Hi everyone! Happy Monday. Did you have a good weekend? I hope so!
I was on call over the weekend so I spent part of it at the hospital. The rest I spent studying and cooking as usual. I must sound like a broken record by now: eat - sleep - work - study - exercise - repeat. Oh and blog! How could I forget that?
I had given my Instagram followers a sneak peak of this recipe a few weeks ago and I finally got around to getting this post done. So for those of you that have been waiting for this one I hope you like it! And sorry for the delay!
This recipe is super easy to make, incorporates one of my favorite ingredients - grassfed gelatin - and is suitable for the paleo, AIP, SCD and GAPS diets. Yes, whatever your dietary restrictions this one should be safe for you! The only diet this won't work for is the ketogenic diet. Sorry team.
Moving onto sadder news…
I am sure that by now you have heard about the horrible events that occurred in Ottawa last week. It was a terrible day for all of Canada and one that I am still shocked by. If you didn't hear, an armed gunman broke into our parliament building (the Canadian equivalent to the White House) and killed an innocent soldier. Totally out of the blue. And apparently not affiliated with any organization or terrorist group. The soldier that was killed was 24-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. He had a young son and obviously his family is devastated. I can only imagine what they are going through. My heart goes out to them and everyone else affected by this tragedy. Such a horrible loss of someone so young who had so much more life left to live. It just shows that you can never take life for granted. Ever.
On Friday thousands of people lined highway overpasses and the Main Street in Hamilton to honor Cpl. Nathan Cirillo when they brought his body home. It warms my heart and makes me proud to be a Canadian when I see this kind of support from so many people who didn't even know the victim. Now I realize that in other parts of the world this kind of violence is a daily occurrence. But not here in Canada. We are a country that prides ourselves on our freedom and national safety. We are not permitted to carry guns and fatal shootings are rare. And I hope that the events of last week do not change this. And with Remembrance Day coming up in the next few weeks I can only hope that people go out and show their support for our veterans and current soldiers. It is very easy to forget the sacrifices these men and women make on a daily basis in the name of our country. I for one am guilty of taking this for granted. So thank you to everyone who has served, and is currently serving, to protect our country!
I am sorry this post had such a sad theme but I wouldn't have felt right simply ignoring the events of last week. I realize this has nothing to do with food or paleo eating but it was something that I have been thinking a lot about for the last few days. I hope you can understand that. I also hope that you try this recipe because trust me, it's a good one! I would love to hear what you think of this recipe when you try it. And as always I would be thrilled if you followed me on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook! Happy Eating Everyone!
Ingredients
6 cups chopped fresh strawberries (organic and local if possible) 1 ripe banana, broken into pieces2/3 cup melted coconut butter (buy here)2 TBSP melted coconut oil (I love this brand) 1 tsp organic vanilla extract (omit for AIP) pinch sea salt3 TBSP Great Lakes grassfed gelatin (green bottle)
Directions
1. Place all the ingredients, except for the gelatin, into your blender and blend well until smooth2. Stir in gelatin, 1 TBSP at a time until dissolved3. Place in the fridge for at least 3 hours to thicken (I usually put it in overnight to make it really thick) 4. Serve and enjoy!Yield: 2 servings
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