For Goodness Sake, Just Eat the Damn Potatoes!

I read a number of blogs from Paleo eaters, and while I enjoy them, I’ve been seeing a lot more…excuses lately. These so-called excuses are almost always about non-paleo recipe ingredients.

Part of the problem is that every day paleo mostly consists of meat and veg and maybe some fruit for dessert or some nuts [...]

Paleo Diets and Their Value

I don’t believe I’ve said much about this here, and I’m a bit behind everyone else because my copy of Robb Wolf’s The Paleo Solution was to be shipped when Amazon ran out of copies. I attended Robb’s seminar in July at Potomac CrossFit.

This is not the most awesome picture, but it’s the one [...]

Stewing Hens

I belong to a meat CSA that provides 5 lbs. of pastured pork and one pastured chicken per month. Last week, we had our “Indian Summer” here in the Shenandoah Mountains, and my farmer lost a lot of his broilers from heat stress. He’s pretty new to the farming game and even has [...]

Shake It Up!

I’m pretty big on diet shake-ups: if what you’re doing is not working for you then change it. Doing the same thing (or more of it) and expecting better results is just *nuts*, if you think about it.

Just in the last few months I have finally wrapped my brain around the idea that insulin [...]

Delicious Grilled Chicken

I’ve made this marinade twice now, and both times it was excellent, but I think I got better results today.

1/4 cup fresh squeeze lime juice
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup diced onion
1 t. sea salt
4 garlic cloves
Rooster sauce to taste (I used a goodly squirt)

The lime and pineapple work really well together. I used boneless [...]

Primal Play

After spending the afternoon at the St. Louis City Museum, I’m starting to think fun exercise is something I need fit in every week.

The grind that occurs at the gym is a big reason why I don’t go to one.

I don’t really do any exercise I don’t enjoy. If I don’t like it, I [...]

Econtalk Podcast

I found an interesting Russ Roberts podcast with Art DeVany. The first 25 minutes is about baseball and steroids, and while I’m not a baseball nut, I still found DeVany’s ideas quite interesting.

The rest of it is about evolutionary diets and fitness. It’s definitely worth hearing, no matter which thing you’re interested in.

Re: [...]

Whole9, Tough Love and Commitment

The Whole9 folks are doing another Pure Paleo 30-day challenge. You’ll find an explanation of it here, and if you’re looking to cut the crap out of your diet, there’s a lot of support available.

The “Tough Love” section applies to ANY dietary changes you want to make. The whole article is absolutely worth [...]

Woman’s World Paleo Diet Piece

Well, I didn’t get my actual menu items up, and it’s not going to happen before I go hiking. Work has been taking up my time that I would normally use for blogging. We all have to work some time!

Anyway, I’m not sure what the legality of this is, honestly, but this magazine [...]

What I Eat (At Home)

After the yelling fest that happened at Free The Animal over white potatoes, I’m really hesitant to even refer to my diet as “Paleo-ish”. If there’s a nice, tidy word for not eating grains and legumes, I’m that. I suppose primal would cut it. At the moment, I’m not eating white potatoes [...]