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Eggs & Stuff... you say Frittata.

Does this look D-LISH ?!?!?!

One of the first foods that I gravitated towards after my Diabetes diagnosis (other than meat) was… eggs.

Like most of us, through the years, there had been so much bad press about Eggs…that I had greatly reduced them from my high carb meal plan.  However, since my diagnosis… ALL that and more has changed.  Eggs are . . . → Read More: Eggs & Stuff… you say Frittata.

My Favorite Diabetic Friendly, Breakfast Recipe

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This is not only my favorite primal breakfast…. it’s my favorite breakfast PERIOD! :)    It is truly a “diabetic recipe”…. at only 9 g of carbs.

HONESTLY… since I have broken my CARB / Sugar addiction… all foods taste soo good to me. I no longer need to add the PRIMAL prefix to words/meals… because that’s all . . . → Read More: My Favorite Diabetic Friendly, Breakfast Recipe

Meat You Can Eat

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I was going to upload these to my Facebook page but… I wanted to post them full sized.   If you are not a “friend” on Facebook, click here and request that we be friends.

This post is ALL about my favorite piece of meat… THE RIB EYE… protein and fat goodness…  hmmmm good!!!  Click Here for . . . → Read More: Meat You Can Eat

My Dairy Fast

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A little background first…

Living Primally … or living according to “The Primal Blueprint” is ALL about lowering INFLAMMATION.  If you have NO idea what inflammation is…. read this.  In general, reducing inflammation is healthy. In my opinion, inflammation causes many (I would say MOST) of our health problems.

My personal goal is to lower inflammation as much . . . → Read More: My Dairy Fast

Primal Pork Shoulder

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People frequently ask me for recipes… honestly… my cooking is usually so simple it’s kind of embarrassing to post the “recipe”. However… embarrassing myself has rarely stopped me from doing/saying something. :)

Without further delay, I present …

My PRIMAL Pork Shoulder Recipe!

1) Remove the shoulder from it’s packaging… and place “fat side” down into the crock . . . → Read More: Primal Pork Shoulder

Primal Spaghetti

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I’m sure there are many ways to make “pasta-less” Primal Spaghetti … this post will show two of my favorites.  First…the easiest and quickest recipe… it’s so easy!!!

Recipe 1

Using a Mandolin “slicer” (click here to see a Google Shopping Search) simply remove the outer skin from the Summer Squash. I usually “cut” down to the pulp . . . → Read More: Primal Spaghetti

Low Carb, Primal Chili

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Otherwise known as…. Steve’s World Famous Chili!!!! …what’s that? Never heard of it…huh.  Maybe it’s just world famous… in “my world”, you don’t want to go there…it’s a scary place.  :)

This current version only measured out to 4.2 grams of carbs per cup, so you can enjoy a couple of cups with no worries.

HOWEVER

… I really . . . → Read More: Low Carb, Primal Chili

PALEO BBQ Pork Ribs

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Rib Preparation

1. Wash (rinse) Ribs and pat dry.

2. Rub Texas Pete (or your favorite hot sauce) on to the bone side first, shake Tony Chechere’s Cajun Spice and flip so meat side is up and repeat.  ** Texas Pete is 1g of carb per serving!

3. Place in refrigerator for a couple of hours if possible… I . . . → Read More: PALEO BBQ Pork Ribs

Shrimp & Cheese Grits

Shrimp & Cheese Cauliflower with Rib Eye .... hmmm good.

Ok… SIMMER down, this recipe doesn’t really use grits….it uses the ever-versatile…Cauliflower!! AND IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!

I started out to make Shrimp and bacon, cheese grits, but the horror of all horrors, I only had three strips of bacon. I was making this for my son’s 19th birthday, he’s not “real” primal…so I wanted this recipe . . . → Read More: Shrimp & Cheese Grits

Meatwich II

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IF you have not had a “MEATWICH” yet… you really should try it…

I have used both ground turkey and ground chuck for the “bun”… both were great for my purposes.

Step One:

Cooking the “BUN”.

Lightly grease the skillet, I prefer Coconut Oil or Butter. Press out about one pound of ground meat into a skillet (the more square, the . . . → Read More: Meatwich II

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