Summary: Our thirty-eighth show! Ep. 38: Let's Gather In this episode, Stacy and Sarah invite Bill Staley and Hayley Mason of The Food Lover's Kitchen, authors of Make it Paleo and the recently released Gather, the Art of Paleo Entertaining, to discuss the release of their new book, tips for paleo baking, and food suggestions for non-paleo guests and colleagues. The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 38: Let's Gather 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - News Views And just so you know, ALL episodes can now be downloaded from iTunes! Welcome Bill Staley and Hayley Mason of The Food Lover's Kitchen! Stacy just returned from Pittsburgh, where her and Amy attended the launch party for Gather, the Art of Paleo Entertaining The Gather launch party was held at Bar Marco, and the chef put together a gluten-free menu and desserts were brought from home - overall had a great turnout and lots of fun! A public release party for Beyond Bacon will be held on July 5 - save the date, more information to come soon Sarah and Stacy will be hosting bonus shows with the plan to post them once a month These shows will be very personal and will be an expansion of 'News and Views' from The Paleo View The first one will be a Mother's Day celebration, with Sarah and Stacy's moms as the featured guests It will be available on Mother's Day and will be $0.99 - the small fee allows Sarah, Stacy and Matt to continue putting out awesome podcast material Sarah plugged her beloved melatonin glasses 13:50 - Science with Sarah: Oxytocin and health Oxytocin is released when we connect with people, and it is known as the love hormone It is released when you come into physical contact with others When it is released it gives you feelings of contentment, calm, bonding, trust, reduces anxiety, inhibits fear It is a hormone that also interacts with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which is responsible for triggering the fight or flight response Oxytocin directly reduces stress hormones, so making time to be social and to connect with others can be a stress reducer Research has also shown that stimulating the release of oxytocin directly impacts the immune system and an individual's ability to heal by reducing inflammation in the body 20:00 - QA Sarah asked her Facebook followers what question requests they had for Bill and Hayley, and the common theme was around paleo baking. So Sarah wants to know, what is your general approach when you have a recipe you want to adapt to paleo ingredients? Stacy noted that Bill and Hayley's carrot cake and tiramisu are worth bookmarking Hayley has found that almond flour can be used 1:1 for conventional flour Coconut flour is different because of the density, it requires less flour and more eggs The coffee cake from Gather is a recipe from Bill's family that was recreated to be enjoyed paleo style, and Hayley was able to sub out 1:1 for the flour by using almond flour She also adds arrowroot flour to most of her recipes to lighten the density Grass-fed heavy cream or coconut milk is also another great addition to cake recipes, which helps with both almond and coconut flour to moisten the batter Hayley experimented with using arrowroot flour exclusively, but it turned out kind of gummy - wasn't the best, but it worked Sarah has been toying around with arrowroot flour as well, and it hasn't been producing the results she wants Stacy has found sweeteners to be a big area of discussion in the world of paleo baking, but feels like it comes down to selecting healthy sources of sugar and moderation - treat it like a treat When baking, Stacy's family likes to find sugars with a better balance of sucrose to fructose, in particular prefers maple syrup, honey or dates The conversion from white table sugar to more nutrient-dense sweeteners is not a 1:1 replacement, you have to play with it and see where the preferred flavor lands Hayley stresses that you ne
