Do you know how the oils in your pantry are made?
There are no vegetables in vegetable oil, but because it doesn’t contain animal fat, it can by default be called “vegetable oil.” Corn oil, eeewww. Canola oil? What the hell is a canola?
So disgusting. Eat real fat!!
A lot of people ask me how I find the time and energy to cook everyday, because they “just don’t want to.” Upon a little more questioning, more often than not, it’s the prep time that deters someone from standing in the kitchen. Here’s a tip and something I repeat often, it isn’t hard. Nobody ever said things had to be diced, chopped or look nice.
Easy Friday Dinner
This was dinner last Friday. I washed whole carrots and sprouts, tossed them in a grass-fed butter and mustard mixture, sprinkled with kosher salt/pepp and roasted in the oven in a glass dish (side note-the veggies didn’t quite have the mustard-y flavor I was wanting, so next time, I’ll add more, and maybe some mustard powder 🙂 ). I started them about 20 minutes prior to Seth grilling the grass-fed flank steak, which was also just lightly seasoned. Dinner, done.
P.S. Everything re-heated well, for additional meals.
EASY!
I’m on the journey of eliminating more and more things from my lifestyle, in an attempt to heal my gut. “Modern medicine” has failed to help me, therefore, through what I’ve learned in the last year and a half I’m going to heal myself (sure wish I would’ve found this path sooner, but alas, better late than never)!
So far, I’ve eliminated nightshades (7 days), I have had no dairy (other than grass-fed butter) for 9 days and no soda for 9 days (I rarely drink soda anyway). We have family visiting now, so it’s a little more difficult to be as strict with schedules, eating, and experimenting with new things, etc.
Next Monday I’ll start the Auto-Immune Protocol (AIP), something I learned about through Paleo. It helps people with auto-immune diseases that continue to struggle with digestive issues and/or leaky gut, heal themselves (if you don’t know what leaky gut is, google it, as I bet you have some form of it, or again, buy Practical Paleo!!). The majority of a person’s immune system is in their gut, and considering how messed up mine is, that’s alarming, ha. Plus, it isn’t good for anyone to constantly be in a state of stress from discomfort, pain, and chronic inflammation.
So, my “no” tally is about to get real long. If anyone wants to join me, we can hold each other accountable-the first step is 30 days.
Last night was a “what do I have on hand that’s easy because it’s Thursday” kind of night 🙂
I had pre-roasted spaghetti squash in the fridge as well as diced red onion, and organic ground turkey thawed. 3 things I thought I could do something with, and inspired by this dish from Paleo in PDX:Â http://wp.me/p2slMQ-1bw
Turkey Spaghetti Toss
I started by browning the turkey in the pan, seasoning with kosher salt/pepp, and garlic salt. I added the red onion and continued cooking until the meat was browned. The turkey is so lean that I didn’t add anything to the pan to cook it in, and there was virtually no grease after it was done cooking.
Then I put about 2 cups of spaghetti squash in a bowl, added a couple slices of grass-fed garlic butter, dried parsley and a little more garlic salt. I re-heated the squash in the microwave until it was hot and the butter was melted. Then I added a portion of the turkey mixture to the squash and tossed.
I wanted to go back for seconds, but I refrained because my first bowl was rather large-it’s that good. Since I have leftovers of everything I’ll probably have it again today. It was hearty with protein, a little buttery, and complete comfort food on a chilly night!
P.S. Who needs pasta?
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
–Winston Churchill
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