Cooking Rocks...

Well, I screwed up cuz I made a great meal and instead of taking pics I ate the whole damn thing!

Anyway, Paleo eating really does require you to plan and prepare a lot of food... but thats great! It makes you super inventive in the kitchen and lets you think outside of the box AND experiment with foods that you have never tried before!

So let me at least explain what I made and give you a few recipes;

Seasoned Chateaubriand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateaubriand_steak
-- 3/4lb chateabriand steak (grass fed is preferred of course)
-- Sea salt (Hawaiian is best in my mind)
-- Cracked black pepper
-- Garlic salt
(Total cost $11)

-- Use a fork to pierce the meat multiple times or use a meat hammer or similar device to tenderize the meat. This will result in a super tender steak that will allow your seasoning to penetrate. Season the meat using the salt first. Generously apply all seasoning to taste and refrigerate overnight to allow the salt to begin breaking down a bit of the protein.

Stuffed Green Pepper:
-- 1/2 green pepper de-seeded
-- 1/4 portbello mushroom
-- A few walnuts
-- 1 shallott cut up small
-- 2 cloves of garlic... mashed using a garlic masher just cut up small
-- Salt/pepper and other seasonings (I like thyme and rosemary)
-- 1 medium egg (Omega 3 fortified is preferred as these are the good fats that you want to eat)
(Total cost $2.78)

-- Cut pepper in half and scoop out seeds. Combine mushrooms, seasonings and egg in bowl and mix well. Place walnuts in plastic bag and use yr meat mallet to crush them and powder them as much as possible (or use almond flour that you can buy premade). Combine nut grinds with mushroom mixture and add all seasonings and shallots/garlic. Stuff the pepper and wrap tightly in foil. Place in fridge with steak to allow stuffing to pre-set.

So I actually made these to bring to a BBQ with my friends. BBQing is a tough one because people love to make hot dogs and burgers etc. While it would seem ok to eat all of that meat (paleo is a big meat diet right?) the kinds of meats u will find at a BBQ really are not ideal. Hot dogs are packed with additives and nitrates and the hamburgers are most likely from grain-fed cows so that's a big no-no. And although the cost of this meal is a bit high its mostly due to the beef. You could easily substitute a lemon/garlic rubbed chicken breast brushed the garlic olive oil (which I will one day tell you how to make)... would not cost more than $3 to make (making this meal just over $5)!

But, as you see, with a little ingenuity, eating well is fun and easy and you will definitely be the envy of your next BBQ day! Just make sure to bring extra cuz everyone will be asking you for a taste!