Chilled GAPS soups
Deb
At this time of year, hot soups aren’t as appealing as during winter. So I’ve been searching for chilled soups for our daily dose of GAPS stock. I’m especially looking for red and green soups that would be nice for Xmas Day. I haven’t actually made any of these yet, but hopefully will get away from the computer for some recipe testing over the weekend. Borscht: Make Dr Natasha’s borscht recipe from the GAPS book. Let it go cold. Puree or keep […]
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 […]
Sauerkraut Salad
Deb
Some people love sauerkraut. And some people just don’t like it at all, but know it’s good for them. When you’re first introducing a tiny bit of kraut into your diet, you can usually hide it in something, but once you’re up to 2-3 tablespoons, it’s harder to hide. One way you can make it more interesting is to vary what goes into your sauerkraut – carrots, red cabbage instead of green, some beetroot. We’ve recently been […]
Dr Fife’s magic oil
Deb
There is a drawback of cooking with coconut flour that you’ve probably all noticed – things stick to the tin like crazy! When possible (eg when making a loaf) I use baking paper to line the trays. But for muffins, it’s more difficult. Pattie pans don’t work. One possibility is to cut a square of baking paper and slide it into the muffin trays. Or you can use Dr Fife’s magic oil. He talks about […]
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 […]
Cranberry Sauce
Deb
Turns roast turkey, chicken or duck into a Christmas treat. This is an easy sauce, made from the recipe on the frozen cranberry bag, but using natural sweeteners instead of sugar. 1 cup frozen cranberries 1 tart apple, peeled and grated Juice of one orange Zest of half the orange a bit under 1 cup rapadura, shakkar or muscavado sugar Simmer berries, juice, zest and sugar together till sugar melts and glazes the berries, and berries are […]
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 […]
More GAPS festive ideas…
Deb
A quick post to pass on someone else’s great ideas. I spotted them on Thinking Outside the Box blog and didn’t want them to get lost. Thanks Dan’s mum! GAPS maypole cake A simple GAPS birthday cake Train GAPS birthday cake GAPS friendly birthday party food Halloween Pumpkin Faces GAPS Xmas Mince pies GAPS Xmas Cake GAPS Xmas Pudding GAPS Xmas dinner Click on the Festive category over on the right for a bunch of […]
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 […]
Whole Grain Pancakes
Deb
1 cup flour * 1 cup kefir or yoghurt ( If the yoghurt is very thick, mix together ½ cup each yoghurt and water. If you can’t tolerate diary, use 1 cup warm water with 2 Tbs lemon juice) 1 egg ¼ tsp sea salt ½ tsp baking soda 1 Tbs melted butter Mix together kefir/yoghurt and flour. Leave to sit in a warm place for 12-24 hours. Beat egg with sea salt, tsp baking […]
No Grain Pancakes
Deb
Gluten free pancakes are often very hard to handle, but coconut flour based ones are much easier. Using a combination of coconut flour, ground almonds and arrowroot gives a nice texture. If you need to be starch free, omit the arrowroot, and add a bit more ground almonds. 2 eggs 2 Tbs raw milk, yoghurt or coconut cream 2 Tbs (1 oz) butter or coconut oil, melted 2 Tbs sifted coconut flour 2 Tbs ground […]
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 […]
Meat-Crust Pizza
Deb
Mix together (in a food processor is easiest, otherwise beat egg before adding): 500g of mince an egg (or egg white) 1/3 onion, chopped (save the rest for the topping) ¼ tsp sea salt some Mixed or Italian herbs. Flatten into a lined pizza pan leaving an edge like a pizza. Bake for 10 minutes at 200C. Drain off any surplus liquid. Spread with plain tomato paste. Top with a generous layer of vegetables (eg. […]
Yoghurt Pizza base
Deb
From Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon Makes two 10” pizza base 1/2 lb butter, softened 1 cup plain whole yoghurt 3 1/2 cups freshly ground spelt, kamut or whole-wheat flour 2 tsp sea salt Cream butter and yoghurt. Add the flour and salt, and mix well. Cover and leave in a warm place for 12 to 24 hours. Set the oven to 150C (300F). Line and grease 2 pizza trays or pie plates. Roll out […]
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.
Cabbage and Apple
Deb
A couple of weeks ago, we went to an event hosted by Simply Good Food, our local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). One of the growers, Frank van Steensel, was so eloquent about the superior nutrition of vegetables grown properly in nutrient dense soil, that it reminded me that there are not many vege recipes on this blog, yet… So let’s get started with our favourite cabbage recipe – Red Cabbage simmered with apples and onions. […]
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, […]
Making ghee
Deb
After you’ve been off dairy products for a while, and want to introduce them again, you need to start with homemade ghee. Ghee is butter that has the milk solids and water removed, leaving pure butter oil or clarified butter. It is often used in Indian cooking as it is a highly stable cooking oil, with excellent flavour, that aids the digestion. It is often used in gourmet cooking as well. It is considered a lactose […]
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 […]