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That’s why I was so excited this week when Grant got me Magnolia Table, Volume 2. One thing that struck me was that Joanna begins the book with a reflection on the art of gathering. She talks about the human need for connection and our use of food as a reason to get together, a poignant point with new meaning in the time of social distancing.
Do you have a sweet tooth like we do? Here’s a simple recipe for autoimmune protocol (AIP)-compliant blueberry crumble. It only takes five ingredients and seven steps, which makes it an easy treat to make during your shelter in place.
I believe in the power of one-pot cooking. It’s less of a mess to clean up and it’s also a snap to reheat. So, here’s my weekend gift to you: an easy recipe for one-pot pineapple chicken “curry” that’s autoimmune protocol (AIP) compliant. We’ve been working on our big pot of this stuff for the past couple of days and I love it.
t’s called picadillo, a Filipino beef stew inspired by Cuban and Latin American flavors. It’s also known as Cubano in the Philippines. Think of it as a subtly sweet pot of chili. The traditional Filipino recipe includes a few items that are not allowed on AIP, such as pepper, peas, tomatoes and regular potatoes. I subbed a few ingredients to make this a completely AIP-friendly version.
Happy Cinco De Mayo! To celebrate, we’re sharing some great Mexican eateries that offer pickup or delivery. I’m sure there are many more. If you know of any other places that are open, please feel free to share your recommendations.
What are the two most important things when celebrating a birthday? Loved ones and food. I had plenty of both today.
My birthday isn’t until Sunday, but my friends surprised me with an early celebration. They coordinated with Grant to send me takeout from one of my favorite local restaurants, Andaman Thai. They sent me beef pad Thai, tamarind prawns, chicken yellow curry, Thai barbecue chicken and coconut rice. What a feast! Enough food to last for a couple of days. I know it’s more than just because I haven’t had spicy food, real curry or rice in a while…it was amazing!
Cue in: Paleo on the Go. It’s a meal delivery service that is fully compliant to the AIP lifestyle! What? I know. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s the real deal.
Grant and I went out to the grocery store today for the first time since our shelter-in-place mandate more than a month ago. We’ve mostly been surviving with the help of grocery delivery services, like Amazon Fresh and Instacart. But, we’ve been running low on supplies lately and when our Amazon Fresh delivery was canceled yesterday, we decided to take matters into our own hands. We took our masks and a small bottle of hand sanitizer down to our local Whole Foods, in search of more rations.
Christmas came early to our quarantine household when our shipment of cassava flour tortillas from Siete Foods arrived today. These are the only tortillas we’ve been able to find that are compliant to our autoimmune protocol (AIP) diet and we easily go through a pack or more a week. They’re light, delicious and perfect for easy AIP dinners. We keep our tacos pretty simple with just shrimp or chicken, some chopped greens and a squeeze of lime.
Grant’s birthday was the one day when we could get a dispensation from the AIP diet and go hog wild with eating anything we wanted. So, what did we do?
We haven’t had chicken nuggets since we started our diet a couple of months ago, so today I experimented with the ingredients we had in our pantry. They’re pretty simple to make and they turned out wonderfully. We air-fried the nuggets in our Instant Pot air fryer, but you can also fry these traditionally in a skillet.
Grant and I ordered our first Amazon Fresh delivery the other night. Here’s how it went.
I discovered a great autoimmune protocol (AIP) recipe for cassava flour pancakes by Michele at Thriving on Paleo. I made a batch last Saturday and we loved it so much that I made another batch today. We topped our pancakes with some mixed berries and a syrup I made by heating honey and date syrup over the stove.
Today is Day 3 of our mandatory shut-in, but we’ve been self-isolating for the past six days. Six days of gloomy skies and not going out were starting to take a toll on me. I had hoped that today’s good weather would mark a turn for the better, at least in terms of allowing us to get outside. I dreamed of fresh air and the chance to stretch my legs.
