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New favorite recipe - Makes a lot of leftovers!

Paleo Breakfast Casserole

INGREDIENTS

  • 12 eggs (You can easily double the eggs to get more out of this recipe without baking over the dish. If doubling the eggs, double the spices as well.)
  •  8 strips of cooked bacon cut into small pieces 
  •  2 full strips of cooked bacon (set aside)
  • ½ red onion (diced)
  • 1 large yellow squash (chopped)
  • 2 small or 1 large zucchini (chopped)
  • 2 cups of frozen chopped spinach
  • ½ tbsp rosemary
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • Salt and pepper to taste

 

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat the oven to 350. 
  2. Whisk all of the eggs together in a large bowl. Add the chopped veggies, bacon and spices. Stir everything together. 
  3. Thoroughly grease the entire 9x13 baking dish (sides too) with coconut oil. Add the egg mixture to the baking dish and evenly distribute it throughout. 
  4. Bake for about 45 minutes or until the center has set and is firm. Crumble the remaining two pieces of bacon. Once it is finished baking, remove from the oven and sprinkle the bacon on top.

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Made his and her casseroles for Britt and I this morning (not for Valentine’s day mind you, just because we like to eat). This is so easy to make it just take a little time when you make it on the scale I did. Used 16 eggs for her’s and 24 for mine; additionally, we use a ton of veggies (I added mushrooms, red and green bell peppers, but didn’t use yellow squash or bacon—normally I would have added lots of bacon but we’re out) so if you’re like us allow for more cooking time. I even had to place each one in the broiler below the oven to get the top middle to cook fully for about 5 minutes on 400 degrees. Be sure to increase the spices if you increase the number eggs. Made this once before and forgot to do that.

Happy eating, enjoy!

Bean-less Chili:

  • 2# grass-fed ground beef
  • 0.5# mild Italian pork sausage
  • 3-4 carrots (diced)
  • 1 whole onion (diced)
  • 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 14 oz. chicken broth
  • 3-4 tbs EVOO
  • 4 cloves crushed garlic
  • 3 tbs chili powder
  • 1-2 tbs basil
  • 1-2 tbs oregano
  • 1 tbs cumin powder
  • 2 large pinches sea salt
  • Optional ingredients not used: Cayenne, black pepper

Heat EVOO in pot. Sauté onions, carrots, and garlic for a minute or so. Add meat and brown. Add spices, tomato, and broth. Bring to simmer for 35 minutes.

Super easy and best of all GI friendly! The perfect after WOD meal; especially with fall in the air.

Do you really think Paleo is TOO EXPENSIVE? Or are you just making excuses?

(I love this!)

Hippy Excuse for Failure #1: I can’t find grass-fed meat…so I’ll eat a bagel.

Hippy Excuse for Failure #2: I can’t find organic produce…so I’ll eat a bagel.

Substitute Afford” for the word “find” above and we have the same story. I can’t tell you where your value system should start or stop, but I will definitely tell you when you are sh*tting the bed with faulty logic.

Recipe from Paleo Diet Lifestyle.

Ingredients
2 large eggplants;
2 garlic cloves, minced;
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice;
2 tbsp tahini (optional);
3 tsp extra virgin olive oil;
1 tsp cumin (optional);
Salt and pepper to taste;
Fresh parsley, optional, for garnishing.
Technique
To roast the eggplants, either use your grill, the open flame of a gas stove or your oven. If using an open flame, keep the eggplant near the flame and turn them often to darken the skin evenly. If using your stove, prick the skin with a fork and roast for about 35 minutes in a 400 F oven.
Put the roasted eggplants in a bowl of cold water, wait a bit and then peel off the skin.
Place the roasted eggplant, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, olive oil, cumin in a blender and blend until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cool in the refrigerator and serve with extra olive oil on top and fresh parsley.

I used lime juice because that’s what I had and did not use tahini. My wife absolutely loves it and has destroyed the batch (that’s a good thing)!

Two of todays dishes:

  • Chicken and broccoli.
  • Pacific Cod and homemade tomato soup.

Should You Breath Through Your Nose, Mouth, or Both While Running and Exercising?

Good article. I really like this blog!