What did you eat today?

[Catrin]

I am the same way. I just received 'The Paleo Slow Cooker' cookbook and I brought it with me to work to read at lunch time. It looks beautiful and I cannot wait to dig into it!

Let me know what you think of it! There are a couple of cookbooks I've been considering but I don't need an entire shelf of paleo cookbooks! The funny part is I've avoided cookbooks my entire adult life - preferring just to put things together. While that worked, I am finding that actually using cookbooks encourages me to use different spices and combinations that I wouldn't have considered on my own.

[GLC1968]

Let me know what you think of it! There are a couple of cookbooks I've been considering but I don't need an entire shelf of paleo cookbooks! The funny part is I've avoided cookbooks my entire adult life - preferring just to put things together. While that worked, I am finding that actually using cookbooks encourages me to use different spices and combinations that I wouldn't have considered on my own.

When it was just me, I preferred to make my own way in the kitchen. Now that I cook for me and my husband, I kind of like having someone else's recipe for new things. That way, if it's gross, it's not entirely my fault! Typically, I make a recipe as close to as written as possible the first time and then put my own twist on it for repeats. And I totally agree about the spices. I love trusting that unusual spice combinations in recipes from certain authors I can totally trust to work out even though they seem odd. I've found that with both Melissa Joulwan and with the woman from Everyday Paleo (I can't remember her name).

The Paleo Slow Cooker looks awesome. The writer is Armenian, so there are lots of recipes that really appeal to me (I'm Greek and they share a common palate). And I spent some time reading the back half of Practical Paleo and there are some recipes in there that I'm really excited to try as well. What are your favorites from that one?

Yesterday's evening meal was quite a bit different than I had planned. My parents send my H and I a lobster dinner for two from Legal Seafood for our anniversary. So I ended up eating lobster with drawn butter, roasted veggies and Boston cream pie for desert. 10 year anniversaries only come around once in a lifetime if you are lucky, right? Oy. I did have the foresight to freeze both the crab cakes and the clam chowder that also came with it but there is no denying that I broke my Whole60 for an anniversary desert. And guess what? It was worth every. single. bite.

Today I am back on track:
B: sausage, kale and onion frittata topped with avocado, melon, black coffee
L: lobster, roasted veggies, blueberry sausage, apple
D: eating out but I'm going to order a tomato based meat or seafood sauce over zucchini noodles

[Crankin]

Happy Anniversary!

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece toast with butter, cereal with strawberries
L: 1/2 liverwurst sammy with swiss cheese on WG bread
D: rigatoni pasta with turkey hot italian sausage, onions, zucchini, edamame, basil, olive oil and parmesan cheese, 1 glass shiraz

[Catrin]

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with kale, bacon, coffee
S: Paleo banana bread
L: big salad with last of the Italian sausage eggplant strata
1 hour Crossfit workout (at a different gym than usual)
Post-work - hemp protein shake
D: another big as* salad with Italian seasoned browned ground pork

[Catrin]

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The Paleo Slow Cooker looks awesome. The writer is Armenian, so there are lots of recipes that really appeal to me (I'm Greek and they share a common palate). And I spent some time reading the back half of Practical Paleo and there are some recipes in there that I'm really excited to try as well. What are your favorites from that one?

Yesterday's evening meal was quite a bit different than I had planned. My parents send my H and I a lobster dinner for two from Legal Seafood for our anniversary. So I ended up eating lobster with drawn butter, roasted veggies and Boston cream pie for desert. 10 year anniversaries only come around once in a lifetime if you are lucky, right? Oy. I did have the foresight to freeze both the crab cakes and the clam chowder that also came with it but there is no denying that I broke my Whole60 for an anniversary desert. And guess what? It was worth every. single. bite. ...

Nothing wrong with the occasional indulgence - no reason to feel guilty & it sounds like you had a great time!

I enjoy trying different things, so the cookbooks really help that. I love Practical Paleo - if my budget allowed it and I actually thought I could go without eggs for a full month I would love to try her autoimmune protocol for a month - but right now that isn't in my budget. Eggs can cause an autoimmune response and my psoriasis is the only thing that hasn't resolved since going Paleo - as THAT is an autoimmune issue I would like to try that protocol at some point.

I've really enjoyed all the recipes I've tried. I really like the seasoned salts - I had never thought about doing that! Other favorite recipes include the balsamic braised short ribs, orange braised beef shanks, sweet potato pancakes, roasted chicken, the lemon & artichoke chicken, just to name a few favorites. I also really like the candied carrots, sauteed red cabbage with onions and apples & the spinach salad with walnuts and artichokes. There are still a good number of recipes I want to try, such as the roasted figs with rosemary. Lots of good recipes to choose from!

[Crankin]

one hour on the trainer, doing various one legged drills and endurance intervals
B: 1/4 oz almond milk, sliced tomato, chicken breast slices (4), avocado, sprinkle of low fat grated cheddar, an orange, coffee
L: 2 veggie burger patties with a bib lettuce salad with green beans, grape tomatoes, 1/2 cup no fat plain Greek yogurt with blueberries and walnuts
S: piece of Machengo cheese
D: 2 very thin pork chops in a cherry/ginger glaze, half a sweet potato, roasted asparagus, glass of red wine, 2 squares of dark chocolate

I started cooking for Passover. Sigh...

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter, coffee
snack: 1 banana
L: leftover pasta with italian sausage and veges
Snack; Small helping of mandarin oranges
D: 1/2 chicken breast sauteed with lots of herbs in olive oil, brown rice, green bean salad (green beans, celery, cucumbers, red bell pepper, garbanzo beans and vinaigrette dressing with blue cheese crumbles).
1 dark chocolate kiss

[Crankin]

B: 2 egg omelette with red pepper, avocado, a little goat cheese, 2 chicken breakfast sausages, an orange, coffee
L: I had a tuna salad whole wheat wrap sandwich at the bike workshop.... I got an emergency phone call about a client, which interfered with me making a better choice and enjoying my lunch! I should have just had a half of it, the wrap itself was huge.
S: slice of Ezekial bread with hummus, a slice of Machengo cheese
D:we went out to a new restaurant, which while the food was great and good for healthy and Paleo type eating, the service sucked. Anyway, I had steak tips with a side salad/vinaigrette, and sliced carrots, with a glass of red wine and decaf.

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
Snack: 1/2 banana
Lunch: liverwurst and swiss sammy on wg bread
D: red beef chili, beans, brown rice burrito smothered with green chili sauce and gaucamole, 1 beer
small helping of vanilla pudding