November 2011
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Paleo Eats: 10/31/11
Boo, bitches! It’s Halloween!
This morning, I started my day with a yummy French omelet (fried by Fitbomb) that I topped with half an avocado and sliced tomatoes.
I also gobbled up some mac nuts, coconut flakes, and part of a Bernard Castelain Noir Infini 99% cacao bar. I know I mentioned conducting a dark chocolate blind taste test with an official panel, but I’ve been slowly...
October 2011
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Bloody Eyeballs (Blueberry-Stuffed Longans in...
What little monster doesn’t like downing a couple of bloody eyeballs now and then? Especially if they’re sweet and juicy?
Here’s a quick and easy Halloween treat you can assemble with just a handful of ingredients: longans, blueberries, and frozen mixed berries.
I purchased a couple pounds of fresh longan fruit from 99 Ranch Market…
…and enlisted the help of...
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Paleo Eats: 10/30/11
This morning, we were on a mission to make bloody eyeballs for Halloween. After I scarfed down a bowl of leftover Asian cauliflower fried rice topped with scrambled eggs, we zoomed over to 99 Ranch to pick up fresh longan fruit.
I’ve gotta admit — I’m not a fan of most Asian markets because they’re filled with all sorts of Paleo badness. Check out this can of fried...
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Eating Out Paleo: Steak Out (Mountain View, CA)
Do you know how hard it is to find a burger joint down on the Peninsula that serves local, 100% grass fed beef? Steak Out, a casual burger and steak joint located on Castro Street, the main drag in Mountain View, finally fills that void.
Ambience here is totally lacking — it’s a no frills beer garden where you order your grub and grog at the counter. After you find a seat on the...
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Paleo Eats: 10/29/11
I took a day off from blogging yesterday to mourn the loss of our dearly-departed macro lens AND our three-month-old DSLR camera, the workhorses of this blog. Yes, both are kaput due to my carelessness, which resulted in a tsunami of olive oil that drowned the insides of our poor camera. Fitbomb showed the depth of his love for me by not cursing at me. Instead, he just quietly took periodic breaks...
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Paleo Eats: 10/28/11
I’m tired and cranky ‘cause I ruined our macro lens by dousing it with olive oil — don’t ask! —but I’ll still share my eats because I’m not going to punish you for my own dopiness.
For breakfast, I fried up a package of merguez sausage from 4505 Meats and I chowed on one with some leftover oven roasted tomatoes.
I went to the women’s class at...
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And We Have Another Winner...
…Liz M!
Woo hoo! She’s won herself the Spice Hound spice blends and delicious Grass Fed Jerky Chews from Sophia’s Survival Food!
No more tears, my friends! Stay tuned ‘cause I’ll announce another giveaway on Tuesday, November 1st — and it’s a good one!
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Paleo Eats: 10/27/11
Early this morning, Lil-O woke me up with a start when he started wailing outside our bedroom door that he had to go to the bathroom RIGHT NOW. When I bolted out of bed to meet him in the bathroom, I slipped in his puddle of pee in the hallway and banged my ankle into the step stool.
Man, did I need my espresso aujourd’hui.
After I brewed myself some java, I ate some leftover sous vide...
Natto's Not For Me
The following is a homework assignment I did for my food writing class with the super-awesome Tori Ritchie of Tuesday Recipe. The task was to write a short piece about the grossest thing I’ve ever eaten. So naturally, I picked the one dining experience that reminded me of the final scene in Pink Flamingos.
Natto’s not so good. Natto rhymes with snot-o. Natto tastes like rot-o.
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Paleo Eats: 10/26/11
I’m super duper pooped since it’s my flip day — the day I transition from zombie back to human — and my synapses are firing super sloooooowly.
During my last night at work, I popped open another LunchBots Pico container filled with softcore albacore, spicy cauliflower, and oven-roasted tomatoes…
…and chowed on leftover cheater crispy sous vide duck confit...
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Paleo Eats: 10/25/11
It was my penultimate night of work and I could finally see the faint flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. I ate two meals while at work: leftover softcore albacore with roasted veggies and leftover sous vide sirloin tip steak with roasted escarole and winter squash puree.
When I got home in the morning, I seasoned three pastured pork tenderloins with Spice Hound’s seasoning salt and...
Sophia's Survival Food & Spice Hound Giveaway!
Hey everyone! It’s time for more free stuff!
In honor of my blogaversary, I’m giving away some of my FAVORITE products every Tuesday through November 14. Today, I’m delighted to announce that the lovely ladies behind Sophia’s Survival Food and Spice Hound — two local San Francisco Bay Area artisans — have generously donated awesome prizes for one of my dear...
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Paleo Eats: 10/24/11
Yay! I’m past my hump night so it’s all downhill from here!
My 10-hour shift passed quickly because the hospital was packed with sick people who needed lots and lots of drugs. While I was on the clock, I ate some leftover softcore albacore with Pizzeria Delfina’s spicy cauliflower and oven-roasted tomatoes (packed in a LunchBots Pico)…
…and a small container of coconut butter. I...
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Pizzeria Delfina's Spicy Cauliflower
I miss Pizzeria Delfina something fierce. Once upon a time, our carb-addicted family visited the joint once a month, gorging on pizzas and inventive, lusty veggie accompaniments — but it’s been over a year-and-a-half since we last broke bread there. Now that we’re Paleo, I’m not sure if/when we’ll be back.
One of my favorite side dishes at Delfina was their spicy...
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Paleo Eats: 10/23/11
My nightshift tonight was pretty similar to the ones preceding it — busy, busy, busy. I’m not kvetching because I like when the work is constant. Before I know it, the sun’s up and it’s time to go home. While I was at work, I ate a small Primal Pac, a piece of Pralus 100% cacao, and leftover cheater crispy sous vide duck confit with veggies.
On my way home from the...
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Softcore Albacore (Tuna Braised in Olive Oil)
If wrapping albacore steaks in bacon and blasting them under the broiler is hardcore, I suppose slowly poaching them in the oven bathed in olive oil is the softcore version. It’s less in your face and more pleasing to the ladies.
For this low and slow preparation, I followed David Tanis’s recipe from the New York Times with a few minor tweaks. For those of you out of the foodie...
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Paleo Eats: 10/22/11
Another night shift, another buckeroo…
While I was at the hospital, I ate some Applegate Farms organic roast beef with veggies and Aubergine dip (in a LunchBots Pico container)…
…and leftover 4505 Meats maple breakfast sausage, curried cauliflower, and sauteed bell peppers.
On my way home from work, I went to the Downtown Palo Alto Farmers’ market and stocked up on...
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Paleo Eats: 10/21/11
It was another busy night at the hospital and I ran around non-stop until the end of my shift. I didn’t have time to eat my packed meal but I managed to scarf down a packet of spicy Grass Fed Jerky Chews and a small Primal Pac amidst the craziness.
When I got home, I reheated some slow cooker pork pot roast and ate it on top of a savory coconut pancake.
After taking Big-O to school, I...
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Oven-Roasted Escarole
Roasting is my go-to method for cooking veggies — so why should a head of escarole be any different? I got the idea for roasting these greens from Deborah Madison’s Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating From America’s Farmers’ Markets. In her version, she uses a head of radicchio but any chicory will do. Roasting mellows out the bitterness and also adds some nice crunchy...
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Blogaversary Week One Contest Winners!
We randomly selected five winners from our pool of 267 entrants to each win a 500mL bottle of pure liquid umami — Red Boat Fish Sauce!
Put your hands together for:
LISA CORRALES!
MARGOT FOSTER!
MARISELA BADILLO!
KELLI MELOCIK!
JOAN BLAIR!
Winners: I’ll send each of you an email to get your mailing addresses.
And to all you losers out there: Don’t cry! Wipe away those...
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Paleo Eats: 10/20/11
Since I’m working the graveyard shift, I chowed on a small Primal Pac and leftover maple breakfast sausages and veggies while it was pitch black outside.
When I came home in the morning, I fried a scrambled egg in butter and ate a bunch of fat (coconut flakes, handful of almonds, and a small square of 100% cacao Pralus). I filled and heated my SousVide Supreme and hit the sheets.
At 5:00...
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Paleo Eats: 10/19/11
The morning I start my night shifts is a flurry of activity and today was no exception.
While Fitbomb walked Big-O to school, I threw the ingredients for pork pot roast into the slow cooker. This time, I sauteed a chopped onion and four leeks…
…with a squirt of tomato paste.
I deglazed the pan with vermouth and chicken broth before transferring the alliums to the slow cooker...
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Paleo Eats: 10/18/11
Here’s the non-exciting chow I ate on my blogaversary. If you’re looking for the giveaway, click here. There ain’t nothin’ in this post but my nosh…
For breakfast, I needed some fats and protein pronto before heading to my class at CrossFit Palo Alto. This plate of sliced heirloom tomatoes and scrambled eggs topped with avocado was cooked and gulped in less than ten...
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Happy Blogaversary To Me (And Giveaway)!
You know how you torture your kids on their birthdays with their birth stories? How it’s really about all the pain and suffering YOU went through? Ha! Well, lower yourself into a comfortable Asian squat position and I’ll tell you how Nom Nom Paleo was born. Yes, just like your wee ones, you’ll have to sit through this story before you get your gift.
By the fall of 2010, I’d been following the...
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Paleo Eats: 10/16/11 & 10/17/11
The highlight reel of my last two days of eats prominently features different ways I repurposed the leftovers from our catered party on Saturday. Every meal was different and I didn’t feel like I was eating the same thing over and over again.
For yesterday’s breakfast, Fitbomb fried us each yummy omelets stuffed with smoked ham hocks and roasted kale. He even garnished the plate with...
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Eating In Paleo: Joshua Charles Catering (Redwood...
Kicking cancer in the keister is a BFD and deserves a party, damn it! Fitbomb and I wanted to celebrate the completion of his mom’s cancer treatments with a casual family gathering at our home. And we both wanted to enjoy the party (rather than slaving away in the kitchen), so we hired a caterer.
Paying a team of people to throw your party is definitely an indulgence. After careful...
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Eating Out Paleo: Locavore Restaurant (San...
Locavore is a cozy joint in Bernal Heights where all the food is sourced within a 100-mile radius. It’s the type of place where you can eat, drink, and chat for hours — and that’s just what we did.
After a busy day throwing a party at our digs, Fitbomb and I were in no mood to cook. Instead, we headed to Locavore with a gaggle of friends to relax and gobble down pretty much...
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Paleo Eats: 10/15/11
I knew that with such a busy day of eats yesterday, I wouldn’t have time to document everything before the clock struck midnight.
It wasn’t until today — with the kids at their grandparents’ house — that I had time to compile a CliffsNotes version of yesterday’s eats:
As you may recall, we threw a post-cancer-treatment party for Fitbomb’s mom at our house. In...
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Paleo Eats: 10/14/11
Only Big-O was school-bound today, so we weren’t as rushed this morning. I even had time to savor a leisurely breakfast of pan-fried bacon and a veggie scramble…
…before I sped off to my class at CrossFit Palo Alto. I had a fun workout with the gals and ate a nuked yam afterwards to replete my glycogen stores.
In between Ninjago duels with Lil-O (the kid is obsessed), I...
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Paleo Eats: 10/13/11
I was up and at ‘em early because I had a full slate of activities ahead of me. Before zipping out the door, our family spun around the kitchen like Ninjagos as we packed lunches and scarfed breakfast.
Wanna see what I ate?
I nuked leftover sous vide flank steak, winter squash puree, roasted curried cauliflower, sauteed spinach, and oven-roasted tomatoes. Nosh in 2 minutes flat.
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Paleo Eats: 10/12/11
It’s my flip day. I’m typing with one hand because the other paw is busy slapping my face to keep me awake. Powered only by a two-hour nap, I managed to finish my seventh consecutive night of work, tend to my boys, flex my tired brain during a three-hour writing class, and fulfill my daily blogging duties.
Want the details?
Last night, while I pushed pills at the hospital, I devoured a...
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Oven-Roasted Tomatoes
Last week, my good friend Dr. HA cooked me a delicious supper and one of the yummy side dishes was oven-roasted tomatoes. Tonight I had a bunch of wrinkly San Marzano tomatoes on my kitchen counter so I decided to roast them a la Dr. HA but even more simplified. Wow. Oven-roasting the tomatoes concentrates the flavor and makes each bite taste like tomato candy.
If you troll the interwebs,...
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Paleo Eats: 10/11/11
I can’t say I’m my perkiest when I’ve worked six night shifts in a row. As a result, this recap of my chow will be short ‘cause I ain’t feeling that sweet.
Here’s the nosh I gnawed on at work: a few slices of Applegate Farms organic roast beef with diced avocados and baby carrots; coconut flakes; and leftover merguez sausage from 4505 Meats with roasted...
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Paleo Eats: 10/11/11
Tonight at the hospital, I was back to my old peckish self. For my meals at work, I chowed on a grass fed PaleoKit and leftover farmer’s pie. Did you notice, I didn’t say I was hangry? Now that I eat like a cavegirl, I rarely get ker-azy famished like I used to pre-Paleo. My hulk modes are few and far between! (Stop nodding in agreement, Fitbomb!)
When I got home in the morning, I...
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Paleo Eats: 10/9/11
More Paleo-friendly eats coming your way!
I wasn’t really hungry in the middle of the night, so I didn’t eat anything while I was on the clock. Totally out of character, huh? When I got home, I made up for lost chow by inhaling leftover broiled herb-stuffed sardines, coconut flakes, cashews, and 100% cacao dark chocolate. With my belly full, I went to bed and slept the day away.
In...
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Broiled Herb-Stuffed Sardines
Fresh sardines aren’t for the faint of heart. They come whole - with eyes, fins, and tails intact. Plus, you’ve gotta eviscerate them before you cook ‘em. And when you do eat them, you’ve got to contend with tons of tiny bones. The flesh is firm and has a strong, pronounced briney flavor. It ain’t chicken, folks. But without a doubt, I LOVE them!
They’re...
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Paleo Eats: 10/8/11
While my readers in North America were sleeping, I worked like a busy bee at the hospital and chowed on organic deli chicken with crudites, a large square of Pralus 100% cacao, and leftover farmer’s pie.
When I got home from work, I played with the boys before going to bed. I’m sad that I slept through Big-O’s graduation to a green belt in wushu…
…an egg-y...
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Paleo Eats: 10/7/11
My night shift wasn’t too hectic tonight because my work-husband/co-worker is back from his hedonistic Octoberfest vacation in Germany. Since I like to nag, I chided him for guzzling and ingesting tons of alcohol and gluten. I could tell he was simply thrilled to be back.
For my chow at work, I ate leftover sous vide pork chop and frozen broccoli, a small container of coconut milk, a green...
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Paleo Comfort Foods' Farmer's Pie
The climate here in Northern California has suddenly turned arctic. Alright, the highs are still in the 70s and 80s, but I’ve started craving satisfying grub that warms me from the inside out. The other day, I grabbed Julie and Charles’s aptly titled cookbook, Paleo Comfort Foods, and found a recipe for Farmer’s Pie that perfectly fit the bill!
Farmer’s Pie is an...
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Paleo Eats: 10/6/11
After learning how to potentially make money off this blog at my food writing class, I drove to my real job to burn the midnight oil.
Since I hadn’t eaten dinner, I scarfed down the meal I had packed from home mid-shift: sous vide goat loin chops, carrot & parsnip puree, and stir-fried spigarello and bacon.
I was still a little peckish when I finished, so I also polished off a grass...
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Roasted Kabocha Squash
I’m just tickled pink when it’s autumn ‘cause I love me some winter squash, especially kabocha! When cooked, this Japanese pumpkin has the taste and texture of roasted chestnuts. Even uber-picky Lil-O will swipe roasted slices off the communal plate and gobble them down. I normally keep the skin on when I roast them but if you’ve got autoimmune issues, peel them.
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Paleo Eats: 10/5/11
Instead of focusing on the negative (e.g. resuming my nightshift workweek tonight), I’m gonna show you some items that made me grin ear to ear when I received them in the mail.
In the morning, the postman delivered a big parcel of our shirts (use coupon code: GOLDENFALL from now until 10/11/11/ to save $10 on orders over $50 that include a long-sleeve shirt)…
…and a few...
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Paleo Eats: 10/4/11
Ai ya! I’ve got a bunch of homework to do for my food writing class tomorrow night, so this post will be a quickie! Once a procrastinator, always a procrastinator…
Before leaving for the women’s class at CrossFit Palo Alto, I chowed on half a 4505 Meats Portugese linguica, nuked frozen broccoli, and chopped heirloom tomatoes.
Post work-out, I ate half a nuked sweet potato...
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Book Review (& Video): Make It Paleo!
HOT DAMN! We just got our review copy of Bill and Hayley’s new cookbook, Make It Paleo, and it’s incredible! Not only is it chock-full of GORGEOUS photos and over two hundred mouth-watering recipes, it also lists me and my hubby in the “Resources” section. I’m sure I audibly squealed. How could I help but fall head over heels in love with this cookbook? ;)
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Paleo Eats: 10/3/11
Hello, fellow Paleo cult members! Grab your mug of frosty coconut milk and I’ll tell you a little story about my eats for the day.
My breakfast this morning included a couple green sliders, scrambled eggs, and sliced heirloom tomatoes.
Afterwards, I savored a few squares of 100% cacao dark chocolate. Okay, okay: I’ll admit to nibbling on dark chocolate all the time since I got my...
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Riki's Homestyle Lamb Shawarma
I’m happy to announce my first guest blogger, Riki Shore! And lemme tell you, she ain’t no ordinary Paleo food blogger. Although Riki’s a classically trained pastry chef who worked at Charlie Trotter’s, she’s crossed over from the dark side. She’s now devoted herself to writing about delicious gluten-free fare at her blog Three Squares, on the South Pasadena...
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Paleo Eats: 10/2/11
I only cooked breakfast today but I still ate relatively clean despite attending a kiddie birthday party and getting dinner at a fast food joint.
For breakfast, I baked a frittata with leftover emergency protein, baked sweet potato fries, and sauteed peppers. I split it in half with my hubby and garnished each slice with a cascade of heirloom tomatoes.
After breakfast, we ventured to the park...
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Paleo Eats: 10/1/11
It’s the first of October and I was super-excited about starting another Whole30 (or at the very least, a Whole15) — this time with Coach Triebo. I’ve done it before, so no sweat, right?
I didn’t really eat breakfast this morning because I was running errands. I stopped by the Los Altos Rancho Farmers’ Market and bought some veggies and fruit before picking up my...
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WatchI made a video showing how I cooked up tonight’s batch of Hardcore Albacore. And then I made it EVEN MORE hardcore by scoring the clip to the Knight Rider theme song.
