Just a quick word for inspiration! As everyone knows, organic eggs are a part of a paleo diet’s basics. They may be consumed in the form of omelettes, scrambled, poached, fried, Benedict, mushed… Or boiled. Here’s my breakfast with couple of eggs and some nnnice olives, recommendable! I actually often prefer olives to olive oil, something to chew on 😛
And now, after the basics of paleo below (see Omelette and Coconut Cream&Berries), something a little more advanced: paleo sushi (to be exact, sushi means vinegar rice so these really aren’t sushi, pardon my Japanese). Sashimi is already nicely paleo and the sushi rolls only need omitting of the rice, not too complicated. It’s possible to do these in the form of temakis (bigger rolls eaten with hands), makis or why not just throw everything on a plate and not roll at all. Rocks anyway.
The idea has long been maturing in my mind and this pushed me over the edge to actually prepare them. I experimented with two different meats (cold-smoke beef and suolaliha, salty meat?!) and cold-smoked salmon, the last one being absolutely the best. Other one of my favourite was the one where I substituted the rice with grated carrot; very, very moist and tasty! These would probably work also brilliantly with whitefish that is thinly sliced and salted (graavisiika) and with some smoked ham. And of course the Japanese thin omelette, Tamago.
Riceless maki rolls
Prepare the veggies by cutting the into long matchstick size sticks, also the avocado. Take out the nori sheet and place it on a sushi mat. Cover it evenly with the meat/fish/omelette leaving a little space on the other end of the sheet. Place the desired veggies in a row quite near the low end as shown in the picture and roll, roll, roll! If you want to, you may used a little wasabi inside the rolls as well, rubbing it into the meat (thin “stripe” under the veggies). Use a little water to slightly moisturize the end of the sheet to make it keep together. Cut into bite size portions with a sharp knife.
OR proceed as above, but instead of covering the sheet with the meat, cover it with grated carrot (or maybe cucumber, courgette or whatnot) and place the meat similarly to the veggies in the previous one.
Serve with organic Shoyu soy sauce, wasabi and nori, sushi ginger.
So next time I wanna put a maki feast together, I’m gonna opt for:
I’ve never really liked omelettes that much, even tho they are very popular among people eating paleo or low-carb. I’ve always found them too dry and sort of repulsive. Until I travelled to Krabi a few weeks ago and ate an omelette every second morning! These ones were moist, soft and buttery-tasting, absolutely delicious. I spent several mornings watching the staff preparing my omelette and tried to absorb the correct method. But, as you can tell from the picture below, I’ve not yet mastered the demanding skill of preparing an omelette.
Anyway, this tastes brilliant! And feel free to perfect your own omelettes quite as well as you can 🙂
Omelette
Mix the two eggs in a cup, add water and season. Chop veggies or other additions. Heat some coconut oil or butter on a pan and let the veggies/ham/etc. soften for a while. Pour in the egg mass and prepare either scrambled eggs (as presented on the picture) or a proper omelette. Serve with a generous amount of raw and steamed veggies.
I used bell pepper and spring onion in my eggs this time, served with veggies and steamed broccoli and young okra. Works! Now off to the pool to utilize some of the paleo brekkie energy, see ya!
This is one of the super easy paleo snacks/breakfasts/desserts that has had plenty of media time in numerous Finnish “health” blogs. So if there anybody who still hasn’t found it, recommending to try and variate it according to your taste. Also easy to take on road since coconut milk/coconut cream keeps well in room temperature when not opened. And if you are using any nutritional supplementation in the form of powder, many of them go easily along with this one, as well as added fibre.
Paleo “yoghurt”
Mix together, that’s it.
This stuff I just made for us for dinner is thee best paleo side order ever! So if you’re having a feast or a special occasion or you want to show off some paleo luxury for your friends, take this on the menu. Can’tgo wrong. Unless your friends are vegetarian. Works also as a main course, especially if you add some fresh vegetables.
Chorizo Heaven
Chop onion, rutabaga and Savoy cabbage into an oven casserole. Chop chorizos (I used four) and mix them in. Bake in 225 until the veggies are cooked. I like to put a tin foil over the casserole at first and then take it off and let it still bake 5 to 10 more minutes for some crispiness. The result is perfectly chorizogrease-seasoned veggies that are tender, salt and spicy chorizo and rutabaga adding some sweetness. Sigh. As I said, can’t go wrong. I’m loving it.
Just to boost you in the middle of this devilishly cold REAL winter that we all SO LOVE, here’s just another example of a beautiful combination of beautiful ingredients. These go so well together I wouldn’t believe if I just didn’t finish my dinner… Boy I was in need of one! Already gave the eye for some bloody awful Budapest chocolates when picking up my new moisturizer: there it was, a cup full of them just to quickly grab one, and there it was, my horrible hunger and too low blood sugar, BUT!! Conqueered it, not surprisingly. “A superhuman“, you say. I know. I get it a lot. Guilty as charged. Muahahahaaa 😀 So not.
Inspirational Salami Salad
You can make whatever salad base you prefer, the three key ingredients are avocado, salami and shrimp. If you like fresh coriander, it goes brilliantly with this combo. I also added some mungbean sprouts, turmeric, gojis, salt and pepper after taking the pic. Wanted to keep it prettier for you. <3
I’m re-posting in English this magnificent Lime Key Bar recipe, that I’ve been utilizing for several times now. It’s easy to make, keeps well in the freezer, works on the sweet tooth and is so so good for us! It also suits people that are sensitive to the caffeine in raw chocolate and helps fill in the chocolaty gap… <3
I’ve made this using some agave nectar before but this time I went totally paleo. Up to you how sweet your tooth requires, might take awhile to get accustomed to the bitter yet rich taste. You may also use cane sugar, syrap, artificial sweetener, your call.
Lime Key Bars (two freezer containers, can be cut into 10-18 pieces)
First ground the cashew into flour in the blender. Add lime juice (heavy job squeezing it out!), mix. Melt coconut oil and add it together with agave (if using) and salt. Add a little water if the consistency is too heavy. Taste to adjust the sweetness and salt. Pour into silicon or plastic containers or muffin tins or whatever and freeze at least 4 hours. Cut into pieces if you made them big or grab one smaller and have a taste! Be careful not to break your teeth… Especially the sweet one. 😉
This meatloaf is sooo fine you would wanna marry it! And it’s pure paleo. Makes an excellent dinner, breakfast, snack or a protein source for a lunch box. Works hot, works mild, works cold. Tho I prefer it warmed. Even looks like bread so no more explaining the weird non-grainy diet! SPECIAL PRICE ONLY FOR YOU! Tonight only. (Just kidding. This is for life.)
Paleo Loaf
Grate carrots, chop mint leaves, mix all ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Form into a loaf and place in a glass oven dish. Bake in 175-200 degrees for about an hour. Let it cool a little, cut proper slices. Awwh!
And AGAIN the possibilities are endless in varying the taste! Try paprika, fresh coriander leaves, curry, tomato paste, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, jeera, basil, oregano, chili… Or whatever you like. Or dislike and want to learn to eat.
[Ths bread is baked with meat flour.]
And so it wouldn’t be all eating meat on the paleo, may I remind you what OTHER options you’ve got to get your daily protein. The paleo diet isn’t just getting to eat what you want, it’s also respecting all living creatures. (I wouldn’t go as far as to say “things” since I really don’t feel bad cutting some plants to eat them :-P)
Who ever decided breakfast has to be carbs? Bread, cereal, jam, croissants, müesli, toast, sugary yoghurts, Nutella… You name it! I spent years and years eating my beloved oatmeal every morning. And I do mean every: when I traveled, I carried the instant porridges with me, always. Happy days… Anyway, porridge is long gone and other common breakfast carbs I’ve abandoned decades ago.
So what then?! you ask. Well. When following the paleo path food wise, the options are still plentiful. Ample, even. Not ample like a bosom but ample. It’s yet another chance to eat what you most like. And since it breaks the fast (kept overnight) it should be a proper feast. So pick your best ones and celebrate the brand new day! HALLELUJAH baby! Or should I say: kwakakwakakwakamouliiiii!
Here’s one suggestion to trigger your little grey brain cells . This is what Poirot [puaroo] would choose.
Wake up it’s a beautiful morning! (Cheers, Boo!)
I bought some quality lamb meat (grounded) yesterday and made meatballs out of it just now to have a decent meal after my FIRST SKIING IN 11 YEARS!! Woohoo! Big hand for Da Mule! Awesome. Cheers, Fedo for taking me. (Despite the fun the trip had a slight aftertaste thanks to a HKL bus driver having not the best of days… Well, first time Ive heard a city employee call someone an asshole [kusipää in plain Finnish], mark on the wall.)
Anyway, I would’ve just normally cook the meat on a pan but I wanted to make it easy to freeze in a meal size portions so burgers or meatballs it was gonna be. And I just felt a bit more… meatballsy than burgerish. 😛 Got a chance to try something new as well since I wanted to use my arame seaweed. Worked okay in the balls, didn’t bring any significant difference in the taste. Maybe could be enhanced by seasoning the balls with some wasabi, soy sauce and ginger. Next time then!
Meatballs with Seaweed
Soak the seaweed in cold water for fifteen minutes, then prepare the dough. Form balls the size that suits you best (I tend to aim for Nigella-like small ones but always lack the patience) and bake in the oven until done. Approx. 220 degrees, 25 minutes. Add to the salad and freeze some to grab later!
Salad (everything preferrably organic)
Prepare! I quite often cook come chopped eggplant and bell pepper (or carrots/other root veggies) in the microwave for a couple of minutes to get something that is warm and a bit cooked, then I add a huge load of fresh vegetables. But it’s up to you how you want to have them. Steamed, boiled, fried, grated… Or just plain raw which works for me too. I just like the different texture in the weeny bit cooked ones mixing with all the raw.
Well, this is just another example how to put a salad together, you can do it anyway you like. As long as you JUST DO IT! Again. Faster. Crossfithelsinki.com –>
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