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Showing posts with label Main Dish. Show all posts

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Oven Braised Mexican Beef

Day 7/8/9 Recipe

     Sorry for the brief hiatus!  Life definitely got in the way.  I have been at a grueling teacher leadership conference for the past three days along with making the 12 hour drive home to visit my family in Chicago yesterday.  You can't very well type and post while driving a car for 12 hours!  Being new to the 'blogging world' I need to find a way to get this into a routine. . . Anyways, I will get better!  
 
My road-tripping buddy Ranger
     Before I get to the recipe, paleo road tripping is HARD!  While I eat paleo a vast majority of the time, one of the few times I do is usually on my 12 hour road trips to Chicago.  It's hard to keep yourself awake and focused on the road for such a long time, and drive-throughs are so quick and convenient in times like this.  Not to mention the fact that while driving for such a long time, I usually need a way to entertain myself (read.chewing, eating, snacking to fill the boredom. . . .)  It's hard to fight it!  However, we are on a 30 DAY CHALLENGE and I was determined to stick with it!  

Awesome Paleo breakfast from Zeda Jane's
     The first key step was starting out strong with a filling breakfast.  Eggs, bacon, spinach, and tomatoes.  Then, I loaded up on paleo snacks for the ride - kale chips, strawberries, nuts, jerky, a banana.  I brought a little cooler with some chicken salad to have when I got super hungry.  Was it 100% perfect paleo?  No.   My jerky did have a lil bit of sugar listed on the ingredients (however it wasn't the 3rd ingredient as it is in so many of them!)  But paleo is a template; it's about adapting to fit your lifestyle.  You do what you can with what you have in that moment.  My snacks were delicious and it kept me from driving through that fast food window!  Not to mention I had a great driving buddy with me!  Ok, on to the recipe. . .

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Pan-Seared Salmon and Oven Baked Broccoli

Day 4 Paleo Recipe

I mentioned the wonderful salmon dinner that we had in a previous post and here it is!  I'm not really a big fan of fish, but salmon is one of the few I like.  Ideally we would want to be eating fresh, wild caught fish but I live in the real world of bills, rent, and car payments all on a teacher's salary so. . . We recently bought a membership to Sam's Club (best decision ever!) and they have salmon fillets that fit our budget.  If you have the money, Clean Catch is a great fish market here in Charlotte.  The knowledgeable man behind the counter shared a great way to cook the salmon which I am sharing here with you!  Works great every time I've made salmon.  And the broccoli recipe. . . . ohh the broccoli.  Not gonna lie, sometimes this broccoli almost doesn't make it to the plate as I am constantly 'taste testing' when it comes out of the oven.  Soo good!

Pan-Seared Salmon and Oven Baked Broccoli

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Turkey Marinara with Zucchini Pasta

Day 3 Recipe

Easy, quick, delicious.  This is a great staple recipe.  We eat it at least once a week.  Leftovers are awesome for breakfast, lunch, snack, you name it!  Enjoy!
Turkey Marinara with Zucchini Pasta
McCormick Seasoning

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Paleo Eggplant Lasagna

Alright, so I've never cooked with eggplant; I've never even bought an eggplant before! But it's an excellent source of vitamins, dietary fiber, and antioxidants, so I took a risk and made a Paleo eggplant lasagna!  I adapted it from a recipe I found on Big Eats, Tiny Kitchen: Paleo Eggplant Lasagna

Paleo Eggplant Lasagna