Formerly known as 30 days of Paleo.
If you are already real-food obsessed like me, hopefully you will find some new quick and easy recipes here. If you are new to paleo/real-food, I hope this blog serves as a platform to guide you as you make the lifestyle change. For all the basics on what you can and cannot eat on a paleo diet, click here and to see how I am currently eating, click here.
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Hi Readers! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. The last couple of weeks have been crazy busy – filled with work travel, personal travel, recipe testing, catching up with friends & fam, engagement parties & baby showers. It’s been tons of fun, but it's left little time for blogging or making non slow-cooker recipes to share here. Hopefully soon, I’ll get a chance to test out some summertime recipes, inspired by pinterest!
For now, here are some photos I took on my iphone lately… Enjoy!
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One day - B, new baby & I, will get around the world tickets and travel for months! For now, I'll just be traveling to Southern California for work, and some play. I will most likely be MIA from the blog for the next 10 days or so. My schedule will be packed with work stuff and I'll have to spend any free time I have writing my cookbook and testing recipes. In the meantime, you should try my curried chicken salad - it is seriously the best thing I have made in awhile! I am kind of addicted. While I travel, I'll make sure to take photos and notes on the foods I eat and share those with you when I get back.
Now to the good stuff... Who won this amazing giveaway!?! First off thanks to everyone for participating. I love seeing how much excitement exists at the chance of winning paleo books!
A HUGE congrats to Christine H. for winning The Paleo Solution, Well Fed, Paleo Comfort Foods & Toadally Primal Smoothies! She's been contacted via e-mail.
4 additional winners have won the awesome e-book, Toadally Primal Smoothies. If you are one of these peeps, contact me at arsy@rubiesandradishes.com & I will get you your copy asap!
Also wanted to say a quick hello & welcome to all my new readers! Feel free to comment or email me any time. I love hearing from you! If you are new to paleo, you can find my take on the basics here.
This was a crazy week and I didn't get a chance to keep up with my blog-roll as well as usual, but here are are a few great posts that I came across...
Okay, this is actually from the week before, but I just had a chance to read it. It has great info on natural beauty care!
This was one of the few articles that I was able to carve out time to read this week. It was important to us to understand the facts about raw-milk, since we purchase it regularly.
How cool is this? The awesome folks of Paleo Plan, are starting a movement to help implement paleo options in restaurants - they're calling it We Want Paleo.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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***GIVEAWAY is CLOSED*** Thanks for participating! Check here for winners.
*UPDATE*: In addition to the below 3 books, you will now also win a copy of Toadally Primal Smoothies. As a bonus, an additional 4 winners will also win this e-book! Toadally Primal Smoothies is seriously awesome! It is loaded with 105 healthy smoothie recipes. I am particularly excited about trying the Creamy Coconut Macadamia Coffee (I love coffee flavored anything!), Nourishing Coconut, & Citrus Ginger Coconut (w/ Kombucha) ... How good do those sound right now?
So, it's May & I know that many of us are thinking about getting in shape for the summer. Some of us have been strict paleo for years, some of us have been going in and out of paleo/non-paleo, while others are new to the concept and just testing the waters. Regardless of where you're at in your paleo lifestyle, here is a chance to win 3 of my favorite paleo books to help you get in shape & make delicious paleo meals!
The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf will help you understand all the whys & hows of paleo before you get started. Or in my case, it will help you remember why you should get back on track (not that I am ever really off track, but in times of stress - like now, I go a little crazy with my dried fruit addiction!). I've also found that understanding some of the science behind paleo makes it easier to stay committed.
Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan: This book belongs in everyone's kitchen, paleo or not. It is not only full of amazing recipes, it's gorgeous! If my book looks half this good, I'll be ecstatic. I love the way Melissa lays out her recipes - they are easy to follow, plus give you great suggestions. Every recipe is amazing, but make sure to try the Turkish Chopped Salad - it's the bomb!
Paleo Comfort Foods by Julie & Charles Mayfied: There is not a recipe in this book that won't impress you. Some of my faves are the cucumeber & watermelon salad, fried chicken & stuffed acorn squash. As soon as I get through testing my recipes, I will be making a bunch more from this book!
To be entered in the drawing...
*Note: This giveaway is open to US Residents only.
I will draw a winner Friday AM & I will announce it on my blog, facebook & twitter. The winner will have until the end of the weekend to contact me with their shipping info. So make sure to check those sites sometime during the weekend to see if you are the winner!
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Happy Friday, Everyone! I am so excited for the weekend! I have lots of writing and cooking to do, but my plan is to work really hard to get it all done tonight + tomorrow. On Sunday, I hope to take a break and head to the Alameda flea market with Natalie of Figalicious, in hopes of finding some cool old dishes. It's supposed to be a perfect day - sunny & 75! What are you all up to this weekend?
Also, make sure to check back Monday for the May Giveaway! Hint: It will include everything you need to get in shape for the summer!
The web was going crazy this week! There were so many great posts, it was difficult to narrow it down to my faves. Here are a few that I really enjoyed...
If you plan to ever get pregnant or are pregnant, 5 Primal Superfoods for Fertility and Pregnancy is a MUST read!
Friends are always asking me about protein powder, I personally don't use it anymore & here is a great article on why.
A great piece in the NY TImes Opinion Pages on How Chemicals Affect Us.
Need some recipe ideas for Cindo de Mayo? Check out this paleo round up!
For non paleo reading, I can't wait to make these vases with the mik/cream bottles I've been saving!
Have a great weekend!
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The other weekend, a gf & I were trying to head here for a late lunch, but it was 88 degrees that day, and the beach traffic was atrocious. We had to make a quick turn and come up with a new plan. At first I was a little bummed because I had been dying to try The Picnic Basket, as much of the ingredients are organic & locally sourced. We ended up at an amazing bakery instead, although I have not had their pastries in years, their deli does not disappoint! I had a delicious curried chicken salad in an avocado cup. I couldn't stop thinking about how good it was when I got home, so I had to recreate it!
The key to this recipe is to chop your ingredients very tiny, so be prepared to be in the kitch for a while. I didn't have any on hand, but this would be delicious on a bed of arugula with a lemony vinaigrette!
Ingredients
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves - cooked & diced. I poached mine in chicken broth to make sure they were tender.
1/2 cup homemade mayonnaise (recipe below) or you can use a store bought paleo-friendly one.
1/4 cup dried apricots, finely diced
1/8 cup dried cranberries, finely diced
1/2 a small gala apple, finely chopped
2 tablespoons chives, minced
1/2 stalk celery, finely chopped
1 tablespoon green onion, finely chopped (white part only)
2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon curry powder (mild)
salt + pepper to taste
Homemade Mayonnaise
My favorite mayo recipe is this one from the NY Times Dining & Wine section.
Ingredients
One egg yolk, at room temperature
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup mild-tasting olive oil
Enjoy!
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How cute is this baby and his costume? I can't get over it! There is something so adorable & hilarious about a little baby dressed as an old man. Just in case you didn't know, he is supposed to be Mr.Fredricksen from the movie, UP. So, what are you guys up to this weekend? Our weekend is going to be super busy with book writing, recipe testing & starting to get our house ready for the baby.
In case you plan to catch up on your blog reading, here are some of my favorite (mostly) paleo posts from around the web this week...
I had so much fun writing & photographing this guest blog post for TPS on my fave smoothie recipe! Just an FYI... I sometimes use 2 tablespoons of coconut oil when making this.
I am really excited about the Nutrition Certification program from SUNY New Paltz Evolutionary Studies program. I really hope to have an opportunity to complete it one day!
Here are some great tips from Melissa Joulwan on training smart. I will definitely be incorporating them into my workout routine post-baby!
If I didn't have so many recipes to test this weekend, I would definitely be making this Indonesian Chicken and Jackfruit Coconut Curry. I love that it calls for fresh turmeric root!
Lastly, I am loving this idea (hint-hint to any friends that might be reading this.. hehe). Make sure to swap out the Guinness for margaritas for us! :)
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I was recently sent the book, Super Nutrition for Babies: The Right Way to Feed Your Baby for Optimal Health to review. I have to say, that I am so glad that I was, because I really think that my life would have been poorer without it and I am not kidding. It filled a very big gap for me, and saved me hours and hours of research. Have you gone through the Healthy Baby Code program? If you haven't and plan on getting pregnant or are pregnant, it is awesome and definitely worth the investment. Module 5 covers baby’s first foods and I found it very interesting and informative. I consider this book an extended and detailed version of module 5. It is based on WAPF/paleo/real-food fundamentals. While I was reading it, I kept thinking this is very easy to follow and very digestible, even for those parents that are not familiar with these lifestyles.
The authors, Kelly Genzlinger and Katherine Erlich, M.D. did a phenomenal job educating the reader and providing a step by step guide on how to feed your baby at every age. I also loved how the book came fully equipped with recipes and schedules. I finished this book and felt like I had no further questions (which is rare for me!). I felt comfortable and prepared for when we start introducing solid foods to our baby. An added bonus in the book, are the advertisements from the 30s to 50s, showing what babies were fed then, as expected - healthy, real foods including meat & liver!
I pretty much read this entire book in a few hours and recommended it to all my girlfriends with infants. I am so happy to have come across a book that covers proper nutrition, to help guide those parents that choose to feed their kids nutrient dense foods, opposed to fortified cereals. B & I will definitely be using this as our reference guide to feeding our little one!
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The local WAPF chapter in Santa Cruz recently organized a group order from Green Pastures. (Btw - so awesome for both the environment and the pocket book! Hope we do it regularly.) When we went to pick up our fermented cod liver oil, the lovely woman who was hosting the pickup, offered us some rhubarb from her garden.
I came home and made this rhubarb chutney. I was really tempted to toss in some dried fruit, like cherries, but B really doesn't like his entrees sweet, so I went for more of a spiced flavor.
Pork Chops w/ Spiced-Rhubarb Chutney
Ingredients
3 cups fresh chopped, rhubarb (1/2 inch chunks)
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/4 cup chicken broth (you can sub water or white wine)
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon, minced fresh ginger
1/2 cup chopped green garlic (you can sub leeks)
1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon coriander
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1 cinnamon stick
salt and pepper
4 pork chops
2 tablespoons coconut oil
cumin
salt & pepper
For the pork-
Enjoy!
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What are you up to this weekend? Most of my weekend is going to be busy, busy with writing different sections of the book and trying out some recipes. Although, it has been taking up most of my weekends lately, I have to say it is really fun and it doesn't feel like work. I hope to escape at some point for a little workout and a nap at the beach with the hubs. It is supposed to be 80 degrees in Santa Cruz tomorrow!
The Bare Fruit giveaway ended this am & Amanda was the lucky winner! Respond to me at rubiesandradishes@gmail.com by the end of the weekend, so we can get the case of Cinnamon Apple snacks shipped out to you next week!
Have a great weekend everyone and here are a few of my favorite posts from around the web this week...
I loved this post by Emily & Erica, it kinda made my week! So nice of them to compliment me on my rookie photography skills! Spend some time checking out their blog, it's a super fun read.
I must try these spaghetti and meatball bites from PaleOMG soon!
An eye opening read about the truth behind food labels.
Chris Kresser breaks down the myth behind salt restriction recommendations.
For non paleo reading, I loved this DIY tutorial on making festive party decorations.
And I am off to my day job! Have a Happy Friday y'all!
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