It occurs to me that my last post (Apple Pie Pancakes) and this one, look awfully similar. Flat, round discs of deliciousness…what can I say? You get creative when you don’t eat grains, dairy, legumes, corn, soy, sugar or vegetable oils…and by creative I mean, I really know how to mash things up, mix them with eggs and fry them. You can really make a whole lot of good things in this way, mostly pancakes….or “patties”.

When the youngest monkey was a wee one, we used to mix up whatever I could think of and make patties…eventually he asked for “no more patties!” so I guess I really do make them a lot.

Here’s a pic of them this week being silly while I worked on the final touches of my manuscript for Cooking with Coconut Oil. It’s been a long and hard road but with few bumps and I’m pretty proud of the finished product. If you missed the link the last time I talked about it, here’s where you can preorder your own copy: Click to Preorder!

I’m pretty stoked to tell people I am an actual REAL author. When I tell people I wrote a book they inevitably ask me: “Oh, where can I buy it?” Like, maybe I printed my own cookbook and bound it in my dining room…? I’m only slightly offended at that question. You can buy it anywhere books are sold! Yeah! A REAL BOOK! Not to say self-publishing is a bad thing, but even self-published authors usually sell their books in the big stores if they can.

On a completely different note, I’d like to turn your attention to the item below:

I’ve teamed up with Arm & Hammer for the next few months to review a few products and give back to my readers! There will be not one, but TWO giveaways in those months. There will be prize packs and $100 Visa Gift cards. Not a bad deal right?

So for July (I know, I’m a tad late) I was given the Arm & Hammer Simply Saline Nasal Relief Spray. This stuff scares the crap out of me. Mostly because I’ve half drowned a dozen times over my life and the thought of spraying water up my nose is not something I want to share with the world. BUT, I will do it for you guys!

Unfortunately (fortunately) at the time of the review I was sans allergies (thank you PALEO!) and sans colds (thank you coconut oil!) but I sprayed it up my nose anyway…..a few times over the day. Now I can say that it wasn’t that bad, in all honesty. My nasal passages did feel slightly more moist and breathing deeply felt pretty good!

I have tried neti pots before and they are pretty weird. Trying to pour a tiny pot through one nostril while plugging the others while also trying to avoid your kids seeing you doing this? Impossible. Spraying with a convenient little canister? Awesome.
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Now that I am allergy free though, the only use I could conceive for future use for me would be when travelling. Air travel to warmer, drier climates always throws me off. When I went to Las Vegas for my honeymoon, I just about went crazy trying to keep my nose from drying out..and my lips…and my skin. I don’t know how people do it there…these coastal climates keep me so supple. Ha!

Now these Curried Plantain Patties, while they aren’t dry at all…

One year ago: Paleo Fruit Crisp
Two years ago: Avocado and Bacon Salad
Three years ago: Rootbeer Float Cupcakes
Four years ago: Guilty Kitchen Signature Big Salad

Similarly delicious Paleo goodies from other fabulous food blogs:

Plantain CREPES! from RecipeRX
Plantain, Avocado and Friends Paleo Breakfast Bake from The Healthy Foodie
Paleo Plantain Beef Pie from Stupid Easy Paleo
Plantain Socca (Flatbread) from Purely Twins

Disclosure: I did receive free product from Arm & Hammer and was compensated for the Nasal Relief portion of this post.