Poached Egg…salad?

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I’ve done a lot with eggs, but I’ve never topped a salad with one! The inspiration came from a newer restaurant here in San Diego, 100 Wines, from the Cohn Family Restaurant Group (one of our favorites), view the amazing menu here: 100 Wines Menu. They’re very accommodating with gluten-free, grain-free, etc. and willingly substitute breads/pita for crisp vegetables, or will remove ingredients you can’t eat, etc.

I met a girlfriend for dinner there and I enjoyed the Mixed Greens salad: poached egg, crispy pork belly, ciabatta crouton, piquillo, peppers, ginger apple dressing-sans the ciabatta crouton of course 🙂 It was fabulous! I can’t believe how awesome the yolk was mixed in with the salad. I told Seth about it, and he made this one night recently!

Burger Egg Salad

  • Burger patties, of your choice
  • Bacon
  • Over-easy or poached egg
  • Salad, of your choice

You can use any burger patties you choose, seasoned however you want, and same goes for the salad and it’s ingredients-be creative. Make the salad, top with burger, bacon and poached eggs. Mix altogether-the key is a little runny yolk, it flavors the salad so well!DSC_0226DSC_0229

How to roast a Spaghetti Squash!

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There are several different methods for roasting a spaghetti squash, but because I’ve had a couple of individuals ask me how to in the last few weeks (in the produce section especially, yay for people buying new veggies!), I thought it deserved a post. I’ve tried a couple different roasting methods, but have the most success with the following:

Roasting a Spaghetti Squash

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Wash the outside skin of the squash
  3. Stab evenly with a knife
  4. Place squash in glass baking dish
  5. Roast
  6. Remove and let cool
  7. Cut in 1/2 lengthwise
  8. Scoop out seeds
  9. Scrape out spaghetti!

Roasting time depends on size. I roast smaller ones for about 25 minutes, and larger ones (pictured) for about 45-50 minutes. You can check progress by sticking a fork in it (stick a fork in me, I’m done, hahahaha), and you want it to be easy to poke through, but still slightly firm (for an “al dente” pasta texture). Refrigerate and eat throughout the week, a million and one different ways 🙂

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Ox Bile

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So, I don’t have a gall bladder. One of the biggest things I regret is having it removed, but then, I didn’t know any better. I’m working on letting it go.

At the time the doctors said you don’t need it, the bile in your liver is sufficient enough to help you digest your food. Right……………it’s delivered differently, and I already couldn’t digest my food, so now that we take an organ out of the equation, it’s going to work better? Sigh.

Anyway, I started supplementing today with Ox Bile. I tend to be one of those “let’s get all the supplements we can at once and start them immediately” type of people, which does no good, because how the hell do you know what is having a positive or negative effect? So, I start this today and will continue for a period of time, before starting something else 😉 It was recommended at the Balanced Bites nutrition seminar I attended about a month ago (which I highly recommend) for people lacking gall bladders. I’ve done some research on it and read lots of reviews, so here we go!Ox Bile

Italian Flavors abound!

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I’ve really been craving Italian flavors lately, WAIT…I think I’m craving the idea of Italian flavors (meaning, dimly lit authentic little Italian restaurant, good red wine, Frank Sinatra, cheese, and garlic). What’s awesome about this health journey I’m on is recognizing the flavors OR ideas (in my brain) that I’m craving, appreciating them, and understanding what they mean so I can satisfy them in a healthy way. Amazing the very, very close relationship between your gut and your brain. That’s a whole other post.

These cravings were the inspiration for my creation last night: Artichoke Olive Pasta.

Artichoke Olive Pasta

  • Roasted spaghetti squash
  • 1 can/jar artichoke hearts
  • 1 small or 1/2 large can whole pitted black olives
  • 1/2 a diced white onion
  • Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
  • Herbes de Provence
  • Garlic powder
  • Kosher salt/pepp
  • Olive oil

I had pre-roasted spaghetti squash in the fridge, which made this dish super quick. I squeezed the water out of the artichoke hearts over a colander (they don’t need to be “pretty” so I literally smash them up in my hand). I melted about 1 TBSP of coconut oil in a sauté pan, and added the diced onion, sprinkling with garlic powder, kosher salt/pepp. After about 5 minutes, I added the squeezed artichoke hearts and continued stirring so they could warm up. Last, I added the black olives, which I’d sliced in half lengthwise. I turned the heat down low to keep everything warm, and microwaved a pile (yes, a big pile) of spaghetti squash. once the squash was warm, I generously sprinkled with Herbes de Provence, and a drizzle of olive oil (to add to the Italian flavor). Then I added my artichoke olive stir-fry, and voilà! Italian flavors abound!

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