Blogging - Day 1
I love to cook and I love to eat what I cook. THUS, the dilemma.....you know....oh, yes you do! Cooking + eating = pounds on the hips!
Anyone that has ever visited in our home knows how 'peculiar' we are about our food. There is no sugar in our house, no colas of any kind, and no breads - white or otherwise. I wish I could tell you we don't like those things....but we do! But we have made a conscious choice. Food will be fuel for our bodies and not a reward or comfort as we were taught growing up. Or at least, I was....my husband's Mother is a definite Yankee and good for him he never grew up with true Southern food. But boy, oh boy, I did! And when we were married....well......he really learned to enjoy his food! I taught him the real way to eat Southern!
See, I was born and raised in the South....the DEEP South! My home's in Dixie - that's Alabama for you Yankees. We had either cornbread or biscuits every day. And I do mean every day! All meals consisted of grits, rice, or potatoes (along with that bread). Frying was the basis of all cooking. And sugar makes everything taste good! Desserts were not an option. They were ALWAYS part of supper. Again, for the city folks.....that's dinner, the evening meal.
We started cleaning up our 'act' years ago because we wanted not just longevity of life but quality of life, too. I would love to tell you we are 'squeaky clean' - but that just wouldn't be true! We still love to eat and there are days we go 'dirty' and eat off the grid! They are fewer and fewer; but still, they are there.
I decided to write this blog because of all the questions I receive from friends and family. What do you eat in place of bread? pasta? soda? What is a healthy dessert? I don't know all the answers but I'd like to share with you the recipes I try and the information I gather. And share the experiences had while on this journey in pursuit of a healthy life. We eat semi-Paleo. 'Semi', you ask? Yes, because where we live it is so difficult to find organic anything! So, we do the best we can.
First, let me tell you about our coffee. No way, no how are we giving up our coffee! We NEED our coffee. I'm sure you understand! However, what we really enjoy is the 'stuff' we put in our coffee.....French vanilla liquid coffee creamer....and lots of it.....white and sweet coffee. Really, it was just a little coffee in our creamer! Ha! We drink 2-3 cups a day and that's a lot of sugar. We don't use artificial sweeteners of any kind; so, those creamers are not an option. So, I'd like to share our very own coffee creamer recipe with you.....Paleo style.
mix together
1 quart heavy whipping cream (yep, that's right! has no sugar!)
1 can of coconut milk
3-4 vanilla beans (or a small bottle of vanilla flavoring)
1/8 cup of honey (there we go......some sweetener...that's what I'm talking about!)
Store in fridge
No, it's not quite the same. No, it's not quite as good. YES, it is healthy! I promise after just a few days you won't go back! I have to give credit here - our sweet Paleo-friendly daughter helped with the development of this recipe.
So......there's your recipe for the day! Check back tomorrow to see what's cooking.....Southern Paleo Style!
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