Meatza review

I meant to post this sooner, but I've been busy.

The meatza was good, however, it was WAY too much meat. The recipe called for 2lbs of meat that serves 4. It was SO much meat. I would recommend 1lb. With the toppings and the meat,  you will not be hungry. We were full after one piece. It's like eating a bun-less burger. I think I may try to make the pizza w/a different paleo crust since this was super heavy. I enjoyed the flavor but wow, was it too much for me to eat. Even my boyfriend found that it sat like a rock in his stomach.

I recently saw the Robb Wolf Paleo recipe book at Costco, so I'm going to get it and try some more ideas out.

I hope you're having a great paleo day!

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Ginger's Breakfast Smoothie

Today marks a new chapter in my life. I left my current employer for an amazing opportunity at a very big exciting company where my opportunities are far greater to do some really fun things. So, today is the start of the 3 day weekend before I begin my new job.

With this new chapter, I decided to implement a new routine - exercise, nutrition, etc. I am really excited about the future and I'm embracing it starting today!

Along w/my morning coffee - not Paleo, I know but I'm not giving up my coffee! - I decided to start having a smoothie since my typical yogurt breakfast often doesn't cut it. I always mean to try smoothies and I have purchased ingredients in the past w/the intention of making the most badass smoothie ever, only to end up throwing out most of it because it spoils before I can use it. Shameful, I know. Well, that ends today.

Here's my smoothie recipe:

1 cup Almond coconut milk - unsweetened
1/2 -3/4 cup frozen mixed berries
8oz Fage plain greek yogurt
1 tbsp honey

You can add a variety of cool ingredients to make this yummy for you - bananas, kale, pears, etc.

Blend and drink! Yum!

Time to go workout and run some errands. Have a great paleo day!

Miss Pizza? Try some Paleo Meatza!

One thing my boyfriend and I love is pizza. Nearly everyone loves pizza and paleo people often lament the lack of some of our old favorites like pizza and spaghetti. I've tried some gluten free dough, a few paleo pizza recipes that tasted like yuck. Well, I have finally found the recipe I think will be a winner. It's over on http://paleofriggendelish.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/meatza/

I'll be trying this over the weekend. It looks delish on their site and the ingredients are all easy and tasty.

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 10mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tbsp dried oregano
• 2 Tbsp dried basil
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 cups chopped fresh veggies of choice
• 1/4cup tomato sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350. Combine ground beef, egg, and seasonings in a bowl. Mix with until thoroughly combined. Spread mixture out thinly but evenly in a 13×9 baking dish or round pizza pan. Put in oven and cook for about 25 minutes.

2. Take the beef crust out of the oven. Grease should have cooked out of the beef, and it will have shrunk  on all sides. Pour the grease out into a saute pan and put the crust back in your pan.

3.  Use the beef grease to saute your fresh veggies for about 10 minutes until soft. Spread your tomato sauce onto your beef crust.

4.  Add your sauteed veggies, cheese if you wish ( we used goat cheese, it added amazing flavor)

5. Place Meatza back in the oven under the broiler for 5-10 minutes until all your veggies have browned.

6. Let cool for about 5 minutes slice it up and eat it! Im warning you, its friggen delish! Your gonna want more!

I hope this satisfies your craving for Pizza and adds Meatza to your Paleo recipe book!

Favorite post workout / evening meal

I have recently created a great evening meal that is light, refreshing and perfect for warm summer evenings.

7  Spears asparagus - lightly seared or broiled - your choice - sometimes I use cucumbers instead depending on how the asparagus looks at the store or if it's unavailable
a handful of organic baby tomatoes - sliced in half
1 hard boiled egg - sliced
prepared artichokes - I use Cara Mia's California style for this
1.5 oz smoked salmon - wild sockeye

I drizzle organic spanish style olive oil over everything and then season w/pepper and sea salt.

It's super easy and light and I get the right kind of protein/veggie combination.
The caloric total is around 300 calories.

I hope you enjoy it too!

Have a great paleo day!