Marrow bones

Soup bones for stock.   (saved 'em for a lucky dog!)

October! Habaneros w Chuck Berry

Summer Habeneros strung up to dry w Chuck Berry

Bok choi/Squash/Chicken / Paleo Lunch / Gratuitous Food Pics

Just my lunch.   That's all.

Steamed Bok Choi (with lemon and salt), baked butternut squash (with coconut oil) and "Damn Fine Chicken"  (from Nom Nom Paleo...see link.)

Also, I'm obsessed with my cast iron pans.   I'm liking the way they cook and the way they reheat food better than the microwave (although one more pan to clean).


http://nomnompaleo.com/post/4207543396/damn-fine-chicken

What do you eat on an anti-inflammation cleanse?

So....  this morning I made the most amazing scramble:  late-fall "found" green onions (i.e. I forgot to pick them this summer), garden jalapenos (de-seeded, cause I'm a wimp), and smoked salmon in scrambled eggs (with coconut milk).   Served with bacon, a big helping of greens, coffee, and a slice of avocado - lemon juice and evoo over all.   I would've taken a picture, but it was so good I ate it all before any pictures could be took.

Bone broth in slow cooker

And, I'm back experimenting with new recipes (my favorite!).  Today I'm using big beef femur bones to make bone broth in the slow cooker  (I'll put up a link to a website with a pretty good recipe).


I also made my own mayonnaise yesterday!   Not very hard, as it turns out....but I'll have to check out more recipes, because this one was too mustardy.

Homemade Mayo

And last, I'm making one frittata a week: meat, veggies, and eggs all cooked in a cast iron pan, slipped into the oven for 10 minutes, then broiled for 2.    It's a good "to go" breakfast.


The only downside - I'm kind of exhausted from all the shopping, prep, cooking, eating and cleaning I'm doing.   I know I cook more on the weekends to have leftovers for the week, but still....it's a lot to cook everything for every meal.  

Chorizo sausage, spinach, pepper n squash frittata

Peace!

A cool (local) Paleo food blog....

My new favorite!


http://nobeantown.tumblr.com/post/34592119622/homemade-tomato-sauce-spaghetti-meatballs


This post is about paleo spaghetti and meatballs - I want to try it.  I made amazing bolognaise and put it over grilled eggplant....in the end, it was too much meat for not enough...something to eat it on.


Maybe I'll try this next time.


(Although I'm not too thrilled about the "Paleo" label - like I'm too cool for the last 10,000 years.   I prefer the concept of Anti-Inflammatory instead.)

The Organic Garden

"Basically, organic gardening means a partnership with nature.  Nature's gardeners are numerous and eager to help.  Millions of beneficial organisms (everything from bacteria to earthworms to ground beetles) thrive in a fertile soil, and they make things go right if the gardener encourages them.  The gardener does that by understanding the natural processes of the soil and aiding them with compost.  The inherent stability and resilience of natural systems can be on your side if you work with them.  Organic gardening is a great adventure, an expedition into a deeper and more satisfying understanding of vegetable production.  You are now a participant rather than a spectator.  You share creation."

- Elliot Coleman, Four Season Harvest

Paleo/30 day anti-inflammatory diet

So...I'm writing here so I don't annoy everyone on Facebook  (and don't sound like a groupie for the so-called "Paleo" diet, which feels like it's gained a sort of self-righteous "look at me, I'm awesome" glow around it).    And because it feels like a big deal to be making big changes.   Also, warning:  I talk about lady things (like menstruation) in this post, and if that freaks you out...sorry?

This is the end of my first week eating no: sugar, grain, dairy, legumes, canola/soy oils.  


Why did I do this?