Paleo Friendly Jamaican Recipes

I was blessed to be born on the beautiful island of Jamaica.  August 6th was Jamaican Independence Day.  In honor of this day, I have included some links to yummy Jamaican recipes.

I come from a line of Jamaican women who cook really well.  They however, rarely follow recipes but the food is always ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!  My mom came over this week to teach my first born how to cook some basic Jamaican food (perhaps she can capture some measurements from Grandma).

 In the meantime I recently found the website Cook like a Jamaican.  They have a host of delicious recipes that can easily be altered to become Paleo friendly.

Visit this link for Jamaican Curry Chicken Recipe.  I typically omit the potatoes when making curry chicken.  This dish is traditionally served with rice.  However to make it more paleo friendly you can serve it with cauliflower rice and a salad.

I was also really excited to find the site Jamaican It Paleo.  Plantains fried in coconut oil is a regular in my house. It satisfies that sweet tooth!

I love love love Jamaican beef patties, they bring back many fond memories of going to Morant Bay when I was a child and getting a beef patty after we were finished shopping at the market.  Here is a recipe for a paleo beef patty.

Do you enjoy Jamaican food?  Leave a comment and let me know.

Anika Jones

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Anika Jones

Anika Jones is a speaker and author of the book Lessons Learned Along The Way: A 40 Day Devotional. She blogs about faith and family at LivingForLater.com and posts weekly videos on her YouTube channels, Living For Later (@livingforlater) and Living Life Now (@livinglifenow). Anika loves speaking about developing intimacy with God and understanding who we are in Christ. She serves alongside her husband in ministry. They live in Illinois with their 6 children.