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17.4.2010

Paleolithic Chocolate Sauce

…and this version is now without avocado, which also makes a PERFECT chocolate mousse! If you don’t know that yet, check out The Crocodile Mousse (in English later in this post). You might also call this more like a chocolate sauce or a pudding, but anyway: it’s chocolate and it’s ALMOST paleo. Only using the stevia (a root, natural sweetener) makes it a tad questionable.

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Smooth Criminal

  • 2 generous Tbsp tahini (sesame seed butter, you may also use raw almond butter, it’s taste it more neutral)
  • 1,5 dl coconut milk or cream
  • 1,5 Tbsp raw cocoa powder
  • 13 drops Vanilla Stevia
  • (optional: 1-2 Tbsp cashew flour (just grind it first in the blender))

Put everything in a blender and blend, adjust the sweetness by using stevia or some other form of sweetener. You may use raisins or dried fruit instead of stevia, but then you have to blend them first. If you want the mixture to be more like mousse, add tahini/almond butter. If you want it to be more like a sauce, you may add a little bit of coconut milk. Using some cashew nut flour adds a bit texture, but you may find it doesn’t need it.

And it’s ready. So easy. If you have the patience to let the sauce/mousse cool down in the fridge, it will settle a bit quickly. Eat as it is or use it in a raw cake or enjoy the sauce with some blueberries. Whatever works for you.

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The Crocodile Mousse

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 0,6 dl warm water
  • 0,6 dl raw cocoa powder
  • 0,5 tsp natural vanilla extract
  • 0,5 tsp cinnamon
  • 0,5 Tbsp lemon juice
  • Vanilla stevia or other sweetener of your choice

Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and spoon the flesh into a blender. Add other ingredients and let it smooth out, then add the sweetener and adjust the taste according to your taste buds. You may add some flaxseed if you like to get some texture, but works beautifully without seeds as well. Velvety, delicious and just so very chocolaty.

16.4.2010

Meet the Muffin (Cave)Man

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,paleo — Meri @ 6.19

So what do you get when you pour your loaf dough into a muffin tin? Six quiches! I used the same base as in the Salty and Sublime paleo loaf, but this time I used some skinny chorizos (cut and baked on a pan to release the fatty goodness) instead of bacon. I also subbed the chili olives by some garlic ones, works as well.

This dough translated into six huge (Jamie Oliver’s silicone muffin mould for six pieces) muffins aka quiches. Nomnom. Nothing new under the Monkey sun but wanted to drop a word. WORD.

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10.4.2010

Bend over, paleolithic diet!

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,mikroruokaa,paleo — Meri @ 7.41

Is it or isn’t it??! YES it is “bread“! Paleo bread but with sum cheez! Decided to try some to test my gut after my excellent Biosig results yesterday. The cheese is un-pastourized, naturally, and a rare treat. As rare is the bread itself, but it’s totally paleo if you’d like to make burgers or sandwiches some time. And it tastes good! Super easy, but you need a microwave. Microwave’s soooo paleo.

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[This one has flaxseed in it, hence the robust colouring.]

The One Minute Wonder (aka Paleo Bread)

  • 0,6 dl almond flour (or mix almond flour/nut flour/grounded flaxseeds)
  • 1 Tbl butter
  • 1 organic egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder (I’ve heard it may be omitted but never tried without)
  • some salt

Melt butter, mix all ingredients in a plastic container (not too big, so “the dough” forms maybe 1 cm layer in the bottom) and microwave it for one minute, full throttle. Bling! It’s ready.  Turn the box over and hit it lightly so as to get the “bun” fall from it. Let cool a little, cut into halves horizontally and treat like bread. Sure tastes like it.

In my opinion (self grounded) almond meal gives the most bread like end product: a fluffy light one, but if you want some seedy texture, try mixing some flaxseed in it, grounded as well. Works also with bran and different flours, but that’s up to you whether you want to touch the evil grains.

8.4.2010

Boeuf Tartare

The simplest paleo dish: a tartar steak. Calls for quality (and usually low fat) minced meat and is totally RAW. May be seasoned according to taste. Also pretty civilized, so if you wanna be a posh cave(wo)man, try this.

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Steak Tartar

  • minced meat (preferably low in fat, this time)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • (optional: an egg yolk, worcestershire sauce, minced onion)

Season the meat and mix well by hand. Add egg yolk or other ingredients if you prefer, I just stuck with this very basic stuff. Form into a patty and eat away! Soooo sophisticated.

Some people suggest sides such as

  • pickles
  • raw onion
  • anchovy
  • olives
  • pickled onion
  • capers

Choose your weapons.

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