Recipe: Brazilian Cheese Puffs

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It's been a while now since I've adopted  a primalish/paleoish diet. Click on the following link to read part of my healing journey: HummingbirdHomemaking.Com

Along the way, I've gotten over (mostly) a horrible sugar addiction and I'm totally over wanting bread and/or pasta for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks (I'm not kidding.) I have found that there are tons of controversies out there. From "safe starches" to whether or not eating fat is bad for you.

I have no idea if the following recipe is actually good for you or not. It seems to avoid toxins that are out there and satisfies my family's desire to have bread (well, it helps them anyway...)  These are considered a treat. They are expensive to make and we serve them with homemade whipped cream that has a bit of sugar (I eat them drenched in butter.) My daughter and husband thought they were really weird at first, but now they both like them.

Based on a Brazilian Cheese Puffs recipe... "ish" Crepes (makes 8 small crepes)

• 1/2 c. tapioca starch
• 2 eggs
• cream

Mix tapioca starch and eggs together. Add cream until desired consistency - we make them runny like a pancake or crepe. I imagine it's a table spoon or two. Melt butter on a griddle and pour about 1/4 cup mixture onto griddle. Flip over when done and cook on the other side. 

Note: You can also add Parmesan cheese if you'd like (up to 1/4 c.) as well as savory seasonings like garlic and oregano. 

This non-recipe is based on the a recipe called Brazilian Cheese Puffs and another at Food.com.

Priorities in Your Life

Before I "quit everything to win", my priorities were completely messed up. All I kept hearing was to be a "good Christian" you needed to serve others. In my little mind that excluded my husband and kids.

Now I realize how important it is to spend the majority of my time taking care of myself and my family. When I take care of myself (exercise, proper diet, reading the Bible, taking time to sit by the creek and LISTEN to God, etc) everything else seems to fall into place.

When I start volunteering more because I feel guilty, nothing good comes of it. I loved this post over at the Generous Wife: Get Your Priorities in Order Before Saying Yes. I would encourage you to read the whole post, but this quote jumped out at me:

It's easy to ask your husband to wait because he's more understanding than the kids or less needy than the friend in a crisis. Which is true ... to a point ... the point where your husband always gets the leftovers of your time and energy.

I wonder how different our world would look if we had our priorities in order. I know this continues to be a struggle for me even though I know what I'm supposed to do.