Paleofied Shish Kofte (Turkish Ground-Meat Kabobs) w/ mint pesto sauce and Asparagus
Paleo Pancakes & Eggs
This morning I tried paleo pancakes again, this time combining versions 1 and 2 from CrossFit Santa Clara Nutrition blog post. Basically mixed up almond meal, egg, unsweetened applesauce, coconut milk, and some spices. This turned out much thicker than yesterday’s and actually made from some decent blueberry pancakes topped with some pureed berries. Not quite iHop’s Harvest Nut and Grain pancakes, but it will do.
For lunch today, I realized I have a great option right down the street… New Mongolian BBQ. All you can eat, pick what you eat, and they cook up nice and quick. I skipped the noodles and sauces, sticking with meat and veggies. I did use come oils, chili, and tried the garlic sauce which seem to be basically garlic broth.
After lunch I got online and started lookup stuff to make with the ground lamb I bought from Costco yesterday. I found a place with a bunch of lamb recipes and decided on Shish Kofte (Turkish Ground-Meat Kabobs). I “paleofied” it by subbing almond meal for the bread crumbs. I made a side of Mint Pesto sauce for dipping to go with it. Turned out pretty good and I’ve got left overs for lunch tomorrow!
I also finally got around to using the egg whites I ordered form online in a smoothie this afternoon. It was really good, and you can’t taste the egg whites. But it adds the protein which I’ve missing in the shakes. I only used about 3 pumps, so it wasn’t a lot. They recommend 8 pumps is good for a smoothie, as you’ll get 26g protein out that. So next time I’ll need to try a few more pumps.