Salted Caramel Coconut Panna Cotta

Add saltiness to any sweet and I simply cannot pass it up. Salted caramel anything, now that is just swoon-level obsession.  I just can’t even begin to imagine not indulging. Sadly, however, most times, I have to.

Salted Caramel Coconut Panna Cotta

When you are mindful of what you eat, whether it be that you prefer, or are forced to avoid things like gluten, dairy and refined sugar, a lot of times that means deciding to go without things that you truly love and would love to partake in with everyone else. It’s not because you don’t want to treat yourself or indulge a bit, more so it’s rarely worth the surely guaranteed repercussions. So often these days I see posts on social media where folks that are without dietary challenges, making blanket statements like “oh just eat it, you only live once” or something to that effect. Whether you believe in reincarnation or not, I feel like in this one life I am certain I have to live, I no longer want to spend it with a stomach ache. I don’t want to walk this earth with a bloated belly, chronic headaches, achey joints or a cloudy brain. Call me crazy!

Salted Caramel Coconut Panna Cotta

I have found the beauty of this life lies within the challenges. This is where the magical and epic creation happens. What a better use of our energy, am I right? I’d actually much prefer to constantly be finding myself getting creative out of a need, rather than falling into complacency and monotony. I have discovered some amazing things about myself and the world within these challenges and needs.

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