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How to make: sweet pastry crust (pie crust) #glutenfree #paleo

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This Gluten free Sweet Pastry Crust recipe it’s very handy in the kitchen. You can use it for pies, tarts, and any other thing that you would need a good pastry recipe.

It’s also very soft and easy to handle, which helps you to create different shapes or some nice decorations for your pies using cookie shape cutters. Ah! You can also make a chocolate version, just add some cocoa powder to it and it’s done!

Ingredients
  • 1 cup of coconut flour
  • ½ cup of tapioca starch
  • 200g of unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons of coconut sugar (or any sweetener you like)
  • a pinch of salt
Directions
  1. Add all ingredients in a food processor and put it to work until smooth. Tip: in case you want to make a chocolate version, just add 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder.
  2. Grease a pie plate/tin and, using your fingers, press the mixture into it as evenly as possible.
  3. Use a fork and make small vertical holes throughout the mixture, then pop it into the freezer for 1 hour before baking.
  4. In a pre-heated oven, bake the frozen crust for 10 to 12 minutes at 180C.
  5. Done! Let it cool down completely before adding your preferred filling.

How to make: Chocolate Ganache – traditional and dairy free

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Chocolate Ganache is one of those things you can use everyone. You can add to fruit, use as topping on a cake, as filling for a pie or simply eat it, the way it is.

Another positive thing is how extremely simple it is to make some (or plenty, depending on your hungry for chocolate :P) and you can easily have a dairy free version too!

Today’s video we’ll show you two recipes: Traditional Chocolate Ganache and Dairy Free Chocolate Ganache. Press the play button!

Ingredients
  • Traditional ganache
    • 100g of dark chocolate (90% or 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder)
    • 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar (or any sweetener you like)
    • 1 ½ cup of pure cream
  • Dairy free ganache
    • 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder
    • 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar (or any sweetener you like)
    • 1 ½ cup of coconut milk
Directions
  1. Traditional ganache
    1. Pour the pure cream in a saucepan and heat it until small bubbles start to form around the pan.
    2. Turn off the heat, add the chocolate and coconut sugar. Let it rest for 1 minute.
    3. Mix well until the chocolate melts and you have a smooth mixture.
    4. It’s done!
  2. Dairy free ganache
    1. Add all ingredients in a saucepan.
    2. Mix everything well at medium to high temperature for 3 minutes or until you get a smooth and creamy mixture.
    3. And it’s done!

How to make: Crispy pork crackling #lchf #paleo

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Need to add some crunch to your life? This Crispy Pork Crackling recipe is a crackle. 😛

It’s easier than you imagine, you only need a good oven and some time. Just remember that despite beeing a natural source of fat, it’s still very fatty and should be eaten in moderation.

I like to use a few grams to garnish soup or tacos. Just enough to give me that good crunchy feeling. 🙂

Ingredients
  • 400g of pork rind (you can use a pork belly taking off the meat part)
  • Olive oil enough to brush
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • A fan-forced oven
Directions
  1. First pat dry the entire piece of pork using paper towels, then store it uncovered in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
  2. Now, preheat oven to 200C (392F).
  3. Place your dry and refrigerated pork rind in a baking sheet (you can also use a wire rack, in case you have one), and brush olive oil over it, just enough to cover the whole piece.
  4. Season it with salt and pepper. You can be generous here. 🙂
  5. Pop it in the oven (it MUST be very hot) and roast it for 15 min.
  6. After that, adjust the oven temperature down to 160C (320F) and roast for more 45 minutes or until small blisters form on the surface and the rind is golden and crispy.
  7. It’s done! Take it out of the oven and let it cool down for at least 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy that feeling only a good crackle can give to you. Ah! Drain the rendered fat, pour in a sealed jar and store in the fridge to use as cooking lard. 🙂

How to make: Cauliflower rice #lowcarb #paleo

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I love to make this Cauliflower Rice as a side for many dishes that traditionally I would have with regular rice. Curries, Beef Stroganoff, Risotto, Asian style stir-fried rice… The list is long.

It’s very low carb, tasty and good for you! So, if you are missing some rice, give this recipe a try. You won’t regret. 🙂

Ingredients
  • 1 cauliflower head
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • Chopped onion
  • ½ cup of water
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Wash the cauliflower and chop into small pieces. You can use a food processor to make things quicker.
  2. In a pan heat the olive oil and add the chopped onion. Sautè them until tender.
  3. Add the chopped cauliflower, water, and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
  4. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
  5. You can serve it with anything you like, here we stir fried it with eggs. YUMMY! 🙂

How to make: zucchini noodles #glutenfree #lowcarb

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You may have heard about zucchini noodles before. It’s also known by a variety of different other names (zoodles, zucchini pasta, zucchini spaghetti), but all of them are the same: a real food pasta made only using zucchinis.

That’s right, you need only a single ingredient – zucchini – to make your pasta. This is an amazingly healthy way to add more good stuff into your body!

Remember to also use your creativity to add extra flavour to it. You can top with a delicious homemade tomato sauce, add to a soup, mix with some fresh broccoli, garlic, olive oil, and chicken breast… Hmm, I’m already salivating here thinking about all the dishes I can make with it.

Ingredients
  • 2 zucchinis
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Wash your zucchinis. Cut off the ends and let’s start making our noodles.
  2. There are many ways to make it. You can use a spiralizer, veggetti, grater or a knife. All these options will change the final looking of your noodle/pasta, but the taste will be essentially the same.
  3. After you get it done, toss in a pan with some salt and pepper.
  4. And it’s ready! Serve it with a delicious Homemade Tomato Sauce and garnished with shredded parmesan cheese. YUMMY!