Right now I'm on an airplane and I'm drinking; It's the perfect time to blog. I have nothing else to do right now but to think of random shit and occupy my time by dreaming up ways to waste yours.
This blog idea has been rattling around in my head for a while now and is inspired by my good friend, Bethany. She repeatedly shares a very common and understandable sentiment: "I could get started on Paleo if only I new how to start my day on it."
Let's face it. B-fast is essential. It's everything. For most people, it involves a routine that is is simple enough for just your medulla oblongata to accomplish without requiring the rest of your brain to function without the help from of caffeine.
On the other hand, if you don't eat breakfast, you're an idiot. There, I said it. And, I mean it: you're just insanely stupid.
You're probably not very healthy either. Just saying. Sorry (ok, so I'm not sorry). I can pick out people who don't eat breakfast by the yellowish tint to their skin and their dulled irises and not-so-whites of their eyes. You're like discolored wallpaper in a smoker's house and you don't even realize is discolored anymore because it's what you're used to looking at (sorry, Mom. It's true. I still love your cookies though.).
However, for your muy intelligente breakfast-eaters, like with Bethany, you're long-standing desire to commit to Paleo can also be thwarted by not having a solid understanding of your options for the beginning of your every day - the foundation. This is totally understandable. The good news is, the beginning of your day can also be the best part of your paleo day. And I'm talking: party on your pallet. Here are some of the things I eat on a regular basis for breakfast. R-E-G-U-L-A-R. This means my Paleo life is regularly awesome.
- Butternut Squash Pancakes and Pure Maple Syrup (are you biting your bottom lip?)
- Chicken, Bacon, and Spinach 4-egg omelet (is that your leg shaking? Can't you sit still?)
- Coffee with coconut milk and a dash of cinnamon? (closer..just a little ... uh ...more)
- Sweet Potato Hash with Smoked Turkey, Spinach-Mushroom Frittata (...You better stop that or you'll go blind..or you'll at least keep going until you have to wear glasses).
This is just a tip of the iceberg of combinations. I think they are all fairly self explanatory and if you don't like one thing, simply swap it out for something different or better. Just remember to use olive oil as your oil of choice.
However, the pancakes might leave you wondering, so here, I'll give you the recipe.
Butternut Squash Paleo Pancakes
1 1/2 cups almond meal (you can buy at Trader Joes or local hippy food store - like in Athens, the Bulk Food Depot)
1 1/2 cups pureed butternut squash (I make from fresh roasted that I buy from farmer's market; however you can use any squash or canned pumpkin)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce 2 eggs with yolks
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tsp ground nutmeg (fresh preferred)
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 dash of sea salt
Oil pan with coconut or olive oil on med-low heat.
Drop in a couple spoonfuls of the goodness, cover pan with lid, and flip after 2-3 minutes, then let go for another 2-3 minutes. Rinse, repeat, add pure, local maple syrup, and call me and thank me.
Sweet Potato and Smoked Turkey, Spinach Mushroom Fritata
4 eggs with all yolks or you make the call 1 handful of fresh baby spinach
3-4 ozs of smoked turkey (I smoke my own, but you can buy deli sliced - i recommend Wild Boar Natural if you go this route -- or just turkey or other meat will do)
3 fresh sliced mushrooms (cremini, portabello, white button, shitake, whatev)
1/2 medium sweet onion
1 med. sweet potato, diced
sea salt
pepper
olive oil
First, the potatoes: - blanch sweet potato pieces by heating a pan with water; bring to rolling boil. Add potatoes for 1 minute; remove from water, rinse with cold water. - toss sweet potatoes in olive oil and 1/4 of diced onion, sea salt - line baking sheet with alum foil, place in oven and preheat to 375. - Once pre-heated, remove pan, roll out potatoes and onion mix onto pan and spread evenly. - Roast 20 mins or until brown Second - the glorified omelet - heat skillet on med - low heat with olive oil, remainder of onion, and sea salt (note, heating ingredients from cold skillet with salt will effectively sweat the onions) - once hot, toss in smoked turkey, mushrooms, and spinach. heat until warm and soft - beat eggs separately with black pepper and tbsp of oil, add to vegetables - feel free to add other Paleo approved goodies (broccoli, asparagus, etc.) - fold mixture in half after 3 minutes - flip - serve with roasted potatoes
There are many, many more where these few came from. Want other recipe ideas, send me an e-mail. Have others? Share them here.
This blog idea has been rattling around in my head for a while now and is inspired by my good friend, Bethany. She repeatedly shares a very common and understandable sentiment: "I could get started on Paleo if only I new how to start my day on it."
Let's face it. B-fast is essential. It's everything. For most people, it involves a routine that is is simple enough for just your medulla oblongata to accomplish without requiring the rest of your brain to function without the help from of caffeine.
On the other hand, if you don't eat breakfast, you're an idiot. There, I said it. And, I mean it: you're just insanely stupid.
You're probably not very healthy either. Just saying. Sorry (ok, so I'm not sorry). I can pick out people who don't eat breakfast by the yellowish tint to their skin and their dulled irises and not-so-whites of their eyes. You're like discolored wallpaper in a smoker's house and you don't even realize is discolored anymore because it's what you're used to looking at (sorry, Mom. It's true. I still love your cookies though.).
However, for your muy intelligente breakfast-eaters, like with Bethany, you're long-standing desire to commit to Paleo can also be thwarted by not having a solid understanding of your options for the beginning of your every day - the foundation. This is totally understandable. The good news is, the beginning of your day can also be the best part of your paleo day. And I'm talking: party on your pallet. Here are some of the things I eat on a regular basis for breakfast. R-E-G-U-L-A-R. This means my Paleo life is regularly awesome.
- Butternut Squash Pancakes and Pure Maple Syrup (are you biting your bottom lip?)
- Chicken, Bacon, and Spinach 4-egg omelet (is that your leg shaking? Can't you sit still?)
- Coffee with coconut milk and a dash of cinnamon? (closer..just a little ... uh ...more)
- Sweet Potato Hash with Smoked Turkey, Spinach-Mushroom Frittata (...You better stop that or you'll go blind..or you'll at least keep going until you have to wear glasses).
This is just a tip of the iceberg of combinations. I think they are all fairly self explanatory and if you don't like one thing, simply swap it out for something different or better. Just remember to use olive oil as your oil of choice.
However, the pancakes might leave you wondering, so here, I'll give you the recipe.
Butternut Squash Paleo Pancakes
1 1/2 cups almond meal (you can buy at Trader Joes or local hippy food store - like in Athens, the Bulk Food Depot)
1 1/2 cups pureed butternut squash (I make from fresh roasted that I buy from farmer's market; however you can use any squash or canned pumpkin)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce 2 eggs with yolks
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tsp ground nutmeg (fresh preferred)
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 dash of sea salt
Oil pan with coconut or olive oil on med-low heat.
Drop in a couple spoonfuls of the goodness, cover pan with lid, and flip after 2-3 minutes, then let go for another 2-3 minutes. Rinse, repeat, add pure, local maple syrup, and call me and thank me.
Sweet Potato and Smoked Turkey, Spinach Mushroom Fritata
4 eggs with all yolks or you make the call 1 handful of fresh baby spinach
3-4 ozs of smoked turkey (I smoke my own, but you can buy deli sliced - i recommend Wild Boar Natural if you go this route -- or just turkey or other meat will do)
3 fresh sliced mushrooms (cremini, portabello, white button, shitake, whatev)
1/2 medium sweet onion
1 med. sweet potato, diced
sea salt
pepper
olive oil
First, the potatoes: - blanch sweet potato pieces by heating a pan with water; bring to rolling boil. Add potatoes for 1 minute; remove from water, rinse with cold water. - toss sweet potatoes in olive oil and 1/4 of diced onion, sea salt - line baking sheet with alum foil, place in oven and preheat to 375. - Once pre-heated, remove pan, roll out potatoes and onion mix onto pan and spread evenly. - Roast 20 mins or until brown Second - the glorified omelet - heat skillet on med - low heat with olive oil, remainder of onion, and sea salt (note, heating ingredients from cold skillet with salt will effectively sweat the onions) - once hot, toss in smoked turkey, mushrooms, and spinach. heat until warm and soft - beat eggs separately with black pepper and tbsp of oil, add to vegetables - feel free to add other Paleo approved goodies (broccoli, asparagus, etc.) - fold mixture in half after 3 minutes - flip - serve with roasted potatoes
There are many, many more where these few came from. Want other recipe ideas, send me an e-mail. Have others? Share them here.
