Food Diary: Today’s Yummies

Today we had some good eats.  For lunch I made one of our favorite Paleo recipes: Paleo Spaghetti.  Normally I use a julienne slicer to make the zucchini look like noodles, but today I just sliced it, then sauteed it with onions in olive oil.  In each bowl, I layered the zucchini/onion mix, then the grass-fed ground beef (browned in olive oil, with salt and pepper), and then topped with pasta sauce.  SO DELICIOUS!

For a snack, we had Sweet Potato Fries.   They are best baked in lots of coconut oil (about 1 TBS per potato), with sea salt, a little black pepper, cinnamon, and a sprinkle of chili powder.  Bake on an aluminum foil-covered baking sheet, in a 400-degree oven for 35 minutes. They are a tad crispy, sweet, and delicious!  Best hot out of the oven, but good re-heated as well.

For dinner we had Spicy Beef Stew.  I came up with this recipe tonight, mainly because we are at the end of our groceries, and I had to throw together what was left and hope it turned out okay.  It was great!  I am LOVING my pressure cooker.  It’s such a fantastic solution for times when you just want to make dinner quickly.  First I browned about 1.5 pounds of stew beef in coconut oil with 1/2 an onion.  Then add about 2 cups of chicken stock, 1 can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes (I like the Muir Glen brand), 2 tsp cumin, 2 tsp chili powder, and 2 tsp garlic powder.  Cook under pressure for 20 minutes.  Yum!