Grilled Juneau Shrimp

 

Ingredients

wooden skewers

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil or melted coconut oil

3 garlic cloves, minced

juice of 1 lemon

1/8 teaspoon paprika

dash of cayenne pepper

2 lbs large shrimp with tail left on

lime wedges

parsley, chopped

 

Instructions

Soak wooden skewers in warm water.

Mix olive or coconut oil, garlic, lemon and spices in a large, shallow bowl. Add shrimp and let sit in refrigerator for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Prepare the grill just before meal time.

Put marinated shrimp on skewers.

Place on hot grill. Turn after a few minutes on each side and remove when bright pink and fully cooked (about 1-2 minutes per side).

Serve with lime wedges and chopped parsley.

 

Still playing catch up with the recipe’s- rumor has it this one is great with chicken too!

Almond Crusted Salmon

Ingredients

 

3/4 lb salmon fillet(s), skin on

1/2 cup almond meal

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp ground cumin

juice of 1 lemon

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

a few sprigs of fresh cilantro

coconut oil

Instructions

 

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Combine almond meal, coriander and cumin in a small bowl.

Sprinkle the salmon fillet(s) with the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

Coat each fillet with the almond meal mixture (both sides).

Place skin side down on a broiler pan, greased lightly with coconut oil.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.

Top with freshly chopped cilantro before serving

 

I apologize for the delay in getting the recipe’s online, we had some technical difficulties (that’s what we say when Dan screws up the installation on the plug ins)!

Shrimp & Avocado Omelet

Ingredients

 

1/4 lb shrimp, peeled and de-veined

1 medium tomato, diced

1/2 avocado, diced

1 Tbs fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

sea salt (optional)

freshly ground black pepper

1 Tbs coconut oil

4 eggs, beaten

Instructions

 

Cook shrimp over medium heat until pink. Chop and set aside.

Toss tomato, avocado, and cilantro together in a small bowl. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.

Beat eggs in a separate bowl.

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add coconut oil when hot.

Pour half of the eggs into hot skillet, tilting the pan gently to cover the bottom with egg. Tilt pan and lift edges of omelet to allow uncooked egg to spread to the hot part of the pan.

When eggs are almost fully firm, add shrimp pieces onto one half of the egg.

Fold omelet in half and cook for a minute more.

Top with tomato and avocado mixture.

Repeat for second omelet.

 I don’t have any info like weight, length, shoe size, etc.  I’ve only spoken to Ron at this point and clearly guys don’t talk about that stuff!!!

 

Well the Pats victory sure made a less than stellar day of eating worth it!  It was a nail-biter, although I ate more than just fingernails!  I managed to come out of the day with a five, I’ll be interested to see where everyone else ended up…..

 

The weather is looking a little ugly for tomorrow morning, but I hate to make a decision the night before.  I will make an announcement tomorrow at 6AM on the status of all classes so please check back before coming in!

 

Congratulations to Ron and Casey Pariseau on the birth of son #2! Miles Daniel (cool middle name, huh?) was born yesterday a little after 7:30PM. Mom and baby are doing great, the jury is still out on Ron….

Congratulations guys- get us pictures ASAP!

 

I think we are in desperate need of an update regarding our first Paleo Challenge. Caitlin and I have fielded NUMEROUS questions over the last few days regarding what is and is not allowed during the challenge. One  purpose of this challenge is to  show you how pervasive many of the foods we should be avoiding can be. Trying to rationalize or argue why a food SHOULD be allowed is missing the point entirely. Embrace the challenge and try to learn from it, don’t waste a lot of time justifying bad habits. In particular I want to address the issue of coffee. UNFLAVORED black coffee will not cost you a point, ANY additions will. If you drink a cup of hazelnut coffee with a dash of cream and some stevia- that is a minus 3 points for the day! This is not supposed to be easy, that’s why it is called a CHALLENGE! Let’s stop looking for ways around the rules and start focusing on the spirit of the challenge.

Paleo Challenge email has been delivered!  If you think you are in the challenge and have not received an email it could mean a few things:

1- You did not pay!

2- We have your email address wrong

3- You have an overactive SPAM/junk mail filter

4- You have an AOL email acount- those people are crazy! Talk to the nice folks at Google and join the rest o us in this century…

Regardless of the reason, email Dan as soon as possible!