Mennonite Platz-Paleo Style

(AIP reintroduction eggs)
My school was having an event serving faspa and what's a faspa without platz?! So I adapted the platz (coffee cake with fruit) recipe:

Base:

• 1 1/4 cup cassava flour
• 1/4 cup arrowroot flour
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened
•  1 (room temperature) egg, beaten
• 2/3 cups coconut milk mixed with
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla (optional)

Fruit layer: 

2 cups of your favourite fruit (rhubarb, berries, apples, peaches, etc.)

Streusel:

• 1 cup cassava flour
• 2 tbsp coconut flour
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened

1. Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan with 2" sides.
2. Combine flours, honey, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. 
3. Add the softened coconut oil.
4. Combine the milk and beaten egg and add it to the flour mixture. Make sure coconut milk and egg are room temperature because if they are too cold, the coconut oil will solidify.) Stir with a spatula until well combined. I do the final mixing with my hands. 
5. Press into the pan. Bake for 10  minutes to prevent a soggy crust.
6. Top with 2 cups of fruit or until the base is covered to make one layer of fruit, depending on what fruit you are using, about 2 cups of rhubarb were used in the original recipe. If using frozen fruit, allow to defrost in a strainer and drain the liquid as it defrosts)
7. For the streusel mixture, combine the ingredients. Make crumbs by squeezing the mixture in your hands and drop onto fruit.
8.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 25 to 30 minutes and your crumbs begin to get a light brown. Do not over bake because the base gets dry. If you like your crumbs to be darker than this, then put on the broiler for a short while but keep a very close eye on the top.

Adapted from this recipe

Paleo Caprese Chicken

Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
himalayan salt
dried oregano
Fresh ground pepper (optional)
1 pint grape tomatoes, quartered
3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 -1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
4-6 pieces "cheese" (I often use this recipe)
2 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped

Directions:
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Season chicken breasts with salt, oregano, and pepper if desired. Cook on both sides until browned and cooked through. (about 6-8 minutes on each side) Transfer cooked chicken to a plate.

Add quartered grape tomatoes and cook until softened and wilted. Drain off some of the liquid and then add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add balsamic vinegar and cook until slightly thickened. Return chicken to skillet and place a slice of "cheese" on each piece of chicken and cover with a lid until cheese melts. Spoon some tomatoes on to each piece of chicken and then top with fresh basil. Serve with steamed spiralized zucchini or steamed rutabaga noodles cut with a Kitchen Aid veggie sheet cutter and then sliced into long thin strands.

Paleo Peppered Sausage

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds of ground pork
1 purple onion, chopped finely
2 Tbsp rubbed sage
1 Tbsp ground fennel
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 tsp Himalayan salt
1 tsp white pepper
cayenne pepper, to taste
Fresh ground pepper for topping


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and then line a baking tray with parchment paper. Add all ingredients together in a mixing bowl and mix until throughly combined. Take a gold ball sized lump and roll into balls and flatten slightly to make a thick patty. (I always roll my sausages into logs and for my husband, who eats Paleo, I make his into patties so I don't accidentally eat his by mistake.) Before baking use a pepper mill to sprinkle each patty with fresh ground pepper before baking. Bake for 30 minutes or until edges begin to brown slightly. Cool completely and then store in the freezer for a quick breakfast or snack. My husband likes to eat these with his eggs in the morning and topped with guacamole.

Crockpot Paleo Taco Soup

(AIP reintroduction of tomatoes)

Ingredients:

1 purple onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1- 2 pounds cooked shredded pork (I always make extra when I make pulled pork and freeze it for an easy second meal like this one)
1 Tbsp chili powder*
1 Tbsp cumin*
1 Tbsp smoked paprika*
1 tsp Himalayan salt
1 cup salsa (make your own  or use one with no added sugar)
2 cups beef broth
1 (398 ml) can of tomato sauce (no added sugar)

(*use an AIP taco seasoning like this one if you haven't reintroduced these nightshade spices)

Toppings:
crushed plantain chips
"cheese"  (like this one)
guacamole
chopped green onions


Directions:

Place all ingredients in a crockpot and cook on high for 3-4 hours. Ladle into bowls and top with desired toppings.

Paleo Sweet Potato Brownies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes
1/2 cup tahini (sesame reintroduction for AIP)
1/4 cup coconut sugar
2 eggs (or gelatin egg)
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup almond flour or tigernut flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder or carob powder
3 Tbsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
pinch himalayan salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper.
Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well until smooth (batter will be very thick).
Spread into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Cool completely before serving.
These brownies freeze well.

Paleo Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds ground meat (Turkey, Beef, Pork, or a combination)
1 small onion, chopped
1 pepper any colour, chopped (I often use green)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cumin
1/2 cup salsa (use one with no added sugar or preservatives, homemade works great because you know what's in it!)
1 cup chopped spinach
1 tbsp coconut flour, optional
4 peppers (any colour)



Directions:

Mix ground meat with onion, pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, salsa, and spinach.

Add coconut flour if mixture seems too wet.

Split the peppers in half and remove seeds.

Fill with meat mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until cooked through.

Enjoy right away or cool completely and freeze. To reheat, reheat from frozen in the oven or in a hot logic.