Thanks to Jen at Peas and Crayons for hosting this Wednesday blog party of looking at other women’s food… also known as What I Ate Wednesday 😉
I also use this day to showcase what I eat on a daily basis, following a primal way of eating.
* click on the links for some delicious, simple and easy recipes!
Breakfast
I’m back to basics with my usual weekday breakfast:
- A slice of Whenever Quiche, made with red pepper, chestnut (crimini) mushrooms, garlic, kale, spinach and a bit of bacon.
- A bowl of chopped kiwi, plum and blueberries, topped with coconut cream and a crumbled Nutter Bomb, one of my absolute favourites.
- A mug of bulletproof espresso, made of two shots of espresso, 1 tablespoon of Kerrygold butter, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and a heaped teaspoon of xylitol because I like my fatty espresso sweet!
Lunch
One of my all time favourites is soup and bread:
Have no fear though, that bread is completely grain-free, and therefore gluten-free. It doesn’t even have yeast in it!
I recently picked up my Keto cookbooks again and came across a bunch of delicious-looking, and easy, bread recipes by Maria Emmerich. I’m going to make each recipe because it’s winter, and sometimes, a girl just wants a bit of bread. What a girl doesn’t want, though, is the bloating and highs and lows that come with wheat consumption (among many other maladies and niggles we attribute to adult life – read Wheat Belly). Anyway, I made Maria’s low-carb paleo bread, and holy crap, it was great! It was so easy and basic, and the best part about this low-carb bread is there’s no yeast, no kneading and no proving, and you still get a loaf that looks like it’s been made with wheat!
My loaf was slightly underbaked, but look at those bubbles!
My lunch consisted of:
- A large bowl of Grandma’s Hamburger Soup.
- A slice of bread with cheddar cheese and tomato slices.
- Half a small avocado.
- One egg, scrambled (not pictured)
- One Dairy-free Fat Bomb (have you made these yet??!?!)
- A massive mug of Matcha Green Tea
Dinner
Well, it was Nomtastic!
There’s really no other word to describe any recipe by Michelle Tam (aka Nom Nom Paleo), and this recipe – Slow Cooker Kahlua Pig – fits the bill. And like the bread and my recipes, is so simple to make. All you need is bacon, garlic, sea salt, pork shoulder and slow cooker. I had mine cooking while we were at work.
My last meal of the day was:
- a bowl of Grandma’s Hamburger Soup to start
- Three lettuce wraps loaded with Kahlua pig (I swear it’s there!), avocado and tomatos. I had some smashed baked sweet potato on the side.
This was such a delicious and warming meal after running 6 miles in the cold, at steady pace, but still shattering a 10km PB from 2013. It’s still very surreal for me to be running so much faster than what I was previously, and this is at easy or steady pace, not race pace. That’s what I call progress!
What did you eat today?
What’s your favourite slow cooker recipe?
I’m so behind on commenting on blogs, but I’ve been doing my best to keep up! That paleo bread looks so good! I should make that slow cooker kahlua pig recipe while I’m still without a kitchen!
You totally should make the Kahlua pig, it’s the easiest meal I’ve ever made in a slow cooker!
You eat some yummy food! I’ve never heard of Hamburger soup, haha!
For breakfast today I made instead of my usual omelette a cheesy baked egg thing. Whisked eggs, grated cheese and seasonings, in a small baking dish, for 20 minutes in the oven. I loved the creamy and fluffy texture! Lunch was chicken breast, sweet potatoes, avocado and bell pepper, and in the evening I snacked on apple, sunbutter, deli meat, veggies and that sort of stuff 🙂
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Hamburger soup is a Canadian thing – my grandmad used to make it, and my mom made it often when I was a kid. It’s also made amongst some First Nations groups as well.
That bread looks so amazing. I love reading your WIAW because I feel like you do such a good job of eating different delicious food that fits primal.
I look forward to your WIAW every week, it’s kind of great to live vicariously through someone. 🙂
Thank you for such a wonderful comment! Lately, I’ve been thinking of not attending the WIAW link up because I’m not happy with what I read and see from others. It’s quite eye-opening to see how some women view health and food. On the other hand, there are many misconceptions via WIAW about ancestral eating, so by participating, I hope I’m doing my part to clear up the assumptions.
I just made that pork recipe last week and it was a huge hit! Definitely placing it on repeat again soon!
It’s a really a great recipe!
oooo, that bread looks amazing!
It’s definitely worth a try, I can’t believe how much it looks like wheat bread!
I really need to try making those fat bombs some time. Every time I see the photo I think they look so yummy!
My favourite slow cooker recipe is chilli con carne, closely followed by bolognese and my mum’s delicious mince/tomato/peas recipe. Brilliant in the winter 🙂
I literally just ate a fat bomb before reading your comment! Yes, they’re amazing, a must in anyone’s kitchen.
Holy wow! These meals look so good. That paleo bread looks fantastic, too, those BUBBLES!! I don’t think i’ve EVER seen bubbles in paleo bread before. I’ll definitely have to try it!!
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by! Yes, that bread was very good and looks like the real deal. The recipe was very simple too.
Of course! Can’t wait to try it!
I love soup but I can’t find something I want to have with it other than (traditional) bread or oatcakes! (I really miss oatcakes!) Thanks for the heads up about these bread recipes- I am going to check them out. S
I love soup too 🙂 Good luck with the bread recipes.