Pete Evans - Dinner in 5: Super Easy Family Meals With 5 (or Less!) Ingredients

INTRODUCTION As with my previous books written over nearly a decade, these recipes are based on paleo and keto foundations, a nd are all dairy, grain and legume free. Not onl y do these principle s work well for ou r bodies and minds, but our planet also benets in many ways. I always steer well clear of proce ssed foods and foods that can most common ly cause inammation gr ains, legumes and dairy. Instead, I eat good-qualit y proteins and fats from well-so urced land and sea animals, adding some lo w-carb vegetables as well as fermented foods and bone broths made from organic ingredient s whenever possibl e. Ive been road- testing the low-carb, heal thy fats lifestyle fo r a number of years now and I nd the more consisten t I am with what and when I eat, the more energy I hav e to live my life. When choosing animal proteins and fats, go for or ganic, free-range, pasture-raise d or grass-fed-and-nished meat or wild game and sustainable wild-caugh t seafood. And when it comes to fruit , vegetables and herbs, choos e organic and spray free or, best of al l, home g rown wherever poss ible. I use either coconut oil or good-quali ty animal fats for cooking as they have high smoke poin ts (meaning they do not ox idise at high temperatures). Some of my favourit e animal fats are lard (pork fat), tall ow (rendered beef fat), r endered chicken fat and duck fat. Ask for them at your butcher, look online for meat suppliers who sell them or make your o wn when making bone broths. Apart from that, preparing the perfect meal reall y is as straightf orward as putting well -sourced meat, seafood or eggs on your plate, along with some healthy fat, and adding some cooked vegetables or a salad on the side. T o provide probiotic gut health goodness, I also love to include condime nts such as fermented vegetables think sauerkraut or kimchi on the table at every meal. I hope these recipes becom e favourit es for you and your loved ones and that you get a lot of pleasure from sharing them. It is always a joy for me to bring together a great bunch of r ecipes that, from the rst bit e to the last, inspire and bring smiles to peoples faces. It is my hope that Dinner in 5 will bec ome the new go-to cookbook for health-minded families eve rywhere. It is all about paring things back to the bare essen tials: just a handful of simple, commonl y used ingredient s can create a delicious and memorable meal. What could be better? Keep c ooking with lo ve and laughter, It is always a joy for me to bring together a great bunch of recipes that, from the rst bite to the last, inspire and bring smiles to peoples faces.