Grass Fed Coffee Steak and Eggs with Two Sauces

Today’s home cooked meal is a breakfast to give you energy and the protein you need to go strong till lunch. I bought a 10 ounce grass fed top sirloin steak at Target and coated it in a ground coffee rub that I got the recipe for from my wife. if you would like it just ask. I seared the steak on all sides, about two minutes each,  in a cast iron pan with a little beef tallow on high. After the sear I threw it in the oven at 200 to finish cooking which I pulled when my meat thermometer reached 130.

While the steak was in the oven I cracked three organic free range eggs I got from Walmart, whisked them with some salt, pepper and garlic and got that all into an oven safe nonstick pan with a little bacon grease. I waited for the eggs to set and then flipped it for the other side to cook.

I had made an Ancho Tomatillo Sauce and a Chipotle Adobo Sauce for another recipe the previous week. I figured why not add them to the plate and they worked really well. I’ll post the recipes for the sauces if enough people ask for them. The Ancho is not hot at all and the Chipotle has a slight kick so they play off each other really well.

I cut the steak and egg up evenly for me and my wife and tried to make a nice presentation which you can see below.

So that’s it. Easy enough supercharged breakfast for two. I hope you liked this week of home cooked meals. Have a great weekend and as always thanks for reading, sharing and commenting.

Brisket with BBQ Sauce and Sauteed Asparagus

There isn’t a lot to say about this meal. I got a nicely priced Brisket, trimmed about 80 percent of the fat, rubbed it down with Black’s Dry rub and threw it into the oven at the lowest setting till it reached 165. I also sauteed some asparagus in bacon fat, plated both and put Stubb’s All Natural BBQ sauce on top. Simple meal and the Brisket will last a while and can be altered to make it not get boring over the course of the week it might take to finish. I Hope you all had a wonderful and safe New Years.

 

Paleo Meatloaf Muffins with Spaghetti Squash

So for this home cooked meal I decided to post one I found online. Google is a great friend to have when you have protein and produce and not a clue what to do with it. I had a lot of ground beef chilling in the fridge and figured meatloaf would be a great idea. So my search for Paleo Meatloaf turned up a lot of results but the one I found most interesting was for Meatloaf muffins.

I try to make meals that have easy leftovers since I’m a teacher and have a short time for lunch and sandwiches are no longer an option. The muffins seemed perfect. One muffin per meal would feed my wife and I for a week. So I tried them out and they were amazing. I knew they were going to be since the blog they came from was Nom Nom Paleo and she posted it from Quick and Easy Paleo Comfort Foods. Not a book I have yet but on my shortlist.

Paired them with spaghetti Squash which worked great. Word of advice for spaghetti squash. Don’t bother cutting it before you cook it. Totally unnecessary. It is so much easier to cut it after it cools and scoop it. Then reheat it in a pan on the stove top with a little of your favorite tomato sauce.

So that’s it. Simple, nutritious and can feed you and your spouse for a week. Or a few very hungry people for a night. Which ever works. Thanks Nom Nom and Quick and Easy for sharing this great recipe.

So the recipe is HERE if you didn’t click on the previous Nom Nom link. It’s that good I want to make sure you check it out.

Plate it anyway you like. I tried to go kind of fancy for the picture. Presentation is everything.

 

I’m Not a Chef

I’m a cook. I love to get into the kitchen and produce a meal for my family that they can enjoy and is good for them. If you want to be a part of the Primal/Paleo lifestyle you need to enjoy making meals at home.

I read tons of cookbooks and blogs both Primal Friendly and very Non Primal that have recipes I like to try out on a daily basis. Most of the time I stick to the directions but sometimes I’ll put my own spin on them. Most of the time it’s due to the fact that I am missing an ingredient and need to substitute.

So for my home cooked posts what you are going to see most of the time is a meal I cooked following a recipe I found on a blog or in a cookbook. I will post a pick and point you in the direction of where I found the recipe. I find it wrong to post someone else’s recipes on this site. If I changed something dramatically I will mention it if I feel it doesn’t give to much away if the recipe is from a cookbook.

So starting on Monday I will be posting some home cooked meals I found to be easy and delicious and Primal. Till then have a great weekend and thanks for reading.

First Primal Breakfast (maybe)

Primal Breakfast attempted this morning. Van’s gluten free pancake, Jimmy Dean’s all natural pork sausage, fried poached egg and jalapeño mango relish. Pretty sure all primal. All really easy. Let me know if you are interested in the steps and I’ll post them.