Bacon and Eggs

Keeping daycare lunches interesting with eggs and bacon. My cherub loves these little cups of yum and they are simple enough for kids to make too. Getting kids involved in cooking means that they are learning amazing and fun skills but also they know what is in their food and are more likely to eat them because they made them.

The idea of these is to have the bacon as the ‘crust’ in replacing the traditional pastry you would normally have. They are a great freezer option and great made ahead of time for picnics and parties.

Give them a go this week.

 

 

Bacon & Egg Cups

PREPARATION TIME        COOKING TIME                         10 minutes              30 minutes

makes 12-16 cups, gluten free, dairy free, low FODMAP, kids lunches

INGREDIENTS

12 rashes of good free range bacon
15 eggs
3 sausages (optional)
Dried Italian herbs (basil, parsley, thyme, oregano)
salt and pepper to season

INSTRUCTIONS

• Line muffin trays with baking paper squares
• Add 1/2 -1 rash bacon per muffin mould depending on size you may need to cut to fill the mould.
• Beat eggs until fluffy, add salt and pepper and herbs
• Slice sausage into inch pieces (you can pre cook sausage)
• Alternatively use left over meat from previous meal- roast chicken, lamb, beef, fish, prawns
• Place sausage in each mould and pour in egg to almost the top
• Pop into preheated oven at 200 and cook until egg is set (30 mins max)

Add avocado on top and devour!

Leave to cool before refrigerating.

ENJOY!

Chocolate Granola

Just made the best tasting ‘nola’ (aka granola, cereal, muesli….whatever you call it) so I have to share my triumphs.

It tastes just like coco pops but it’s good for you!!! My cherub is impressed with her chocolate for breakfast.

Coco-Nola

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 Cup Almonds
1/4 Cup Cashews
1/4 Cup Walnuts
1/4 Cup Macadamia Nuts
1/4 Cup Sunflower seeds
1/4 Cup Pepitas
1/4 Cup Goji Berries
1 Tbsp Chia seeds
1 Tbsp Cinnamon Powder
1 Tbsp Mesquite Powder
2 Tbsp Cacao Powder
2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
1-2 Tbsp Maple Syrup (optional)

Step two Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Coconut Flakes
1 Cup Sprouted Buckwheat (Buckinis)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. On an oven tray combine all the nuts and seeds
2. Add powders, oil and maple
3. Toss
4. Pop in an oven at 200c
5. After 5 minutes mix on the tray(you don’t want to burn the powders and get it stuck)
6. Add Buckwheat and coconut. Leave oven door open (this is to make sure the coconut doesn’t burn)
7. You will smell an aroma of chocolate and coconut, this is when it’s done (about another 5 minutes)
8. Open oven door fully, pull tray out of doorway, leave tray on rack and leave to cool.
9. Once cool, grab a pestle or a measuring cup and squash all the nuts until crushed to your liking.
10. Put in jar
Serve with Coconut milk or nut milk, berries and banana.
Enjoy in moderation. For us a small portion is substantial as it’s packed with fats, protein and carbs.

Over indulgence may lead to belly ache ha ha

Kangaroo Burgers

Probably not the first mince you would grab from the meat section but Kangaroo meat is great. Great for you, great tasting and can be used as an alternative to almost all beef mince dishes.

We love our burgers, you can add whatever you like to them too and the family can get a veg packed patty of yum.

Super easy to make, can be prepared ahead, taken along for a BBQ lunch, great in school lunches, great for breakfast and even for a cold healthy snack.

INGREDIENTS

500g kangaroo mince
1 zucchini grated (squeeze out the excess water)
1 carrot grated
1 cup of mushrooms diced or grated
1 onion diced (optional for Low FODMAP)
1 egg
1 Tbsp Tomato Paste (low salt)
1/2 Tbsp Chia seeds
1 tsp sumac (sweet and tart)
1 tsp basil
1/4 tsp salt
grind of pepper to season
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil

NOTE: you can add any herbs or spices you like.
Add some minced liver too – a great way of packing in more that no one can taste.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Combine everything in a bowl and mix with hands until combined (really massage the mix to maximise flavour)
Form into balls. Vary in size if you have big and little people in the house to feed.
Pop into fridge to set for at least 20 minutes

Season the grill with some coconut oil (or better yet brush each burger with macadamia oil)
Grill on medium for 5 minutes each side
Kangaroo is a game meat so is best to cook just under done

Serve with grilled veggies, in a burger with tonnes of greens and homemade chilli mayo.

 

 

Chilli Steak

My favourite day…….TACO TUESDAY

Here’s a quick and easy meat for tacos well anything really, but was amazing in some grain free tortilla’s with avocado, cucumber, coriander and kraut!! Pleases the family and especially the ‘cave man’

 

 

Chilli Steak for Taco Tuesday

PREPARATION TIME             COOKING TIME
10 MINUTES                   20 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

Coconut Oil for cooking
600 grams Grass Fed Steak (I used Rump)
2 Tomatoes (diced)
2 Red Chillies (diced with seeds)
1 Zucchini (diced)

Taco Seasoning
1 Tbsp Cumin
1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Turmeric
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp chilli powder
(onion and garlic powder optional)

400ml bone broth

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Season meat both sides and heat grill with a little coconut oil
2. Cook meat 3 minutes each side and take off to rest
3. In a pan add a little coconut oil taco seasoning and vegetables, cook to soften
4. Add broth and simmer for a few minutes
5. Slice steak into thin strips and add to sauce
6. Simmer for another few minutes depending on how you like your steak. We split three ways- my daughter and I like rare so we took a portion out and let the rest simmer and absorb the sauce and cook a little longer
7. Serve with Tacos, Salad, Vegetables or any side dish you love.

 

Ghee

Dairy or Casein sensitive?
On the butter train but it makes you feel a bit yuck?

Why not try Clarifying your butter. Removing the milk solids breaks down the butter and leaves you with a golden jar of goodness that is actually great for digestion.

You’ll need; butter, a spoon, a pan.
1. chop butter into cubes

2. Put butter into a stainless steel pan on a medium heat

3. Stir the butter as it melts. The first stage is ‘foam’. The butter will start to boil and foam. This will happen after a couple of minutes.

4. Next the foam will settle. Keep stirring occasionally, the bubbles will get bigger and slower. This is a good sign the fat and solids are separating. This stage takes about five minutes.

5. The solids will become more visible in the pan. The pan shows solids on the side. Keep stirring as you go and scraping the sides down and the solids from the bottom so they don’t burn.

6. Final stage is foaming again. It will happen pretty quick after the last stage and will quickly rise to the top of the pan. This is when you know it’s done

7. Pour through a sieve covered in cloth so it catches the solids.

8. Solids settling in the strainer. I strain twice incase I missed some on the first pour.

9. Leave to cool. It will set and be a golden fabulous ghee. Use in cooking. Roast vegetables will never be the same again I PROMISE
Pop in a jar. Refrigerate in warmer weather and leave on bench in cooler months