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4.3.2010

Do you have balls to eat these nuts?

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,Napot,Nuts!,paleo — Meri @ 6.26

I understand that it might be a tad tricky to try separate the really good recipes from the really, really good ones here in Monkeyfood because I praise almost everything I ever make 😀 Still, I’m gonna praise these ones as well: these superduper nuts that would give even the almighty Super Goof unseen powers! …and while he’s not here, me.

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Supernuts

  • variety of nuts you prefer (macadamias, cashews, almonds, Brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, pistachios… )
  • organic coconut oil
  • quality salt

Roast nuts on a medium hot, dry pan. You may want to chop some of the bigger nuts in smaller pieces such as the Brazil nuts. Let roast while constantly mixing them around to avoid burning and let them get a bit color. Add a generous amount (start with a tablespoon, add if necessary) of coconut oil on to the pan and let melt, let roast and mix into the nuts. Turn off the heat and add salt. Move into a jar or a dish and let cool… Dig in! Works as a snack, dessert or a cheer-you-up! Bloody desirable.

3.3.2010

Shameless advertising

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Välipalaa — Meri @ 19.34

For all my Finnish readers, I HAVE TO put a word out about this wonderful organic product: Kotivaran Luomumeetvursti. It’s not only organic and unbelievable delicious, it also does not contain glucose or any other sh*t so commonly messing with cut meat. I won’t even mention E621, the most evil monosodium glutamate (MSG) that’s put into so many products it makes me sick. Literally.

metukka

But this beauty saves the day! Brilliantly fatty and tasty it’s a perfect snack with some veggies or a part of a good meal. Doesn’t get much better.

24.2.2010

Eggs and olives

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo,Vege — Meri @ 6.37

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 😛

munaa

21.2.2010

Advanced paleotics: riceless makis

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,Kala,laktoositon,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Sushi — Meri @ 12.09

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.

sushir

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.

paleosushi

Riceless maki rolls

  • nori sheets
  • thinly sliced meat/fish/Japanese omelette
  • veggies: carrots, cucumber, spring onion
  • avocado

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.

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porkkanasushi

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.

sushia

So next time I wanna put a maki feast together, I’m gonna opt for:

  • cold smoked salmon
  • graavisiika (the salted whitefish)
  • grated carrot and some tasty meat
  • …and may even be rolling a chorizo in a sheet? Why not bacon 😀

Breaking eggs!

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo — Meri @ 9.26

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 🙂

munakas

Omelette

  • 2 organic eggs
  • 2 tbsp water
  • salt, pepper, herbs
  • optional: veggies/ham/mushroom
  • coconut oil/butter for frying

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!

Easy rider

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo — Meri @ 9.16

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.

easyrider

Paleo “yoghurt”

  • coconut milk or coconut cream (the latter has a thicker consistency, nnnice!)
  • berries
  • seeds/nuts/super foods

Mix together, that’s it.

25.1.2010

A Paleo Treat

Filed under: Alakarppi,Elävä ravinto,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,Nuts!,paleo,raw food — Meri @ 17.07

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.

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Lime Key Bars (two freezer containers, can be cut into 10-18 pieces)

  • 1 cup (2,4 dl) juice from fresh limes (or other citrus fruit)
  • 0,5 cups (1,2 dl) organic virgin coconut oil
  • 0,5 cups (1,2 dl) agave nectar (OR I used 10 drops of Vanilla Stevia and 1 tsp lucuma powder)
  • 4 cups (vajaa litra, n. 500 g) cashews
  • 0,5 tsp (Himalayan) salt
  • 0,25-0,5 cups (0,5-1,2 dl) water IF necessary

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. 😉

17.1.2010

Salad with a Chance of Meatballs

Filed under: Alakarppi,Arkiruoka,Gluteeniton,lammas,Lihaa,meat,paleo,Sallad — Meri @ 17.54

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!

paleoballs

Meatballs with Seaweed

  • half a kilo grounded lamb meat
  • a generous handful of dried arame
  • an organic egg
  • paprika, oregano, salt, pepper

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)

  • broccoli
  • bell pepper
  • eggplant
  • fresh coriander
  • courgette
  • tomato
  • left over veggies from yesterday’s thai dish
  • turmeric, a bit of balsamic vinegar (on of my few vices left that aren’t really paleo), goji berries, salt, pepper

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 –>

6.1.2010

Monkey Crumble, take two

Filed under: Gluteeniton,Nuts!,paleo,Super foods — Meri @ 20.39

To make sure you realise how bloody brilliant this is, I’m gonna post this again just after a couple of days of the premiére. This was the third time I made this within… Well, some days. Not many. It’s hilariously delish. Also easy.

crumble

Monkey Crumble

  • apples
  • lemon juice
  • cinnamon

Oil a pie dish and cube the apples, place in the dish. Season with lemon juice and a hefty amount of cinnamon. Prepare topping.

Topping

  • virgin coconut oil
  • good quality salt
  • organic coconut flakes (totally different from the markets’ coconut sh*t, available in Ekolo)
  • nuts/seeds
  • gojis, mulberries

Crush the nuts, seeds, berries –> melt in a bowl with coconut oil, salt. Pour over apples. Bake in approx. 220 degrees for about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool. Let go!

3.1.2010

IF you’ve still got a sweet tooth

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,Maidoton,paleo — Meri @ 18.13

You’ve all probably so conscious about the modern knowledge regarding the dangers of sugars and all it’s relatives, closer ones as well as further ones in the line, even the step-daughter and in-laws that there’s no need for substitions for sugary treats. Anyway I’m gonna share this piece with you just as an example of a baked good when going paleo.

paleopancake

Paleo Pancake (size of a pie tin)

  • 3 dl coconut milk
  • 3 organic eggs
  • 1 dl shredded coconut
  • 125 g pureed mango (used once can of a baby purée)
  • 1 apple
  • 1 banana
  • chunks of coconut oil
  • salt, cardamom

Turn on the oven, about 20 degrees. Oil the pie tin. Mix eggs, coconut milk, shredded coconut and mango, season with salt and cardamom. Cube apple and banana, spread cubes evenly on the pie tin. Pour the pancake mixture over the fruit and finish with some knobs of coconut oil. Bake maybe 30 minutes or until pretty golden and settled. Let cool.

Not exactly like a traditional pancake, but fresh and still rich. Texture’s quite different, not omeletty but not so floury either, if you wanna add traditional texture use some almond or coconut meal. By the way, tasting this before the oven makes you wanna try making this into an “ice cream”, or something someone would call a semifreddo.

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