Tag: primal
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Steak…. it’s been waaaaaayy too long!
I had it in my mind that I’ve been eating too much red meat. Not sure why because looking back we’ve mostly been eating chicken, salmon and pork. Mostly chicken. I’m a little tired of chicken. Yesterday I grabbed a few grass-fed ribeyes at Publix. Can’t have steak without carmelized mushrooms and onions! I asked… Read more
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Chicken “Pasta”
I had spaghetti squash and chicken thighs. I went on Pinterest and typed “chicken pasta” for ideas. I didn’t want to make straight up alfredo because my husband isn’t too keen on creamy sauce dishes. I envy his natural gravitation toward tomato-based soups and sauces. Anyway, the recipe I found was from www.cookingclassy.com. Lemon Ricotta… Read more
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Chili Dog Chili
Once again I put together a simple recipe from Primal Cravings! Chili Dog Chili made with grass-fed ground beef and grass-fed hotdogs! This chili concoction is topped with mustard, sauerkraut, pickle relish, yellow onions, cheddar cheese (Organic Valley), and plantain chips that I baked. Read more
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Enchiladas
This post contains affiliate links. Please read my affiliate disclosure. I was flipping through my Primal Blueprint Cookbook and saw a recipe for enchiladas. Naturally I was intrigued and decided to give it a go. I purchased all of the ingredients and began cooking without having read through the recipe first. Had I done so,… Read more
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Fajitas (sorta)
Tuesday night I made chicken fajitas and threw them on top of a bed of romaine lettuce and red cabbage! On the side we had guacamole from Trader Joe’s and organic,full-fat grass-fed Greek yogurt for sour cream. We rarely use sour cream so I don’t buy it unless I specifically plan to use a lot… Read more
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Egg Salad
There are seriously very few items in my refrigerator. Beach traffic was nuts earlier so I didn’t want to leave home to shop or pick something up. I had murat of what I needed for a delicious egg salad and since I haven’t had egg salad in over 2.5 years I decided to whip up… Read more
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Pesto Salmon
This past Saturday I discovered the yumminesss that is pesto. How I have avoided pesto all these years to not have known how incredible it is, is beyond me. I made lamb meatballs with a pesto sauce that should’ve gone with noodles but I was making a quick pre-beach snack. Anyway I wanted more pesto… Read more
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Sushi
What’s for lunch? A sushi bowl from Fresh Market: That’s not primal, you may be thinking to yourself. Buuuuuut it is! Check out this information on resistant starch from Mark’s Daily Apple. Sushi from the deli case is now fair game 😄😄😄😄😄 My husband and I were thrilled to hear about this! Those rice-free cucumber… Read more
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Pad Thai
Here is what I cooked for dinner last night– delicious primal pad thai!! Recipe from Primal Cravings. Hers & His! But do not be fooled, I actually eat the same amount as my husband lol He just isn’t a fan of eating from little bowls. Read more
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V-day breakfast
I thought bacon hearts would be adorable for today BUT Whole Foods had pork belly when we were there last Sunday!! It was only Step 1 (they have an animal welfare rating system) buuut it’s still organic AND IT’S PORK BELLY! I feel like it’s a rare cut. It’s not frequently available so we had… Read more