Good evening everyone! I tried two new recipes from http://www.paleoeffect.com tonight. I stayed up all night last night trying to find some yummy paleo approved recipes that I can make for both me and my other half (he's a big eater!). So, here are my thoughts!
The Paleo Meatloaf recipe from Paleo Effect called for many ingredients. I followed the recipe exactly as indicated but did not include minced red chili peppers inside. Don't get me wrong, I love spicy food, but as both the meatloaf recipe and the glaze called for cayenne pepper, I figured that would be enough punch for me. And boy was I right! One hour after entering the oven, this savory dish (which fit right into a small loaf pan) had a fabulous flavor and was extraordinarily juicy. My hubby LOVED it too! We finished it with pleasure :). I highly recommend trying this. If you make it for a family, though, I would double the recipe!
The Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe sounded fantastic and I love sweet potatoes so I was really excited to try it. The premise is to dice the sweet potatoes, toss in a paleo staple mixture of olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper, but also add minced garlic. They go in the oven at 400 for 25 minutes, then you mix them up with various spices and coconut milk using a hand mixer and voila! While the flavor was fantastic, I found that with my oven I needed to leave them in longer to get really soft all the way through. I actually think these would be delicious just diced and baked too!
While everything was in the oven, I used my time wisely to pack lunch for the hubby and me tomorrow. Some of you might wonder... what can you eat for lunch on the paleo diet? The answer is a lot of yummy things! I personally prefer to pack a large salad (tomorrow is spring mix, baby spinach, red onion, sliced toasted almonds, homemade paleo french dressing, roma tomatoes) with 2 cups of mixed berries (organic strawberries, blackberries, blueberries), and one serving of tonight's mashed garlic sweet potatoes. For snacks I packed organic baby carrots, an organic gala apple, a Lara Bar, and some mixed nuts/dried fruit. I might not eat it all, but have to be prepared for emergencies :).
Have a lovely night... can't wait to try drunken woodchuck chicken tomorrow night ;).
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