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Epigenetics Warning: Are You Wrecking Your Kids’ Health?
You are what you eat.
You and I have both heard it thousands of times!
But what does it really means? Is it even true?
Turn out that it’s more than just true – it’s a massive understatement.
Your Children and Grandchildren are also what you eat.
That’s right – what you eat for dinner tonight may be affecting your unborn children and their children!
This article will explain how that’s the case and what you should do about it.
Paleo Curry Pretzels!
I live in New York where street carts selling pretzels are on the prowl at every street corner, but I’m just not tempted to buy them ever. Have I become so health-conscious that I now turn my nose up at anything with wheat in it? Or is it out of fear that the pretzel had at one time fallen onto the grimy pavements of Manhattan before being picked up again and placed onto the top of the pile? Hmmm. Well, I can tell you one thing…if those street carts start selling these Paleo Curry Pretzels, then grimy Manhattan pavement or not, I would be buying them!
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Paleo Egg and Carrots Breakfast
This is a variation (East meets West fusion) of the traditional Chinese carrots and eggs stir-fry dish. You probably won’t have come across this at any Chinese restaurants because it’s more of a home-made dish. I’ve modified the dish by using a traditional Western scrambled egg as the topping and adding in zucchinis to the carrots.
It’s a really simple and delicious dish for breakfast or brunch (and it gets more veggies into the diet!).
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How To Make Coconut Butter At Home
$13.49. That’s the price for a 16 oz (1 lb) jar of Artisana coconut butter on Amazon.com currently [Update: the price is $18.95 + $2.99 shipping on Oct 7, 2015]. I definitely know that this can get costly. So, what’s the solution?
Make your own of course!
This is a post explaining in detail how you can make this deliciousness at home with just 1 or 2 ingredients (including how to overcome the most common problem in making coconut butter at home).
And if you don’t know what coconut butter is, why it’s good for you to eat, or how to eat it, then head over to this post – on what is coconut butter + 12 coconut butter recipes.
Bacon, Brussels Sprouts and Collard Greens (the “BBC”)
Ok, this is simple and delicious and a fantastic way to eat more veggies! Instead of writing this dish’s horrifically long name every time, it shall henceforth be called the BBC! I’m actually eating a bowl of the BBC with 2 fried eggs as I write this.
Paleo Real Muffins
This is The Most Perfect Muffins Recipe EVER! You can’t tell it’s made from Zero Grains! I got so excited after making these that I decided to taste-test them on some non-Paleo friends and got a great reception from them. Two of them asked for the recipe (doing a little dance now).
Of course, there’s a secret ingredient to the recipe that makes the muffins so much fluffier and more like wheat-based muffins.
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Crockpot Beef Plantain Stew (Caribbean Style)
I’ve been so busy at work these past weeks that my crockpot has been sitting there lonely! So I fired it up again today with a nutritious stew. Even paleo-haters can hardly pooh-pooh this dish. There’s protein, starch (in the form of plantains) and veggies all in one pot.
Burger Stir-fry
This is definitely a bit of an unusual dish, which was created after staring into the fridge for a long time! I wanted to marry Eastern and Western cuisines, and this is what I managed to come up with. It was so much more delicious than I had anticipated, and everything went really well together. And to top it off, it’s highly nutritious (with beef, veggies, and an egg) and easy to make.
Coconut Oil Fried Plantain Chips
After trying Honest chips at the Weston A. Price conference, it got me thinking about chips (or what Brits call “crisps”)! The Honest chips were potato chips fried in coconut oil, so I figured plantain chips could be fried in coconut oil too.
I started with some green plantains, which I like to think of as a less sugary banana.
Salami Wrapped Apple Cheese
The holiday season is always so busy and packed with things to do! I’m just taking it easy this year – no traveling, no entertaining, no hassle. But that doesn’t mean I can’t still eat well! So, this is my pretend party appetizer – apple and cheese (brie or blue cheese) wrapped in salami!
You start with some thinly sliced slices of salami (or use prosciutto instead), some soft cheeses (omit if you’re trying to be strictly paleo), and some apples (I like Honeycrisp apples). Specifically, I used both a brie and a blue cheese (raw and aged).
Apple Pie (Paleo, Grain-Free, Gluten-Free)
I was actually planning to make mince pies this Christmas season but instead, apple pies popped out of my oven! Don’t worry, this wasn’t some freak accident, it was actually because I kept forgetting to go to the store to get brandy for the mince pies.
If you’re not British, then you’re probably a bit confused and maybe more than a little intrigued by mince pies and why they would have brandy in them. So let me reassure you quickly that a mince pie is most decidedly not a carnivorous dish! The mincemeat that forms the filling of these pies is predominantly made from dried fruits (like raisins) and the peel from oranges and lemons (and also a helping of brandy, of course).
Anyways, back to the apple pie…the difficult part of this was the pastry. It was difficult to get almond flour to exhibit that stretchy texture of gluten-filled pastry, so I added my secret ingredient…
Also, if you don’t want to make this fairly complicated apple pie recipe, try this much simpler and faster recipe instead: No Bake Apple Pies.
If you’re making this for the holidays, then also check out our Favorite Paleo Christmas Recipes and our Paleo Thanksgiving Recipes.
Celery Cilantro Salmon Stew
I’ve been super busy with work lately, but here’s a variation on my favorite salmon stew (original recipe here). It’s pictured with a pot of freshly brewed ginger basil tea (recipe here)!
Banana Bread
This is another of George’s wonderful creations! You can find the full recipe at CivilizedCavemanCooking.com. How could I not make it when George kept telling me just how delicious this was, and rightfully so! I typically don’t buy bananas (they’re higher in sugar than most fruits), but I made an exception for this bread especially since there was no added sugar in it. I actually sent J out into the cold to buy some bananas just so I could make this recipe – totally worth the small effort!
Sweet Potato Burgers
Yep, it’s sweet potatoes and grass-fed beef all combined into one giant yumminess, a best of all it’s really simple. This came out of a fortuitous experiment. I had some sweet potatoes and some grass-fed beef but not much else in the fridge, so what better idea than to combine them together, right? You can eat these burgers by themselves or sprinkle some salt on them. I didn’t take many photos since I didn’t actually expect this to work, but it did, and it tastes really good! I’ll have to post more photos after I make them again.
A Vegetarian Paleo Meal
Vegetarian?!? I can almost hear the scorn in some of your voices! Yes, it was vegetarian without a meat dish in sight, although I had originally planned to make a liver pate (but the liver went into the chilli instead). Plus, I wanted to dispel the notion that I only eat steak – that’s just in my dreams!
Microwaved Paleo Bread
First, if you haven’t tried making this microwaved Paleo bread, then you should do it now! It takes around 5 minutes to mix all the ingredients together, and then 90 seconds in the microwave on high. It’s a touch dry, but hey for all of 6.5 minutes of work, it’s not bad (especially if you spread some Paleo jam or a bit of honey on it). It also works well toasted a little (because it’s a bit dry to begin with). The recipe for it is here.