tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721478800238925412024-03-05T17:45:59.717+02:00 Cauliflower MashA blog about food. Good food. Healthy food. Almost everything on this page is gluten-free and avoids all types of refined carbohydrates and sugar. www.facebook.com/cauliflowermashUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-78015628296442074372019-11-17T14:50:00.000+02:002019-11-25T18:06:05.879+02:00Banana, carrot and date loaf (gluten-free)
I have made this loaf a few times now, and I am so happy with it. It is deliciously moist, and full of flavour. It's also super easy to make, which is always a bonus. It has bananas, carrots, pecan nuts and dates in it, which all go so well together. I can't decide if it's more like a carrot cake or a banana bread. Hmmm...
Ingredients for one loaf:
3 small mashed bananas (or 2 medium)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-56643234131624265052019-04-14T12:49:00.000+02:002019-04-14T12:49:06.707+02:00Prawn and coconut curry
This was a real treat! This is a very impressive, but also easy dish to create. It's very fragrant and the spices are not overpowering at all. The main ingredient is prawns, but you could do a selection of seafood if you prefer not to only have prawns. The sauce would go beautifully with chicken too.
Ingredients for 4 servings:
1 large onion
coconut oil for frying
1 tin of chopped peeled Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-54201009122066199082018-11-19T20:33:00.001+02:002019-12-16T07:06:01.565+02:00Buckwheat and chia seed bread
I saw a tv programme a while back which made a bread out of sprouted buckwheat. I couldn't find the recipe anywhere, so I decided to try and my own version. I need a bread which is grain-free, dairy-free and egg-free. Not an easy feat! I've been making my Paleo Bread recipe for a while, but I needed a change. I definitely prefer this new bread.
Interestingly, buckwheat is not Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-38848119218305648592018-11-19T18:07:00.001+02:002018-11-19T18:07:03.068+02:00Almond and pear tart (Gluten and dairy-free)
I made this tart for dessert yesterday for a family dinner and it was really lovely. It is not too sweet and has quite a distinctive almond taste which goes very well with the pears. The recipe was originally inspired by a recipe posted by Yuppiechef, but I changed it a bit to make it dairy-free.
Ingredients for the base:
2 cups of almond flour (or a mixture of almond and macadamia flour)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-20548489824170545712018-07-14T20:28:00.001+02:002019-10-31T11:46:48.845+02:00Paleo Chocolate Brownies
These brownies are made with sweet potatoes as the main ingredient, and are the most delicious brownies I have ever tasted (in my unbiased opinion, haha!).They are moist and decadent. They were pretty easy to make, and inexpensive too, which is often a challenge with Paleo baking.
Ingredients for one tray of brownies:
Brownies
2 medium sweet potatoes (raw)
125ml cacao powder
2 eggs
125ml Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-11612696789245950422018-07-01T15:45:00.002+02:002018-07-01T15:45:44.924+02:00Ratatouille
Ratatouille has become one of our regular breakfast accompaniments. It's so easy to make, and you can make a huge batch and have it over the week. We love it with a pork sausage or some other breakfast meat as a hearty, delicious wintery breakfast. You don't need to be too strict on the ingredients either. If you have a vegetable which you need to use up, add it to the recipe.
IngredientsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-29616704251840539822018-02-24T19:00:00.000+02:002018-02-24T19:00:34.843+02:00Spiralised sweet potato crips
I bought myself a spiraliser this week. So, naturally I am spiralising everything that I can get my hands on. I've just tried a sweet potato, which made delicious curly crisps in about 15 minutes (including cooking time)! I bought a very simple Oxo spiraliser, which you need to operate manually, and it works just fine. I have made zucchini pasta a few times this week already, and I am Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-22115987448936353442017-12-31T12:00:00.000+02:002017-12-31T12:00:27.933+02:00Pecan nut bars (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-free)
Pecan nuts go best in a pie. They just do. These little bars are fairly easy to make and with relatively few ingredients. I experimented with a "flax egg" in this recipe, and it worked very nicely.
Ingredients to make 8 decent-sized bars:
1 cup of pecan nuts, broken into pieces
30ml coconut butter
1/2 cup of sugar of your choice (coconut sugar, xylitol, etc.)
1/2 teaspoon Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-22908430101070637772017-10-17T18:50:00.003+02:002017-10-17T18:53:18.900+02:00Brussel sprouts with bacon and maple syrup
I absolutely love brussel sprouts (after being terrified to even try one my whole life). I think that they are such magnificent little things and when you combine them with crispy bacon, they are delicious. What doesn't go well with bacon?!
This is a particularly simple recipe which takes a few minutes to prepare.
Ingredients for 4 servings as a side veg:
300g brussel sprouts
6 rashers of Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-15018107030318937602017-06-21T19:55:00.002+02:002017-06-21T19:55:34.396+02:00Sweet potato rosti
I didn't know what to make for dinner, and so I decided to try and make some egg-free sweet potato rosti. They turned out so beautifully, I just had to share them. They are pretty easy and quick to make and went very well with avocado and smoked salmon for a light meal.
Ingredients for 8 rostis, which is enough for 2 people:
2 medium sweet potatoes
1/4 onion
salt and pepper
oil for frying
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-71378830348028739002017-06-19T17:30:00.001+02:002017-12-17T15:23:48.003+02:00Kombucha
Kombucha is hot on the health trends at the moment. It is a fermented drink which is prized for its health benefits. It is a sweetened tea which is fermented with a "SCOBY" (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast). It is a nutrient-rich beverage which aids digestion and assists with gut health due to its probiotic nature. Apart from all of the goodness which it brings, it also tastes deliciousUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-42623169679288996432017-06-12T13:43:00.001+02:002017-09-28T19:39:39.736+02:00Chocolate chip muffins (paleo and vegan)
My banana and carrot muffins were such a hit, that I decided to convert them into a chocolate muffin for another tasty snack option. These have since taken over in my kitchen, and I am making the chocolate ones more often than the banana and carrot option. The recipe is paleo and vegan being gluten-free, egg-free and dairy-free.
Ingredients for approx. 12 muffins:
4 or 5 medium-size ripe Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-4711716729619533542017-05-27T09:20:00.002+02:002017-06-04T16:42:09.419+02:00Paleo salted caramel chocolate truffles
Oh my word. I think I have just found my new favourite thing... These little truffles are insane! One of the yummiest things I have ever tasted. We are having them for dessert tonight! They are paleo and vegan with no added sugar or other nasties. They are also dairy and gluten-free.
I found the recipe on Pinterest and made a few changes to get the recipe below.
Ingredients for around 25 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-22511646078020081322017-04-30T17:15:00.000+02:002017-04-30T17:15:15.987+02:00Deconstructed moussaka (dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free)
One of my favourite hearty meals is moussaka. The combination of savoury mince with cheese and aubergines is delicious and such a satisfying, comforting meal. This meal is just as delicious, but is egg and dairy-free.
I like to make a huge pot of savoury mince every now and then, which I freeze into meal-size portions. It makes for a very quick and easy dinner or lunch.
For 2 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-65919094486555832682017-04-08T19:28:00.000+02:002017-04-08T19:39:43.490+02:00Raw carrot cake (paleo, vegan, gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free)
We recently went on holiday to Mauritius, and while we were there we had an amazing dinner at an Indian restaurant called Amari. We went there to celebrate my birthday. As a spoil, the chef very kindly made me a small birthday cake. It was amazing! He made the cake a healthy one, and it was a raw carrot cake with a cashew icing. Since then, I have been trying to work out what he put in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-16025115402760768652017-04-08T12:38:00.003+02:002017-05-13T12:05:39.017+02:00Banana and carrot muffins (gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free)
I needed to find a paleo muffin recipe that was egg-free. This has been rather a challenge as almost all baking seems to need eggs in order to be light and fluffy. This banana muffin recipe was a hit, and we polished them off in just 2 days. I now make a fresh batch every 4 to 5 days, and I have been making a few changes to the recipe as I go along. I have amended the recipe below. The recipe Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-11469253113650373492017-03-28T18:13:00.000+02:002017-03-28T18:13:38.231+02:00Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is ridiculously simple to make. It takes a small amount of manual labour and some patience, but the actual method is very very easy. And extremely cheap to make too. It's become a household staple in our home, so having homemade sauerkraut available all of the time is great.
Sauerkraut has many health benefits as it contains natural probiotic bacteria and digestive Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-76877687682019311642017-03-06T17:41:00.000+02:002017-04-30T17:03:58.316+02:00Raw pecan and coconut bars
These raw, bite-size treats are so easy to make and they are very moreish. I made a batch two days ago, and they were finished in two days. They are low-GI and are naturally free from gluten, dairy, eggs and sugar. The oats don't comply with Paleo (strictly speaking), but if you are able to tolerate oats, then these are a win.
I made this batch with pecan nuts, but you can make them with any Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-12587249341825561542017-02-04T16:55:00.001+02:002017-02-04T17:01:45.519+02:00Roasted Almond and Macadamia Nut Butter
Oh my word. This stuff is amazing... My new favourite thing to make with my NutriBullet. It is actually a problem, because every time we open the fridge, we take out a spoon (or two) of this delicious treat. You can adapt the recipe and make it with any nut of your choice, and you can play around with different flavours too. In this recipe, I added a bit of cinnamon and honey to it. Oh dear.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-64076661410873264652016-12-31T10:58:00.001+02:002017-01-01T11:18:12.695+02:00Raw green gazpacho soup
We had this soup at friends last week, and we really enjoyed it. Georgie was kind enough to share the recipe with me - and here it is (with one or two tweaks). It is a completely raw, cold soup. Full of goodness and nice and light. I am serving it as a starter for our New Year's Eve dinner this evening.
Ingredients for 6 to 8 servings:
2 cucumbers
3 avocados (I used fairly small Hass avos)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-20336869435601675832016-12-24T17:44:00.001+02:002017-03-05T18:47:32.287+02:00Paleo chocolate mousse
My friends Lee and Georgie introduced us to this Paleo chocolate mousse last night. It was so fantastic, that I decided to make a batch myself for dessert for Christmas lunch. What a win! And, it's so easy to make. It is quite rich, so you don't need a large helping. The dates are very sweet, so this does not require any additional ingredients to provide the sweet chocolate taste which we all Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-19579698249970871742016-12-20T19:23:00.001+02:002016-12-24T17:44:37.503+02:00Plantain breakfast pancakes (paleo, AIP-friendly, egg-free)
I have seen plantains mentioned on so many Paleo websites and I have been wanting to try out a recipe using them for so long. I saw a crate of plantains at my local vegetable store on the weekend, and I just had to buy a couple. Now I regret that I didn't buy more! These pancakes turned out so beautifully and were delicious with a slightly sweet taste and a light and slightly crispy texture.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-8695717758404603692016-12-19T19:00:00.001+02:002016-12-19T19:04:03.640+02:00Fruitcake balls (gluten-free, AIP-friendly, paleo)
These balls are a paleo and AIP-friendly alternative to your traditional fruitcake. The best part is that they take about 15 minutes to make!
Ingredients (for around 28 balls):
130g dried, pitted dates
70g dried peaches or apricots
70g mixed dried fruit (raisins, cherries, orange peel)
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-9050081642813211342016-12-08T20:02:00.000+02:002016-12-08T20:02:09.987+02:00No-churn ice cream (sugar-free)
This is a super easy ice cream recipe which takes about 10 minutes to make (plus freezing time of 5 hours). It's made with fresh cream and eggs and your choice of alternative sweetener. It's suitable for people following a low-carb lifestyle.
Ingredients:
300ml fresh cream
4 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
A pinch of salt
2ml apple cider vinegar
125ml xylitol, ground into a fineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772147880023892541.post-89564546284191346402016-11-27T19:57:00.001+02:002016-11-27T19:57:39.100+02:00Coconut date balls (AIP-friendly)
I needed to find something that was AIP-friendly that fitted the category of a sweet treat. These tasty little coconut balls are absolutely delicious. They are naturally gluten-free, nut-free and egg-free. Very quick to make and they store well in the refrigerator.
Ingredients:
100g fresh medjool dates (that's about 10 dates. I weighed the dates after the pits had been removed)
85g coconut Unknownnoreply@blogger.com