Whole30 Quiche

Ingredients

1 sweet potato grated
1 onion finely chopped or grated
1 cup mushrooms finely chopped or grated
1 lb (no sugar added) sausage meat
6 eggs
1/4-1/2 cup coconut milk
Salt and pepper
Paprika

 

Directions

In a frying pan, saute sweet potato, onion and mushrooms until cooked salt and peper. Add in ground meat and saute until cooked. In a pie plate mix 6 eggs and coconut milk together. Add in meat/veggie mixture. Stir together and sprinkle paprika on top.

Cook at 400 for 30-40 mins.

Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

Ingredients

1 butternut squash cubed (or 2 cups frozen cubed)
3/4 tsp sage
salt to taste
1/2 tsp paprika
2 tbsp melted coconut oil
1 onion cubed
2-3 cloves garlic

1/2-3/4 cup coconut milk
(optional - not whole30 compliant) 1/4 cup goat cheese

Directions

Place butternut sqaush, onion and garlic in a bowl and sprinkle spices all over. Pour on coconut oil and toss, coating each piece with oil and spices. Lay out on a lined cookie sheet. Roast at 400 for 30-45 mins.

Once squash has been roasted, pour into a blender and add coconut milk. Blend until smooth, adding more coconut milk for thinner consistency. If desired add goat cheese.

Serve over "zoodles" (zucchini noodles). Add chicken breast or other meat for added protein. Can also be served over pasta.

Coconut Milk Creme Brulee

 

Ingredients

1 cup Full-Fat Coconut Milk (canned)
2 Tbsp Mild Honey
½ pinch Sea Salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 Egg Yolks
Coconut Sugar (or sugar of your choice)

 

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300°F. 

Line the bottom of a large 11x 14 baking pan with a kitchen towel. Bring a kettle of water to a boil.

While water is boiling, combine coconut milk, honey, salt & vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally for about 4-5 minutes. Do not bring to a boil.
 
In the blender, add the egg yolks and blend on Low speed for a few seconds. SLOWLY pour hot cream mixture through the hole in the lid of the blender into the yolks, in a very thin stream, blending constantly until all of the milk mixture is incorporated. Go super slow so you don't wind up with scrambled eggs. This may take a minute or two to incorporate all the coconut milk mixture.

If you don't have a blender, just whisk the eggs in a large bowl and slowly pour in the milk mixture while constantly whisking the eggs.

Pour the custard into ramekins (size doesn't matter, cook time will depend on ramekin size).

Place the ramekins on the towel in the baking dish, and place the baking dish on the center oven rack. Carefully pour the boiling water into the baking dish halfway up the sides of the ramekins, making sure not to get any water into the custard.

Bake 45-50 minutes. If you're using the wide, shallow ramekins, you may need a shorter baking time, closer to 30 minutes. Remove from oven when the custard is slightly firm, and still a little jiggly in the center.

Let cool for about an hour on a wire rack, then cover with plastic wrap and chill 4-6 hours, or overnight.

When ready to serve, blot any moisture off the surface and sprinkle a thin layer of sugar on top of each ramekin. Using a kitchen torch, lightly brown and caramelize the tops. If you don't have a kitchen torch, place under the broiler for a few minutes, though this method doesn't work nearly as well. Put the ramekins in the freezer for about 5 minutes after torching to get them cool again. 

Image and recipe from original post on www.ourpaleolife.com

Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream

Ingredients:

14-ounce can full-fat coconut milk (refrigerate before using if possible)
14-ounce can light coconut milk
½ cup honey
⅔ cup cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon cinnamon (I used mint extract instead which made for an amazing chocolate mint flavor)
Pinch kosher salt

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cans coconut milk and ½ cup honey. Whisk in ⅓ cup cocoa powder until it is fully integrated (it will take about one minute to mix in). Then mix in the remaining ⅓. Add ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and a pinch of kosher salt.
2. Add into an ice cream maker (it helps if the mixture is cold before).
3. You can eat the ice cream right away for a soft serve texture, or freeze it for about 2 hours for a harder texture. 

Recipe Source & Photo from: A Couple Cooks (adapted) 

Chocolate Quinoa Cake & Whipped Coconut Cream Icing

Before you roll your eyes and keep scrolling, I promise you, this cake is amazing!  It's moist and yummy and got the deal of approval from the people I served it to!

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked quinoa*

1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk (or preferred milk)

4 whole eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup Earth Balance, melted (or butter)

1/4 cup melted coconut oil

1 cup organic evaporated cane juice or white sugar

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark)

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt 

Whipped Chocolate Coconut Cream Frosting

1 (13.5 ounce) can of full fat coconut milk, refrigerated overnight

1 (10 ounce) bag chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and then line two round cake pans (or a 9x13” pan) with parchment paper.
2. In a food processor or blender, combine the eggs, almond milk (or preferred milk) and vanilla extract then blend for ten seconds to combine.
3. Add the cooked and cooled quinoa along with the melted and cooled Earth Balance and coconut oil (could also use all regular butter) then blend until completely smooth, about thirty seconds to one minute.
4. Sift together the dry ingredients in a large bowl (cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt).
5. Add the wet ingredients in the blender to the bowl with the dry and mix together until well-combined.
6. Divide the batter between the two pans and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool.
7. To make the frosting you will need to refrigerate the coconut milk overnight (in the coldest part of your refrigerator) so that the cream separates.
8. When you are ready to make it, melt the chocolate in a sauce pan over low-medium heat. Grab the coconut milk from the refrigerator but don’t shake the can or turn it upside down before opening. Open the can and scoop out the solid parts with a spoon, placing them into the pot with the chocolate. It’s okay if it the solid parts on completely separated, just try to get as much of the thicker portions as possible. Melt the coconut cream and chocolate together then transfer to a large bowl that you can later use to whip it in. (note: if the melted chocolate/coconut milk mixture still appears really dark you can add more coconut milk to lighten it up so that the end result isn't bitter)
9. Allow to cool on the counter then cover and refrigerate for several hours, until thickened. Once it has thickened, remove from the refrigerator and beat on high for thirty seconds to one minute, until a fluffy icing has formed. (I made mine the night before baking the cake).
10. Transfer the cakes to a surface for icing with the bottom side up. I recommend that you only transfer the cakes once as they are fragile and difficult to hold together once removed from the parchment paper.
11. Frost the cake and refrigerate until ready to serve. The icing will melt in really warm conditions but should be fine for a few hours in cooler settings.

Notes

*approximately 3/4 cup dry quinoa will yield 2 cups cooked quinoa. I like to soak it overnight, rinse and then cook it in 1.5 cup water by bringing the water to a boil, adding the quinoa and then reducing to a simmer. Cover and cook for 10-12 minutes. Quinoa should be soft and fluffy, you don’t want any crunchy pieces in the cake!

note: using light coconut milk may result in undesirable results for the icing

(time does not include chilling coconut milk overnight or chilling the icing after it's made)

recipe & photo found at http://makingthymeforhealth.com/2013/12/04/best-ever-chocolate-quinoa-cake-gluten-free/

Thai Peanut Chicken Soup

We were felt like Thai food tonight; and what goes better on a windy grey Saturday in February?  Well...soup of course!!!

I looked for a new Thai soup recipe, something different than our standard one, but I could not really find what I wanted.  So when all else fails...create something yourself. I took some ingredient ideas for a bunch of standard Thai dishes and put it all together.

Its sort of like chicken satay with peanut sauce meets soup...  Yumminess!!!!!

2 Tbsp oil
1 onion, diced
2Tbsp garlic, minced
1 red pepper, diced

Heat oil and saute onion, garlic and red pepper for about 1 minute or until onion is clear and tender.

1 carrot, chopped small
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp cayenne
Add carrot and spices to onion mixture and saute for 1 minute

1 large can diced tomatoes (540ml)
1 can coconut milk (I used light)
1 cup peanut butter
3 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 Tbsp lime juice
salt to taste
Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat.  Reduce to low heat, cover and cook until carrots are tender and flavors blend together (about 20 mins)

2 chicken breasts - diced

1 tbsp Thai chili paste
1 tbsp olive oil.
While the soup is simmering, heat the oil and then add the Thai red chili paste and saute for 15 sec. Add the chopped chicken and cook until no longer pink.  Once cooked, you can add to the simmering soup.

Add half a bunch of chopped to the finished soup just before serving.




***for a thinner soup add a second can of coconut milk***

Thai Corn and Shrimp Chowder

This recipe is from the Best of Bridge cookbook, Bravo.  I have made it with shrimp but have had it in a Thai restaurant with thinly sliced chicken.

 

1 tbsp butter

1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped

1 small potato peeled and diced

1 medium red or yellow bell pepper, seeds and membranes removed, finely chopped

1/2 tsp Thai red curry paste

2 cups corn kernels, frozen or fresh

2 cups chicken stock

1 can coconut milk (14oz)

1 tsp packed brown sugar

1/4 tsp salt

24 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined

1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

1 tbsp lime juice

In a large, heavy skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
When it has foamed, stir in the onion, pepper and potato  and saute for 5-7 mins.  Add curry paste and stir for 15 seconds.  Add corn, chicken stock, , brown sugar and coconut milk; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer for 15 mins.  Stir in the, shrimp, salt and pepper, and cilantro and gently simmer until the shrimp are just, cooked through 3-4 mins.  Do not overcook the shrimp.
Stir in cilantro and lime juice, taste and adjust seasonings with brown sugar, salt and lime juice.

Garnish with a few cilantro leaves in each bowl.