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My Paleo/Real Food Day

I thought I’d try a little experiment and photograph everything I ate today, both to demonstrate what one person’s version of Paleo eating might look like, and also to see if I had anything to learn by seeing a visual … Continue reading

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Oh Hai There

We introduced my sister-in-law to lolcats speak yesterday, when Jeremy found an authentic opportunity to say “I can haz cheezburger?”.  (He wanted the leftovers on my plate.)  Jeremy and I and the cousins went on a long lolcats riff while … Continue reading

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Off to Spend the Weekend in a Van with Sweaty Coworkers

I probably won’t have time to post again this weekend, I’m off to run my part (13 miles total for me) of a ~200 mile race with 11 of my coworkers.  I’m prepared with my Janna-friendly energy bar replacements. I’ve … Continue reading

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That Nasty Bugger Carbohydrate

Continuing my weekly installment in the Strong is the New Skinny Body Transformation Challenge.  Click here to see all posts on this topic. I finished Gary Taubes’ most recent book Why We Get Fat this week.  It was a reasonably … Continue reading

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Things I Learned By Taking a Break

Continuing my weekly installment in the Strong is the New Skinny Body Transformation Challenge.  Click here to see all posts on this topic. I’m a couple days late with this week’s post, I was distracted first by my birthday, and … Continue reading

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Rendering Lard

Lard is awesome stuff. Unfortunately it’s been wrongly demonized to the point that the word lard connotes something gross, but the rational-minded fat lovers are slowly making a case for it. An article by Regina Schrambling about lard on Slate … Continue reading

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Eggs in a Nest

I’ve always thought of Eggs in a Nest as the dish where you cut a hole in a piece of bread and fry an egg in the center of it, but a while ago I found this version, which is … Continue reading

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Body Transformation Week Two

Continuing my weekly installment in the Strong is the New Skinny Body Transformation Challenge.  Click here to see all posts on this topic. I’m happy to report that I’m going strong on day 9 of the Whole30 plan, although unsurprisingly … Continue reading

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Beef Jerky

Beef jerky isn’t very photogenic is it? It is, however, one of my favorite snacks, especially since going Paleo/Primal. It’s also ridiculously expensive to buy ready-made beef jerky of any decent quality, and even the natural varieties are full of … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Pizza is one of those flavor combinations that I crave every now and then that is generally off limits in a grain-free diet.  So I was excited when I came across this idea to make a crust from mainly steamed … Continue reading

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