It has officially been just over a week and we are pretty much rocking the Paleo thing. Everyone is “feeling” some sort of backlash of no longer feeding our bodies with grains/dairy. I’ve never had to kick a Heroin addiction, but WHEAT on the other hand…..holy.shit.
Besides the desire to punch the wall every now and then (I am kidding), we are actually all feeling really well and noticing positive changes. Brian and I are not nearly as “bloaty” as we usually feel, and we both have noticed a bit more energy. The kiddos have been really REALLY excited about this whole idea of “eating like a dinosaur”.
I haven’t been able to keep up like I’ve thought (Imagine that), but here is a “catch up” post on what our kitchen has been up to.
Brian picked out “Chicken in a pot” which was fabulous. All 4 of us gave it 5/5 stars! And there was enough stock left over to make a pot of homemade chicken/vegetable soup! BONUS
CHICKEN IN A POT – Recipe is from The Paleo Diet Cookbook
BRIAN – 5 stars
SARAH – 5 stars
KOEN – 5 stars
DIESEL – 5 stars
Brian also picked out this number called “Dandelion greens with a bite”. This was our first experience with dandelion greens, and is most likely our last. It was terrible, and we thought the recipe combination was terrible. The idea was good. Saute onions, add the greens, and as soon as you are ready to serve them, squeeze lime and sprinkle some red pepper flakes. Like I said, the idea was good but the Dandelion greens were SO tart (best word I have to describe them), and then you squeeze lime on them? Bad combo…..
Dandelion greens with a Bite is also from The Paleo Diet Cookbook
BRIAN – 0 stars
SARAH – 0 stars
KOEN – 1 star (he actually still ate most of it)
DIESEL – 0 stars
Bread! We have been using this PALEO BREAD recipe that we have already gone through twice
My bread sure does not look like the picture in the recipe, which still has me baffled. AND, I think I either need to try doubling the recipe or get a smaller bread pan, because these are small slices of bread =)
Brian has not yet tried the bread, he has simply “cut it out” at the moment. Maybe eventually he’ll give it a try, but can’t imagine a “replacement” for breads/crackers. Koen on the other hand can not get enough of this Paleo bread. He wants a slice with everything, and so far we are okay with that….
I also like this recipe and have used it quite a bit for sandwiches. I’ll probably find a few more recipes to try once the initial shock of a whole new way of eating settles down, but for now this is the one we will stick to. Diesel is 50/50 with this recipe. Sometimes she likes it and sometimes she doesn’t. However, we just discovered sunflower butter today, and she ate SO MUCH sun-butter sandwich on this bread, I think she is beginning to like the bread more than she doesn’t =)
Here is just one way we have used it this past week:
Rosemary Herb Crackers - These were SOOOOO easy to make, and so far Koen, Diesel and I love them for a good snack or dipping into soup. I think once I start making some dips, these will be going really fast!
The kids have been mostly interested in the dessert category. They have been responsible for picking out and making some dessert items to try and so far they have rocked it!
THIS chocolate pudding recipe has been a HUGE hit! The only thing I added to the recipe was about 1/2C of coconut milk. Without it, it’s pretty “chuncky”, and I’ve never had a chunky pudding.
Diesel was playing with her playdoh the other day and brought me a plate of “Paleo”
These beauties are “Paleo Pancakes” – or “banana pancakes” as we like to call them =) It’s such a simple recipe found HERE. For the first time, I added chocolate chips to help the kiddos try something new. They were really sad their cereal was gone =) But, once they had them they couldn’t stop. seriously.
I have also made a lot of burger pattys and froze them! I got a new gadget from William Sonoma and put it to use right away!
These are what I like to call Paleo sliders =) I found THIS fantastic recipe and made the “buns”. Again, mine definitely do not look like the picture, but they were really good! Especially because I used bacon grease as the oil! YUM!
I experimented with Kale chips. A few turned out, the rest were burnt so bad they tasted like popcorn. I actually can’t wait to try them again because I could tell how good they would be had they not been burnt!
And one last little image for now =) This is a snack plate I made today. In the past we would have salami, cheese, crackers and carrots. Now our plate is filled with fruits veggies and EGGS =)
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