I haven’t updated in forever, I’ve been too sick/busy to keep track of food I guess. But tonight my mother and I made a giant vat of stew and I made some awesome sweet potato fries. It’s good to be back~*~*~

 

Beef Stew

  • 1 pound of stewing beef 
  • 2 pounds total of “stewing vegetables”, carrots, celery, pearl onions and potatoes, as well as some string beans 
  • 4 cups of beef stock


To begin, pour a tiny bit of oil (about a tablespoon) in a pot big enough to accommodate all the beef and veggies, over a medium flame.

Brown the meat in the bottom of the pot with about a tablespoon of chopped garlic (stewed meat is gross)

I left the lid on the pot with the beef, oil and garlic on medium heat for a few minutes while prepping my beef stock. 

I cheated and used grain/sugar free beef bouillon dissolved in water (4 cubes with 4 cups of water) as stock, but it can either be purchased pre made or made by hand.  

Add stock to pot with beef and bring to a boil. 

After the beef and stock are boiling, chop and add vegetables to the mix. 

Leave to stew on a medium flame with lid on for at least 20 minutes (I personally like to leave it stewing for a few hours, it tastes better that way.) 




Baked Sweet Potato Fries 

  • 2 large sweet potatoes/yams
  • About 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Paprika, salt and pepper to taste 


Preheat oven to 450ºF

Line a rimmed baking sheet with tin foil 

Scrub the crap out of your potatoes (or peel them, I personally prefer leaving the skins on)

Slice the potatoes into long wedges or fry shapes 

In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, oil, and paprika (make sure they’re all evenly coated)

Spread them out in one even layer on the baking sheet, salt and pepper to taste 

Put them in the oven for about 15 minutes 

Take them out, check them, flip them all over and put them in for another 10 minutes or so, or until they’re crispy and brown

Paleo Thanksgiving was pretty much a success. I managed to avoid eating all the rolls and desserts which was nice. Basically, my boyfriend and I went to my house (shitty), my uncle’s house (shitty) and his brother’s house (nice) 

I only had turkey, various vegetables (boyfriend’s sister in law made awesome food, and SWEET POTATO FRIES) and then I had peaches for dessert. Now I’m having some dark unsweetened chocolate because I was craving some candy after today. 

Not too bad, and I even made good gravy without any flour, so I didn’t have to worry about that.  

So I was STARVING and needed to eat before I died or puked. So I resorted to fast food today. I went to Chipotle and got a burrito bowl, I’d seen that option thrown around online a  couple times and I have to say, I was very happy with it. 

Basically they gave me weird looks for refusing both rice AND beans in my bowl, but whatever, it’s my damn money. I got double chicken, peppers, onions, lettuce, salsa, sour cream and cheese (since I’m still down with dairy to a degree) and guac. Their guacamole is GREAT by the way. 

 I don’t feel gross or bloated or anything though, so I’m happy. I’d rather not make this into a habit (even if it was good), but if I’m in a pinch I’d gladly have it again. 

Also dis nigga here lost 12 pounds so far, holla~*~*

are beans part of the paleo diet? or are they too starchy?

Too starchy for me, but depending on how liberal you are with your meals then I GUESS you could incorporate them. They’re pretty damn carb heavy though, I tend to completely avoid them

MY PHONE TAKES SHITTY PICTURES. But here’s dinna, giant spinach salad with homemade dressing (literally olive oil, vinegar, crushed garlic, pepper and some parmesan cheese) topped with chicken, cucumbers, peppers (we have a lot of these right now) and carrots. And for dessert, some more really delicious berries with almonds on top. 
This is the “I don’t feel like cooking anything today” breakfast. Two sliced hardboiled eggs, raw spinach, cucumbers and green bell peppers, fresh blueberries and raspberries and a tangerine. I also had some almonds and a couple little cubes of cheese. 

I miss bottled salad dressing. Homemade dressing’s pretty good, but I still love Ken’s Steak House Cesar dressing (the oil kind). Why does it have Canola oil and sugar in it :(

I also miss candy. If I’m angry/stressed/hormonal the only thing that makes me feel better is candy. They’re like my cigarette equivalent you guys. 

Awesome dinner. Filet mignon with a side of steamed carrots, broccoli and water chestnuts. I took a photo of it but it looks like shit because my phone camera sucks eheh

We took a trip out to the countryside, and went to a giant farmer’s market. I got SO MUCH PRODUCE for so cheap. I mean like giant bags of vegetables for a dollar. It’s great. I also got dried fruit and roasted macadamias (all dried and roasted on site) and awesome coffee beans. Also home made beef jerky hnnng.