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Spatchcocked, Primal Turkey?

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1/4 of a Turkey :) — as with all pictures, click to enlarge

Note: Here is the first post I mention spatchcocking … in that post I was cooking a chicken.

I could easily spatchcock a chicken in less than a minute, it is SO easy, quick and simple.  I have done it numerous . . . → Read More: Spatchcocked, Primal Turkey?

Braised Chicken and Primal Chili … awesome!

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I have several posts on making ‘low carb’ primal chili … so I won’t go over it here.

If you want to see those posts, click here for the recipe and here, here for additional posts.

I made a huge pot of chili yesterday and had plenty of leftovers ready for use. :)

Click to . . . → Read More: Braised Chicken and Primal Chili … awesome!

Zucchini Boats … chili, cheese and bacon.

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Bacon and Cheese only version

A friend on twitter (@meandjorge) mentioned that she was making stuffed zucchini and I decided to make my own…

… I mean… what a WONDERFUL idea!

Zucchini or Zukes as I like to call them are very low carb, only 4 grams of carbs per cup.

I was making . . . → Read More: Zucchini Boats … chili, cheese and bacon.

Beef Heart … worth a 2nd look

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Beef heart is definitely worth a second look.   This post’s main purpose is to try to get you to do just that. :)

Here is my first post on Beef Heart, “Have a Heart” … kind of witty title, don’t you think? :)

The meat deserves a 2nd look … in more ways than . . . → Read More: Beef Heart … worth a 2nd look

Introductory Post of Pastured Meats and T & D Farms

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This post is really just a pictorial view of my time spent at T & D Farms today …. and pictures of the first meal prepared from the bounty.  The first meal was a ‘sampler’ of pastured meats! :)

T & D Farms is a family farm owned and operated by Todd and Danielle Mauldin . . . → Read More: Introductory Post of Pastured Meats and T & D Farms

Bacon, Spinach and Tomato Omelette

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This food post will be revisiting one of my all time favorite meals…

Click to Enlarge, you will be glad you did. :)

The Omelette   … I’ve posted about them several times and when my friend Joel Spencer posted his delicious looking omellete pic… I knew what I was having for lunch. Note: . . . → Read More: Bacon, Spinach and Tomato Omelette

Beef Brisket II … 100% diabetes friendly

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Note the 'tapering'.

I had never had beef brisket until this year…  I did NOT know what I was MISSING!!!   Click here for my first Brisket Post.

The main reason I never tried it until recently is … a slab of beef brisket can be intimidating.  I usually buy the smallest “brisket’ in . . . → Read More: Beef Brisket II … 100% diabetes friendly

Fish, Cactus, Bacon and Eggs… diabetes friendly all.

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The purpose of this post is three-fold …

1) Challenge you to eat new foods.  I want to encourage EACH and every one of you to OPEN YOUR MINDS when it comes to new foods.

By adding variety it increases the odds of success, especially those who waiver at times.

This post will demonstrate . . . → Read More: Fish, Cactus, Bacon and Eggs… diabetes friendly all.

Braised Roast Salad with Broth

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Beef and Cheese Salad with Beef Broth Salad Dressing

On the next to the last day in Wilmington, NC  (see previous post, “Thriving in Wilmington“) I made a grocery run.

I purchased a beef round roast (it was on sale) and decided to slice it up thin, braise in bacon  and add to a salad.

. . . → Read More: Braised Roast Salad with Broth

Corned Beef Brisket and the patience of Jo

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As always, click to enlarge.

If patience is the only virtue… I’d be virtue-less.

I’m sure you have heard of the biblical story relating to the ‘patience of Job’.

…. I have so little patience, I have the patience of Jo.    :)

I purchased a Corned Beef Brisket that was ‘pre-spiced’…. I was . . . → Read More: Corned Beef Brisket and the patience of Jo