So this is how it goes....
I have read all these fabulous US post's about getting bacon that is paleo friendly. Unfortunately, living in Perth we don't have the demand for producers to provide paleo friendly products like bacon. In many cases I have to buy my almond meal in 400g packets. Bulk buying is not that much cheaper. Maybe I am not looking in the right places. I really don't have the time to go searching for great stockists of things that I need for the food we cook. So I stumble.
Well yesterday while Man and I were looking for different places to buy our groceries we stumbled across an organic/free range butcher who stocks...... nitrate free bacon. There are no numbers on the packet at all. The bacon itself is a Mondo's https://www.mondo.net.au/wholesale/supplies.php product and is cured in salt and sugar. While I could do without the sugar part of the curing process I am happy to endure this rather than purchase the bacon from other retailers with a litany of chemical numbers on their ingredient panel.
The butcher is http://www.prontogourmet.com.au/ (Pronto Gourmet Butchers) in Mosman Park. The butcher also let us try some of the Mondo's ham, similarly cured. OMG YUM!!!!! The only draw back is that these products are twice the price of non numbered bacon and ham. I can deal with that. The taste is superior to other products also.
The meat looks beautiful in this butcher shop. I will be going again.
If you pop in tell them that the Urban Cave Girl sent you.
Happy Hunting and Gathering.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Please read and share
Hi All
I have just read a blog by PaleoHacks. As there is no point repeating what has already been said I am re-posting: I would also like to say look the guy up.
The views of this particular blog post that you will read reflect how myself and Man view the paleo lifestyle. It makes us feel good. We have more energy. We are more alert. We sleep better. We engage with the world in a more positive way. This could be because we are consciously doing something positive for ourselves, a kind of placebo effect,or it could be what we are eating or a combination. We don't really analyse it too much. We both know this works for us.
Personally I am also noticing what my emotional "go to's" are. They come in the form of Carbs and Vino oh and SUGAR. I would not have known this had I not eliminated them from my diet.
We are not fundamentalist about our approach. However we are excited and happy to share our experience as we want to share the Paleo Love!
So give this a read. Let me know what you think about it.
More to come.
Much thanks to Paleohacks. Love your work
http://blog.paleohacks.com/is-this-blog-paleo/
I have just read a blog by PaleoHacks. As there is no point repeating what has already been said I am re-posting: I would also like to say look the guy up.
The views of this particular blog post that you will read reflect how myself and Man view the paleo lifestyle. It makes us feel good. We have more energy. We are more alert. We sleep better. We engage with the world in a more positive way. This could be because we are consciously doing something positive for ourselves, a kind of placebo effect,or it could be what we are eating or a combination. We don't really analyse it too much. We both know this works for us.
Personally I am also noticing what my emotional "go to's" are. They come in the form of Carbs and Vino oh and SUGAR. I would not have known this had I not eliminated them from my diet.
We are not fundamentalist about our approach. However we are excited and happy to share our experience as we want to share the Paleo Love!
So give this a read. Let me know what you think about it.
More to come.
Much thanks to Paleohacks. Love your work
http://blog.paleohacks.com/is-this-blog-paleo/
Friday, June 7, 2013
Well It's Been A While
Although I haven't blogged for a while I have been out a number of times since the last blogfest.
I went to a philosophy do at a place called The Corner Room in South Fremantle. Although the event was a shambles the food L & I ordered was fabulous. It's a not too expensive place for a bite and even though the staff were run of their feet they were delightful and helpful.
L & I ordered the same thing. Frenched Lamb Cutlets that originially came with a breaded crust. We asked if we could have ours without the crust and no side grain but extra salad and they obliged with a smile. This is what we love to see. We would more than likely go there again.
More posts to follow
I went to a philosophy do at a place called The Corner Room in South Fremantle. Although the event was a shambles the food L & I ordered was fabulous. It's a not too expensive place for a bite and even though the staff were run of their feet they were delightful and helpful.
L & I ordered the same thing. Frenched Lamb Cutlets that originially came with a breaded crust. We asked if we could have ours without the crust and no side grain but extra salad and they obliged with a smile. This is what we love to see. We would more than likely go there again.
More posts to follow
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Craving Mashed Potato - Try This
It is pretty clear that even in the early stages of this blog, it is evolving.
I am writing this blog in my lunch hour after consuming an alcohol free osso bucco (who knew this was a possibility) served with a yummy white mash of fennel and parsnip. I have been craving mashed spuds the last couple of days. You know the ones. Cooked with garlic in the water and mashed to within an inch of their lives with loads of good butter. So I needed a paleo alternative while I am Whole 30ing.
My Osso Bucco is usually show cased on a plate of yummy mashed potatoes but I wanted the Osso Bucco which was paleo friendly but the mash is not. So I searched my brain data banks and remembered having a mash of fennel and something else. I couldn't remember what the 'something' was so i figured parsnip was the right colour and probably the right texture to make a mashy kind of thing. But then I had a light bulb moment. Puree. So here is how it goes.
1 large fennel bulb with the tops chopped off
1 parsnip peeled
virgin olive oil to taste
Method
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil add some salt.
Cut the vegies all about the same size. There is no need to take the outer fennel off unless it is really mucky.
Put the veggies in the pan and simmer until tender. A fork should easily go through them. The parsnip will be about the same consistency as a potato ready for mashing.
Drain and pop the veg into a food processor with a blade. Add oil and whizz.
Be careful to whizz the veg till there are no big bits.
Serve & enjoy.
I am writing this blog in my lunch hour after consuming an alcohol free osso bucco (who knew this was a possibility) served with a yummy white mash of fennel and parsnip. I have been craving mashed spuds the last couple of days. You know the ones. Cooked with garlic in the water and mashed to within an inch of their lives with loads of good butter. So I needed a paleo alternative while I am Whole 30ing.
My Osso Bucco is usually show cased on a plate of yummy mashed potatoes but I wanted the Osso Bucco which was paleo friendly but the mash is not. So I searched my brain data banks and remembered having a mash of fennel and something else. I couldn't remember what the 'something' was so i figured parsnip was the right colour and probably the right texture to make a mashy kind of thing. But then I had a light bulb moment. Puree. So here is how it goes.
1 large fennel bulb with the tops chopped off
1 parsnip peeled
virgin olive oil to taste
Method
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil add some salt.
Cut the vegies all about the same size. There is no need to take the outer fennel off unless it is really mucky.
Put the veggies in the pan and simmer until tender. A fork should easily go through them. The parsnip will be about the same consistency as a potato ready for mashing.
Drain and pop the veg into a food processor with a blade. Add oil and whizz.
Be careful to whizz the veg till there are no big bits.
Serve & enjoy.
What do you take to a brunch at friends?
I guess this is part of the conversation we are having.
L & I were invited to a brunch at friends today. We were asked to bring something which is great. So what do you take when you are Paleo? We decided that we would take what we could eat. L made a lovely banana bread. The recipe for this lovely loaf was taken from "The Civilised Caveman". You can find the recipe here: http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/grain-free-goodies/paleo-banana-bread/ We also took a fruit platter however our hosts had a fabulous fruit platter already on the table. I also took date paste rolls coated in crushed almonds.
We also wanted a drink that was low in sugar, calories but was a bit special as we are a bit over water. So we took our standby coconut water and a bottle of Britvic Purdeys multivitamin drink. This drink is great to take to a party. It looks like champagne and tastes lovely with low-ish sugar.
So we had enough to sup on if we found nothing else to eat that was Paleo friendly. However we had bacon and eggs supplied by our hosts. It was lovely to sit around and not have to worry about food choices.
Another plus was that one of the guests is gluten intolerant and we were able to share our loaf and some ideas with her. She enjoyed the loaf and was the impetus for this post.
In the future I will post some of the things we take to social outings to friends places. I will also let you know what Paleo friends are bringing to out place that is paleo friendly.
L & I were invited to a brunch at friends today. We were asked to bring something which is great. So what do you take when you are Paleo? We decided that we would take what we could eat. L made a lovely banana bread. The recipe for this lovely loaf was taken from "The Civilised Caveman". You can find the recipe here: http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/grain-free-goodies/paleo-banana-bread/ We also took a fruit platter however our hosts had a fabulous fruit platter already on the table. I also took date paste rolls coated in crushed almonds.
We also wanted a drink that was low in sugar, calories but was a bit special as we are a bit over water. So we took our standby coconut water and a bottle of Britvic Purdeys multivitamin drink. This drink is great to take to a party. It looks like champagne and tastes lovely with low-ish sugar.
So we had enough to sup on if we found nothing else to eat that was Paleo friendly. However we had bacon and eggs supplied by our hosts. It was lovely to sit around and not have to worry about food choices.
Another plus was that one of the guests is gluten intolerant and we were able to share our loaf and some ideas with her. She enjoyed the loaf and was the impetus for this post.
In the future I will post some of the things we take to social outings to friends places. I will also let you know what Paleo friends are bringing to out place that is paleo friendly.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Dinner in Subiaco - Jus Burger
We went out to see "Drift" a movie filmed in our south west. The movie was great but we knew we would want a feed afterwards. So before we left I did a quick Urbanspoon search for cheap eats in Subi.
A list of 20 places were revealed and we decided on Jus Burgers. What a fabulous choice. As those of you who know eating out paleo can be a challenge. Not at this place. They have little notes on the menu for Pregnant women, Halal only eaters, vegans AND paleo. They don't say paleo directly but they do say that you can have any burger with out the bun with extra salad at the same price. We were stoked.
I chose a Roo Burger. Beautiful kangaroo mince burger (no bun). It comes out with lettuce on the top and bottom in place of the bread. The patties are pretty big and there were two on my plate along with a lovely assortment of salad and a bit of mayo. L chose the beef burger. Again presented in the same way and he asked for his with none of the sauces. I ordered them on the side. They were an aioli and a relish. My burger came with green chilli jam which I decided to have on the side in case it was too spicy. It was. So I am glad I made the choice.
When ordering the staff were accommodating with no questions asked. We chose a bottle of sparkling mineral water and had a fabulous meal. It cost around $37 in total which is a cheap meal out. We chose to sit outside and the atmosphere was subtly festive.
I highly recommend Jus Burgers in Subiaco for paleo and non paleo alike.
A list of 20 places were revealed and we decided on Jus Burgers. What a fabulous choice. As those of you who know eating out paleo can be a challenge. Not at this place. They have little notes on the menu for Pregnant women, Halal only eaters, vegans AND paleo. They don't say paleo directly but they do say that you can have any burger with out the bun with extra salad at the same price. We were stoked.
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| Original Beef Burger with sauces on the side as requested |
When ordering the staff were accommodating with no questions asked. We chose a bottle of sparkling mineral water and had a fabulous meal. It cost around $37 in total which is a cheap meal out. We chose to sit outside and the atmosphere was subtly festive.
I highly recommend Jus Burgers in Subiaco for paleo and non paleo alike.
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| A closer look at the Roo Burger and the Green Chilli Jam. I couldn't help myself had to take a bite before the photo was taken. |
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