Paleo Jake

Real meals and simple tricks that make Paleo work.

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Meat & veggie fiber balls:

2.25lbs ground bison

1lb spicy ground sausage

juicer extrusion from a masticating juicer - pulp from:

2 bunches kale

2 pink lady apples

1 beet

2/3 cup cashew flour

2 eggs

2 diced onions

1 bulb of garlic, minced

a drizzle of olive oil

seasonings to taste, including:

thyme

basil

salt

pepper

cayenne pepper

“seasoned” pepper

smoked paprika

Combine everything in a big bowl, form the balls in pyrex dishes, then bake for about 30-40min @ 350 degrees. 

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Sweet potato vermicelli noodles are a delicious alternative to wheat or grain noodles. Only 2 ingredients and they cook up in about 10 minutes. Great texture. Pictured at the bottom with some bison and mushroom marinara. 

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Not too shabby after a couple hours manning the charcoal grill.

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Chicken kebab skewers at the campground.

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Chopped ribeye seared with orange peppers, mushrooms, and caramelized onions. The caramelized onions (done the night before) combined with the juiciness of the meat was all the sauce it needed.

Served on top of kale salad.  

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Mushroom & lamb coconut curry on steamed veggies.

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Caramelized onions like a boss. Six red onions simmering for 3hrs, volume reduced by probably 80% by the end. Only a little bit of olive oil and butter at the initial cooking and then the rest of the goodness is 100% all onions.

Put a scoop of these tasty bad boys in your omelet, sandwich, or damn near anything to pep it up. 

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Seafood omelet with spicy baked rockfish and anchovies on a spinach bed topped with guacamole.

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These things are DELICIOUS. And only 4 ingredients: chia seeds, vanilla bean paste, cinnamon, and coconut milk. Perfect little paleo dessert treat. 

EDIT: here’s a DIY version:  http://deliciousprimalcooking.com/2013/09/22/paleo-vanilla-bean-chia-seed-breakfast-pudding/

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My buddy Bobby runs the best froyo joint in the area, Peak’s Frozen Yogurt Bar. He whipped up a frozen yogurt cake the other day that was incredible. Definitely NOT paleo but WOW was it good. The layers were (from top down):

whipped vanilla yogurt frosting

peanut butter frozen yogurt

reese's peanut butter sauce

vanilla mousse whipped with butterfinger

chocolate frozen yogurt

chocolate fudge

rice crispy base layer

So if you’re on a cheat day and have a sweet tooth, definitely check this place out. 

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Spent a wonderful night with some old friends up in BC a couple days ago and whipped up a leftovers omelet the next morning before heading home.

The paleo dinner feast that made its way into the next-morning’s omelet included sautéed mushrooms, roasted squash, fresh peppers salad, and grilled asparagus, avocado, and chicken.

Best takeaway from this dinner was the mushrooms - boiled in saltwater for 5 minutes, then sautéed in local pastured butter. Wonderful trick!

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Mango beef salad with shredded papaya from Wendy’s Pho in Tacoma. Delicious!

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Roasted breakfast vegetables. Pour a bit of olive oil in the bottom of a pyrex dish, add: salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, dash of cayenne pepper. Bake @ 375° for 60-90mins depending on the veggies. 

This was mixed potatoes, bell peppers, and yellow onion. 

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Beef brisket, onion, and spinach omelet.

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Travel eating. Holy cow the corned beef hash here at David's Delicatessen in SF comes with FOUR poached eggs.

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It might be $30, but it’s still basically a Paleo breakfast at the hotel. These days I consider potatoes pretty okay, providing they aren’t a staple taking up, say, 50% or more of the meal.

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Leftover lunch bowl. Chicken stir-fry with quinoa and a couple coconut-oil veggie patties. So easy, so filling...