What did you eat today?

[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

[indysteel]

Thanks for the inspiration, Catrin. I have a pot of Rogon Josh on the stove right now. I didn't use the same recipe, and I decided to spring for the lamb (cause I love it!). It needs to simmer more, and I'm not going to serve it until tomorrow, but I'm already happy with the results!

[Catrin]

Thanks for the inspiration, Catrin. I have a pot of Rogon Josh on the stove right now. I didn't use the same recipe, and I decided to spring for the lamb (cause I love it!). It needs to simmer more, and I'm not going to serve it until tomorrow, but I'm already happy with the results!

I've never actually had it at a restaurant, so I don't know if what I made was really like it but I really enjoyed the flavors from the recipe I used.

I tried the Egg Foo Yong recipe out of Well Fed tonight - very nice! Half of it will be for breakfast tomorrow.

[shootingstar]

B- cornflakes with fresh pineapple pieces and fresh raspberries with a dollop of yogurt and skim milk. Tea with skim milk.
Snack - an almond croissant and coffee with milk at bakery where I biked to.
Dinner- stir fried broccoli, pepper, shanghai bok choy, ginger root, garlic, onion with light noodles.

Snack-cornflakes with milk. (Ok, I ate dinner at 5:00 pm). It seemed right after several hrs. of dirty fingers from doing some art work.

[Crankin]

B: I made sweet potato waffles! Delicious. Had one and a half waffles with walnuts and dried cranberries, 2 slices of uncured bacon, 4 oz. almond milk, coffee
L: left over fresh tuna with mayo and an orange, 8 oz. almond milk
14 mile ride, hilly, but not fast
D: turkey meatloaf with red and green pepper, cauliflower "mashed potatoes", glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Sweet Potato Waffles sound good Crankin! If I had a waffle iron...but what I need more is a potato ricer or some other tool that will allow me to shred sweet potatoes and squash properly for hash. I prefer the shredded rather than diced version.

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with pre-cooked ground pork and coffee
1 hour intense Funday workout
S: macadamia nuts and a few dried cherries
L: mustard glazed roasted chicken thighs, roasted kale and chard, 1 slice paleo banana bread
S: 1 beer (Founders Breakfast Stout)
D: Egg Foo Yong with special sauce - quite good!

Today:
B: Last of the Egg Foo Yong
1 hour group training session - even more intense than yesterday, it finished with my doing a Farmer's Carry with two 50 pound kettlebells for 200 meters!
S: egg whites and 1/2 small baked yam
L: Planning on roasted chicken, the rest of the small baked yam, and sauteed brussel sprouts - offices closed due to snow until 1
D:? Who knows? Time will tell. Probably some thawed beef tips and a salad.

[spokewench]

B: cereal, strawberries and bananas, milk
snack: few pieces of mango
L: 1/2 chicken breast
Snack: gaucamole, chips
D: roasted cauliflower/potato soup pureed soup w/sprinkle of parmesan cheese, small piece sirloin steak, roasted white and sweet potatoes, roasted broccolini, 1 glass red wine

[GLC1968]

Sweet Potato Waffles sound good Crankin! If I had a waffle iron...but what I need more is a potato ricer or some other tool that will allow me to shred sweet potatoes and squash properly for hash. I prefer the shredded rather than diced version.

Like a cheese grater? I usually use one like this that I got at the grocery store:
http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-In...=cheese+grater
Or, if I'm doing it in quantity, the shredding disk on my food processor. And I use the regular food processor blade to make cauliflower 'rice'. It's ridiculously messy, so I don't do it very often.

I was good all weekend but I don't remember what I ate so I'm not going to record it here. I will say that I am quite proud that I was able to steer clear of any treats (or sugar) this weekend even on the heels of my indulgence on Thursday night. I certainly had a lot of sugar thoughts and cravings, but I didn't cave and I think that today, I'm past it. Phew!

B: last piece of sausage, kale and onion frittata, avocado, pineapple, black coffee
L: sausage and cabbage 'noodles'. clementines
S: hard boiled egg, banana (if I need this)
D: chicken and veggie stir fry - I'm trying the stir fry sauce from Well Fed for the first time. Hope it's good!

Oh, Catrin - I made that banana bread recipe you linked to use up 4 brown bananas. It was REALLY good! Even my non-paleo husband liked them. I added chopped walnuts and nutmeg and made them into muffins and they worked great. Luckily, I have a lot silicone muffin cups because I needed all 18 of them to use up all the batter!

[Catrin]

The shredding disk on my food processor just doesn't work. I hadn't thought about a cheese grater, thanks! Also glad to hear you liked the recipe. It is good and also good for non-Paleo events

[Crankin]

Catrin, I have an old fashioned potato ricer like my mom had. It's a cheaper type of kitchen implement, but not every place has them. I'd say check Amazon.