Sunday Afternoon in San Jose

 

One of the hardest things for me on Paleo is those afternoon meals, when you are out and about.  Or busy and don't want to go to a sit down restaurant.  You can't just go grab a burger or a subway, b/c most of that shit is garbage, and even in and out, well is still in and out. So, what am I to do at 1 p.m. on a Sunday?

 

I sort of wanted pizza, but I wasn't going to have real pizza.  That was no good.  I didn't want to take the time to make a crust, I know it is only 45 minutes, but that is 45 minutes I didn't have.  Then I got an idea, a wonderful idea.  I had heard of making weight watcher pizzas out of tortillas.  I knew how to make tortillas.  So why not bang out a quick tortilla pizza. 

 

So, I mixed up my tortilla batter.  And warmed my pan with coconut oil. 

 

Instead of making 3 8' inch tortilla's I decided to make on big one!

Ok, so flipping my first giant tortilla didn't go as planned and it got a little bent up.  But who cares.   

Then I added this sugar free pizza sauce that I found at Whole Foods.  It's actually pretty nice, I normally make my own sauce.  But again, trying to do something quick. 

Toss on some Almond Cheese. 

Than Bake that shit!  The tortilla didn't stiffen up, and I can play with that more, however, it still tasted pretty damn good and was a good quick meal =) & I was really happy that I came up with a new idea and tried it out. 

I  also organized my shelves. 

I have a lot of tomato paste =)  Like 12 cans of it, but it is used for the sauce, the ketchup, well most of what I cook. 

Then I organized my spices.  The ones that I used all the time rotated to the front, so I am not pushing and moving them all around looking for something. 

 

 

Fajitas Día de los Presidentes

 

I have not luck with my crocket pot and beef.  I have over cooked everything.  It has been tough and dry.  Every roast I have tried, I have failed miserably.  However, I am noting if not persistent.  So, on my Monday off for the celebration of our President's, I decided to make "Fajitas Día de los Presidentes" or Presidents Day Fajitas!  Yes, I am on a bit of a fajita kick ever since I learned how to make Paleo Tortillas.

 

So, we start with dicing an onion.  I figured I had never used my food processor to chop and dice.  so why not give it a try and start with an onion.  

 

So we chopped the thing in to pieces that would fit in the feeder. 

And we feed the food processor. 

And we diced and chopped.

And well we ended up with a runny mess of what used to be onions.  I over processed :(  Thank god I had a back up plan for onions, thanks TJ's for your pre-chopped onions. 

Then it was time for the peppers.  I have actually started to enjoy peppers a little more these days.  Shhhh, don't tell anyone that. 

so, I put them in to the feeder and let the processor work for me.

Hmm, not to bad, but probably over chopped a bit. 

Then it jalapeno time!

I think I did ok with the jalapenos?  However, next time I think I will just knife them all. 

Get out the trusty crock pot!

Get out the stuff for a rub.

Look at my nuts soaking to be turned into cheese later. 

Back to the rub.  Some Black Pepper!

Chili Powder.

Cumin.

Onion Powder.

Garlic Powder.

Cayenee pepper it called for 1/8, I went 1/4, I like it hot!

Then we stir it all up!

Looks good!

Get out our meat!

That's some nice meat!

 

 

We rub out meat!  I always get my hands all dirty when I rub my meat. 

Flip it and tube it some more!

Put it in the crock pot and let it cook for 9 hours....

It was so tender I had trouble getting it out after 9 hours. 

It shredded super easy!

And bam, steak is ready! IT is really more of a shredded beef than fajitas and it is really really tasty, can't wait to have it tonight with some sour cream paleo style and some tortillas!

Pigs in a sweet crepe

We got creative in the kitchen today, basically we took our tortillas recipe added a teaspoon of vanilla and a table spoon of raw honey and made sweet crepes.  I'll be honest I just didn't want to cook 20 mini pancakes today, so I decide to make three sweet crepes instead.

Then I warmed up four little piggy sausages made all naturally.  I put those in a pan with a teaspoon of grape seed oil and 1/4 cup water and let the oil and water do the work for me. 

Then I debated on eating the sweet crepes like pancakes or rolling them tortilla style.  I opted for the later and made little crepe piggy's in a blanket.  A splash of maple syrup and bam, breakfast was made and enjoyed!

Loving the long weekend!  I don't feel stressed at all about my food, rather just rolling with the punches.  

Well gotta go get snow flake a bath, Happy Sunday!

My Secret Valentine's Day Wish that Came True: 90 Days of living Paleo

Ok, so I know what you are thinking this guy is going to talk about his secret valentine day wish and the show a 5 gallon jug of water, this dude has issues!  However, did you know that a 5 gallon jug of water weighed about 38 pounds?  Did you know as of 91 days ago, I had been carrying the equivalent of that around with me ever day, every where I went?  Its true.  I did. I tried to walk with that, ride with that, and swim that on me every day, everywhere I went for the last two years.  It is a fact.

I know that as of today, I weigh less than I have in a long time.  I lost two pounds last week.  and that put me at 436.4, 1.4 pounds lighter than I was when Mom Carol came out and cooked for me for a month back in April of 2013.

I have been doing the paleo thing for 90 days of today, and today is Valentine's day, and I wanted nothing more for this day than to be lighter than I was in April 2013, and I made that dream, goal, or wish whatever you will call it come true.  By watching what I put into my body and moving as much as I could.

Speaking of moving since last Wednesday I have banged out 8900 yard/meters swimming.  I swam a 1200 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  My body is tired from all the swimming and I ended up falling back asleep this morning and sleeping till 11.  I feel so refreshed though and there might be a visit to the pool tonight.

there isa huge difference between February 14, 2015 and the April Mom Carol stayed with me and that is, that I am making this happen, on my own, and for myself.  Mom was out here helping me try to get on the right path, but I wasn't ready. I didn't take any ownership of it. I let her do all the cooking, and I basically stayed out of the kitchen.  Well now I don't have to hide from the kitchen.  I have made so much progress in there from pancakes, to pizza, to tortilla's to paleo pigs that are to die for.  I have made cheese.  I have made omelets, and I am making ice cream this weekend, that is right you heard me, banana ice cream anyone, yes, please I will have that.

My life has changed so much in the last 90 days. I feel so much better.  Don't get me wrong, I am still really scared about my heart, and constantly wondering if I am having a stroke or a heart attack.  However, most of the time, I am keeping busy, and pushing the limits in the kitchen.  I love it, and I firmly believe right now there isn't anything I can't do in there. I think each week I have to try something new.  The one thing, I did this week that I would have never thought about doing, and not only did I do it, but I fucking nailed it was this.

I came home from work on Thursday, frustrated and angry.  Things didn't go my way and I didn't get what I wanted for my hard work, oh well, it happens. So, what did I do, I crank out a pizza.  a little bacon cheese burger number.  I at half of it.  Then, I got up and went to the pool and banged out 1200 yard/meters.  I would have never thought I was capable of coming home, cooking, eating, then going to the pool working out and basically being awesome!!!  However, I was.

I no longer freak out if I don't have everything ready for every meal, b/c I know that I have the tools to make something I enjoy when I get home.  Pizza, fajitas, wings, whatever, I can do it.

So, the last 90 days have truly been life changing.  I have lost a lot of weight, one 5 gallon jug worth. Don't get me wrong, there is still a ton to do.  Another 5 five gallon jugs need to come off, and they will given time and effort and never giving up on myself, and knowing what I can do in the kitchen, with a diet that works for me.

I am a five gallon jug lighter!  That is fucking Awesome!!!!