Tonight's Dinner...

Beef Burgundy:

1.5 lbs cubed sirloin
1/3 cup almond flour
1 (10 1/2 oz) beef broth (low sodium)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 T tomato paste
1/2 t died thyme
1/2 pepper
1 white onion chopped
1 8oz pkg mushrooms, sliced

saute steak until browned, about 5 minutes

Wisk first 7 ingredients in a slow cooker until blended. add steak, onions and mushrooms, stirring well. Cover and cook on high 1 hour; reduce heat to low, cook 5 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with hot mashed cauliflower.

Mashed Cauliflower:

7 1/2 cups cauliflower
1/2 cup fat free milk
6 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf

Heal milk, garlic, and bay leaf until warm. Cook cauliflower in boiling water 7 min or until tender. Puree in blender or food processor until soft. Remove bay leaf and stir together garlic mixture and cauliflower. Serve.

Parmesan Asparagus:

1lb asparagus
1 T olive oil
pepper
1T Parmesan cheese

Toss asparagus in olive oil and pepper. Roast at 450 for 15 minutes or until tender. Top with cheese and roast 1 minute or until cheese melts.

Desserts # 1 and 2

My caveman received a recipe this afternoon from one of his fellow cavemen that he wanted me to try. The original recipe came from the following link: http://thelabelsayspaleo.com/2009/11/16/better-than-cakeballs-fudge-babies/

The fudge babies were as delightful as promised.

However, not being as big of a chocolate fan as my caveman, I decided to come up with my own version to satisfy all the vanilla lovers. Here is the alternate recipe with a little added protein:

1 cup almonds
1 1/3 cup dried cranberries
4 T vanilla protein powder
1 t local honey

Blend all ingredients in a food processor and roll into 1 inch balls. Local honey has been rumored to fight seasonal allergies and is also environmentally friendly. Enjoy!

How It All Started...

As a self proclaimed carbohydrate lover, I was heart broken the day my cave man told me he was going Paleo. I love carbs. I love cooking. However, I also love my caveman, so I had to find a way to make it work. While I think he and his "elite" friends are a bit ridiculous, I love that they are committed to fitness...and I always enjoy a cooking challenge. I live in a second floor apartment, work outside the home, have two domesticated wolves, and I don't wait around all day for my caveman to bring home the latest kill. In fact, every Sunday, I do all the grocery shopping and I bring home the "kill." But, with lots of imagination and some recipe intervention, I have managed to create some delightful concoctions to share with all the other cave girls in the world. Enjoy the recipes and may we all make it thorough the Paleo revolution.