Category: Snacks
Chicken liver pate
Deb
50gm (2oz) butter or duck fat 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed approx 225gm (1/2 lb) brown mushrooms (a bit more or less is fine) 1 bayleaf approx 450gm (1 lb) chicken livers (a bit more or less is fine) a little sea salt 15ml (1 Tbs) brandy, sherry or port (optional) ½ cup (125 ml) cream, plain or cultured – or – 50 gm (2 oz) softened butter or duck fat Sauté onion, […]
Mix & Match Smoothie
Deb
This smoothie can be adapted to use different bases. Zizz all together in a blender and enjoy. Remember to sip slowly and “chew” it. (For AIP, you might not be able to use all of the combinations) (If you’re in NZ and looking for sources, some of these products are available through our Nature Foods online store, and are linked to for your convenience. If there’s anything else you can’t find, ask us.) Your base […]
Gummy Stars
Deb
This is a Mommypotamus recipe, which I found posted on the Auckland Mums: Super Nutrition for Babies and Beyond facebook page. I’m in the mode of thinking of Xmas recipes at the moment, and these would be a great recipe for GAPS kids who are ok on honey. 1/3 cup lemon (or lime) juice (about 3 large lemons) 3 Tbs gelatin 3 Tbs honey Mummypotamus added some natural food colouring, but I didn’t and they still came […]
Cod liver oil jellies
Deb
Recently, I’ve been trying a few different ways to use gelatin. First up was making cod liver oil jellies. The original recipe came to me from Nadine. Her kids used to love the Green Pastures gummy fish, so when they were discontinued, Nadine started making her own. I’ve tried a few different variations and most of them have worked fine. So first here’s the method, then a few different combinations. Put the water in a medium sized pan, then sprinkle the […]
Egg free Apple Cinnamon muffins
Deb
This was my first attempt at making an egg free muffin with apple puree as the binder. I made 6 medium sized muffins, but they came out quite gluggy. It would cook up better as mini muffins or as a flat bread. The cooking time would need to be adjusted. 1 ½ cups apple puree 4 Tbs (2 oz) melted ghee, butter or coconut oil 1 Tbs softened honey or unrefined sugar ½ cup ground […]
Potato or kumera (sweet potato) chippies (crisps)
Deb
You can do these either peeled or unpeeled. Peel potatoes or kumera, or scrub them well. Cut into slices about ¼ inch or ½ cm thick. Rinse and dry with paper towels. Brush with melted butter mixed with olive oil, or melted coconut oil, or lard. Toss with some sea salt. Lay on an oven tray in a single layer Bake at 175C (350F) for about 45 minutes till crunchy but not too brown. Every […]
Chocolate “butterfly” cakes
Deb
Perfect for a birthday party. If you have a child with special dietary needs, you can make something that looks festive enough that their friends won’t know the difference, but will be safe for your child to eat. Make a batch of Chocolate macadamia muffins or other muffins or cupcakes of your choice (suitable for your diet) Whip up some cream (if you’re using raw cream, you will need to plan ahead) Slice the tops off […]
Individual fruit jellies
Deb
Although fruit juice isn’t a recommended whole food, the occasional jelly made with real fruit juice and diced fruit, is a much better children’s treat than a commercial jelly. This makes 6-8 individual bowls of fruit and jelly. 200ml (4/5 cup) filtered water 750ml (3 cups) red fruit juice eg. grape, or apple and blackcurrant, diluted with 250ml (1 cup) water 8 tsp gelatin a punnet of strawberries, sliced about 1 cup watermelon, cut up […]
Egg free Banana flat bread
Deb
¾ cup hot water 2 Tbs gelatin powder or crystals 2 Tbs honey, melted 6-12 Tbs (3-6 oz) butter, ghee or coconut oil, melted 3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1-1 ¼ cups) 3 cups ground almonds ¾ tsp baking soda Line a swiss roll tin with baking paper. Dissolve the gelatine in the hot water. Add the honey, oil and mashed banana and mix well. Mix the almonds and baking soda together, and fold in. […]
Egg free Pumpkin sultana flat bread
Deb
3 cups (~650gm) cooked pumpkin (need about 1 kg piece raw pumpkin) 6 Tbs (3 oz) ghee, butter or coconut oil 2 Tbs honey or unrefined sugar pinch of fine sea salt 3 cups ground almonds (or other nut flour) 1 ½ tsp baking soda 2 tsp mixed spice ½ tsp ground ginger 6 Tbs sultanas, raisins or other dried fruit extra ground almonds First prepare your pumpkin: Method 1: Scrape the seeds and pith […]
Soaked Yeasted Bread
Deb
Makes three 9-inch by 5-inch loaves or one 9-inch by 5-inch loaf, two 8-inch pizza crusts and 8 rolls or hamburger buns 3 cups sponge 1 cup water or 3-4 eggs plus enough water to make 1 cup 2 teaspoons baker’s yeast ½ cup honey ¼ cup warm water ½ cup softened butter 1 1/3 tablespoons sea salt 6 cups plus 4-6 tablespoons whole wheat flour, preferably freshly ground Mix 2 teaspoons yeast into ¼ […]
Gingerbread Xmas Cookies
Deb
Last Xmas I had a go at making gingerbread Xmas shapes, which turned out reasonably well. This year I was going to tweak my recipe, but discovered that another GAPS blogger has beaten me to it. So no need to reinvent the wheel. If gingerbread is something that appeals to your Xmas spirit, I’ll just send you over to Thinking Outside the Box. Thanks yet again Dan’s mum. Update – this recipe is not longer accessible, so […]
Beetroot dip
Deb
I love baby beetroot, and we got some picked fresh from my sister’s garden last week. I turned them into a beetroot dip which we served with fish for dinner. Baby beetroot (5 of them made a dip that served 2 of us for 2 dinners) Cultured cream, homemade yoghurt or yoghurt “cheese” (ie after dripping out the whey). For a dairy free option, homemade mayo would probably work fine. A little himalayan or celtic sea salt […]
Dukkah
Deb
Ok, this probably isn’t an authentic dukkah recipe. I didn’t even look on the net to see what usually goes into it. I just grabbed a few things I had in the cupboard. I think these were the quantities: About a cup or so of nuts: tamari roasted almonds and cashews, pistachios About a tsp ground cumin seed About a tsp of curry powder Zizz in mini food processor till it resembles bread crumbs. Keep in a jar in the cupboard, and […]
Christmas Morning Muffins
Deb
I love Nigella Lawson’s recipes, even though most of them are full of white flour and sugar and other things we don’t want to have on a WAPF diet, let alone GAPS! I love her passion for food and her ideas. This morning her recipe for Xmas Morning Muffins arrived in my Inbox, and I could immediately see how to make them GAPSy. My recipe is a variation of Bruce Fife‘s Honey Blueberry Coconut Flour muffins. For those who can’t have coconut, see the almond flour version I […]
White Christmas slice
Deb
We recently discovered dried strawberries. Not the sugar coated, preservative laden things you might have seen in the supermarket, but ones where strawberries are the only ingredients. I found them in Hardy’s Health food shop. They’re so sweet, it’s hard to believe there’s no added sugar. Anyway, I got thinking about how they would be a good substitute for glaced cherries in some Christmas recipes, and had a hazy memory of something called White Chrismas. […]
Whole grain, gluten free bread
Deb
1 1/2 cups whole grain, GF flour (eg. Amaranth, buckwheat, brown rice or a combination) 1 ½ cups kefir –OR- 1 cup yoghurt PLUS ½ cup water –OR- 3 Tbs whey or lemon juice PLUS enough warm water to make total liquid = 1 1/2 cups 3 eggs* 125gms (4.5 oz) melted butter or palm or coconut oil or ½ cup (7.5 Tbs) extra virgin olive oil pinch of fine sea salt 200gm packet (1 […]
Protein bars
Deb
Makes 10 logs @ approx 10g protein each, or 20 balls @ approx 5g protein Note that even good quality protein powders are a compromise food. But if you need some thing portable for after your workout and nothing else is convenient, better a bar you’ve made yourself, than most of the ones you can buy. Update (2015): These days we prefer to use collagen hydrolysate as a protein powder, and it works well in […]
Gluten free white bread
Deb
This recipe from the Native Nutrition list was developed from one in Bette Hagman’s “The Gluten Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy”. I’ve made some slight changes to the process. If you’re just starting to change over to a whole food diet, and especially if you’re going gluten free, this may get you through some tight spots during the transition. It isn’t a whole grain recipe, and it is quite high carb, but sometimes you […]
Coconut almond loaf
Deb
To get a starch free bread, you need to use some kind of nut flour. A good quantity of eggs are required to give it some lift, and some fat is also helpful. There are a variety of starch free bread recipes available, and you may want to try some of them: Breaking the Vicious Cycle, by Elaine Gottschall (the SCD) has a nice almond bread Eat Well, Feel Well, by Kendrall Conrad has a […]
Gluten free white pizza base
Deb
Once again, not a nutrient dense recipe, but a good compromise if the kids object to a sour dough type base. How many pizzas this makes depends on how thick you like your crust. I like a thin crust and it made a med round pizza, a rectangular pizza made in a swiss roll tin, and 3 hamburger buns. Make the Gluten Free White Bread dough. Line the pizza trays with baking paper, and after […]
Grain free Pizza base
Deb
Note that although hulled sesame seeds don’t have much in the way of phytates or oxalates (which are mostly in the hull), they do still have enzyme inhibitors. So things made with unsoaked sesame seeds are a treat, not an everyday meal. Two different size variations are given. ¾ cup [1 ¼ cups] freshly ground sesame meal (takes about ½ the amount of sesame seeds ie 3/8 cup) ¼ cup [6 Tbs] freshly ground flaxseed […]
No grain crackers
Deb
Make up the mix for the grain free pizza base. Pour into a larger pan so you get a thinner layer. Cook for about 10 mins, till firm. Cut into cracker size, spread oput on the tray a bit more and continue baking till brown. Cool and store in an airtight tin.
Coconut almond bread
Deb
A few of you that came to my GAPS workshop last week wanted the recipe for the pumpkin bread, and I discovered I hadn’t put it on the blog yet. So here it is! The basic almond bread recipe in “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” contains just ground almonds, eggs and fat of some kind (eg butter, ghee, duck fat or coconut oil). In “Breaking The Vicious Cycle” Lois Lang’s Luscious Bread also contains dry curd cottage cheese, […]
Winter Warmer Soup
Deb
This is a quick and easy way to make your daily stock more interesting, when you can’t be bothered making a vegetable soup. Have a mug of this warming soup at first signs of a flu or cold, or when you’re feeling the winter weather. If you get sick, sip throughout the day. 1 litre of chicken, duck or turkey stock 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated or finely chopped 4-8 Tablespoons creamed coconut juice of 1 […]