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Yummy yummy I've got meat in my tummy

SummerDreamer wrote: »

Thanks for that Dotcomdolly. Glad it's not excluded. Won't be using it in cooking anyway.

I also had another read of the Whole30 guide and they say sunflower oil is too high in fragile polunsaturated fat to be stable when used in cooking at high temperatures but the olives aren't being heated in it-just some of it in the marinade.

Enjoy They are tasty indeed. I just checked out my fav anchonvy stuffed ones from tesco, not w30

Water,Green Olives ,Anchovy Stuffing 9.5% over DR. WT. (Water, Anchovy, ,Stabilizer: Sodium Alginate) ,Salt ,Flavour Enhancer: Monosodium Glutamate ,Acidity Regulators: Lactic and Citric Acid ,Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid

banquet wrote: »

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Yummy yummy I've got meat in my tummy

Is that Franks Sauce or something else?

Pfft, that is home made BBQ sauce!
I posted the recipe link earlier this week, I left out the stevia.

Vooice wrote: »

Jesus - that looks amazing DCD!
What's the taste rating - is it worth the effort?

It was I think, particularly as if wasn't actually all that work intensive, just required some forward planning.
Yesterday I bought the pork and put it in slowcooker from noon till 8pm. Took it out & left to cool overnight.
Then this afternoon I made the sauce - 5 mins to make & 45 mins simmering.
Then near dinnertime I shredded (and sneaked bits of) the meat, threw it in the sauce & simmered it together.
The meat was €10 but I'll get a 2nd dinner for us all out of it. The kids weren't crazy about it but tough titty
They had it in crusty bread rolls with corn on the cob, I had mine with spinach as you can see, there was a small sweet potato in there too.

Kimia wrote: »

Hello folks, I used to eat primal for ages but then moved abroad and kinda floundered a bit. I miss Aldi!!

I have settled in by now though and want to get back eating properly and not just for convenience. Well done to everyone so far - Dotcomd - your recipes / photos are fabulous - thank you for sharing! I love cooking too so will try and share some of my own to help with the inspiration.

Quick question if I may: I have a spinach smoothie every morning as I find eating too early doesn't agree with me. Right now it's just spinach + mango - but mango is pretty sugary right? I wonder should I change it to raspberries and throw in some greek yoghurt too. Any suggestions welcome!

Thanks kimia tbh i think the mango/spinach is the wrong way to go entirely. No protein, just sugary carbs. Try and stick to the rule of thumb of protein+fats+healthy carb. If you can't face food in the morning why not try leaving it till later, intermittent fasting style. Or are you hungry when you wake? Something like softly scrambled egg would be easily digestible.

Funny old day, family went out for the mother in laws birthday. I cried off, I was the only one not there! I thought they were going to the bar restaurant of the hotel but they went to the posh bit, so I probably could have eaten safely. Boo. Oh well I listened to some paleo podcasts while doing some long overdue decluttering. And made some more mayo

I had planned to do this awesome looking recipe
http://fastpaleo.com/primal-meatloaf/
But got a text to say they had a huge lunch so no dinner required. So I adapted an idea of LT's and made egg cupcakes with seranno ham and a layer of fried mushroom and onion under the egg. Served with spring salad from well fed and home made coleslaw.



Very tasty.

Oh yeah meant to tell ye, I was talking to a nice guy from the uk who wants to set up a paleo snack mail order company. Anything you'd like to see available?

LoTwan wrote: »

Jerky, Pork rinds/scratchings.

What else are ou asking for?

Ah didn't think of scratching, definitely jerky. I also said well priced nuts & nut butters. I can't rem what else I said , but it was nice to blather paleo to a strange man with a lovely accent