May 2012
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Paleo Eats: 4/30/12
Remember how I was all Susie Sunshine about our current living situation post-mini tsunami at the Nombomb compound? This morning, I morphed into Cranky McBitterpants.
Living out of suitcases that are overflowing with clothes — yet contain no underwear — has been a little challenging. On top of that, making meals in our ill-equipped and cramped kitchenette has taken its toll on my...
April 2012
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Paleo Eats: 4/29/12
Today I did zero, zip, nada in terms of cooking, but I still managed to eat pretty clean. Well, except for some super-dark chocolate (which goes without saying) and a bit of cheese. For those of you with inquiring minds, I do occasionally eat cheese and full-fat dairy when I dine out. It doesn’t cause me any problems and since I really like dairy, I’ll indulge from time to time.
This...
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Paleo Eats: 4/28/12
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
This morning, we got up at 7 a.m. on the dot when the kids came tearing into our room. Living in close quarters with the boys has been nice and cozy, but it’s nearly impossible to shut out their noisy morning routines and ignore them. Once they’re up, we’re up.
So I dragged my butt out of bed and made some breakfast:...
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Paleo Eats: 4/27/12
I’m going to write this post as if we didn’t launch an iPad cooking app today. I’ll pretend that my stomach didn’t clench up every time I read a negative review from folks who felt we were trying to con them into buying more recipes. (Believe me: we’re not — check out this FAQ for a deeper dive.) And I’ll also pretend that I didn’t squeal with joy with every note I received...
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Paleo Eats: 4/26/12
When the Nombomb household woke up this morning, we were surprised and delighted that people Down Under were already downloading the Nom Nom Paleo iPad app since it was Friday there.
Unfortunately, we also discovered that optimizing the app for the retina display on the newest iPad made it not work properly on first generation iPads.
D’oh!
Our developers are working to solve the issue...
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And Then The Clouds Parted...
After the bumps in the road we experienced yesterday, we weren’t optimistic about meeting our original April 27 release date for the Nom Nom Paleo app. From scouring the web, we had learned that after an app is rejected by Apple, it typically takes another 7 days or so before the re-submitted app to be reviewed again.
BUT…
When extenuating circumstances call for it, an app...
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Technical Difficulties, An Apology, & Some...
When it rains, it pours.
The day started off fine, despite having to readjust to working in the middle of the night. At the hospital, I snarfed up a box of leftover grass fed burger patties and roasted veggies, and spent quality time with my work-husband, trading stories about our experiences attending the Whole Beef Butchery class at 4505 Meats.
And then everything went downhill from...
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Paleo Eats: 4/23/12
This morning, the boys were clamoring to head down to the complimentary hotel breakfast buffet but I insisted on making breakfast in our room.
Guess what? Mommy won.
I fried up a batch of bacon…
…scrambled eggs, and reheated leftover veggies.
Here’s my Vegas buffet-style breakfast plate:
Did I mention that I have a bacon giveaway underway? Sign up here.
I spent the rest of the morning...
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Paleo Eats: 4/22/12 & 4505 Meats Whole Beef...
This morning, hubby and I raced up to San Francisco because I’d signed up for a nine-hour butchering class with 4505 Meats’s Jedi Master Ryan Farr.
Both Dallas and I were spending the whole day learning how to properly break down a 700-lb grass fed steer and Fitbomb was there as paparazzi.
After a meat and greet (*bad pun alert*) with the other students and instructors, we dug...
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Giveaway Time! BACON from U.S. Wellness Meats!
I’m so excited to announce that the fine folks at U.S. Wellness Meats are sponsoring my giveaway to feed everyone’s addiction to salty swine!
What’s up for grabs?
Six packs (nine pounds!) of sugar-free hickory smoked Whole30®-approved pork bacon!
The recipe for this bacon was recently tweaked and now it only contains two ingredients: compassionate certified pork and sea...
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Paleo Eats: 4/21/12
After we awoke in our new (but hopefully temporary) pad this morning, the Nombomb clan hustled down to the dining room to check out the complimentary breakfast. I may come across as a spendthrift sometimes, but I’m no dummy: I ain’t gonna pass up a free meal.
Sadly, pickings were slim for our little Paleo family. There were gluten-packed carbs up the wazoo.
In the end, we piled our...
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Paleo Eats: 4/20/12
I’d like to start this post by thanking everyone for their kind thoughts and well wishes after the mini tsunami hit our house. My hubby thinks it’s crazy that I have such a positive attitude about the flooding and credits Paleo for my sunny attitude. When he told me this, it got me thinking about how I used to be a total Debbie Downer back when I used to eat “healthy” whole grains and legumes. He...
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Paleo Eats: 4/19/12
As I type today’s post, there are seven industrial fans and dehumidifiers humming away in our house — it’s like we’re living in wind tunnel. I guess I should press rewind and tell you about my ker-azy day, huh?
This morning, I woke up to the soothing sound of spraying water. At first I dismissed it as the automatic sprinkler system watering our lawn but then I realized that the water...
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Paleo Eats: 4/18/12
Wednesdays are normally not my favorite day of the week because I’m either getting off or starting my week of graveyard shifts — but not today! I’m taking a few extra days off from work to attend the Whole9 Nutrition Workshop and 4505 Meats’ Whole Beef Butchering Class this weekend. Whee!
This morning, I finally dragged my lazy butt to CrossFit Palo Alto for the...
Ready for the Nom Nom Paleo App?
The wait is almost over! The Nom Nom Paleo cooking app for the iPad® will hit the App Store on Friday, April 27, 2012!
With the help of Y Media Labs, we’ve done our best to create a uniquely immersive experience for Paleo foodies. With over 110 recipes and more than 1,500 step-by-step photos, the app is a visual feast — and it’s served with a generous helping of my own snarky (but...
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Paleo Eats: 4/17/12
How’s everyone doing today? Mama desperately needs her beauty rest so this post will be short and sweet.
In the morning, I wrapped a Pure Wrap around leftover sous vide New York steak, sautéed mushrooms, and Classic Caraway Kraut from Farmhouse Culture.
Now that I eat kraut as a condiment rather than straight-up, I lurve it. See? You can teach an old bee-with-an-itch new tricks.
After...
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Paleo Eats: 4/15/12 & 4/16/12
True confessions: I decided to play hooky and not blog yesterday because I was exhausted.
Why?
On Sunday morning, I was jolted awake too, too early by the piercing shrieks of little boys guffawing at their own nasty scat jokes. Then we spent the rest of the day entertaining family and feverishly working on our upcoming iPad app. Excuses, excuses…
I mentioned in the Bacon From the Oven...
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Bacon from the Oven
[Updated 4/15/12: Here’s an oldie but goodie that desperately needed to get spiffed up. The old photos were embarrassingly bad. Enjoy the facelift!]
What do you do if you’re making bacon for a crowd and you don’t want to spatter grease on your pretty frock?
You bake it in the oven!
I first learned of this technique from Cook’s Illustrated and the initial batch I baked was...
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Giveaway Time! Win Goodies From Steve's Original!
**UPDATE: The giveaway is OVAH! Congrats to Sara Towne!**
I appreciate each and every one of my readers — even the really gullible ones who think I’d boil eggs in my sons’ urine and eat them. Yes, I’m talking about you.
To thank you for your patience, loyalty, and votes in Saveur Magazine’s 2012 Best Food Blog Awards (you voted already, right?) — and to...
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Paleo Eats: 4/14/12
Who’s doing their taxes this weekend?
Not me! I’m busy cookin’ instead. (Hey! Don’t call me a procrastinator or tax dodger — they’re done already. So there.)
For breakfast, I prepped some beet greens…
…sautéed them in melted butter…
…and tossed in last night’s leftover Oven-Braised Mexican Beef.
Then, I fried an egg and...
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Paleo Eats: 4/13/12
Happy Friday the 13th!
I was bracing for the worst, but nothing bad happened to me today. In fact, our developer sent us the latest build of our iPad cooking app first thing this morning, and it looks like we’re on track to submit it for Apple’s approval early next week. And if all goes smoothly, the app should be available in the App Store before the end of the month. Yippee!
For...
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Paleo Eats: 4/12/12
I’m baaack…did you miss me?
This morning, I was rushing to get out the door so I made a super quick scramble with pastured eggs and leftover stir-fried lamb shoulder and veggies. If you’re ever in doubt about what to eat, just reheat leftovers in a cast iron skillet and toss in an egg or two.
When I came home from working at Lil-O’s preschool co-op, I threw together a...
Guilty As Charged
I hope I don’t get eaten by a bear.
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Paleo Eats: 4/10/12
Hello, good lookin’. Wanna see what I was cookin’?
While I was at the hospital (working night six of seven), I ate leftover cross shanks and oxtails (from meaty quick pressure cooker bone broth), and braised kale and carrots.
When I came home in the morning, I was still hungry so I ate a handful of macadamia nuts and toasted a Frozen Waffle.
I’m gonna make another batch of these waffles way...
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Paleo Eats: 4/9/12
Hey cave friends and lookie loos!
While I spent the night at the hospital, I ate a pack of SeaSnax, a small container of Farmhouse Culture’s Kraut Salad, leftover Cheater Crispy Sous Vide Duck Confit Legs, winter squash puree, and stir-fried greens.
When I came home in the morning, I grabbed a whole boneless lamb shoulder from the fridge…
…and my mini sous chef helped me...
VIDEO: Paleo Parents' Frozen Waffles
Paleo Parents’ Frozen Waffles recipe from their best-selling cookbook, Eat Like A Dinosaur, is awesome. These crunchy and fluffy treats are a cinch to make and oh-so-good.
Wanna see?
For those of you curious about the soundtrack and appliances:
Waffle Iron: Proctor-Silex 26500Y (A pain to clean and runs hot, but it’s CHEAP and makes pretty waffles!)
Stand Mixer: KitchenAid...
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Paleo Eats: 4/8/12
Did anyone eat the Easter Bunny today?
We gobbled him up last year so I thought it would be deja vu all over again if we repeated our rabbit feast in 2012.
Here’s what I chowed on instead…
During my night shift at the hospital, I scarfed up U.S. Wellness Meats beef jerky, Farmhouse Culture’s Kraut Salad, a thermos of bone broth, leftover cross shanks/oxtails, and stir-fried...
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Paleo Eats: 4/7/12
Happy Birthday to my crazy-cool urban farmer/meat smoker/award-winning winemaker/Double-O charmer/brother-in-law!
While everyone else was snug in their beds, I was at the hospital passing out meds until the sun came up. My eats at work included some U.S. Wellness Meats beef jerky, Farmhouse Culture’s Smoked Jalapeno Kraut, a thermos of bone broth, and leftover Thai Chicken Curry (recipe...
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Paleo Eats: 4/6/12
Happy Friday to everybody who works a regular workweek! Me? I’m not even halfway through my graveyard shifts, but thanks for asking.
For my noms in the middle of the night, I gobbled up leftover emergency protein…
…and sipped my way through a gigantic thermos of bone broth.
My co-worker jokingly asked me if I was drinking “meat tea” and I replied in the affirmative. He thinks...
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Paleo Eats: 4/5/12
Why, hello there!
If you’re new to Nom Nom Paleo, welcome to my tiny corner of the interwebs! In a nutshell, I document my Paleo chow here (almost) every day. If I’ve got a new recipe, I’ll throw it up as well (figuratively, people). You can click on the About Me link and stalk away or simply peruse the Recipe Index to search for a tasty Paleo dish.
Let’s dive into my eats for today, shall...
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Go, Go, Paleo! Vote for Me in Saveur's Best Food...
Okay — this is surreal.
After coming home this morning from another graveyard shift at the hospital, I plopped onto the couch with my laptop to surf the Interwebs. This is what I saw on Saveur’s website:
My jaw dropped. The editors of Saveur Magazine have selected Nom Nom Paleo as one of six finalists for Best Food Blog in the “Special Diets” category! I don’t...
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Paleo Eats: 4/4/12
Since I was starting another week of night shifts in the evening, I sure needed some of Mee Nut Butter’s quadruple nut power to get all my ducks in a row.
For breakfast, I assembled another Paleo Loco Moco with leftover cauliflower rice, Big-O sliders…
…leftover gravy…
…and a sunny-side down egg fried in butter.
See? Leftovers aren’t boring!
After...
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Paleo Eats: 4/3/12
It was the last full day before I head back to work and I wanted to make the most of my time off with the vacationing Double-Os. After I scarfed down a quick breakfast of reheated leftover Damn Fine Chicken, roasted asparagus, and Farmhouse Culture’s Kraut Salad…
…we zoomed to the Oakland Zoo with Shiraaz and her sweet son, Z.
In my humble opinion, the Oakland Zoo definitely...
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Paleo Eats: 4/2/12
The Double-Os are on spring break this week, and in my efforts to be a better mommy, I’ve put blogging, tweeting, and Facebooking on the back burner. That means that all my online socializing and iPad cooking app debugging occurs between 8 p.m. (when the kids go to bed) and whenever I manage to hit the sack.
In other words, please forgive my brevity, scarcity of new recipes, and rumpled...
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Paleo Eats: 4/1/12
Happy April Fools’ Day! ‘Fess up: How many of you were duped by the Tong Zi Dan post? Our household may be Paleo but we’re not insane. C’mon now!
I’m pooped from spending so much time hatching up a bogus recipe post last night, so I’m just gonna leave you with a series of photos from our lazy Sunday. You can make up your own captions and story — just like...
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Tong Zi Dan (Virgin Boy Eggs)
I’m not gonna lie. This dish totally skeeved me out when my hubby first introduced me to it years ago. It’s a regional specialty that his family’s been making for generations.
What is it?
Virgin Boy Eggs — a.k.a. Urine-Soaked Eggs.
Yep — this is an actual springtime Chinese delicacy. You can learn more about it in this recent news report and video from...
