Monday, 21 November 2011

Lamb & Sweet Potato Curry



This curry is a sure dinner party pleaser, as it is sure to satisfy all your guests - Paleo or not! Just increase the quantities accordingly. It is a perfect dish to use a cheaper cut of lamb such as shoulder.

It can be cooked on the stove top at a low simmer, in your crockpot or bunged into the oven and forgotten about for an hour and a half. Perfect!

Serves 2

400g of lamb, chopped into cubes.
1/2 tbsp ground turmeric
3/4 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 tbsp ground coriander
1 litre of chicken stock
Salt/Pepper
100ml coconut milk
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 large sweet potato
1-2 tbs coconut oil
Large handful of spinach

Preheat the oven to 140C.
Heat the oil on a medium heat in a your saucepan or oven proof dish.
Brown off the lamb and remove from pan.
Fry garlic and onion until softened.
Add the spices and fry off for 2 minutes.
Return the lamb and any juices to the pan.
Add the stock and bring to a simmer.
Place in oven and cook for an hour.
Add the sweet potato and cook for remaining 30 minutes.
Add coconut milk and spinach for last 10 minutes.
Lamb and sweet potato should be tender.

Serve with mashed cauliflower "rice".

Sunday, 20 November 2011

Day 20 - 10 more days Whole30 but lessons learned for many more

Hey ho Paleo pals!!

Day 20 of my 100% Paleo journey, and to be honest the last few have been pretty tricky. Just some of those days when I have been so busy and under prepared and as a result went hungry or struggled to find anything quick to eat other than eggs!

*Sigh*

So the lesson here is to be more prepared and have leftovers to hand when needed.

As said above I had a really busy weekend - we were babysitting my fiance's 18 month old niece so we were pretty busy. To be honest I don't even remember what I ate Friday! But don't worry, it was all Paleo friendly!!

Day 19

BF: Bacon, scrambled eggs and avocado
Lunch: Roast Chicken, roasted Sw potato and turnip
Dinner: More scrambled eggs and ham.
Snacks: Apple & banana & sultanas

Day 20
BF: 2 eggs scrambled in microwave on the run with a banana
Lunch: Bacon, 1 fried egg, apple
Dinner: Roast rosemary & garlic lamb with mashed cauliflower and carrots&parsnips
Supper: Lamb curry

Sense an egg themed pattern going on there?!! Baby gone home now though so organisation resumes!
Apologies for lack of photos ec.

Until the next time - keep it paleo!!

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Day 17 and my 4 month anniversary on Paleo :)

Hey ho Paleo Peeps! :)

Hope you are doing well and enjoying the benefits of your newly cleansed Paleo body as I am!!
Please share your experiences! I am so excited to hear about your progress so far, and a few facebook fans are already reporting massive losses in weight and looser clothes!

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly these body changes occur after going paleo. It just goes to show how badly grains and sugars affect your health and digestive tract.

Yesterday marked my four month anniversary of going Paleo. It has gone so quickly and my body composition has changed. And also how my whole outlook on food has changed. Food isn't cheap entertainment to me anymore. My boredom is no longer an opportunity to gorge on pizza or panninis. I don't have to run to the toaster for buttery toast when in a rush to eat - thus starting a vicious circle of carb rush followed by sugar drop followed by carb rush........ I eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full. And if I fancy more meat, I eat it!

It is amazing that I have gone from needing to loose a few pounds to getting to the point where I feel I need to plateau. I tried on a new dress I bought a few weeks back in a UK size 8 (US 12?) and it is big on me. My fiance says I actually need to gain a bit back as I am loosing my curves. I would tend to agree to be honest. And I hope I do plateau soon.

My eating over the past two days has gone something like this:

DAY 16

BF: Liver, Bacon and veggies
Lunch: Leftover chicken casserole, an apple
Dinner: Bacon, squash, sprouts and carrots
Supper: 2 x scrambled eggs

Day 17
BF: Liver, bacon, fried egg, leftover sprouts
Lunch: Rib steak and veggies


Dinner: Lamb Bolognaise with courgette pasta
Snack: 2 mandarines

That concludes my day 17 update! Just 13 more days until Dec 1st! And I just organised a post whole30 girlie night out for 3rd December. Woohoo!!

Talk soon, keep it Paleo!! :)

-Denise x