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    Home » RECIPES » Paleo

    Paleo Cooking with your Air Fryer Cookbook

    Published: Sep 29, 2018 / Modified: May 28, 2020 by: Karen Lee / This post may contain affiliate links. As Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. /

    Paleo Cooking with your Air Fryer cookbook has 75 air fried food recipes and 5 basic staple recipes that are healthier than deep-fried in oil! If you are on the Paleo diet and want crispy and tasty recipes, my new cookbook's fried classics - including this fried chicken and fries on the cover - will become your family's favorites!Paleo Cooking with your Air Fryer cookbook cover with fried chicken and fries on a wooden board

    My Family's Paleo Life

    If you've been a reader of my blog for some time, you know I am a mom to children with food allergies and food sensitivities related Eczema. I try to help them with their allergies with holistic methods, put them on an elimination diet numerous times, and even on the GAPS diet.  But when my children had to go back to college and couldn't continue with the strict GAPS diet, they started on the Paleo diet with great results. Naturally, my husband and I became Paleo eaters as well, although, we modify it a bit sometimes.

    We adhere to the main principles of Paleo most of the time, especially, when we eat with our children. We eat grain-free (except for rice since my children tolerate rice without problems), grass-fed and pastured meats, nuts, seeds, seafood, fruits and a ton of vegetables. We avoid processed (or packaged) foods, legume, dairy, added and refined sugar. But because the "right" texture is difficult to achieve without using grain flour (and a ton of sweetener,) we rarely eat baked goods.

    And fried foods... I tried "baking" (ironically) fries, chicken, fish, chips to make them crispy in the oven but I never succeeded in making them even close to being deep-fried.

    Ode to Fried Chicken

    Beer battered fried chicken was one of our favorite foods and I tried to make the grain-free or gluten-free batter for crispy texture without frying in a lot of oil because excess oil made my husband nauseous but my children didn't appreciate the clumpy texture of gluten-free batter cooked, not fried, in oil. So as you can imagine, as a cook, it was frustrating for me fail on achieving the same result as deep fried chicken. I even tried "baking" them in my convection oven on a cooling rack to allow the hot air to circulate around the drumsticks. In theory, that's how air fryers work. But still, making them on a raised rack turned out to be more messy and a hassle than it was worth.

    So, when I heard about a seemingly trendy kitchen appliance called the air fryer, it got my attention.

    I bought the Philips Avance XL and I fried evvvvverrrrything! I even tried frying rice to make crusty and sizzling rice. Not kidding.

    Paleo Cooking with your Air Fryer Cookbook

    Then, late year, a publisher asked me to write a cookbook on Paleo cooking using the air fryer. I have to admit, I thought it was going to be a bit gimmicky but how can you turn down an offer to write a cookbook from a publisher? Air fryer cookbook wasn't exactly what I had in mind as my first cookbook but hey, food is food and I think any appliance that makes cooking and eating fun is a win-win in my book. No pun intended.

    Paleo eating is challenging enough; we should have fun cooking them and eating them right?

    So after several months of air frying several dozens of recipes, Paleo Cooking with your Air Fryer (Amazon affiliate link) was born. This book was a result of some of our favorite recipes and some classic ones. My family has regained their love for fried foods and I am happy to report my failure rate for Paleo fried food has been almost non-existent, thanks to the air fryer.

    Look at some of the scrumptious recipes from the book!

    Not Your Gramma's Fried Chicken - tell me you're not drooling right now...crispy air fried chicken with paleo coating stacked in a wooden bowl

    Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Balsamic Reduction - takes no time to make these delicacies!

    3 bacon wrapped scallops on a bed of white cauli couscous with a lemon wedge and basil on a greyish plate

    Cajun Fish Fry - crispy on the outside and flakey on the inside fish fillets!

    fried white fish pieces with one opened laying on the New York Times newspaper with cajun mayo in a greenish shallow bowl

    Biscuits and Gravy - YES. You can bake in the air fryer too!

    a biscuit stacked on top of two biscuits side by side with brownish gravy poured on all on a greenish plates with greyish fabric in the background

    And more....!

    crab cakes on a white plate, flat top view of three huevos rancheros, fried onion rings on a brown paper, 6 oysters rockefeller on a bed of seaweed, and chocolate drizzling on coconut macaroons on a wire rack

     

    And some more.....! Korean Chicken Wings, Chicken Tenders, Bacon Wrapped Scallops, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Calamari

    Head on over and read what others are saying about Paleo Cooking with your Air Fryer cookbook and order today!

    P.S. The amazing photos were taken by a talented food blogger/photographer Donna Crous of Eighty20Nutrition. Check out her blog for scrumptious Paleo recipes!

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    I am a food writer, recipe developer, and a cookbook author sharing my family’s favorite simple & easy, allergy-friendly recipes with you! Let's connect on Instagram || Facebook || Pinterest || YouTube Learn more about me on the ABOUT page.

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