Thai chicken curry soup recipe

 

Ingredients

• 2 tsp coconut oil;
• 1 chicken breast, chopped;
• 1 onion, finely chopped;
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped;
• 2-3 tbsp curry powder;
• 2 cups water or chicken stock;
• 1 tbsp almond flour, optional, for thickening;
• 3 cups coconut milk;
• ½ tsp fresh coriander, finely chopped;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste;
• 1 Head of Cauliflower ( Process fresh cauliflower until it is the size of rice, either using the plain steel blade or the shredder blade. Alternatively, you can shred it with a hand-held grater, or even use a knife, if you have the dexterity to chop it up VERY finely.)

Preparation

1. Add the coconut oil and chicken to a large saucepan over a medium heat. Toss the chicken in the oil and cook for about 2 minutes.
2. Add the onion, and red bell pepper to the saucepan and cook for just a minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper at this point.
3. Coat the meat and vegetables in the curry powder (add up to 3 tbsp depending on how spicy you want the dish to be). Cook for just about 45 seconds.
4. Add the water or stock, almond flour, cauliflower, and coconut milk. Stir well. Allow the soup to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
5. Adjust the seasoning, if needed ( I added additional curry and some ground ginger; the origial recipe seemed a little bland to me), and top with the fresh coriander prior to serving.

Paleo/Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

I've recently decided to try eating in a more healthy way, some call it Paleo or Primitive. I'm not one to eat an over abundance of meats but I am all for giving up processed foods and am having fun experimenting on how to cook without dairy or wheat. My focus is on lean protein, fruits, veggies and healthy fats. Here is a recipe for those of us with a sweet tooth.


Ingredients:
2 and 1/2 cups almond flour
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup grape seed oil or coconut oil ( I used grape seed oil,)
1 TBSP vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup Enjoy Life chocolate chips (these are dairy, nut and soy free)

Preheat and Bake Cookies at 350 degrees. Mix the ingredients and form dough into little balls (they do spread).

Place the dough on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes. After they bake, I recommend letting them sit for a couple minutes to cool before removing them. They do split in the middle pretty easily when they are fresh out of the oven and then stay together once they cool.

Recipe courtesy of Alicia Blogs
Love and Enjoy!