No time for lunch (and no desire for lunch, either), so waited until dinner at 6:30pm:
Organic chicken drumsticks on a bed of lettuce. Washed it down with a plate of sautéed cabbage.
Then I killed some time whipping up some tasty treats in the kitchen. Still perfecting my Primal Almond & Coconut Rough bites - added almond butter today, which allowed more of a ball formation rather than pressing the mix into bars. The recipe currently stands as: 60g melted coconut oil, 15g cocoa powder, 40g finely dessicated coconut, 25g flaked almonds, and 25g almond butter. Mix together, form into balls, and refrigerate until firm. I don't add sweetener, but you could add a tablespoon of honey or maple syrup if you need the sweet kick. These measures are to make 10 balls of ~100kcal each, which makes my life easier! If I made any more at once, bad things might happen... :)
Then I had my first go at Primal Cookies - almond meal, shredded coconut, coconut oil, egg and some spices... Mixed together into a big ball, separated into 12 smaller balls, and flattened gently on a tray lined with baking paper. 15 minutes in a 180degC oven...
The results -
(WARNING: The following images may induce uncontrollable saliva production)
Still there? Or have you been swept away by a tidal wave of drooooolllll?
I cut out grains, sugar and starches at the beginning of 2009. I have been keeping a journal as I have progressively shed my bulges and my processed foods. I am aiming to live a clean, primal lifestyle, and I wish to share my eating habits with those who wish to clean up their lifestyle and live happily and healthfully. As the cliche states - if I can do it, so can everybody else.
6 comments:
Scrumptious!
The cookies-- really just almond flour, coconut oil, coconut and spices?? How much almond flour did you use- and coconut oil?
And egg, yep!
I didn't measure strictly, but it was around one cup each of almond flour and finely shredded coconut (if you have access to coconut flour, that would probably work), 1/4 cup of coconut oil, 1 egg, and I'd say the spices took up no more than 1 tablespoon (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice).
Had three for breakfast this morning - divine!
Please keep in mine that they'll need sweetener added if you need sweetness - I enjoy the nutty flavour for itself :)
Those cookies look great! Did you bake them, and if so, for how long and at what temp?
Added detail to the post - I was planning a proper recipe post when I made my second just-in-case-it-was-a-fluke batch, but you guys are ravenous! :D I can't blame you, given the photos... I'm eating a cookie right now, after my Primal Beef Curry leftovers. Mmmm....
I think I'll make a Recipe tag so that the recipe posts will be distinct and easy to find - sound like a plan? And please tell me if you try out the recipe, and what the result was.
Cheers lovelies!
Awesome! Will have to try soon!
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