Part 2 - Flourless Nutrient-Dense Chocolate Cake

If you missed Part 1, just click on this link. 

Ingredients:

• 8 eggs 

• 150 grams of raw dark chocolate

• 125 grams of butter 

• 1 heaping tablespoon of raw honey or 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees (or 320 F) 
2. Break raw chocolate into small pieces. Mix them with butter in a bowl. Heat them in a "bain-marie" (water-bath)
3. Separate eggs
4. Beat egg whites until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer
5. Beat egg yolks until foamy
6. When chocolate and butter are melted, allow to cool
7. Add vanilla powder and honey (or maple syrup) to the chocolate sauce.
8. Slowly pour the chocolate sauce onto the egg yolks, and mix well. 
9. Add the egg whites to the mixture. Gently. Very important. 
10. Pour the cake batter into a round oven dish.
11. Bake for 30 minutes or so. 

This cake is best when chilled. 

Enjoy with some raw cream and blueberries! 

GEEKY-STUFF-OF-THE-DAY:

Egg whites should be avoided by people who have gut disorders and autoimmune diseases. 

Replace those 8 eggs by 12-14 egg yolks. 

Why? Egg whites contain a protein called LYSOZYME which is good at crossing the gut barrier. It forms monster molecules with random things in the gut, then transports them into the gut. As people with autoimmune diseases already deal with a leaky gut (= intestinal hyper-permeability), dealing with an extra transporter may be detrimental to their health. The effect is relatively small in those with a healthy digestive system.  

For more information about LYSOZYME, read this post from Sarah Ballantyne. 

CREME A LA VANILLE

I can't wait to share this with you! This is a nutrient-dense vanilla custard. OH-MY-GOD! 

The Heath Benefits of Orange Foods

A SAVOURY Grain-Nut-Dairy-Sugar-Eggwhite-free MUFFIN (Breathe In here) that offers satiety and high gustative pleasure? 

I found a recipe, which also provides the marvellous health benefits of Orange Foods.
  

Easy Anti-Ageing Egg-Free Breakfast & some geeky stuff

If you are in a rush, or don't feel eggs for breakfast, this mix will give you the uplift you need to kick-start your day and go through an active morning with a clear state of mind. 

This recipe suits people who follow the Paleo AutoImmune Protocol. 

Coconut Balls - Carob, Dates and Coconut

Is Carob Paleo ? Yes, it is, according Mark Sisson. 

Three-Herb Beef Breakfast Patties by Mickey

This recipe is AMAZING. 

It blew me away! 

The combination of sage, thyme and rosemary is fantastic. 

If you are bored with eating ground beef, then it's time to try this recipe. 

I had the patties with 1/2 avocado, some blueberries and coconut cream. 

By the way, I cooked the patties with duck fat, but you can definitely follow the recipe below and use coconut oil. 

Both are great for cooking at high temperatures, and above all, they taste so good! 

Let me know your thoughts ! 

Thanks Mickey. Your recipe is fabulous. 

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Warm Kale Salad

Have you heard about the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol ? ( AIP) If not, I highly recommend you read this post by Sarah Ballantyne.

Basically, it is a modified Paleo diet for people who have an autoimmune disease ( I am the typical case ... having so many autoimmune disorders going on) .

WARM BANANA MILK - without milk

I've recently been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, which is one of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)

I can not eat any fruit at the moment, except bananas. I know and I feel that they are easily digestible. I still have to do a bit of research about their properties regarding our digestive system... 

This recipe is very simple. It is nice and soothing, when you need something warming, comforting, nourishing and above all liquid if your gut can not tolerate any solid or irritating food. 

If you don't have any issue, it is nice too ! 

You will need a blender.

Ingredients

- 1 banana (ripe like on the picture)

- 1 cup 1/2 of filtered water 

- 1 vanilla pod

- 2 desert spoons of coconut cream ( I like the brand Niulife, it comes in a glass jar)

Instructions

- Peel the skin off the banana and slice it into small pieces

- Put the pieces into a pan filled with 1 cup 1/2 of filtered water 

- Add the vanilla pod

- Heat up the pan ( low heat) for 5 minutes. It should not boil. 

- The banana should look softer 

- Remove the vanilla pod and pour the content of the pan into your blender

- Add the coconut cream

- Blend for 15 seconds

Enjoy ! 

If you've got a small appetite, just chill and appreciate it either cold or warm ( reheat it). 

Another tip : I have used the leftover into cooked white rice, to make a warm rice porridge. Yummy! 

Chocolate Fondant - Not like you would imagine

If you can't go without cacao, this recipe will find you! 

It's quick and easy to cook. 

There is some maple syrup, that's why it's not sugar-free. 

Serves 8

Ingredients:

- 2 medium sweet potatoes, steamed (skin-on) till soft

- 6 heaped desert spoons of organic dessicated coconut (shredded coconut works too. It's what I've used because I ran out of dessicated coconut) 

- 2 pastured-chicken eggs

- 2 desert spoons of organic maple syrup 

- 2 heaped desert spoons of extra-virgin organic coconut oil (when semi-solid obviously) or 4 when liquid

- 2 heaped desert spoons of organic raw cacao powder diluted/mixed with 1/4 cup of warm water 

- OPTIONAL: some cardamom powder (half a teaspoon) 

Instructions:

- Preheat the oven at 140°C

- Peel off the skin of the sweet potatoes when they are cool enough. 

- Crush them using a fork, then add the coconut oil

- Add the eggs. Whisk them into the mixture. 

- Pour the coconut (shredded or dessicated). If you've some spare time, leave them to stand for 15 minutes into the mixture so they will get softer. 

- Add the chocolate sauce, the maple syrup and the cardamom powder. 

- Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 140°C 

This Fondant is delicious when cooled, and even more delicate after a few hours in the fridge. 

Enjoy with a Rooibos Tea. Mindful Eating, bien sûr. 

Easy Unique Banana Pancake with Raw Cacao Sauce

Last week, I had the flu, and oddly I had no appetite at all in the morning, till 12 PM. It never happens to me!

The idea of eating a savoury meal was not attractive to me. 

However, the idea of eating a pancake was great to stimulate hunger! 

This recipe is super easy. You only need 15 minutes to prepare it, including the cooking time.

Ingredients (for one person only, that' s why it is UNIQUE!)

- One ripe banana

- 1 teaspoon of creamed coconut 

- 1  or 2 Eggs (Pastured Organic)

- 10 grams of Butter (I found one brand of Grass Fed Butter at Woolworth: Westgold, and it is one the cheapest on the shelves!)

- 1 teaspoon  of coconut flour (or not at all will be even more delicate!)
- 1 heaped desert spoon of dessicated coconut

- 2 pinches of Baking Soda Powder

- One good teaspoon of coconut oil 

For the Raw Cacao Sauce

- 1 heaped desert spoon of Raw Cacao Powder

- 1 teaspoon of Raw Honey

- One pinch of Cardamom Power (my touch!)

- 5 grams of Butter

Instructions:

- Melt the butter in a double boiler or in the microwave

- Mash the banana and add it to the butter melted. Stir well.

- Add the creamed coconut and 4 desert spoons of water, or the equivalent in coconut milk.

- Add the whole egg amd mix. 

- Put the coconut flour and the baking soda powder. 

- Preheat a pan over medium heat
- Grease the pan with coconut oil

- Pour the whole amount of batter into the pan
- Put a lid on and cook for 2-3 minutes



- Flip and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes (tricky step as there is no gluten ...) It is not easy to get a well shaped pancake !)
- Add a little bit of coconut oil on your pancake, it s gonna be delicious !

Then for the Cacao Sauce:

- Heat some water

- In a bowl pour the cacao,the butter, the honey

- Pour the hot water onto the previous mixture, stirring well.

- Add the honey and the cardamom powder

Well ... A Table ! Bon Appetit !

Salmon Tartare à la française

As you probably know, for the last 12 months, I have been avoiding grains, dairy and legumes (Paleo diet)  This lifestyle suits me very well, as: 

- It has healed my body from a very rare condition called Scleritis, and it probably slows down another issue I have - I've just discovered the name of it, even if I have been in pain for the last 15 years!  As it is not common, I don't know much about it ( Idiopathic Condylar Resorption in the Temporo Mandibular Joint) I can only share my experience and would be happy to know other people who have it. 

- The other benefit is that eating that way has awaken my passion for cooking. I thrive when I cook! To be honest, on my days off, I spend at least 3 hours cooking and 2 hours shopping or just strolling round the organic shops and greengrocers! 

As I am a very curious person, I  looked for french paleo dieters on the Internet and I realised the Paleo diet is far to be known in France. Over there, they know the "Seignalet" diet , (http://www.seignalet.fr), which is meant to be an ancestral way of eating. It seems to be quite different to the Paleo diet though. One of the features of the Seignalet diet is to eat fish, meat and eggs in a RAW state. 

That's why today, I made an experience. I tried to find a way to eat RAW and PALEO*

Green Soup

Serves 4-6 


Ingredients
  

• 2 broccoli heads and stems roughly chopped OR 2 bunches of leeks, chopped
• 3 celery stalks, diced
• 1/2 bunch silverbeet, stalks trimmed and leaves coarsely shredded
• 1 onion chopped

• 1 handful of coconut flakes
• ¼ cup coconut milk 
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 TBSP coconut oil OR guee melted 
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 pinch of caraway seeds

Instructions


Your attention please ! The following recipe is made with leeks, celery and silvebeets. If you prefer broccolis instead of leeks, add them with the Silverbeet (step 6)

1. In a large heavy bottom saucepan, place the oil or guee.
2. Heat (medium-low heat)then add garlic and onion and cook until translucent
3. Boil 1 Litre of pure water
4. Put the chopped leek and celery into the saucepan, stirring the whole mixture
5. Pour the boiled water into the saucepan
6. Add the silverbeet
7. Throw in coconut flakes 
8. Add the herbs
9. Simmer for 15 minutes and stir in coconut milk
10. Optional: place in blender then blend together until smooth and return to pan if it needs reheating

Bon Appétit !  

Coconut Sweet Potato Cake

Ingredients 


- 8 heaped table spoons of Dessicated Coconut 
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup of Coconut Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda Powder
- 20 g butter (soft) 
- 2 Heaped Table Spoon of Coconut oil (or 5 Table Spoons if its in a liquid state) 

- One medium size sweet potato ( 250 - 300 g) steamed till soft

Instructions 

1. Preheat the oven at 180°C
2. Mix the butter with the melted coconut oil. 
3. Add the Dessicated Coconut 
4. Peel off the skin of the Sweet Potato. Leave it to cool down, then add it into your coconut mixture and stir. 
5. Whip the eggs in a separate bowl until they get foamy, then put them into the other mixture. 
6. Stir the coconut flour and the baking soda powder. 
7. Add the vanilla extract. 
8. Get a baking pan. Pour the cake mixture into it. And bake it for 40 minutes. 

Chicken or Beef Thai Style

Hello Everybody ! 

I found an amazing stuff to wake up your tastebuds ! 

It's a leave, called Kaffir Lime Leave. 

And the smell is really nice guys. I cooked a delicious meal with those leaves. Actually I had no idea of how it would taste. 

I realized when I ate my meal that it was exactly what's in most of Thai Curries ! If you like Thai Food, you will just LOVE it. Otherwise ... Give it a go, once more, and keep me posted. 

You WON'T NEED ANY SALT. I guarantee you won't even think about it! 

You need : 

- Chicken Tenderloin or Beef Mince, 500 Grams for 3 or 4 meals (depending if you are a small or a big person ! ) 

- 1 desert spoon of Guee (clarified butter) or Virgin Coconut Oil

- Ginger root, 2 or 3 cubes 

- Garlic, 2 cloves

- 2 littles red chilis 

- 2 teaspoons of Cayenne Chili Powder

- 1 or 2 teaspoons of Ginger Powder

- 6 Kaffir Lime Leaves 

- 1 Red Capcicum
- 250 ML of Natural Coconut Cream/ Milk

- Green Beans to serve with

So ... Here we go ! 

1. Peel the garlic cloves, the cubes of ginger and the red chilis (remove the seeds so it won't be too spicy). Use a mortar to mix them together or cut very thin pieces. Heat your pan to medium. 
2. Once the pan is ready, put a good chuck of your chosen fat and let it melt while making sure to coat the whole pan with it.
3. The mix (ginger, garlic and chili) goes in first BUT TAKE OFF THE LEAVES !  Stir and wait a few minutes. Check that the mix is almost soft. 
4. Cut the capcicum into small pieces. Add it into the pan. 
5. Then put the meat.  
6. Stir and sprinkle the Cayenne Chili Powder and the Ginger Powder 
7. Stir again. Pour the coconut milk. A little bit of water if you like. 
8. Add the Kaffir Lime Leaves now. Stir once more and put the lid on. 
9. Leave it without stirring for 10 minutes. 
10. Steam your green beans. 
11. Mix Chicken and Beans together in a bowl. 
12. Mindful Eating. Enjoy !  

Nathalie

My Beef Curry

Oh Guys that's my favourite homemade creation, and my favourite meal at the moment! 

If you like beef mince, ginger, chili, coconut milk and indian spices, you will LOVE this recipe, which doesn't need to be salted. 

And because sometimes medicine impairs your taste, this recipe will wake up your palate because it contains a lot of spices ! MMMH ! 

Yes, you can see there is no rice with this recipe. That's a Paleo recipe guys. No grains. 

Paleo? Pardon? This diet suits me very well. Everyone is unique, however if you haven't found yet what suits you best to be fit and feel alive, then you should give it a go and see how it goes. Have a look at robbwolf.com/2011/09/29/what-is-the-paleo-diet

There are carbs : the veggies.  The proteins are the meat. And the fat is the meat, the oil and the coconut cream. And that's super healthy. 

You need :

- 1 desert spoon of coconut oil or clarified butter (guee)

- Some fresh ginger, fresh garlic and fresh red chilies (the small one) AND a mortar ideally

- Coriander, Cumin, Fennel Mustard and Black Pepper ground + Turmeric powder (I cheated I found the mix with these organic spices ! ) 

- 500 grams of Beef Mince ( organic or grass-fed are better for you ) 

- 250 ML of coconut cream (choose one without additives or preservatives. In a glass container is better, because it doesn't contain any BPA)

- Any veggies you like and as much as you want : I love this recipe with broccolis and carrots, or green beans and carrots, or zucchinis and carrots ! 

- 1 fresh lime

For an extra boost of energy OR if you struggle to gain weight, you can add pumpkins or sweet potatoes. After a workout that's the ideal time ! 

1. Peel a clove of garlic, a cube of ginger and one red chili (remove the seeds so it won't be too spicy). Use a mortar to mix them together or cut very thin pieces. Heat your pan to medium. 
2. Once the pan is ready, put a good chuck of your chosen fat and let it melt while making sure to coat the whole pan with it.
3. The mix (ginger, garlic and chili) goes in first. Stir and wait a few minutes. Check that they are almost soft. 
4. Then put the meat. 
5. Stir and sprinkle the spices (all the spices together should be like a desert spoon) 
6. Stir again. Pour the coconut milk. Stir once more and put the lid on. 
7. Cut your veggies. Add the vegetables, by batch, starting with the toughest ones, while making sure to stir all along.
8. Put the lid on, and leave it without stirring for 10 minutes. 

Then ... help yourself and add a few drops of freshly squeezed lime juice on it ! 

Bon Appétit ! 

And let me know what do you think. 

Nathalie

Coconut water and mangoe smoothie

This is a super nice recipe, fresh and full of good nutrients ! 

It might be really appreciated by your body after a workout. You can also have it as a snack when you need some energy. 

As far as I am concerned, I had to fuel my body with potassium, because of my medication (cortisone) which causes a depletion of this nutrient. 

So, instead of having potassium tablets, I found this amazing natural drink : fresh coconut water  ! And since I've discovered it, I just love it and I have it at least twice a week. I drink it on its own, or I make a smoothie with my blender. 

What do you need ? : 

- a blender

- One fresh and immature coconut (to get the water) 

- One fresh mangoe

- 1 to 3 desert spoons of whey or pea protein (optional) 

- 1 or 2 desert spoons of chia seeds

- 1 desert spoon of tahini ( purée de sesame)

Throw all your ingredients into your blender and puree until smooth and creamy.

It will give you around 3 cups of this amazing drink. Introduce your partner to the great taste of this smoothie !