My splurge at Whole Foods yesterday included a handful of hauntingly beautiful chantarelle and royal trumpet mushrooms, a half dozen blue hand picked chicken eggs from free range chickens (that eat bugs, not corn), and some wild salmon among other things.
Dinner tonight:
Melt a tablespoon of good butter in a pan over medium low heat. Add a handful each of sliced mushrooms (I, of course, used my Chantarelles and Royal Trumpets) - slice the stems into coins and the tops into strips. Saute until golden and aromatic - not more than 5-6 minutes.
Keeping the pan hot, add a little more butter and put in 4oz salmon, skin up. The pan was big enough for me to crack one of my nice eggs in next to it. Sprinkle both with a little rosemary and white truffle oil. Flip over after 2-3 minutes (or however done you like your fish and/or eggs).
Plate some fresh spring greens, a sliced tomato, and top with the mushrooms, salmon and fried egg. Be sure to drizzle the leftover butter-rosemary sauce from the pan over the greens.
HEAVEN. Wish I had my camera for a picture. Beautiful. And the mushrooms.....and that egg....I've never had yolk so rich or mushrooms so flavorful. Twas a good splurge.
xxoo
PS - Two weeks Paleo and going strong. I don't miss packaged food when I'm at home, and when I think about dinners like what I just ate I don't find it difficult to pass up the giant cookie frosted with melted candy bars and topped with chopped up candy bars sitting in the break room at work.
A cheap candy bar has nothing on the buttery earthy wholesomeness of real food.
Showing posts with label quick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quick. Show all posts
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Quick Asian Chicken
Day 3 - 10% there!
And doing well, despite the random craving I had today for an oatmeal cream pie/nutella/peanut butter sandwich. (Thanks love for putting the idea in my head).
I made this very quick chicken for lunch today and it came out MUCH better than expected- really delicious actually!
Quick Asian Chicken
Put chicken breast (already cooked) in tupperware/glass to-go container.
Sprinkle with sesame oil, and add 1-2 tablespoons low sodium tamari or soy sauce.
Sprinkle with powdered ginger.
Add vegetable of choice (I used a banana pepper).
Microwave when ready - 2-3 minutes.
SO GOOD - the oil/sauce acts as a marinade I guess because the chicken was beyond tender and the flavors, while simple, were elegant. Totally will make again.
Breakfast: 2 eggs + bacon - bacon came out much better today when I let it cook on 3 for 30 minutes instead of 9 for 2 minutes...patience pays off
Snack: banana
Lunch: Quick Asian Chicken + baby carrots
Snack: apple + cashew butter (post workout)
Dinner: smoked salmon + whole milk ricotta. (I know cheese is not Paleo but it's a good wholesome food and I wasn't about to throw away perfectly good (really really good actually) ricotta when cleaning out my fridge. I won't buy any more though.) (PS - this combo was DELICIOUS)
And doing well, despite the random craving I had today for an oatmeal cream pie/nutella/peanut butter sandwich. (Thanks love for putting the idea in my head).
I made this very quick chicken for lunch today and it came out MUCH better than expected- really delicious actually!
Quick Asian Chicken
Put chicken breast (already cooked) in tupperware/glass to-go container.
Sprinkle with sesame oil, and add 1-2 tablespoons low sodium tamari or soy sauce.
Sprinkle with powdered ginger.
Add vegetable of choice (I used a banana pepper).
Microwave when ready - 2-3 minutes.
SO GOOD - the oil/sauce acts as a marinade I guess because the chicken was beyond tender and the flavors, while simple, were elegant. Totally will make again.
Breakfast: 2 eggs + bacon - bacon came out much better today when I let it cook on 3 for 30 minutes instead of 9 for 2 minutes...patience pays off
Snack: banana
Lunch: Quick Asian Chicken + baby carrots
Snack: apple + cashew butter (post workout)
Dinner: smoked salmon + whole milk ricotta. (I know cheese is not Paleo but it's a good wholesome food and I wasn't about to throw away perfectly good (really really good actually) ricotta when cleaning out my fridge. I won't buy any more though.) (PS - this combo was DELICIOUS)
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Spanish Mussels
A recipe from the Spring 2011 issue of Whole Foods' "Meals for 4 under $10"
Spanish-style Mussels with Spinach
Serves 4 (I halved the recipe)
2 lbs Mussels
2 jalapeno peppers
1 lime
1.5 c coconut milk (unsweetened)
10 oz frozen spinach
1 bunch cilantro
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
2 tbsp dried oregano
Pinch black pepper
*I used a pinch of cayenne instead of the peppers, 1/2 c fresh collards instead of the spinach, omitted the cilantro, fresh tomatoes, and fresh oregano.
Scrub mussels under cold running water, discard any open or with broken shells.
Wash and slice jalapenos in half, removing seeds. (wear gloves to do this)
Wash and zest the lime, and cut it in half.
In a medium pot, add coconut milk and frozen spinach, cook 3-5 minutes until the spinach thaws and separates. Stir in cilantro, jalapenos, and lime zest. Squeeze the lime juice into the pot and throw the whole lime in (discard the lime after juicing if you want less bitterness). Add the tomatoes, oregano and pepper and bring to a simmer. Add the mussels, stir, and cover the pot. Let cook 4-6 minutes until the mussels have opened - discard any which don't open.
Viola! Very quick, very delicious, very nutritious!
Spanish-style Mussels with Spinach
Serves 4 (I halved the recipe)
2 lbs Mussels
2 jalapeno peppers
1 lime
1.5 c coconut milk (unsweetened)
10 oz frozen spinach
1 bunch cilantro
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
2 tbsp dried oregano
Pinch black pepper
*I used a pinch of cayenne instead of the peppers, 1/2 c fresh collards instead of the spinach, omitted the cilantro, fresh tomatoes, and fresh oregano.
Scrub mussels under cold running water, discard any open or with broken shells.
Wash and slice jalapenos in half, removing seeds. (wear gloves to do this)
Wash and zest the lime, and cut it in half.
In a medium pot, add coconut milk and frozen spinach, cook 3-5 minutes until the spinach thaws and separates. Stir in cilantro, jalapenos, and lime zest. Squeeze the lime juice into the pot and throw the whole lime in (discard the lime after juicing if you want less bitterness). Add the tomatoes, oregano and pepper and bring to a simmer. Add the mussels, stir, and cover the pot. Let cook 4-6 minutes until the mussels have opened - discard any which don't open.
Viola! Very quick, very delicious, very nutritious!
Friday, June 3, 2011
The Bagged Lunch Dilemma
To bring, or not to bring? The classic question. Why do we feel so much freedom regarding dinner, and so limited regarding lunch? Many workplaces have access to both a refrigerator and a microwave. Even if you have neither - you are not relegated to a PB&J with a bag of doritos!
My happy accident today: I have no food. Well, very little. Literally: old potatoes, lettuce, some tofu, the bottom of the almond butter jar, and frozen fish, plus random pantry items. So I sadly decided I would have plain oatmeal for lunch. But wait - are those unsweetened coconut flakes?
::brain wheels turning...::
I ended up with a tupperware with the following dumped into it: piece of frozen salmon. 2 tbsp almond butter. 1/4c unsweetened coconut flakes. A dash of garlic powder. A dash of sriracha chili sauce. A dash of soy sauce. A splash of water. ::fingers crossed:: ...microwave x4 minutes.
Viola. Thai Coconut Salmon.
Delicious, wholesome, nutritious, very fast, lunch. That was not plain oatmeal. And took less time to do than a pb&j.
Bottom line - get creative with your lunches. There is no excuse to eat pre-packaged garbages that do nothing for your body and eat away your soul! I'll write more on this topic later and try to come up with some quick delicious bagged lunch meal ideas.
"When you already know you're on the right track, all you have to do is keep walking."
My happy accident today: I have no food. Well, very little. Literally: old potatoes, lettuce, some tofu, the bottom of the almond butter jar, and frozen fish, plus random pantry items. So I sadly decided I would have plain oatmeal for lunch. But wait - are those unsweetened coconut flakes?
::brain wheels turning...::
I ended up with a tupperware with the following dumped into it: piece of frozen salmon. 2 tbsp almond butter. 1/4c unsweetened coconut flakes. A dash of garlic powder. A dash of sriracha chili sauce. A dash of soy sauce. A splash of water. ::fingers crossed:: ...microwave x4 minutes.
Viola. Thai Coconut Salmon.
Delicious, wholesome, nutritious, very fast, lunch. That was not plain oatmeal. And took less time to do than a pb&j.
Bottom line - get creative with your lunches. There is no excuse to eat pre-packaged garbages that do nothing for your body and eat away your soul! I'll write more on this topic later and try to come up with some quick delicious bagged lunch meal ideas.
"When you already know you're on the right track, all you have to do is keep walking."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)