Butternut squash Swiss roll – GAPS intro safe

Butternut squash Swiss roll – GAPS intro safe

by Marie MannNo Comments
Yes you can have cake on GAPSintro diet - this cake works on stage 3 when you have introduced eggs and nut butter successfully. If you love Butternut squash you'll love this, but careful it is so yummy that you might end up having more than you planned. GAPS intro diet is not easy but it is certainly doable and if you do it properly from the start you will enjoy food more when it gets introduced because your body does not retaliate when you have it.   Makes: full size oven tray sponge Prep time: 10 min Cooking: 10min at 180 degree celsius pre heated oven (middle shelf) Cooling: 30min Setting: several hours in the fridge   For the sponge cake base you need: 6 eggs separate ( egg whites beaten stiff) 300g cooked/ blended butternut squash 80g cashew nut butter 1/4 tsp bourbon vanilla 1-2  knife-tips Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 table spoons hot water Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and error, the best thing is to start with a smaller...
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Spicy buttery butternut squash jelly, GAPS intro diet dessert

Spicy buttery butternut squash jelly, GAPS intro diet dessert

by Marie MannNo Comments
In mind August 2015 I took the plunge and started GAPS intro diet stage 1 to see if I can get my Ankylosing spondylitis flare under control again. At first I was worried that I would find eating to the strict rules very hard but after a couple of days it became quite natural, I do spend a lot of time cooking so I am always prepared ahead of meal time. My oven had been broken for several weeks prior and I had really looked forward to baking things again, on GAPS intro there is no backing  :-( so I had to be creative to come up with this GAPS dessert. Though I liked tea jelly it is very low in nutrition even after adding the Greatlakes gelatine with it's amino acids I longed for something more nourishing that was not soup. I decided to try butternut squash jelly with cinnamon, I know cinnamon does not seem to be allowed at this stage, so if...
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Easy coconut rum cup cakes with Stevia

Easy coconut rum cup cakes with Stevia

by Marie MannNo Comments
    This is a variation of the previous post of Foolproof paleo coconut cake with Stevia, for this version I used cup cake moulds and different liquid to get the the Rum -Coconut flavour.   Makes: 11-12 cup cakes Prep time: 10 min Cooking: 35min Cooling time: 60-120min   Ingredients: 6 medium eggs 100g Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 60g melted Coconut oil (or Butter) 50g Rum 100ml water sprinkle of ground Vanilla 37g Almond flour 36g Coconut flour 170g Unsweetened desiccated Coconut 3g  Baking powder   Instructions: pre-heat oven to 180 degree celsius Beat the egg with the Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 and Vanilla mix  in the melted cooled oil until creamy add the Rum and Water beat until combined mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl (sift the coconut flour) add the dry ingredients to the creamy egg mix, use electric mixer to combine fill smooth and well combined mass into buttered or lined with grease proof paper round cake tin bake for around 40min, turn tray around at half way point to ensure even browning (check with a skewer that the cake is baked through) leave to cool before coating in melted Lindt chocolate or leave as is.     Tip: the cake will keep...
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Bulletproof coffee energy bar

Bulletproof coffee energy bar

by Marie MannNo Comments
Have you noticed before how expensive a little squished together bar of fruit and nuts can be? Most energy bars cost around £1 and more which is kind of crazy when you can make them at home, have some productive feeling and save money at the same time. Energy bars are not normally my go to snack since they are usually made with large amounts of dried fruit and lots of nuts, but some times they are a handy emergency snack, especially when you know whats in them. I recently did the elimination diet and needed a treat that was free of a lot of things - I replicated the Pecan nut bar from Nakd which is made with Made with Dates (52%), Pecans (28%), Almonds (20%). it worked a treat and kept me sane on my camping trip. Because I quite like the Bulletproof coffee regime I was looking at what else I could do with the decaf beans I still had. I have been...
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Lavender lemon cake – elimination diet, free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar

Lavender lemon cake – elimination diet, free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar

by Marie MannNo Comments
Delicious way to indulge in the lavender that decorated your garden so far. All you need to do is collect the flower heads and take them of the main stem so you are just left with the loose purple bits. I have combined the lavender with lemon in this cake which is free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar, so essentially vegan. My current elimination diet is going well and I love how it challenges my food choices and make me explore new ways of cooking/ baking. You may worry that the cake will take like soap - it won't. I visited Jersey lavender farm a few years back and their cafe has lots of nice food using lavender. The plants I have in my garden now are actually from there. They thought my soil might not be suitable for the plants but they are doing really well, they have grown from small pots to huge bushy plants.   Makes: 11  8.5x4.5 mini loafs...
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