Recipe: Piri Piri Pork Chop with Swede Wedges and Asparagus

Until this meal I was missing potato's...

Piri Piri Pork:

Tomato skinned (cross cut the bottom... drop in boiling water for a few.. peel)
Red Chilli (piri piri if you can get it) chopped
1/2 tsp honey
Blend! (This is a quick cheat version I will make a proper piri when I have some time and the ingredients!)

Coat Pork chop in sauce... marinate for 24 hours in the fridge.
Roast pork chop for 30 mins at 220C

Swede Wedges


Swede cut into wedges
Place in mixing bowl
Sprinkle with your oil of choice
Sprinkle with Parmesan (Ok this might not be strictly paleo but I am not that strict)
Sprinkle in some chopped herbs (I used rosemary)
Grind black pepper over
Mix around so they are coated

Roast for same time as pork minutes (time dependent on thickness) I put my oven at 220c

Asparagus

Snap the asparagus (it will snap in the right place) to remove woody bit
Put in a dish
Pour over boiling water just enough for them to sit in
Plate on top of dish
Nuke in the microwave for 3 minutes

Now you have a hot plate to serve it on!

Honestly the Swede wedges were amazing!!!

First week success

Today is day 7 for me and I am pleased to say I have lost 5lbs and I feel great. I have found it pretty easy as for me I only had to drop pasta / potatoes / all wheat based stuff, I never really liked bread so no loss there. I have not been this light in a decade!

I am going to try and cook as much using fire as possible just because meat tastes so much better. I only managed once this week but I will go out hunter gathering and get some wood stock.

Trying to remember what i have eaten:

• steak bbq with a huge salad
• pork chop roast with veg no potatoes
• sweet potato, leek and lime soup
• same soup above with sausages and sweet corn
• home made beef burgers with king prawns and a selection of veg
• chilli con carne with red peppers served with broccoli
• same chilli served with a selection of leaves and cherry tomatoes

Recipe: Sweet potato leek and lime soup

Ingredients:

• sweet potato x 2
• leek chopped
• lime
• home made vegetable stock  (I make mine from veg scraps and chopped mushrooms)
• 1/2 tin coconut milk

Technique:

• soften leeks and chopped garlic by frying 
• add chopped sweet potato
• add vegetable stock
• bring to the boil and then simmer until everything is soft
• blend until smooth
• zest the lime and add that to the soup
• add the coconut milk (stir to mix)
• crush the lime to get the juice add to the soup

Enjoy!

In the beginning...

In the beginning.... There was I listening to the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast and he was speaking to Robb Wolf and although this was the first time I had ever heard of eating like a caveman, I was convinced to investigate further.

And low I did research and much reading was done:

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/10/04/the-beginners-guide-to-the-paleo-diet/
http://everydaypaleo.com/category/food/
http://paleodietlifestyle.com/
http://www.archevore.com/
http://paleohacks.com/
http://www.roarbritain.com/
http://cookingcaveman.tumblr.com/
http://www.paleodietandliving.com/

And so on 28th September 2012 I joined the paleo community.

The paleo diet is not a "diet" it is a lifestyle. After all that reading I am utterly convinced that this is the correct thing to do and will be very successful.

My reasons are many but I guess in the main I am just trying to make an improvement in my lifestyle. I already exercise regularly so why not address my diet too.

This blog will act as my diary of events and become a record of the food I am eating.