Spices – The Supper Mum

“Leftovers” are key to the way I plan our family meals and reduce labour and waste. I’ve always felt a little more at liberty to experiment with leftovers as they are an “added bonus” – it doesn’t feel like such a disaster if things don’t turn out perfectly. Also it’s much easier to “stretch” leftovers with other ingredients so it can be a really cost effective way to cook.

It’s one of the main tenets of Jamie Oliver’s “Save with Jamie” – a really useful recipe book if you’re cooking for a family. (I will write a proper review at some point.)

As we had a decent amount of brisket left over I had a look through his Beef chapter and realised the Beef Rendang recipe was virtually AIP friendly already so I gave it a whirl! (Especially now my hubby has managed to reintroduce rice into his diet, he is delighted to try new curry recipes whenever the opportunity arises.) It was so good there was only one portion left (which I have my eye on in the freezer next time I am home alone in the evening). Continue reading “Leftover Brisket Curry” →

Although this is not an AIP blog (and there are some AWESOME ones out there), AIP compliant cooking is something I have had to get my head around over the last 2 years for my hubby since his Crohn’s disease reached potentially surgical severity. It has been a brilliant success but it ain’t half complicated!

One of the types of food that need to be cut out (at least initially – some people are able to reintroduce seeds later on) are seeds and nightshades – and that means a lot of spices – are out. The Paleo Mom aka Dr Sarah Ballantyne explains all the details far better than I ever could.

You’d think that leaving bread or pasta or dairy or coffee behind would be the hardest part but actually spices make so many similar dishes much less “samey” and boredom is the downfall of many a “diet”. Without spices a curry or a tagine can become just another stew, an Italian sausage and a German sausage are indistinguishable, and a tomato-free chilli is in danger of slipping into tomato-free bolognese territory.

Continue reading “AIP – the spice is right” →