Barefoot Girevik

Hey everyone!  Two posts in one day...whaaat?  Two weeks ago I went to Chapters in search of a cookbook that I had heard about.  I bought the last copy there and brought it home with me.  Since that day I have tried a new recipe almost every night.  The food is amazing and it is, you guessed it, Paleo!  We have had Fish sticks, gravy and biscuits, homemade breakfast sausage patties, Jambalaya, bangers and mash and more.  I think my favourite recipe however is the Tom Kha Gai - coconut chicken soup.  It is so incredibly good.  What is this awesome book you ask?  It is Paleo Comfort Foods by Julie and Charles Mayfield.  I don't know these people, have never met them and I don't get anything for telling you about it but I am so happy with it that I had to share my experience.  I have to say that I never strictly follow a recipe.  I always have to put my own spin on it and these recipes were no exception.  I had to tweak ...

Alright, so it has been about 5 months since my last post.  I have no excuse except to say, football season, a trip to Las Vegas and then it was Christmas.  Anyway, I made this recipe on New Years Eve because I had a craving.  It is not quite paleo, there is some sugar in there but it is a holiday treat.  The bars would not get the caramelized, hardened state without some sugar and would just fall apart. Unfortunately I don't have a pic because it was New Years and I was very busy cleaning and preparing but I will share the recipe all the same. Base: 1 package ground pecans (about 1 1/3 cups) 2 Tbsp cocoa 1 Tbsp Maple syrup 1- 2 Tbsp coconut oil Filling: 1 can Thai kitchen coconut milk 1/4 cup sucanat (Used a lot in Clean Eating recipes, it is natural, ground sugar cane. You can usually find it in health food stores.) Topping: 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips (the higher the cocoa % the better) 3/4 cup chopped walnuts H...