Good evening!

Didn’t dine out this evening. Too nice a day not to hang out in the  garden and open a bottle of the red stuff.

Here are my meals for today…

Breakfast:

Fresh fruit (apples, banana, pineapple), raw walnuts and pecans, dry roasted macadamias, chopped up prunes and a dollop of coconut cream + coffee!

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Lunch:

All fruit Mega Mango (sub freshly squeezed OJ for the concentrate they would normally add)

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Dinner:

Homemade BBQ pork ribs, lemon pepper chicken and Italian sausage. 

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Mixed greens, tomatoes, red and orange bell peppers, green onions, little plum tomatoes and cucumber. 

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Found this oddity in my back yard this afternoon.

Think I may have had a visitor of the black and fury variety and I don’t mean my cat Eddy.

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Who knows what tomorrow will bring? A BBQ I’m sure ;)

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Here are today’s meals…

Breakfast:

Again, I enjoyed 2 eggs this morning, easy cook style (microwave method). This is Honey Ham from Costco, which is my favorite deli ham right now! 

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Lunch:

Ran to Trader Joe’s on my lunch today and was so taken by yesterday’s Jamba Juice fruit smoothie that I lunched there again today. This time I bought the Mega Mango. I substituted freshly squeezed OJ for the concentrate that is normally in this blend. Never be shy to ask for what you want. Jamba are ALWAYS very accommodating! Back at school I enjoyed a Larabar, cashew cookie kind and one of my all time favorite paleo treats. Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Honey Mints. Just three ingredients you know…

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… Honey, Chocolate Liquor and Oil of Peppermint. Next time you’re in TJ’s you must buy some, in fact BUY LOTS! 

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Dinner:

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Grilled pork ribs again. Took a photo of our ‘fall off the bone” great ribs recipe!

I guess I should start by telling you that I bought this rack of ribs tom Safeway and they cost a little over $11, which for the size, I think is a great deal.

Shallow boil the rack for an hour. Lather apple sauce on the top and add some of your favorite seasoning. I used N’Orleans Cajun Seasoning. Cover with aluminum foil while cooking/boiling.

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After an hour (or longer), transfer to the BBQ and coat with your favorite BBQ sauce and grill for a further 20 mins – DELICIOUS, trust me!!

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Fresh salad leaves, generous slices of English cucumber, salsa, guacamole and a handful of sweet potato chips/crisps makes for an awesome dinner!!

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Today’s sausages were bought from Safeway and are paleo clean. We only actually grilled and ate the Brats tonight. They were super yummy!

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Dessert:

Grilled pineapple and cinnamon. Pineapple really aids digestion and cleans the palate AND is just a delicious healthy dessert! 

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See you tomorrow!

Came across a great recipe on Food.com today that I just had to share!

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This method is a great way to prevent your asparagus from over cooking – another YAY for bacon!

For the full lowdown head over to Food.com for the recipe and directions.

AND… check out this website selling ALL things bacon. After browsing baconfreak.com I found bacon Jerky with a coupon attached – RESULT!

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I don’t want to brag but…

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For the Pacific NW in May, this is AWESOME!

We have had nice weather during the week too and have bbq’d twice already and plan to grill all weekend. So what a great opportunity to share how we do it paleo style. Very easily as you can imagine with grilled food being one of the best methods to cook food and with the abundance of meats and salads that make up a traditional bbq we are pretty much in our paleo element with BBQ’ing :)

Even better when you can involve the kids in the process too. I am lucky that I have some big kids in training not only to be cavemen and women but handy in the kitchen/back yard too :)

My caveman in training, Jonathan LOVES to light the BBQ and hubby is passing down the BBQ’ing gauntlet from father to son and sharing his grilling prowess which I have no need ;) to get involved in… right?! ha-ha

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Baked sweet potatoes are an amazing accompaniment to a BBQ’d meal. They take a little while so either make them the first onto the grill or nuke them in the microwave until tender and then finish them off on the BBQ. 

Our kebabs here are…

Chicken breast chunks dipped in Jamaica Me Crazy Lemon Pepper and partnered with bell peppers and fresh pineapple chunks. The flavors are sensational!

Fresh shrimp wrapped in bacon are also another fav. of this family. Easy to prepare and so darn good to eat!

Another great combo is beef steak chunks rubbed with Chicago Steak Seasoning or New Orleans Cajun Seasoning layered on the skewer with bell peppers of all colors and well anything that takes your fancy really :)

Here’s a collage of some of the great seasonings we use and our staple BBQ’ing condiments 

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Have you tried Firefly Kimchi before? Ever heard of it? This was a great find in the vegan section of my local PCC.

 INGREDIENTS: Organic Green Cabbage, Organic Green Onions, Organic Garlic, Organic Ginger, Celtic Sea Salt & Korean Red Peppers

Based on the classic Korean style fermented cabbage, Firefly Kimchi is our special version of the spicy and flavor-intense food. The combination of ginger, garlic and spice in our kimchi achieves a well balanced spicy kick without the lingering burn. Unlike the Korean style, we have left out the fish sauce and shrimp paste to maintain our vegan and raw standards.

Enjoy with: Stir fry, rice and beans, wraps, eggs and braised greens.

Source: http://www.fireflykitchens.com/products

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I LOVE garlic and I have, well i would like to say fond memories of enjoying chips (fries) and garlic sauce from the local kebab shop after a partying night out on the town. Well enough    about that BUT I did find this amazing garlic paleo-clean garlic sauce. This too can be found at PCC and lethal to the breath but delicious to the palette :) Over sweet potato fries is my  favorite but just on the side of a BBQ’d platter is awesome too.

   

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Make a great salad. We like to keep it quite plain with some organic mixed greens, cucumber, red onion or green onions, tomatoes and a nice raspberry balsamic dressing.

If you haven’t ever grilled pineapple sprinkled in ground cinnamon before then this is a MUST! Trust me if you are a lover of pineapple like me then this simple side/dessert is FAN’BLOOMIN’TASTIC! 

Open a bottle of your favorite wine, pull up a wrought iron, sit back, soak up the warmth and dream of summer! Ahhhh you feeling it?…  coz I AM! 

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Happy Days!

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