Arugula kick

I have been on an arugula kick for quite a while now. I love the peppery taste. This morning for breakfast I had a bed of arugula with a poached egg, ham, olive oil, and hot sauce. It was so delicious ... and paleo,!

What are your food obsessions lately?

xoxo, Sarah

Happy New Year!

It is 2013... wow!  2012 was a pretty great year at the Collins house.  We got married in June! Had an amazing trip to the Virgin Islands in August.  I started crossfit and paleo in the Spring and feel more fit and healthy than I ever have. Also, my husband loved his job and took on a lot of responsibility in 2012.

I think 2013 will be pretty great too! I plan to run a lot more. I am scheduled for a 10 mile trail run this month and plan to run a half marathon in the Spring.  Before law school I ran lots of long distance races and I am excited to get back into it.  Also, I graduate from law school in 2013, which is really exciting and kind of terrifying all at the same time.

We stayed in on new year's eve. We had been in PA visiting my husband's family and driven the 7 hour drive back that morning and didn't really feel like leaving the house.  We decided to cook a nice big dinner, drink red wine and champagne, snuggle with our dogs on the couch, watch the acorn drop on tv (it is Raleigh's version of the "ball drop"), and dance to Ray Charles in our living room. It was perfect!

For dinner we had a paleo-ish meal: Filet Mignon with Cabernet reduction, arugula salad, and roasted sweet potatoes.  The wine used in cooking the steak and the cheese on the arugula salad were the only non-paleo parts. Also, all the alcohol we drank was not really paleo either. Oh well!

With the start of 2013, we had a traditional meal on new year's day.  I made collards (paleo friendly) and cornbread (not at all paleo friendly), while my husband made a ham hock bean soup (also not paleo friendly).  I also made him a pecan pie that I have successfully stayed away from.

My goals for 2012 was to focus more on my health and fitness, which I think I was pretty successful at. I continue that goal for 2013 with the new hopes of finding a job, spending more time with friends, and taking more time to reflect. 

I wish you all a healthy and happy 2013!

xoxo, Sarah

An easy quick paleo dinner

Well, December flew past without any blogging. With my final exams, coming down with the flu, and the holidays I couldn't get much of anything done.

On busy nights or nights you don't feel like cooking much, it is great to have some go to meals that are super easy. Here is a favorite at our house:

Rotisserie chicken with sweet potatoes and asparagus. We pick up a cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store and cook some easy sides. Rotisserie chickens are usually half price on Sunday and you can usually get at least a couple of meals.

Our favorite side for many paleo meals is sweet potatoes and thanks to Pinterest I have found my favorite easy way to cook them. The recipe is from edible prospective.




Sweet potato: Preheat oven to 350* Slice sweet potatoes ~1/2” thick Lightly coat with olive oil + a sprinkling of salt Bake for 20min [turning once] Turn heat to 400* Bake for ~15-20min more [turning once]. So easy and perfect

We then sauté asparagus in either coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil with salt and pepper.

I usually use the rotisserie chicken on my salads the rest of the week!

What are your go to fast and easy meals?

xoxo,

Sarah