Guests Hate Coming to Our Home!

Guests hate coming to our flat, as soon as people arrive I’m always saying "Oh yeah, milk" we don’t ever drink milk in our flat. When I offer people a drink we don’t have a lot on offer, we also never have snacks in our home either because we WILL eat them as soon as we see them, so it’s just dangerous to have them around. I love to eat the paleo diet which consists of fruit, veg, meat, nuts and seeds. I want a better reputation as a good host amongst my family and friends so Iv made a little guest kit that I can raid every time someone pops over, we will actually be able to offer them tea! 

As I said it is dangerous to keep snacks in our house so to stop or maybe prolong temptation, I decided to freeze them BEFORE they are even cooked! I made biscuits and cookies, prepared them to bake on these cheap oven trays, covered them in film and put them in my freezer. Iv made wheat free ones too as people have different dietary requirements. You don’t have to make the dough yourself, most supermarkets do ready made dough that stays in your fridge,  I froze them as it means it is all ready to go if guests arrive, and it also means minimal mess! They can be cooked in 10mins and cool enough to eat in another 10mins, and make your home smell awesome.

Next we bought a few cartons of long life milk which can be kept in the cupboard, I always have one ready in the fridge so it’s cold. I did the same for drinks, we hardly ever drink fizzy drinks or fruit juices so I bought cans and cartons, to make these less tempting I keep them under our kitchen cabinets that’s tricky to get to so we aren’t tempted ourselves, and put ice in a glass to cool them down (we always have ice because we love having cocktails) Their one portion size means we don’t have a big bottle or carton of drink left over for us to finish. We keep English tea bags in a sealed plastic bag as we hardly ever use them as we drink fruit or herbal teas ourselves. Instant coffee always seems to go mouldy before we get round to using even half of it up, we enjoy a good quality fresh mug of coffee and I'm sure this is the one thing that our guests do appreciate, and we have many varieties to offer!

It can be hard to follow a diet like the paleo diet as many people just don’t understand why, especially as I don’t have any food intolerances or allergies, most people hear the word diet and think we are trying to loose weight. I love being paleo because it makes me feel energised along with so many other reasons. But I don’t push anyone else into doing it and want to make people feel comfortable in my home, plus I’m not paleo 100% of the time as I’m very fond of fondant fancies and all cake in general, I have a massive sweet tooth that just can’t be quenched by paleo foods all the time so I try to be paleo at least 90% of the time. I don’t have a particular cheat day either, I just make sure I’m fully prepared with my meals and snacks, so I often don’t often crave non paleo foods, but if I do fancy something non paleo, I just get it when I can, it’s usually a kinder bueno or a whole box of fondant fancies (yes a whole box! I said it was dangerous to have these things in our flat!)