June 2012
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Paleo Eats: 6/29/12
My second nightshift of the week was more of the same.
Don’t get me wrong — I’m not complaining. In fact, it’s quite the opposite: I love that I’m settling back into my old routine. It’s great being able to sleep and cook in my own home before heading off to the hospital to hang out with my work-hubby and work-sister. There’s nothing like a mini tsunami to put...
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Paleo Eats: 6/28/12
It’s my first shift back as a zombie drug dealer. Work was busy but steady, and that’s A-OK with me. Time passes quickly, and yet I still have time to perform normal bodily functions like eat and visit the loo. Thank goodness for small favors, huh?
While I was at the hospital, I ate leftover oven-braised drumsticks and stir-fried cabbage.
As a special treat, I also savored a bit...
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Julia Child's Classic Roast Chicken
When Julia Child recommends a fool-proof way to roast a chicken, I sit up, shut up, and listen.
In celebration of Julia Child’s incredible culinary legacy, this week’s JC100 recipe is the classic roast chicken from Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom. Her techniques and tips for roasting a bird are simple and straightforward, and produce a bird with crispy skin and juicy, succulent meat....
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Paleo Eats: 6/27/12
I wish I could report that I’m refreshed and rejuvenated after returning from my brief blog siesta, but sadly, the opposite is true. Don’t get me wrong — we’re elated to be back in our own home after being displaced for over TWO AND A HALF MONTHS. Holing up in a hotel room for nearly a quarter of the year was no fun. But did we really have to move back on the day Big-O was...
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The Boys Eat Seattle
We’re back in our house (finally!) — but we’re still up to our eyeballs in moving boxes, and I’m bleary-eyed from having to get up every three hours in the middle of the night to feed Big-O his pain meds. (His surgery went smoothly, and he’s doing his best to put on a brave face, but my little guy’s silent, stoic tears are breaking my heart.)
Since I’ve...
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Dining Out Paleo: Incanto (San Francisco, CA)
If you’re looking to gnaw on all parts of an animal in San Francisco, Incanto is the place to go.
How can you not love a place where butcher’s tools and cans of lard hang on the walls as art?
These days, nose-to-tail eating is old hat, but chef Chris Cosentino was seen as a culinary pioneer a decade ago when he began serving all parts of the animal — including all the nasty...
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Paleo Eats: 6/23/12
My favorite way to start the day is to share a meal with friends, and we did just that at Tootsie’s. Mid-morning, the Nombomb clan headed over to the Stanford Barn to meet our besties for brunch.
I’ve said it before, but Sid and I were obviously separated at birth — just look at the intensity on our faces as we tucked into our respective plates of sausage, peppers, and eggs....
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Paleo Eats: 6/22/12
The universe must have heard my pleas yesterday, because the Double-Os slept in ‘til 8 am this morning. Hallelujah. I made a mental note to go buy a lottery ticket — but then again, maybe the boys slept in only ‘cause we unplugged their bedside clock and sealed the black out shades tight. Dark caves work wonders.
Once I sprang out of bed — yes, I’m that exuberant...
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Paleo Eats: 6/21/12
I’m glad to be awake during the daytime again, though I wish my kids didn’t herald in the new day at 7 am. By barging into our room and tooting plastic recorders in my face. As loudly as possible.
After I shooed the boys and their instruments out of our room, I trudged over to the kitchenette in our hotel room to make breakfast and pack the kiddos’ lunches for camp.
For my first meal of the...
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Giveaway Time! It Starts With Food & Socks!
I’m not proud to admit it, but I rarely — if ever — pick up a book that isn’t a cookbook. But in recent weeks, I’ve happily sacrificed precious sleep to devour two non-cookbooks: Andy Cohen’s Most Talkative and Dallas and Melissa Hartwig’s It Starts With Food. And as much as I love Bravo’s Executive Vice President of Development and Talent, I haven’t yet gotten past page 56 of...
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Paleo Eats: 6/19/12
As you’ll see, I get a little ranty at the end of this post — but hey: you gotta understand that by the sixth consecutive night of 10-hour-long graveyard shifts, I turn into a Grumpy Gus. You’d think that I’d be used to this after twelve years of third-shift work, but my penultimate shift of the week is always the pits.
While my nose was pressed to the grindstone, I...
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Porkitos! (a.k.a. Crispy Prosciutto Chips)
I prefer prosciutto chips to bacon bits because they cook evenly and there aren’t any unappetizing flabby parts. These “Porkitos” also add a terrific salty crunch to creamy soups, salads, and purées. Or you can just stuff your face with them.
‘Cause really — who doesn’t like crispy, porky chips?
Here’s what to gather to make a tray of crunchy Porkitos...
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Paleo Eats: 6/18/12
Every workweek, it takes about five consecutive night shifts before my sleeping and eating settles into a groove. I’m no spring chicken, so it takes a while to get acclimated to being a zombie again.
At 4 am, I tucked into my packed lunch of leftover emergency protein (ground Lava Lake lamb, ‘shrooms, frozen broccoli, and Maharajah Curry powder) and a baked yam.
When I returned to our...
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Paleo Eats: 6/17/12
Happy Poppa’s’ Day!
While my dad was still snoozing in bed — I love you, Pops! — I was at the hospital working another shift at the pharmacy. As I checked IV drips and verified endless insulin orders, I consumed some leftover sliders, roasted kabocha, and sautéed greens.
When I got back to the hotel in the morning, I greeted my sleepy hubby with a hug and a quick Father’s Day...
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Paleo Eats: 6/16/12
Dealing drugs in the middle of the night makes me hungry. Good thing I’d brought along a bright and tasty tandoori chicken salad from Tava.
The spicy salad, followed by a few squares of dark chocolate, kept me full until morning.
After finishing my graveyard shift, I picked up the boys at the hotel and zoomed over to the Downtown Palo Alto Farmers’ Market. I’ve been coming to...
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Paleo Eats: 6/15/12 & Dinner At Tava (Palo Alto,...
In this episode of Paleo Eats, you’ll find very little cooking, but all the chow’s still Paleo-compliant. (If you’re looking for recipes, check out my newly spiffed up Recipe Index here.)
While I was performing my zombie drug dealer routine at the hospital, I munched on leftover roasted veggies and Applegate Farms organic roast beef.
For those of you with inquiring minds, I packed my...
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Paleo Eats: 6/14/12 & Dinner at Birch Street (Palo...
My first night back at work was easy-breezy ‘cause the work hubby is back from vacay and there was no full moon. (I swear — it seems like the hospital fills up every time the werewolves come out.)
I even had five whole minutes to chow leisurely on the leftover chicken and vegetable stir-fry I’d packed.
When the sun came up, I rushed back to our dusty house to pick up piles of...
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Paleo Eats: 6/13/12
Today was another Flip Day, which meant I had tons to accomplish before starting my week of graveyard shifts at the hospital. A lot of prep goes into transforming into a creature of the night.
As soon as I rolled out of bed, I gobbled up a pre-workout meal of scrambled eggs and macadamia nuts (fat and protein!) before heading to the women’s class at CrossFit Palo Alto.
At the box, I worked on...
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Paleo Eats: 6/12/12
Happy Tuesday, earthlings.
Because my nightshifts resume tomorrow night, I crammed in tons of kiddo-bonding time today.
Shortly after I rolled out of bed, I whipped up a simple breakfast of scrambled eggs, smoked wild salmon, and cherry tomatoes.
The Double-Os and I had planned a trip to Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, so I packed us snacks and agua before leaving our hotel. (Yes, we’re...
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Paleo Eats: 6/11/12
Hello, folks!
I’m back home, and once again photographing all of my daily chow. Believe me — I desperately needed to take a break from documenting every bite that passes my lips. It’s important to remember that food really does taste better when it’s piping hot.
This morning, I didn’t have a chance to eat anything before my hubby dropped me off at the women’s class at CrossFit...
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A Few Photos from BlogHer Food '12
I’m still drained from two days of nonstop action at BlogHer Food ‘12 in Seattle — soaking up information about blogging, marketing, and publishing, as well as meeting like-minded folks who are passionate about food writing. Here’s a quick peek at the conference:
This is one of the many tables of food at the opening breakfast buffet. Note the omnipresent bagel trees and...
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How To Season & Care For Cast Iron Skillets
Oh, how I love my cast iron skillets. Yes, plural. I’ve got three (so far) — but who’s counting?
When I was a kid lurking in the kitchen, my mom stir-fried everything in a big cast iron pan. Every night, while dutifully slogging through my homework at our Formica kitchen table, I’d surreptitiously study how she’d whip up plate after plate in sequence. (Our dinners always...
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Dining Out Paleo: Local 360 Cafe & Bar (Seattle,...
Thanks to all of you who recently responded to my call for Seattle restaurant recommendations, we learned about a number of great spots, including Local 360 Cafe & Bar, a hoppin’ joint in Belltown.
With a special focus on sustainability, Local 360 searches out organic produce and humanely-raised meats — virtually all of which is sourced from within a 360-mile radius. The menu features...
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Dining Out Paleo: Lola (Seattle, WA)
Over the course of a small handful of trips to Seattle in recent years, Lola has become one of my favorite spots to grab a casual family meal in the city. It’s one of esteemed restauranteur Tom Douglas’s joints — this one, with a Greek/Mediterranean bent that’s evident in its selection of grilled meats, kebabs, meze, and spreads.
Oh, and doughnuts. We can’t forget...
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Nom Nom Paleo iPad App Version 1.3 Now Available!
Just a quick announcement that the latest update to my iPad cooking app is available for download in the App store! We’ve been working like crazy for days to resolve an unexpected bug involving the extra recipe sets, and I’m happy to report that it’s been fixed! The app works on all iPads, and we’ve hunted down and corrected all the little typos and mistakes that you guys...
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Paleo Eats: 6/5/12
When it rains, it pours.
My sixth consecutive night shift was just as hectic as the previous five. Lovely.
Luckily, I was able to gulp down my packed lunch of leftover crispy sous vide duck confit leg and veggies while dealing drugs. The “M” in my name is for Multitasking.
After emerging from the hospital into the bright sunshine, I shuttled the kiddos to school and passed out...
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Paleo Eats: 6/4/12
Did you see my pal, Stacy of Paleo Parents, glowing and looking all purty in the latest issue of Women’s World magazine? Go read all about it here.
Amazing! I’m thrilled that other people will be inspired to try Paleo after reading her remarkable story.
I must admit my eats seem downright boring in comparison but the chow must go on…
While I was worked my graveyard shift at the hospital, I...
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Paleo Eats: 6/3/12
If this blog was still expletive-laden like in the olden days, today’s post would explode in a massive fireworks display of Technicolor language. But since I’ve purged all the bad words on this site (now that Big-O and other wee ones are reading it daily), I’m just going to have to type BLEEP the BLEEPING BLEEP BLEEP. (You can fill in the blanks Mad Libs-style.)
Let’s just say work...
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Paleo Eats: 6/2/12
Welcome back to my tiny corner of the interwebs!
My shifts at the hospital have been incredibly hectic this week ‘cause my work hubby is on vacation. How dare he go on a holiday?
For my meal in the middle of the night, I packed leftover sous vide New York steak and sauerkraut in my LunchBots Duo.
I needed something filling that I could eat straight from the fridge, and this combo fit...
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Paleo Eats: 6/1/12
My word. Can it really be June already?
Halfway through my graveyard shift at the hospital, I chowed on leftover sliced steak and roasted veggies.
When I returned home in the morning, I ate a handful of macadamia nuts and promptly passed out in the guest room.
In the evening, I stumbled out of bed to prepare dinner. I didn’t have much to cook since I was simply reheating the cheater...
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Paleo Eats: 5/31/12
In lieu of attending Saveur Magazine’s Best Food Blog Awards soiree in NYC (as the winner of the Best Special Diets Blog), I stayed put and followed my regular zombie drug dealer routine. Believe me — I was totally crestfallen when I wasn’t able to finagle my way out of work. With only two weeks’ notice, it was impossible to find coverage at the hospital so I could hob nob with my food...
