You see that gorgeous creature front right, bobbing down beside me? That’s today’s guest Donna Heathcote. Donna and I met last November at a retreat called Awaken the Change Within. We instantly developed girl-crushes due to our shared interest in gut health, mindset and puppies. I call her my ‘other mother’ and she calls me daughter (peas in pods!).
Meet Donna …
Its almost hard to believe that they are utterly nourishing.
Okay, you got me. Maybe it’s not that hard.
After all, real food is delicious. Especially when prepared in snazzy, pancake-like ways.
In the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr Natasha Campbell McBride, there is no specific pancake recipe. She just says to make them out of vegetables (pumpkin, zucchini, marrow or squash), eggs and nut butter and to cook them in plenty of fat. I simply used my intuition with quantities and came up with a batter that works uber-well. Synchronicity at it’s finest.
This recipe doesn’t include nut butter because I was curious if you could leave it out and still get a ridgy dodge pancake dream. You can.
Your welcome to all my nut-sensitive friends, this one is for you.
But enough chatter. I know you only stopped by for the recipe.
And there you go; orgasmic, crispy, buttery pancakes that taste like cinnamon donuts if you really use your imagination.
Happy flipping everyone. Pancakes, not the bird. Unless your dinner guests are rude and in need of sign language.
I figured with all my talk of GAPS I should give you some recipes. In case you’re thinking of starting the GAPS journey yourself or want to add a few new dishes to your repertoire. Yoghurt/sour cream is a wholesome place to start.
Oh hello there. You’ve found some very old content. Please read the disclaimer on this page before thinking I’m still a total sheep who has been sucked into a bone-broth worshipping fad diet. Been there, learned from that and am now a much less rigid human.
I promised a GAPS diet protocol update and an peek into the routines and meals that make up the first stage. So here we are.
Stage 1 of the introduction diet is the most intensive part of the protocol that there is (in terms of restriction). It is the most gentle stage and really settles an inflamed gut before any new foods are introduced. Here’s what I was allowed to eat (according to Dr Natasha Campbell McBride’s book Gut and Psychology Syndrome);
