{"id":19663,"date":"2011-07-01T08:25:22","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=19663"},"modified":"2011-07-01T08:25:22","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T15:25:22","slug":"caveman-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=19663","title":{"rendered":"Caveman Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I got home from my romantic weekend<\/a> Sunday evening I checked on my garden and saw that everything had exploded.<\/p>\n

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\nALL of the lettuce had flourished over the weekend (it must have been warm and sunny while we were gone). I harvested several of the heads of lettuce, washed them and prepped them for the week.<\/p>\n

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\nLook! I have REAL strawberries growing! I cannot wait to eat them. I’m glad our lettuce is a success and that we have tons for salads.<\/p>\n

Dinner is my favorite meal of the day. I like the simple foods we eat. I am happy that we are getting away from processed foods. I cannot remember the last time we made a dinner that came out of a box. I like it that way.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

We wanted something quick, easy and small when we got home from the beach. I made us salads with lettuce from our garden. I added sliced strawberries, toasted walnuts and Gorgonzola cheese to the salads.<\/p>\n

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\nMichael cooked some chicken thighs in the skillet with just salt and pepper and it turned out delicious.<\/p>\n

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We bought the chicken thighs at Costco so we have a ton in the freezer. We’ll have chicken on hand for awhile. Sometimes just salt and pepper is all that’s needed for food.<\/p>\n

MONDAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

I got some thin cut pork chops at Trader Joe’s. The thin ones cook fast, and it’s also difficult to avoid drying them out. It’s a tricky thing to cook. I steamed some peas as our side.<\/p>\n

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Another salad (strawberries on mine):<\/p>\n

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TUESDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Another go at the most excellent steak with caramelized onions and Gorgonzola cheese<\/a>. Michael added a little salt to the onions and they were even better. I am obsessed with this new dish in our rotation. I could seriously eat it every single day I think!<\/p>\n

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\nYes, those are peas again. We didn’t go grocery shopping for veggies for the week so we’re relegated to frozen peas or salads from the garden.<\/p>\n

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I had one glass of a nice Barbera wine. It was strong and dark and the earthly flavors went well with the steak and sweet onions. I kinda want caramelized onions on everything now. Is that weird?<\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Kind of a funky, off day. After biking in the rain, we went OUT!<\/p>\n

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THURSDAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Thursday I checked my garden and the lettuce was doubling in size. I decided we were having salad! The original plan was blackened salmon, an old stand-by, but after eating meat several days in a row I usually want to switch to fish. However, we had leftover pork chops that we had to cook asap.<\/p>\n

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I made the salad with a Roma tomato, croutons and Gorgonzola. Michael cooked the pork and then chopped it up into bite size pieces. It was a nice way to eat the pork without doing the old same ol’ same ol’.<\/p>\n

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FRIDAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Tonight’s menu: fresh salad with blackened salmon!<\/p>\n

As you can see, our meals are pretty simple. A protein and a veggie. That’s kind of how we’re eating these days. Kind of a Caveman Diet: \u00a0nothing fancy, nothing processed. As more things grow in my garden the menu will change. I’m anxiously awaiting things I can make with the zucchini, acorn squash and tomatoes.<\/p>\n

I think I have the fixings to make homemade salsa too! I cannot wait! Four different kinds of tomatoes, jalapenos, peppers and cilantro.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: What do your dinners look like? Do you rotate the same things throughout the week or have variety?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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