Paleo Double Chocolate Cookies

23 October, 2012


Double chocolate cookies

Yields about 24 cookies
Those sugar-less dark chocolate cookies will cure any craving for baked goods you might have. They’re a
really great treat, to be enjoyed with moderation.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup almond butter;
1 tbsp melted butter, ghee or coconut oil;
1 egg;
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder;
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips;
2 tsp vanilla extract;
A pinch of fine sea salt;
PREPARATION
1 Preheat your oven to 350 F.
2 Mix all the ingredients well together in a bowl.
3 Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper,
scoop out pieces of dough about 1 tbsp in size
and press them on the parchment paper in the
shape of a cookie. The cookies won’t expand or
change shape when cooked.
4 Place in the oven to bake for about 12 minutes,
until just cooked.

Coconut Vanilla Ice Cream


Before we get all carried away with a recipe for ice cream that is also Paleo friendly, I have attempted this and failed. Maybe I did it wrong. Maybe I did it right, and it's supposed to taste like that.  Make at your own peril! (by the way, if you attempt it and you find it delicious, let me know! I'd love to hear what you think!)
I didn't have a glass bowl for the double boiler,
This was the only option my mother-in-law
could offer! Maybe that's where I went wrong...

Coconut Vanilla Ice Cream
Serves 4

This ice cream is prepared with coconut milk, doesn’t call for any dairy products and it tastes amazing this
way. People are often worried about making ice cream because they don’t have an ice cream machine, but
it’s not much more complicated or time consuming without one. The trick is to fully cool the custard in the
refrigerator before putting it in a bowl in the freezer and vigorously whisking it every 30 minutes for about
2 to 3 hours while it freezes. This will prevent hard crystals to form and will produce the same smooth ice
cream you’d expect from an ice cream machine.
INGREDIENTS
1 can coconut milk;
2 eggs or 4 egg yolks
(yolks alone will give more
richness);
Seeds from 2 fresh vanilla
beans or 4 tbsp real vanilla
extract.
Flavoring options
1/2 cup of your favorite
berries (chopped or
blended to a puree);
1/2 cup coconut flakes;
1/4 cup finely chopped
mint;
1/4 cup chopped nuts;
Lemon, lime or orange
zest;
3 tbsp raw honey;
1/4 cup dark chocolate
chips or flakes
PREPARATION
1 Bring some water to a boil in a pot and reduce to a simmer.
2 Place a heat proof bowl over it in a double boiler fashion and
pour the coconut milk in it. Put the vanilla seeds or vanilla
extract with the coconut milk and heat until hot, but make sure
it doesn’t come to a boil. If using flavorings such as mint or dark
chocolate, you can add them now. You can also add chocolate
at the end of the process to keep the pieces whole.
3 Whisk the eggs or the yolks in a separate bowl. Add one ladleful
of the hot coconut milk to the eggs while whisking quite
vigorously. What you’re doing is tempering the eggs and slowly
bringing the temperature up without cooking the eggs and
risking that they scramble. Add two or three other ladlefuls of
the coconut milk mixture and incorporate them to the eggs
while whisking continuously.
4 Take the tempered eggs and whisk in the bowl with the rest of
the coconut milk on the double boiler.
5 Whisk for a couple of minutes non-stop to form a thick custard.
Make sure it doesn’t get too hot and the simmering water
doesn’t touch the bowl.
6 Once the custard is ready, remove from the heat source and let
it cool on the counter or the refrigerator.
7 You can add any other flavoring you want to use once the custard
is cold enough to put a finger in it and feel comfortable.
8 Let it cool even more in the refrigerator before freezing it.
9 Place in your ice cream maker and follow its instructions or put
in a baking dish in the freezer and stir vigorously every 30 minutes
for about 2 to 3 hours until it’s set.
10 Take it out of the freezer for about 10 minutes before enjoying
so it softens a bit. Serve with added coconut milk, berries, mint,
coconut flakes or any other flavoring you might like.

Paleo Banana Bread


Banana bread

Serves 6

Who said you can’t enjoy banana bread anymore now that you follow a Paleo diet? With the right ingredients,
it can be enjoyed without much guilt. Enjoy with moderation because it’s still high in nuts and fruit.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup almond butter;
1 cup almond flour;
3 very ripe bananas;
2 eggs;
1 tsp baking powder;
1 tsp baking soda;
PREPARATION
1 Preheat your oven to 350 F.
2 Mash the bananas with a fork in a bowl and add
the almond butter, almond flour and eggs.
3 Combine everything well.
4 Add the baking powder and baking soda and
combine well.
5 Form a loaf in a baking pan and place in the
preheated oven for about 35 to 40 minutes, until
a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out
clean.

Fresh Herb Meatballs


When I first made these, I didn't have the fresh parsley or basil, but I had dried - so I've used that. No measurements, just a few shakes of the shaker. I also added some Tarragon.

Fresh herb meatballs
Serves 4
Serve these with a marinara or spaghetti sauce and over spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles if desired.
INGREDIENTS
1 lb ground beef;
1 lb ground pork;
• 1/4 onion, minced;
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely minced;
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely minced;
1 cup spinach, finely minced;
4 eggs;
• 1/4 cup almond meal;
1 tbsp dried oregano;
4 cloves garlic, minced;
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
to taste;
PREPARATION
1 Preheat your oven to 350 F.
2 Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix
well with your hands to combine. You can use a
food processor to reduce the basil, parsley and
spinach to a finer mixture before adding it to the
ground meat. Season the mixture to taste with
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3 Make small balls the size of a golf ball and place
them apart on a baking sheet, then place them
in the preheated oven to cook for about 25 minutes,
until well cooked.

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