More Celtic Things

To maintain my love of Celtic things, I'm going to a Dropkick Murphy's concert tonight. Technically, by the time you read this, I should already be at the concert. I went to a Flogging Molly concert a couple weekends ago and it was amazing! I'm sure tonight's show will be the same. I don't know if there's many Paleo-friendly Celtic traditional dishes, besides Paleo Shepherd's Pie... I'll look into it.

I also got a kick out of the sign-off used by one of my teammates from crew (rowing). They closed their email with:

"Slow the  Slide"

For those of you who aren't rowers and don't understand this, let me explain. First off, your feet are strapped into foot stretchers and don't move. Your seat is on wheels on tracks (a.k.a. slides), so your butt slides backward and forward in the boat. There are two main parts of rowing: the drive and the recovery. The drive starts when you're as compressed as you can be. In other words, your legs are bent, you're back is leaning slightly forward, and your arms are extended in front of you. This position is called the catch. You then explode with your legs (straighten your legs quickly), lean back slightly and pull the oar into your chest (bend your arms). You're now at the finish. At this point, you would tap your oars out of the water by lowering your hands, and feather your oar by rotating your wrists back so that your palms are facing forward-ish (feathered: the blade is parallel to the water. this cuts down on wind resistance and is easier to avoid hitting your blade against the water). You're starting your recovery now. You extend your arms, lean forward, and bend your knees, up until you end up back at the catch. During this recovery process, you have to make sure that you don't compress your legs too quickly. Doing so can "check," or slow down, the boat. Slowing down this compression, so it's controlled is called the "slowing the slide," because you're slowing otherwise frantic rush up the tracks.

Anyways, what do you do with leftover Curry Burgers and Roasted Curry Cauliflower? You make a frittata with it.

Curried Frittata
1 lb curry burger ground beef

1 1/2 cup roasted curry cauliflower

6 eggs

Preheat your oven to 375 F. Grease the bottom of a round pan with coconut oil or olive oil. Transfer your cooked and seasoned meat and cauliflower to the pan, and stir to mix. In a separate bowl, whisk together 6 eggs with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Pour over your beef and cauliflower in the pan, making sure it's evenly spread. Move your baking pan to the preheated oven, and cook for 25 minutes. The frittata is done once the egg is solid. Let sit for 15 minutes. Slice, reheat if necessary, and enjoy.

One-Year Anniversary

On this day last year I made my first ever blog post. Last Wednesday was the one-year celebration of starting the Paleo diet. I went to a happy hour, but not exactly in celebration of Paleo, not to mention that drinking probably isn't the best way to celebrate Paleo. Anyways, yay for one year! I'm excited about it.

In honor of this day, I decided to try to mix it up a bit and go for a different genre of food. So I made myself an Curry Burger

Curry Burger

1/2 lb ground beef
1 tsp ground coriander seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp cloves

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Mix up the spices and then use your hands to mash it into the burger. Heat over medium-low heat on a skillet. Flip after about 3 minutes. Enjoy with a side of Roasted Curry Cauliflower.

Roasted Curry Cauliflower

1 head of cauliflower, chopped

1 1/2 Tbls EVOO

1 tsp curry

1/2 tsp tumeric

1/2 tsp sea salt

Preheat oven to 400F. Place your ingredients into a gallon-sized Ziploc bag. Seal and shake until evenly distributed. Spread over a tin foil-lined baking sheet, and place into the oven for 35 minutes, stirring after 20 minutes.