes, corn, soy and grains. I was really surprised at how limited it was in what I could eat, at first. It started out really tough, but by the end of the 3 weeks, I found my energy increased and I actually LOST 8 pounds despite the fact that I was eating and never felt hungry! While on the detox program, I discovered Robb Wolf's book, The Paleo Solution (www.robbwolf.com). As I read his book (which by the way is an incredibly easy and entertaining book to read for a nutrition book), I realized the science behind it made sense. I was sold. (The fact that I felt great and had more energy than I had had in YEARS helped me make my decision).
It is now march and I have lost 20 pounds and 2 sizes. I am one size away from my goal size and then I will be the size I was in high school! I really love feeling this way and losing weight and not being hungry. I have realized that this diet is really not as restricting as I originally thought. It is just different. In fact, I can basically eat as much as I want. There is now counting calories or points or weighing food or worrying about eating something with too much fat. I just have to make sure I avoid the foods I listed above, that I stick to whole fats (olve oil, coconut oil and occassionally butter). I feel great and have a lot of energy, which are the main benefits. I hope you subscribe to my blog and come back often to see my progress and to get soem ideas and recipes and hopefully adopt this very helpthy lifestyle for yourself!
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