Odds n Ends

Hi y'all! How is everyone? Did you have a good Thanksgiving?

Here's a dish I made for the big meal that turned out yummy. Cubed butternut squash sprinkled with olive oil, salt, garam masala, cinnamon, red pepper and cumin then broiled in the oven. After it was softened and browned, I tossed in some cilantro, lime juice and pomegranate seeds. Made a pretty and tasty dish!

Oh I had such a great time on vacation  - lots of fun with old and new friends. A little party time, a little beach time, a little nature time. All in all a great trip!

The beach was lovely, but the highlight of the trip was the fantastic people we met. I love love love meeting cool new people, and Miami was filled with friendly international travelers ready for fun! We hung out with people from Chile, Italy, Las Vegas, Denmark, London, Netherlands, San Francisco, Mexico, etc etc. It was great!

I know some of you also took trips over the holiday week - did you have a good time?

Have a wonderful weekend! I missed you my friends! xoxo

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

My first Thanksgiving, gnawing on a turkey bone. I look like a butterball myself! Hehe!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

Sashimi

I had the most fantastic sashimi dish the other night, so I thought I'd share a photo with you. Sorry for the crappy photo quality, it was very dim in there.

This was red snapper with thinly sliced cucumber, tomato, jalapeño, micro cilantro, and a spicy, citrusy sauce. It was unbelievably tasty!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Just a little lamb

Happy Monday everyone!

Here is a meal photo from the other night. We ate at a place called Meat Market. Sounds likely to be paleo-friendly right? (and a little dirty...haha!)

Pretty much a typical steakhouse with a twist. I ordered these yummy lamb chops which were served with olive tapenade and a sour cream sauce. The chops were perfectly cooked...yum yum!

Winter squash

I came across a really cool feature in the LA Times - a photo album showing different types of winter squash. This is very useful to me as I see many different varieties at the farmer's market and am not sure which ones are which. However, I haven't ever noticed most of those pictured...there are some very cool looking squashes!

Click here for the gallery: WINTER SQUASH

Hokkaido/Potimarron squash - I'm trying this when I find it!!! It's supposed to taste like chestnuts! Yum!

Just in time for Thanksgiving in case you are planning to cook with some winter squash!

Vacation

I'm off on a little vacation for a few days. I'm very excited! Woo hooo!

Now that's relaxing on vacation!

Hopefully while I am away I can do a few posts on some of the yummy restaurant meals I'll be enjoying. My friend already selected an interesting dinner location that looks terrific from a paleo standpoint, other than the several cocktails I am sure to imbibe...hehe!

Those in the USA started planning your Thanksgiving feasts yet? I think maybe I am having duck instead of turkey...

Have a great weekend!

Green curry with fish

Good morning!

I made thai green curry with fish last night. It was delish! I know this is a repeat meal, but I added a little something special this time...cauliflower rice! It made the meal even more like what you might eat in a restaurant. I tried to give the cauliflower a bit of flavor by adding grated ginger and garlic and a few drops of fish sauce. It was really tasty!

Have a fantastic day!

Skirt steak with guacamole

Hi all!

This weekend I was craving some fat so I made a meal of marinated organic grass-fed skirt steak with guacamole. Yes, I ate almost 1/2 lb of steak and a small avocado and I liked it! (this was after fasting all day but still quite a big meal - I didn't feel overly full at all though)

I marinated the steak in chile powder, cumin, olive oil, garlic, lime juice, champagne vinegar and salt for several hours. I was too lazy to fire up the grill so I just threw it in a hot pan on the stove. I also made some guacamole with a small avocado, chopped jalapeno, lime juice, cilantro and salt.

It was sooooooo good! Sometimes you just crave a hunk of meat, right? :)

Enjoy the day today!

Caesar salad

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

Last night I made a tasty caesar salad for dinner with some grilled halibut. Yummy! I marinated the halibut chunks in lemon zest, lemon juice, rosemary, garlic and olive oil for about an hour. Then I threw it on the grill pan. Meanwhile I made caesar salad dressing by whisking together egg yolk, lemon juice, anchovies, minced garlic, worcestershire sauce and olive oil.

Once the halibut was cooked, I tossed romaine lettuce with some of the dressing, a few grates of parmigiano and lots of black pepper. It was a delicious meal!

Have a fabulous week!

Walnut salad

Happy Friday the 13th! :)

A few weeks ago I picked up some walnut oil at the farmer's market. Have you had walnut oil before? It has a terrific nutty flavor for salad/veggie dressing and contains Omega 3s.

Here's a little seasonal salad I created to go along with my walnut oil - haha! Greens, persimmon, pomegranate seeds, toasted organic walnuts, blue cheese, and bacon. A little walnut oil and a little lemon juice and voila! Dinner served. Sooooooooooooo tasty!

Of course you can leave off the cheese, but that would be so sad. ;) A sliced hardboiled egg would be good instead of the cheese but can you believe I do not like hardboiled eggs?

Have a wonderful weekend!