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How can I thicken a Soup?

I want to make a bisque soup for Christmas. The recipe calls for one cup of flour to thicken it. What is the best replacement Paleo-friendly flour to use and is the replacement a …
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Any one used Candlenuts as a thickening agent?

Using candlenuts as a thickening agent was brought to my attention during an Indonesian cooking class, they are ground into a paste and used to thicken SE Asian dishes. They are s …
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How to Thicken Homemade Coconut Yogurt?

I have been successfully making my own yogurt from coconut cream/milk for a while - the taste is delicious but the consistency is always closer to that of drinking yoghurt. Does an …
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Hacking my thin stews?

I will admit that one of my favorite comfort foods is stew. Now that I am strictly paleo, I will not use corn starch or flour to thicken the broth. Any ideas how to thicken up br …
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What should I use as a thickener other than flour for sauces and roux, especially Alfredo sauce?

My daughter wants some of my Alfredo Sauce tonight which typically starts with making a roux from melting a bunch of butter and adding flour. What can I use instead of flour? I p …
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net carbs and related shirataki noodles/other thickeners/sauce carriers

Hi all, I've been wondering a lot about whether to count net carbs or all carbs. Most everyone counts all carbs when going low carb paleo. I was wondering why that is? Is the ex …