Orange and Pistachio Cupcakes

Orange and Pistachio Cupcakes! With a light satisfying texture and delicate orange, raspberry and pistachio flavour: these cupcakes have a distinctly exotic, North African flavour and are very easy to make. This recipe makes 6 buns. Ingredients Set oven to 170C 1 large or 2 small eggs 2 tbsp coconut oil or butter Zest and…

Tandoori Chicken Skewers

Another vibrant healthy tea, quick to prepare and delicious with crisp green salad and a tart vinaigrette 😉 Ingredients (Serves 4 – prep time: 10 mins, cooking time: 25 mins) 2 packs of boneless skinless chicken thighs Juice of 1 large lemon 2 tsp paprika 1 inch chopped piece of fresh ginger 3 cloves of…

Easy Teas: Chicken Pizza with Basil and Mozarella Cheese

Drove home late from work and set too with this dish , quick to prepare, easy to cook and ready in thirty mins! Ingredients For the Pizza Base 500g chicken breast (minced) 1 tbsp tomato puree I clove garlic (peeled/chopped) 1 tsp mixed herbs 1 tsp smoked paprika Sea Salt and cracked black pepper For…

Mexican Spiced Up Lamb Scotch Eggs

Mexican Spiced Up Lamb Scotch Eggs First clear the tigers (who have turned up for tea) and prepare the table Next, lay out the ingredients (see list below) Ingredients To Make 8 Scotch Eggs 10 eggs (8 +2 for the coating) 800g lamb mince 1 green pepper (diced)   8 jalapeno peppers (well drained and diced)  …

The Weekend Matters: Summer Coleslaw

Its been a bright sunny summer weekend and we’ve been busy working together upgrading the kitchen. Meals were light to match the mood with a few dozen warm jammy cookies chucked in on Sunday evening – just because we can. Today we are sharing our weekend recipes for an easy, colourful coleslaw, flax seed buns…

Paleo Chicken with Tomato and Balsamic Vinegar

Wednesday is recipe day and not one to disappoint, here is my take on balsamic tomato chicken: yum   Ingredients: Onion Garlic Butter Chicken breast chopped into chunks 500g tomatoes 2 – 3 tblspn balsamic vinegar more butter/lemon juice Basil leaves Method Fry the onion and garlic in the butter Add the chopped chicken Fry…

Paleo Slow Cook Beef Stew

Mad rush this morning but I can say with conviction tea is already sorted. Genius. Last night I prepped some veg: parsnips, onions, carrots and wrapped some jacket potatoes in a little oil and tin foil and put them in the fridge over night. Before leaving for work this morning, I browned some stewing steak…

Paleo Menu 12-10-15

This way of planning is working for me, a busy working mum. A commitment to paleo is a commitment to cooking, to real food. And that takes time. Time we don’t always have, late home from work….. And yet I am doing it, every day and what it’s giving me is a precious space to…

Paleo Fried Sea Bass (with lemon, herb and butter sauce)

  5 sea bass fillets 1 tbsp. chives, chopped 1 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped 1 tbsp. fresh thyme; 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 shallot, chopped The zest of half a lemon; ¾ cup of coconut milk; 6 tbsp. butter, melted; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Method Season each fillet with sea salt and…

Paleo no crust salmon pizza

Simple delicious supper for hot summer days Ingredients 4 – 5 salmon fillets sliced horizontal Tomato sauce 3 large mushrooms Coconut oil Fresh basil/chives/olives Mozarella cheese Method Shape the fish fillets into a round onto baking paper on a tray Fry the mushrooms til soft in a little fat Sprinkle mushrooms on top of the…

Paleo Pesto

Recipe 2 cups packed tight with basil leaves 1/2 cup of good quality extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup of pine nuts 3 garlic cloves Salt and pepper to taste Preparation Mix the basil, garlic and nuts in the magi mix and pulse Add the olive oil Season to taste with salt and pepper We…

Saturday Tea: Paleo Tomato Soup

Its June 13th and it’s raining at home. And rain whatever season, calls for soup. This is an easy, delicious and paleo authentic tomato soup recipe which warms the cockles of anyone’s heart (even when its raining, monsooning) on your huthome. Recipe 5 large tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 large white onion, roughly chopped 2 carrots,…