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Paleo banana bread

Preheat oven to 350F.

Into a blender:

• 4 bananas
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 4 tbsp coconut butter

Mix well, then add:

• 1/2 cup coconut flour (75 grams)(or almond flour, macadamia nut meal, etc)
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla

Mix well, then (optionally) add:

• Raisins or prunes, pulse to blend on a little

Pour into a baking loaf pan.

Oven: 350F for 60min

Remove from oven and flip onto a cooling rack.

Paleo crunch bar

Preheat oven to 400F

In food processor pulse until tiny chunks:

• 3/4 cup raw almonds
• 3/4 cup raw macadamia nuts

Then add into a large mixing bowl and mix with:

• 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds / pepitas
• 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup cranberries or raisins
• 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
• 1/4 cup raw organic honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Grease a large 9x9 square baking dish with coconut oil

Oven: 400F for 20-25min. Test center with toothpick to come out clean.

Let cool on counter. Then slice into bars and store in fridge.

Almond–Arrowroot paleo pie crust

Optimized for banana date cream. Stable. Neutral. Clean slices in a glass dish.

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups almond flour
• ¼ cup arrowroot starch
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ⅓ cup coconut oil, solid
• 1 large egg

Steps

1. Mix almond flour, arrowroot, and salt.
2. Cut in coconut oil until coarse crumbs form.
3. Add egg. Mix until a soft, cohesive dough forms.
4. Chill 20 minutes.
5. Press evenly into a 9-inch glass pie dish. Dock with a fork.
6. Par-bake at 325°F (165°C) for 10–12 minutes, just set and lightly dry.
7. Fill warm crust and proceed with pie recipe.

Notes

• For extra crisp: bake 2 minutes longer.
• For thicker edges: reserve a small amount of dough and patch rim after pressing.
• Always cool fully before slicing.

Pumpkin pie

Preheat oven to 350F

Ingredients

• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup full-fat coconut milk (warmed / well shaken)
• 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp salt

Steps

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Whisk pumpkin, eggs, coconut milk, maple syrup, and vanilla until smooth.
3. Add spices and salt. Mix again.
4. Pour into pre-made paleo crust.
5. Bake 50–60 min until the center is set but slightly jiggly.
6. Cool fully. Chill overnight to be firmer.

Apple pie

Preheat oven to 350F.

Filling

• 6 cups peeled sliced apples
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2–3 tbsp arrowroot powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp coconut oil (or ghee)
• 1 tsp vanilla

Crumble topping

• 1 cup nuts (almonds, pecans, or walnuts)
• 2 tbsp coconut flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 2 tbsp melted coconut oil or ghee

Process

1. Toss apples with lemon juice, vanilla, and spices
2. Warm coconut oil in a pan. Add apples. Cook 6–8 minutes until they soften but still hold shape.
3. Add raisins.
4. Transfer filling to pre-made paleo crust.
5. Moisten blended up crumble topping with melted coconut oil in empty pan
6. Scatter crumble topping over the filling.
7. Bake for 30–40 minutes until the topping browns and the filling bubbles.
8. Cool at least 1 hour to let the filling set.

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Dinner

Lamb meatballs / kofta

• 1 egg
• 1lb lamb mince
• 1 onion minced
• 8 cloves garlic minced
• onion salt / salt
• garlic powder
• cumin
• 2 tbsp olive oil

All mixed in a bowl and formed into 12-16 meatballs on baking tray.

Oven: 425F for 20min, until lamb is 160F.

Lamb shanks

• 2-4 Lamb shanks
• Bone broth
• Carrots
• Cinnamon
• Cumin
• Turmeric
• Onion sliced into 4 sections
• 3 packs garlic

Instant pot: 36min high pressure + 15min natural release

Rainbow trout filets

• Preheat the oven to 425F
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Place fish fillets skin side down on baking sheet
• Drizzle with olive oil
• Sprinkle with 21 seasoning flakes + salt

Oven: 425F for 10min

Ribeye steak

• Season with salt and pepper
• Room temperature

Hot iron pan: 4-3-2 min for first side, 2nd side. Sit.

Air fryer: 7 min each side for medium.

Sweet potato mash

Use sweet potatoes or butternut squashes or both.

• Wash and cut potatoes or squash into halves
• Put 500ml water in pressure cooker OR bone broth
• Use trivet

Instant pot: 10min high pressure + natural release 10min

Then:

• Add 1 tbsp coconut butter per medium potato while mashing with fork and spoon
• Season with salt and pepper and garlic powder

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Drinks

Frozen berry margarita

After reading Robb Wolf’s great paleo primer “The Paleo Solution”, I wanted to recreate his paleo cocktail of choice the NorCal Margarita but didn’t have any ice. My roommate had frozen berries in the fridge, so I used them and the NorCal Frozen Berry Margarita was born!

• 1-2 shots of 100% agave tequila
• 1 entire lime’s juice with pulp
• 1 can of club soda water
• 4-10 frozen berries (instead of ice in a NorCal Margarita)

Choose your own berries. I prefer frozen blackberries for a tarter drink, but its great to mix it up with raspberries for something sweeter or strawberries or blueberries.

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Weekly

Family meal plan

From ~2022-2025, I quickly prepare dinner in 30 minutes after work. Typically, I bake with all 3 oven racks, at 425F in convection mode using rapid preheat (rotating trays to not burn whatever is closest to the heat source).

• Sun: Roast chicken night: Roast chicken (spatchcocked) with whole sweet potato and carrots in roasting pan, veggie tray frozen broccoli/cauliflower and chopped mushrooms
• Mon: Salmon + ravioli night: Salmon filets w/ chopped mushrooms (rack A), sweet potato fries (rack B), broccoli + veggies (rack C), and cheese ravioli on stovetop
• Tue: White fish + rice night: Cod w/ chopped mushrooms (rack A), sliced zucchini (rack B), cauliflower (rack C), rice on stovetop
• Wed: Burger night: Simple Mills almond flour baking mix for buns w/ chopped mushrooms (rack A), chicken thighs cut into strips (rack B), frozen mixed veggies/broccoli (rack C)
• Thu: Steak + pasta night: rib-eye steak in a pan, chopped cauliflower (rack A), 2x racks of veggies, rigatoni pasta on stovetop
• Fri: Mexican night: cheese quesadilla on stovetop, chicken thighs or beef meatballs (rack A), 2x racks of veggies in the oven
• Sat: Pasta night 2: cheese tortellini on stovetop, 3x racks of veggies in the oven