21 September 2018

~ Coconut Breakfast Bread - KETO

Dear Kitchen Hounds,

Our girl, who has been sick more than 2 years, is coming back to life. She is on some protocol with a Naturopath that is healing up her body and her mental processing. Apparently it was Lyme and Babesia all along. We hounds know the scourge of tick diseases. I have achey joints to tell the stories.

So, as part of her healing protocol, our girl is on a Canis Lupus Diet, I mean to say, a KetoGenic diet (which is a dog's best possible diet, and now humans are latching onto it too.)

She is not happy. She feels like it's all heavy and miserable foods. She is denied grains, sugars, fruits, root vegetables. She is required Healthy Fats in abundance, Greens in abundance, and Organic grass fed meats in moderation.

I am pleased as can be, of course, because the morsels that fall to me are the best of my lifetime.

Without The Gute here to log her recipes, I, Elias, am taking over the blog and will document those she finds most palatable. To-day's was a delight. I know this first-hand, as I was granted bits.

Coconut Breakfast Breads
(wrongfully called Keto English Muffins by the original provider. Nothing English Muffiny about them)

2 eggs
2 Tb. coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
salt
3 Tb. coconut oil for frying

For Topping:
organic salted butter
organic sour cream
organic maple syrup (drizzle)

Mix the coconut flour with baking powder and salt. Add eggs and whisk. Let stand 3 minutes until thick. Heat coconut oil (butter will burn, unless it is clarified) on medium high and drop three generous tablespoons in dollops on the pan. Spread the dollop flat. Cook a few minutes til golden and flip. Cook til golden on the other side.

Melt butter atop, spread with a dollop of sour cream and adorn with a drizzle of maple syrup. Heaven.

(Pictured above, you see the breads topped with avocado, sour cream, and pure luscious butter.)

Notes from Elias: Word is that if you BAKE them, they are more muffin like. Also, this recipe is one serving, so double it up and have some handy for lunch snacking with peanut butter or what-have-you.

06 August 2018

~ Turmeric Chai Latte

Dearly Beloved Friends of Hounds Who Cook,

Our Girl had a Turmeric Chai Latte in a coffee shop in Morgantown, PA and fell in love with it. She was delirious with its wonder and promptly went home and researched and made her own. It starts with what is called Golden Paste. Make a batch and keep it stocked in the fridge for your culinary joy.  (So many ways to use it.) Then make yourself this enlightening Chai Latte anytime you please, especially at bedtime for a good night's sleep.

Turmeric Chai Latte
2 cups milk (full-on dairy or almond milk or coconut milk, etc.)
1 Tb. Golden Paste
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (we use a cinnamon / nutmeg / chia blend that's organic from McCormick)
1/4 tsp ginger powder (or 1/2 tsp fresh)
dash of cayenne
1 Tb. maple syrup
Hot brewed tea (use green tea for daytime or a nice chamomile for evening)

Warm the milk (do not boil) and add golden paste and spices. Use 1 part spiced milk and 1 part tea to serve. Add maple syrup. Adjust proportions to taste.

Notes from Elias: This smells delish even to a pup. I get Golden Paste in my pup food too!

Notes from the spirit of Gute: Turmeric is heavenly. We have it here too. 

~ Turmeric Golden Paste


Dear Ones and Lovers of Pups,

Our Girl has concocted a glorious Golden Paste for herself (Turmeric Chai Lattes) and for we pups. (I cannot speak in the singular, though my now-beloved brother is heavenward. Still we are Hounds Who Cook. He from his Heavenly Advantage, me here in earthly form with Our Girl.)

Here is the way to make cancer-fighting superfood Golden Paste with links to its favorite uses:

Golden Paste
1/2 c. organic Turmeric powder (we usually buy Frontier)
1-3 c. purified water
2 tsp. freshly ground organic peppercorns
1/3 c. extra virgin organic coconut oil

Mix 1 cup water and 1/2 cup turmeric in saucepan. Heat on medium-low, whisking as it heats up. Add water gradually as it thickens. Cook 7-10 minutes, in all, to a yogurt/gravy consistency. Stir in coconut oil and pepper.  Cool in pan. Store airtight in fridge. Or, freeze in cubes and store airtight in freezer up to 3 months.

Note: Turmeric is also a glorious natural dye, so it will stain anything - countertop, kitchen towel, your clothes, whatever it spills on. Take care. Wipe up spills immediately and remove color on countertops with baking soda.

Use Golden Paste in Turmeric Chai Lattes and any delicious savor recipes (chicken comes to mind) that would benefit from turmeric. The pepper and coconut oil make turmeric's healthful properties more accessible in your body. Note: Turmeric and ginger are both blood thinners, so those taking the likes of warfarin or other blood thinners might not want to risk this delicious paste.

Notes from Elias: This helps my arthritic joints immensely! She adds it to my homemade dog food here: Eli's Happy (Dog Food) Meals