After a good night's sleep I woke and was ready to eat! Husband was still in bed (yes I know...I'm selfless!) while I prepared his breakfast. Luckily he was still open to my paleo antics after last night's paleo spaghetti success! Just a simple veggie/bacon/egg scramble for 2:
4 Omega-3 Enriched Eggs
A few grinds of Black Pepper
1/2 cup any Bell Peppers diced (I used Red and Orange)
4 slices of Zucchini diced
2 slices of Tomato diced
A few leaves of Arugula or Spinach
2 Slices Nitrate Free/No Hormone Bacon
Drizzle of Bacon Grease (or olive or coconut oil)
Heat the bacon grease in a skillet on low/medium. Beat the eggs in a bowl and add peppers, zucchini, black pepper and bacon and stir to combine. Then pour in the skillet and start scrambling!! Divide over 2 plates when cooked, then sprinkle arugula (or spinach) on top and then add the tomatoes.
To each plate I added 1/4 cups blueberries, 3 small slices of watermelon and 1/2 of a tangerine. Delicious!!
This kept me full through Elizabeth Rx'd and got my husband through a 4.5 mile run! Then it was time for lunch....leftover Paleo Sheperd's Pie (see bottom of post for recipe) with some broccoli and peas. I served his with an apple and some macadamia nuts, and mine with almond butter (my husband won't try it...it looks like poo apparently).
After lunch, enjoyed some jumproping with my 5 year old daughter Emma. She got 4 singles in a row..progress. She suggested we teach dad how to jumprope...that lesson wasn't a success. Followed that with a nice walk in Walnut Creek trying to keep my crazy children from bouncing out into traffic, where I purchased my very first Almond Milk Latte from Whole Foods. I think I can get used to it, but it's not like the real thing. Goodbye my delcicious whole milk friend whose slightly sweet frothiness brought me so much happiness when added to my espresso!
A bit later on the dinner saga started. I got a chicken curry recipe from Paleomama.com. Everything seemed to be going well...but in retrospect a few mistakes were made. I wouldn't say DON'T make this recipe, but if you do, I would suggest using a lot less cocunut milk, like half maybe, it was more of a soup than a curry. Second, I would add the cocunut milk with just the chicken and spices and let the flavors develop before adding the vegetables...it should have been a red flag when it said cook for an hour with the veggies (veggies don't need that long to cook!). So, I would add the vegetables in order of cooking time about 30 minutes out. Like Carrots, Squash, then add Cauliflower (I also used broccoli too - not in the recipe). Oh and add the cashews when you serve...texture got a little funky in my opinion. Bottom line: flavor was pretty good, the chicken was so yummy, but the veggies were the consistency of hospital food. And one last tip...don't use curry powder that you bought 10 years ago at Dean and Deluca in New York. Spices do lose their potency after awhile.
Result: Day 4 a paleo success, but some cooking lessons definitely learned. Tomorrow, I'm going back to basics!
*Sheperd's Pie Recipe:
Wash and cut a medium head of cauliflower and throw it in a steamer (or boil it).
While that's cooking, peel 3 small/medium carrots and chop those and 1 small onion. Throw a drizzle of olive oil in a pot and throw the carrots and onions in and saute for a few minutes, then add a pound of ground beef (I use 9% fat grass-fed) and cook until browned. Season with pepper. You can season it with salt too but I don't. Transfer that into some type of casserole dish. Then take your cauliflower now soft and mash it up really good with a masher and then spread it over the top. Throw in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes. Makes 4 servings.
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