Frozen Grapefruit

Greenling has been giving me quite a bit of grapefruit lately.  I am not a particular fan of grapefruit by itself.  On occasion I can put some Agave and cinnamon on it and enjoy, but that doesn't happen very often.  My solution to this problem was to peel and cube the grapefruit then freeze it.

I ended up with little grapefruit ice cubes.  In the morning when I make a smoothie for breakfast I would just toss one block in.  That way I get a little extra vitamin C but don't have to be overwhelmed with tartness.

Fishy Dinner

What do you feed a guy that has agreed to mostly do Paleo for a month?

It turns out you feed him meat and veggies.  In this situation it was Fish, Carrots and Brussels Sprouts.

The fish was covered in pesto and then baked at 350 for roughly 10 minutes.  For the Brussels, I browned some bacon the cooked the halved Brussels in the drippings on medium high heat to get them crispy on the outside.  Of course, toss the bacon back in before serving.  Carrots were put in a skillet with 3 tablespoons of  water then covered and steamed for ten minutes.  When the carrots are as soft as you like (I prefer mine still a little crunchy) take the lid off to cook off any water that is left and then toss in two pats of butter.  Add some salt to taste and if you like them a bit sweet toss in a tablespoon of maple syrup before serving.

The dinner was great and for the guy that doesn't like fish it was a success.

Cucumber Radish Salad

I learned a valuable lesson with this recipe.  Rosemary does not belong in a cucumber salad.  Just don't do it.

The cucumber, radishes and rosemary came from Greenling.  I sliced the cucumber and radishes with my mandolin to get them thin and uniform, but a normal knife will work just fine.  Mix up with yogurt, sour cream salt and pepper.  Adjust the proportions depending on how creamy you like it. Start with a spoonful of each and add more if you want more sauce.

This fed me for almost an entire week.

Dinner Salad

Nothing line having a large salad for dinner on a Sunday night.  Steven has been doing a mostly Paleo thing for the month so we have been eating lots of veggies and meats.  This particular salad is quite a bit of baby spinach mixed with green leaf lettuce.  Then topped with two hard boiled eggs that were diced, 4 mushrooms sliced, 5 strips of cooked bacon crumbled and blue cheese crumbles.  The dressing was some sour cream that was thinned with heavy cream and just a bit of adobo sauce for some spice.  It made for a nice dinner indeed.

March 2012 Fitness

Spring is arriving and it makes working out so much more enjoyable.  I have been getting out and walking/jogging most days this week and it has been awesome.  In February I was able to work out 10 times which is way better than January.

Body Rock Stats
Squat Jump - 24
Pushup - 18
Burpee - 8
High Knees - 128
Switch Lunge - 12
Tuck Jump - 12
Straight Abs - 21

March here we come...