Post Run Lunch Meal

I went for a long run this morning, at least compared to the amount I’d been running in the past year. I snacked on some nuts on the way home and prepared this “salad” when I got home. I wanted something meaty and tasty, and I got it.

I’m sure this will be just one of many meals I eat today #hungry.

Red leaf lettuce. Chicken thigh. Bacon jowl. Celery. Red onion. Spicy olives. Avocado.

Dressing: Olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, sriracha, salt.

Beef Beets Bowl (BBB)

Ground beef, boiled beets and sautéed zucchini, peppers, garlic and onions

Ground Beef.  Bring a pan large enough to fit the meat to med-high heat, add a tbsp of olive oil. Use 1 lbs of 100% grass fed and finished or pasture raised ground beef. In a mixing bowl add the ground beef, 6 pinches of salt, 6 pinches of black pepper, 2 tbsp mustard, 2 tbsp Primal Buffalo Sauce, 1 egg (beat it before adding it), and 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs. Mix it all together.  

Make 4 equal size meatballs using your hands. Add each meatball to the pan individually and flatten until each resembles a hamburger. Cook for 4-5 minutes undisturbed and then flip for another 4-5.

Beets. Buy 3-4 loose organic beets. Remove the skin. Cut them into quarters (1/8s if they’re large). Place in a pot, add water so covered by 1-2 inches of water. Add two pinches of salt. 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 60 minutes. 

Peppers. Bring a pan to medium-high heat. Chop 1 slice of onion, 2 cloves of garlic and 1 jalapeno pepper. Add to the pan with 1 tbsp olive oil and two pinches of salt. Cut out the core of three peppers (red, yellow and orange) and slice into 1/8 inch strips. Toss in a bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil and 2 pinches of salt. Add to the pan once the onion, garlic, jalapeno combination starts to give off an aroma. Cook for 15 - 20 minutes depending on how you like your peppers, flipping every 5 minutes. 

Zucchini. Bring a pan to medium heat. Chop one slice of yellow onion and two cloves of garlic. Add to the pan with 1/2 tbsp of olive oil and two pinches of salt. Chop a zucchini in half down the middle. Then chop the halves in half length wise. Then cut into bite size (1 inch) pieces. Toss in a bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil and two pinches of salt. Once the garlic and onion are fragrant, add the zucchini to the pan. Add a splash of water and cover. Let cook for 3-5 minutes. Uncover and flip, then cover again and let cook for an additional 3-5 minutes (until done). 

Assemble. Chop one ground beef patty into bite size pieces and add it to the dish. Add two quarters of beets chopped into bite size pieces. Add a handful of zucchini. Handful of peppers and onions. Top the dish with two pinches of salt and Ume plum vinegar on the beef. 

Buen Appetito!!

Ground Beef Patty Veggie Bowl

Ground beef patty with purple sweet potato, brussels and pumpkin seeds

Ground Beef Patty. Bring a pan large enough to fit the meat to med-high heat, add a tbsp of olive oil. Use 1 lbs of 100% grass fed and finished or pasture raised ground beef. In a mixing bowl add the ground beef, 6 pinches of salt, 6 pinches of black pepper, 2 tbsp mustard, 2 tbsp Primal Buffalo Sauce, 1 egg (beat it before adding it), and 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs. Mix it all together. 

Make 4 equal size meatballs using your hands. Add each meatball to the pan individually and flatten until each resembles a hamburger. Cook for 4-5 minutes undisturbed and then flip for another 4-5.

Brussels. Set a pan to medium-high heat. Cut the stems off and quarter or halve them (if bigger). Toss in a bowl with 1 tbsp of olive oil and two pinches of salt. Add brussels to the pan. Add a splash of water to the pan and cover. Let cook undisturbed for 5 minutes. Toss and cover for another 5.

Purple Sweet Potato. Place a purple sweet potato in a microwaveable dish. Cover it in a wet paper towel. Add a 1/2 inch of water to the dish. Microwave for 8 minutes (or until done). Peel the potato and cut it up into small pieces. Mix in a bowl with two pinches of salt, chopped red onion and a tbsp of ghee. 

Assemble. 1/2 of the chopped purple sweet potato at the bottom of the bowl. Add one ground beef patty. Add a handful of brussel sprouts. A pinch of pumpkin seeds. Two pinches of salt. Red wine vinegar on the beef patty. 

Buon Appetito!

Baked Chicken Thighs and 3 Bs

Baked Chicken thighs and three of my favorite B vegetables (beets, broccoli and brussels)!

Buy a pack of organic free range chicken thighs (pasture raised is best if you can get it). Preheat the oven to 425. Put the chicken thighs into a Pyrex. Coat them lightly in enough olive oil so they don’t stick to the dish. Add a pinch of salt to each one (each side), and some black pepper. Add a 1/4 cup of water to the dish. Leave them right side up. Cook at 425 for 20 minutes. 

Broccoli. Chop one broccoli crown into bite size pieces. Bring a small pot of water to boil. Add broccoli and let cook for 3 - 5 minutes (taste test before removing from water). Once strained, add the broccoli back to the pan, add two pinches of salt and a tbsp of grass-fed butter, and mix.

Brussels, cut the stems off and quarter or halve them (if bigger). Toss in a bowl with 1 tbsp of olive oil and two pinches of salt. Dice half a poblano chile. Chop one slice of onion. Chop two gloves of garlic. Add onion, garlic and chile to a pan with olive oil, set to medium heat. Once the onions, garlic and poblano start letting off an aroma, add the Brussels. Add a splash of water to the pan and cover. Let cook undisturbed for 5 minutes. Toss and cover for another 5. 

Beets. Remove the skin with a peeler or a knife (be careful). Cut medium size beets into quarters, larger beets in eighths. Put them in a small pot with enough water to cover the beets by an inch. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer and allow to cook for 45 - 60 minutes (depending on preference). Try to pierce them with a fork. Remove them from water but keep the water you boiled them in. This water now contains all the nutrients that escaped the beets during the process. Put it in a jar in the fridge and enjoy it as a slightly sweet cold drink later in the day. 

In a bowl add a handful of the broccoli, a handful of brussels, and a handful of beets. Cut up a palm size piece of chicken and add it. Chop a few walnuts, add them. Throw on a few raisins for sweetness. Cover the dish with a few pinches of salt, ume plum vinegar and a drizzle of olive oil. 

Buon Appetito!!