September 2011
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Paleo Eats: 9/29/11
I woke up kinda groggy because I stayed up late reading my assigned chapters in Will Work For Food. Who knew homework could be fun?
To power me through a busy day, I broke my fast with a homemade espresso coupled with a bowl of emergency protein over nuked frozen broccoli.
I spent the morning playing with the kids in Lil-O’s preschool class before coming home to chow on leftover slow...
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Another Winner!
Guess who won the Nom Nom Paleo T-shirt and 1-year Paleo Magazine subscription giveaway?
VAL STATEN!
Thank you all for entering the contest! If you didn’t win, send yourself a present by purchasing a Nom Nom Paleo T-shirt and subscribe to Paleo Magazine!
On a side note, y’all gave me lots of great suggestions for future recipes BUT I’m a little perturbed perplexed by all the...
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Paleo Eats: 9/28/11
It’s my last work shift of the week! Woohoo!
Just like the last six nights, the hospital was filled to capacity, which meant I was working non-stop ‘til the clock struck 8:00 a.m. Luckily, I managed to find enough time to eat everything I packed, including a grass fed PaleoKit, coconut flakes, and a container crammed full of leftover Kalua Pig and braised cabbage.
When I came home in...
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Paleo Eats: 9/27/11
It was the worst of times…and the worst of times. Okay, I’m being dramatic but keep reading if you dare.
Work was super busy again. So much so that I barely had time to eat the meal I packed: emergency protein, baked sweet potato fries, and sauteed bell peppers.
Things only got worse when I came home and discovered that our chest freezer in the garage was busted.
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Paleo Eats: 9/26/11
Luckily, my night shift at the hospital was’t super crazy tonight. It can’t be non-stop every night or I’d quit for sure!
While at work, I ate a 4505 Meats apple breakfast sausage over sauteed cabbage and a small container of defrosted Hawaiian Sun Coconut Milk.
When I returned home, the Kalua Pig was simmering in the slow cooker…
…so I assembled the...
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Giveaway Time! Win a Paleo Magazine Subscription &...
I love glossy magazines stuffed with food porn and fitness tips, and for years, I made sure my mailbox was filled with a steady stream of periodicals like Saveur, Everyday Food, Gourmet and Women’s Health. Even today — more than a year after going Paleo — my multi-year subscriptions for Eating Well and Cooking Light have yet to expire. When they arrive, I still flip through them,...
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Paleo Eats: 9/25/11
My nightshifts have been super busy this week and tonight was no exception. I fasted during my 10-hour shift because I wasn’t super hungry and I didn’t really have time to eat.
When I came home, I ate a slice of leftover frittata along with a tomato and avocado salad.
As a special treat, I savored some dark chocolate and coconut flakes before heading to bed. I wish I slept right...
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Thai Steamed Mussels
I’m no Mark Zuckerberg, but I’m proud to say I killed my own meat today. Yep, I sent some bivalves to their death and the process was quick, easy, and delicious!
Mussels are inexpensive, tasty, and sustainable so follow the jump to see how I made them!
Here’s what I gathered to feed 2 people:
1 cup dry white wine (I used Chablis)
1/4 cup minced shallots
4 medium garlic...
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Paleo Eats: 9/24/11
Man, oh man, it’s been BUSY at the hospital! Wash your hands and take your vitamin D everyone!
I barely had time to eat my packed lunch (a leftover 4505 Meats apple breakfast sausage and sauteed cabbage) before getting the heck out of dodge.
When I got home, I made up for lost chow by eating leftover kabobs, collards and bacon…
…gobs of coconut flakes, and a frozen...
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Paleo Eats: 9/23/11
I had another busy night at the hospital so here’s my public service announcement for the day:
Git yer flu shots, people!
Once the kiddies return to school and infect each other, you can bet there’s contagious snot all over the place.
Let’s return to our regular programming, shall we?
For my meals at work, I ate some deli turkey meat, a salad topped with leftover kabobs, and...
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Paleo Eats: 9/22/11
Work tonight was busy, busy, busy! Luckily, the torrential shitstorm meant my nightshift went by lickety-split.
For my meal at work, I ate half a leftover sous vide chicken breast, sauteed peppers, and roasted cauliflower. To chase it all down, I consumed a small container of slushy Hawaiian Sun frozen coconut milk.
When I finally got home, I was famished so I fried a couple scrambled eggs in...
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Paleo Eats: 9/21/11
I started my nightshift work week tonight so my morning was a flurry of laundry and errands.
Before I walked Big-O to school, I cooked up a frittata with the last of the leftover slow cooker Kalua pig, sauteed bell peppers, and frozen spinach.
Fitbomb and I each ate a slice topped with avocado and I saved the rest to pack as an upcoming work lunch.
For lunch, I picked up a variety of kabobs...
Guest Post at SousVide Supreme Blog!
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I have a mad crush on my SousVide Supreme.
Ain’t she darling?
Hop on over to the SousVide Supreme blog and read about how this little water oven has changed my life for the better!
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Paleo(ish) Eats: 9/20/11
It’s my birthday today and I had an AWESOME one! In fact, I’m not so cranky ‘cause I indulged in some ICE CREAM and DARK CHOCOLATE. Wheeeeeeeee! It’s fun to go off the rails once in while!
The morning started out like most Tuesdays because we packed lunches for the kiddies…
…I ate some fat and protein before my women’s class at CrossFit Palo...
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Paleo Eats: 9/19 ...
The Whole9 folks just published a piece that reminded me that I need more sleep. Seriously: The stress of keeping up a daily blog is killing me softly. That’s my excuse for today’s short post. Be grateful that I don’t shut this mofo down.
Just kidding! I love you guys! (Not really. I don’t even know most of you. I’m just saying that to make you feel better.)
For...
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Paleo Eats: 9/18/11
Today we threw a casual lunch party in our backyard with old and new friends.
You’d think I’d take it easy after Fight Gone Bad 6, but I always try to make use of every minute I’ve got off until my nightshifts start again. Hey, I’m all about cramming in as much good grub and guffaws with people I love.
Since I was still tired from the beat-down the morning before, I decided that our main...
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Paleo Eats: 9/17/11
I know I sound like a broken record, but this post will be short and sweet because I’m sore and tired.
Let’s cut to the chase and get to my eats!
Before our family raced over to CrossFit Palo Alto to participate in Fight Gone Bad 6…
…I quickly shredded the slow cooker Kalua pig that finished cooking when we woke up in the morning.
I also crammed my pie-hole with...
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Paleo Eats: 9/16/11
Gotta get some shuteye before Fight Gone Bad 6 tomorrow morning so here’s a quick peek at my eats for today…
Before I headed to the women’s class at CrossFit Palo Alto, Fitbomb fried me a frittata with leftover slow cooker Kalua pig which I topped with chopped avocados and heirloom tomatoes.
Guess what? I completed my FIRST weighted RX’d WOD today! Thanks to all the...
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...And We Have Another Winner!
STEPHANIE SCHILLING!
Congratulations — you’ve won a copy of Julie & Charles Mayfield’s fabulous cookbook, Paleo Comfort Foods! As for Part 2 of the prize, Big-O’s at school so he won’t be able to draw you a picture; instead, I’ll throw in a spice blend or two. Email me your mailing address!
And thanks to everyone who entered the drawing! My next...
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Roasted Broccoli With Crispy Prosciutto & Balsamic...
Want another quick & tasty variation on roasted broccoli with crispy salty pig bits?
Here’s what I gathered to feed 4-6 people as a side dish:
2 large bunches of broccoli, cut into florets (there should be enough to fill a large baking sheet in one layer)
4-5 slices thinly sliced prosciutto
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons of your favorite fat
2 tablespoons...
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Paleo Eats: 9/15/11
It was a busy, busy day with no time to cook but I was able to eat pretty clean — despite eating dinner at a pre-school potluck. Wanna see?
In the morning, our family was hustling to get the heck out of our house. Before accompanying Lil-O to his preschool class in the morning, I ate a fried Applegate Farms chicken apple sausage, leftover garlic cauliflower mashed potatoes, and sliced...
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WatchHere’s another video…
This time, I demonstrate how to use a SousVide Supreme to prepare a couple of 4505 Meats’ Cowboy Chops for a dinner party. Yeehaw!
The process I used to sous vide the rib-eyes was straightforward and simple; I seasoned the steaks the morning before the party, stored them in the fridge, and dunked them in the water oven the next morning.
We ended up...
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Paleo Eats: 9/14/11
Yay! It was my last night of work and my flip day!
(This post is gonna be short and sweet because I’m blogging while watching the CrossFit Games on ESPN2. It’s fun playing “Where’s Fitbomb?” so I wanna get off my laptop ASAP.)
On my last night at the hospital, I chowed on Applegate Farms organic roast beef, avocado, and marinated roasted bell peppers.
When I came...
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Paleo Eats: 9/13/11
Every nightshift is blending into the next…
Luckily, I see the light at the end of my seven-night stretch!
For my meals at work, I chowed on some leftover frittata, sauteed shrimp with onions and cherry tomatoes, and roasted broccoli and cauliflower.
When I got home from work, I quickly seasoned some pork chops with Volcano Grind seasoning…
…vacuum-sealed and stored them...
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Giveaway Time! Win a Copy of Paleo Comfort Foods!
Just because I love you AND Julie & Charles Mayfield’s awesome new cookbook, Paleo Comfort Foods, I’m gonna give one away! And it’s not ‘cause they profiled hubs and me as a Paleo Power Couple.
You, too, can make Paleo-friendly fried chicken, poached pears, creamed spinach, and whatever else tickles your fancy!
How do you enter? Just Tweet or post on my Facebook fan...
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Sauteed Shrimp With Onions and Cherry Tomatoes
Want another quickie?
This dish can be made in about 10-15 minutes and that INCLUDES defrosting the shrimp! Frozen wild shrimp is always in my freezer and it should be in yours, too!
Follow the jump to see how to make it!
Here’s what I wrangled up to serve two people:
1 lb of large frozen shrimp (21-25 per pound)
1 tablespoon of Aloha Spice Volcano Grind Seasoning (or your...
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Paleo Eats: 9/12/11
Here’s a peek into today’s grub…
During my nightshift, I ate twice at work. My first meal was a few slices of Applegate Farms organic roast beef, leftover roasted broccoli and bacon, and some homemade coconut butter.
I ate my last meal right as the sun came up: leftover roasted cauliflower, sous vide black cod fillet, and some cherry tomatoes.
After work, I accompanied Lil-O...
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Sous Vide Black Cod Fillets
True confession: cooking seafood always stressed me out in the past. Maybe it’s ‘cause proteins from the sea are extremely perishable and seem to overcook in an instant. Plus, have you seen the price of high quality seafood lately?! Marone!
For many moons, my tame kitchen adventures involving fruits de mer only revolved around salmon and shrimp…but not anymore!
Armed with a...
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Paleo Eats: 9/11/11
Just truckin’ along with my night shifts…
For my first meal at work, I ate a grass fed PaleoKit, some Applegate Farms organic roast beef, and baby carrots.
At the end of the shift, I chowed on leftover slow cooker curried goat shanks, broiled zucchini, and garlic cauliflower mashed potatoes.
When I got home from work, I blitzed myself another batch of homemade coconut butter and...
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Paleo Eats: 9/10/11
It’s Friday night (or waaaaay early on Saturday morning) and I had nothing going on except for work, work, work. How come everyone else is drinking and driving and/or falling off horses? If everyone else stayed home and caught up on sleep, I’d have a nice, quiet shift at the hospital. Some people are so damn self-centered.
Er…I guess that includes me.
My first meal at work was...
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Slow Cooker Kalua Pig
Wow. I don’t think you can come up with an easier recipe than this one! All you need is a big ass pork roast, a few slices of bacon, Hawaiian Sea Salt, and PATIENCE! Remember — quality matters when you’ve only got 3 ingredients!
Here’s what I gathered to feed 8 people:
5 pound Boston Butt roast (bone-in or out, doesn’t matter)
3 slices of bacon
1 1/2...
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Paleo Eats: 9/9/11
Another night spent burning the midnight oil…
I nursed a large thermos of Philz Coffee with heavy cream at the beginning of my shift so I didn’t get hungry until close to 5:00 a.m. For my only meal at work, I chowed on leftover Damn Fine Chicken, braised cabbage, and stir-fried spigarello and bacon.
When I got home, I was greeted with hugs from my boys and the intoxicating smell of...
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Paleo Eats: 9/8/11
Tonight, I didn’t realize I was hungry until around 3:00 a.m. because the orders kept streaming in at a steady pace. I like when my shift at the hospital is busy because the night passes quickly. Not a shitstorm, mind you, but enough work so that time lapses without me noticing it.
For my only chow at work, I ate some leftover sous vide Cowboy steak, roasted veggies, and a small container...
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Slow Cooker Curried Goat Shanks
It’s no secret I love goat. Please try it! It’s not a four-letter word! (Well, it is, but you know what I mean.)
This recipe is soooo simple and idiot-proof. You’ll come home after a long day at work/school and a delicious pot of comforting curry stew will be waiting for you! Plus, you’ll have tons of leftovers! Win! Win!
For this crock-pot meal, I adapted my recipe...
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Paleo Eats: 9/7/11
My week off is over already? Harumph!
Since I was returning to work tonight, I spent the morning grocery shopping and prepping dinner. But before Lil-O and I hit up Whole Paycheck, I made myself a quick breakfast of leftover roast veggies and a 4505 Meats’ bacon-stuffed hot dog. I like these wieners a lot and now you can have them shipped to your home!
After returning from the store, I...
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Paleo Eats: 9/6/11
Yikes! Summer’s officially over!
This morning both kids were headed to school — so that meant I had the morning free! Woohoo! Now if only I didn’t have so much laundry to do…
Before leaving to get my WOD on at CrossFit Palo Alto, I packed Big-O’s lunch in his PlanetBox lunchbox: baby carrots, sugar snappea crisps, almonds, Applegate Farms organic roast chicken, and...
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Eating Out Paleo: Anatolian Kitchen (Palo Alto,...
I love kabobs and Turkish food, specifically, so I was excited when Anatolian Kitchen opened up in my neck of the woods last year. It’s run by the Tekdemir brothers: Dino mans the front of the house and Shahan runs the kitchen. Service is always warm and welcoming, but the reason we return over and over again is their tasty, uncomplicated food. It’s comforting Middle Eastern fare done...
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Paleo Eats: 9/5/11
Happy Labor Day!
Is there a better way to start the day than devouring a face made out of fat and protein?
Nope!
I didn’t eat this breakfast and neither did the kids so that only leaves a certain middle-aged caveman lawyer. Any guesses?
Here’s my not-as-adorable breakfast: scrambled eggs, leftover roast veggies, cherry tomatoes, and half a 4505 Meats bacon-studded hotdog.
As...
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Paleo Comfort Foods' Poached Pears
Big-O has been pestering me to make this recipe ever since we first received the Paleo Comfort Foods Cookbook in the mail. He’s never eaten poached pears before and he’s not particularly a fan of the fruit, so I was perplexed as to why he wanted to make this dessert so badly. When I pushed him for an answer he would just retort, “You told me we could make anything in this...
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Homemade Coconut Butter
Paleo food maven Melissa “Melicious” Joulwan is awesome in so many ways, but her greatest contribution to society is her easy recipe for making homemade coconut butter.
Here’s what I gathered to make my own batch:
8 ounce package of Let’s Do Organic Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Pinch of Kosher salt (key...
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Paleo Eats: 9/4/11
Sunday was jam-packed with cooking and good eats. Wanna take a peek?
As soon as I woke up in the morning, I dunked the two seasoned 4505 Meats Cowboy chops into the Sous Vide Supreme to soak for 8 hours.
I made breakfast for the family and chowed down on a fried spicy cilantro chicken sausage, sauteed spinach, and a chopped heirloom tomato.
After breakfast, the Double-O’s and I set to work...
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Paleo Eats: 9/3/11
Yay! I love being off of work on a holiday weekend! There are some years where my luck’s terrible and my work weekends coincide with every bleeping holiday. I think that happens again in 2013…
I left the house before eating breakfast, so I was peckish when I returned home after running errands. I threw together my nosh in about five minutes: organic roast beef slices with a tomato and...
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Dining Out Paleo(ish): Alexander's Steakhouse...
Last night, to celebrate the end of my MIL’s chemo treatments, my parents invited us and my in-laws to dinner at Alexander’s Steakhouse in Cupertino.
This place is WILDLY popular and I was looking forward to chowing on MEATMEATMEATMEATMEAT.
Upon entering the restaurant, the first thing you see is a enormous window into the brightly-lit dry-aging area of the kitchen, along with a display...
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WatchHere’s another video from my kitchen!
In this one, Big-O and I are making fried chicken a la Paleo Comfort Foods. This meal is pretty typical Chez Nom Nom Paleo — I utilize three different cooking methods (e.g. frying, nuking, and baking) to ensure that a main protein and two veggie sides get on the table in a timely manner. Plus, Lil-O is almost always glued to the iPad while I’m making...
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Paleo Eats: 9/2/11 (& Another Peek At Paleo...
It’s Friday, so that means I got my WOD on at the women’s class at CrossFit Palo Alto again! Yippee!
Before class, I fueled up by eating a couple fried eggs topped with chopped tomato and avocado.
Post-WOD, I ate a nuked yam as my post-workout meal.
A couple hours later, I chowed down a mess of fried mini Turkish sliders and a salad with greens, tomatoes, carrots, and sugar snap peas.
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Paleo Eats: 9/1/11 (& A Peek At Paleo Comfort...
As I type this blog post, I’m already nodding off (I’m so, so sleepy…) so I’ll keep this one short and sweet like yesterday’s…
This morning, while getting the kids ready for school, I gobbled up half a piece of leftover sous vide short rib…
…green beans, and a couple spoonfuls of coconut butter. I spent the morning helping out at Lil-O’s preschool —...
