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Just a place for me to share whats going on in my paleo world at the moment!

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Stuffed Bell Peppers

Mexican cauliflower rice: 1 head cauliflower 1/4 white onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoon tomato paste Dash of Tabasco or hot sauce 2 tspn cumin 1 tspn chili powder 2 tablespoon olive oil Ground pepper to taste

Chop cauliflower in pieces and feed through the grate attachment on a food processor. If you don’t have a food processor, chop in fine pieces or use a hand held grater. Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil. Add cauliflower and tomato paste. You may need to add a little water or chicken/vegetable stock. I did. Once tomato paste is absorbed add spices and Tabasco. I threw in a little salsa this time too. Cauliflower rice will take on whatever flavor you give it! After sautéing for about 12 minutes cover and let summer for about 5 minutes.

Ground turkey taco meat (I can’t take credit here, my super awesome boyfriend made this part of the meal) 1 lb ground turkey 1/3 yellow onion 4 garlic cloves 2 tspn cumin 1 tspn cyan 1 tspn chili powder 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper to taste

Sauté garlic and onion in olive oil. Add ground turkey along with all remaining spices. Cook ground turkey through.

Cut the tops off 4 bell peppers and remove seeds. Stuff peppers with cauliflower rice and ground turkey. We layered the rice then meat, you could mix them together as well, depending on your preference. Place the peppers in a glass dish with about a 1/4 inch of water in the bottom. We used a pie plate. A 9x9 would work great too. We added a little cheese to the top (not totally paleo but so yummy). Bake at 400 for about 35 minutes. Top with salsa and avocado if desired.

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Mmmmmm garden fresh salsa!

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Shephards Pie

1.5 lbs ground beef (or ground turkey)

2 tblspools olive oil

1/2 large onion, chopped

3-4 cloves garlic

3 medium carrots, diced

3 stalks of celery, diced

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 small can of tomato paste

1tsp chili powder

handful of parsley, chopped

1 large head of cauliflower, chopped into large chunks

1/2 cup canned coconut milk

1 egg (egg wash)

S & P to taste

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

In a large pan, heat olive oilon medium heat and saute onion and garlic until onion is translucent.

Add carrots and celery, saute until carrots soften.

Add ground beef (or ground turkey) and brown

Season ground beef with fresh ground pepper, worstichire and oregano

Add tomato paste and mix until it melts and absorbs into the meat.

Add chili powder and parsley.

Turn on low and let simmer while making the mashed cauliflower

Steam cauliflower until tender, then drain

Put in a bowl, add coconut milk, salt and pepper and grass fed butter

Use an imersion blender to mash until smooth (or use a hand masher)

Spoon the meat mixture into a casserole dish, top with the cauliflower mixture.

Brush with egg wash.  Bake for 30-40 mintues, until top is golden.

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Shamrockin' Half Marathon! Completed my first and last half marathon lol. 13.1 miles is hard! 2:10 not bad for my first time though! Feels good to have accomplished something I never thought I could do.

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Ok all… The reason we follow paleo is for my hubby’s health! He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 6 months ago. Please help us make a difference! 50 cents? $1? $20? Any little bit helps! If you can’t financially donate reblog this! We can make a difference!!!!

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Yummy breakfast bowl! Half a sweet potato, shredded zucchini, spinach, chicken sausage and a couple of farm fresh eggs.

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Bacon, tomato and spinach stuffed chicken breast

Cut a “pocket” on the side of your chicken breast and butterfly so that you can fold it back (see upper left picture)

Stuff with spinach, Roma tomatoes (sun dried tomatoes would also be good). And cooked bacon. I used one piece of bacon per breast, but next time will use more. More bacon is always better.

Secure your ingredients inside your breast by using tooth pics. I seasoned the outside of the chicken with a little olive oil, fresh garlic and pepper.

BBQ stuffed chicken breasts on each side until juices run clear and chicken is cooked through. About 8 minutes on one side and 6 on the other for me, my grill was on med/low heat.

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This is what's waiting for me in my crockpot when I get home tonight!!!! Pork roast rubbed with fresh garlic, chili powder, cyan pepper and garlic powder. With chopped white onions gluten free verde sauce and topped with diced green chilies!

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I WON!! I participated in the paleo challenge that my gym held from December 8 - January 19. The holidays were tough!!!! I did a pretty good job of sticking to strict paleo. Christmas - New Years I had some cheat days. I gave up beer, which was my ultimate goal in doing this challenge. I never thought I would be a contender in winning, I more did it for myself. All 28 participants paid $20, had before and after pictures, measurements and weights taken. The coaches picked the top 3 finalists and the winner was selected by the other participants vote. I lost 9 lbs, 11.5 inches from my chest, waist and hips. And won $560!!! And feel great! Score! I can say the best part of the 7 week challenge was I felt awesome in my workouts. And my face cleared up a lot!!!! I still have a long ways to go from where I want to be, but this is a reminder to keep living a healthy lifestyle, eat real food, lift heavy things and move more!!!

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Happy Valentines Day! Had dinner with the family.... And my mom is 2 weeks in on the Paleo wagon! We had tri tip, asparagus, shrimp, mushrooms and sweet potatoes (not pictured) And vodka and fresh pomegranate juice! I've always hated this holiday, ever since jr high... But this year (even though I'm single) I've changed my outlook on Valentines. Forget the silly romance, forget the commercial gifts, just enjoy those around you that make you happy. Tell the important people that you love them! And eat good food!!!

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Shrimp stir fry over cauliflower rice. Mmmmm dinner!

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I work a lot of evenings.... Long days sometimes (often) call for easy and quick paleo meals. GF spicy Italian chicken sausages (from trader joes) with avocado, pickles, tomatoes, organic mustard in romain. The sausages are cut in half because I wanted them to cook faster! It does t have to be pretty, just has to be tasty.

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Fajitas!!!!

Chicken breast, bell peppers, onion, green chillis seasoned with Cyan, chilli powder, garlic and pepper. Served in butter lettuce with cauliflower rice. Topped with guacamole! Yummmmm.

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Paleo pizza I've seen and reviewed many paleo pizza recipes online, and I went with this one for the crust because Sara Fragoso (Every Day Paleo) has yet to steer me wrong! And it Was re-blogged by The Civilized Caveman (also legit blogger/paleo recipe extraordinaire). Cauliflower rice recipes tend to crumble, coconut flower tends to be more doughy/cake like. Almond meal provided a more "crust like" pizza! 2 cups Almond meal (I used trader joes brand) 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon garlic powder 2 eggs 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 tablespoons of chopped fresh rosemary Mix all ingredients well in a bowl. Roll in a ball and spread out on a lightly greased cookie sheet (I used a rolling pin). Bake at 350 for a out 15 minutes. Top with sauce and whatever veggies and meat you like! We used trader joes organic marinara, spinach, red onion, broccoli, red bell pepper, zucchini, garlic, jalapeño and prosciutto. Just a note, the crust seemed to soak up a bit of the sauce, so next time I will put more sauce on then I think I need!

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Speghetti squash, meatballs and eggplant “Parmesan”

Got home from work at a decent hour so decided to cook something fun instead of eating leftovers.

Meatballs: 1 package I lean ground beef 1/4 red onion chopped/minced 3 garlic cloves minced/pressed 1 zucchini shredded 2 tspn Italian season Salt and pepper Coconut oil

Mix all ingredients with hands. Roll into balls a little bigger than one inch in width. Brown on all sides in coconut oil then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 350.

Eggplant: 1 eggplant cut into thick slices Two eggs, whisked 3/4 cup almond meal 2 tablespoons garlic powder 2 tspn Italian seasoning Salt & pepper

Whisk eggs in a bowl. Combine all other seasonings and almond flower in a separate bowl. Dredge the eggplant slices in egg then dry mixture. Pan fry in a hot pan with coconut oil until crispy in both sides.

I mixed leftover spaghetti squash with trader joes organic marinara over medium heat and added the meat balls and served the egg plant along side.

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Not a food post... But a pretty adorable dog post :) Hooch and me laying low on a Friday! Reading "Paleoista" by Nell Stephenson.

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Hungry Girl Burger!

Omg I was huuungry when I got home from the gym. I had pre mixed some turkey burgers ingredients up before I left and was excited to come home and make them. I got home and decided to get a little cray cray with the burger making. Added a fried egg and bacon and made some “fried” zucchini to go with it. Good thing I live alone and was eating in the privacy of my own home because I made a disaster scarfing down this burger. Egg running down my hand, avacado slices down my shirt. Shit show. My dog judged me. Then he cleaned up the pieces that fell on the floor.

Burger: I used ground turkey because it’s what I had. But ground beef also would be bomb.com.

1 package of ground turkey 1 green onion, chopped 1 zucchini shredded 2 garlic cloves pressed Seasoned with, pepper, salt, Cajun and Montreal steak seasoning.

Make burgers int patties and pan fry in coconut oil (or BBQ)

Top burger with whatever you like! I used, tomatoe, pickles, avocado, egg, bacon all wrapped in butter lettuce.

Fried zucchini:

One zucchini cut into wedges. Dredge in egg then a mixture of coconut flour, garlic powder, salt, pepper, paprika and chilli powder. I fried in coconut oil so each side was golden then put them in the oven for about 10 minutes. They weren’t perfect… But my main focus was the burger... And scarfing it down like a caveman.