Paleolithic Peanuts | Crossing Bridges

I am pretending that peanuts are Paleo for the month of April.

Meat on bamboo sticks, satay or sate - an easy Paleo street food. whether you dunk it in the peanut sauce is up to you and your will power... — Meat on bamboo sticks, satay or sate – an easy Paleo street food. whether you dunk it in the peanut sauce is up to you and your will power…

I am in Indonesia and satay sticks with peanut sauce are too delicious to ignore, I am on holiday and making loads of exceptions…we only live once!

Something I love even more than tasty Balinese food, is their eating culture.

All of the food is prepared in the morning – rice, noodles, vegetables, meat etc. Then everyone can just help themselves and eat when they are hungry. They don’t have to sit and eat together. The women here are obviously clever, I really like this relaxed attitude to eating.

Another family street food favourite - Bakso soup. Bakso are the meat balls in the yummy soup with vegetables and some vermicelli noodles. The good news is, the meat balls are made with tapioca flour and are gluten free. — Another family street food favourite – Bakso soup. Bakso are the meat balls in the yummy soup with vegetables and some vermicelli noodles. The good news is, the meat balls are made with tapioca flour and are gluten free.

Traveling with the kids the last few weeks, I have to say that most of our conflicts revolve around food. When to eat, what to eat and where to eat it. I find myself straying off the Paleo track and often eating when I am not hungry – I really miss my kitchen.

The volcanic beaches of Ahmed, great view, great snorkelling

Thankfully, after two weeks on the road driving around and exploring volcanic beaches, lakes, temples and mountainous regions, I am happy to be in a rental house with my very own kitchen, basic as it is. No Thermomix here!