Paleo Fried 'Rice'

Being from Louisiana originally, and growing up in a Cajun household, well I grew up having rice and gravy every night with dinner.

Forget meat and potatoes, we had meat and rice.

And I looooooooove me some white rice and gravy...

However its not good for you at all, and for the past several years I can count on both hands how many times I have had white rice.

Doesn't mean I don't always want it when I see it though.

Especially whenever I see fried rice anything.

So I found my alternative and I was a bit skeptical.  Just as an FYI, I switched out the olive oil with coconut oil (Tropical Traditions!) and then instead of soy sauce, I used coconut aminos (both paleo alternatives to those 2 ingredients).

First I found a site where I could read exactly how to first 'make' the rice from raw cauliflower

Nice head of cauliflower

Leaves and core removed

Put in food processor and chop to the point where it looks like 'rice'

Finished product after using the processor

Rice!

Minced garlic, coconut oil, chopped green onions.  Then I used some beef that I had cooked up and stored for throw together meals, but you could use any meat you liked or just plain obviously

Add 'rice' to the mixture and fry for about 4 minutes or so, tossing constantly

Fry baby fry!

Lightly beaten egg with yolk

Scoot the 'rice' over to the side and add the egg; then toss all together after the egg has set for a minute

Ta da!  The finished product and OH SO GOOD!  There was actually a lot more than this, but I put half of what I made into the refrigerator for another meal

A Great Saturday Indeed!

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

I know I am!

You People and Your GoshDarn Memory...

Jamoosh brought up a very good point in a comment recently:

Thought you were done with marathons? Regardless, more power to you!

Why yes, Jamoosh, I did say (write) that I believe shortly after completing Houston back in January.

I had just come off of about 8 months of marathon training for 3 marathons within 99 days (October - January).  While I bailed on one of them (Dallas White Rock) for the 1/2 distance instead because of weather, I still trained back up to that sucker after completing Chicago 8 weeks prior.


Anyway, between the weather at 2 of them, and then the weather at Houston along with IT band issues 3 days prior and about half way through the marathon...


Well let's just say that my body was worn the fuck out.


As was my mind.


So yeah, at the time and up until as recently as Monday of this week, I was still a no more marathons kinda girl (at least for a while).


Outside of doing another marathon, I pretty much was more adamant about not TRAINING for a marathon even...for at least a year.


Until this week.


I knew a week ago that I had my guaranteed entry into the Houston 2013 marathon if I wanted it.  First I had to decide whether or not to even apply for it, which I did.


Then I got it and then took 5 days to decide (at least initially) if I was going to cash it in.


Which I did.


This injury, unlike any of the others (which were not near as painful as this one has been), has given me so much to think about.  And again, moreso than the other couple of times.


At first, all I cared about really was how soon could I do CrossFit again, but then over the past couple of weeks, it all became about how soon could I run again.


I'm a runner.


Plain.  Pure.  Simple.


Would I have come back to so quickly to the idea of another marathon?  I would add 'so soon', but lets face it it will have been a year since my last one, and yes I would be training starting in August (or actually as soon as I am able to really run again), and that would have been only 8 months...


But the past 5 weeks of not being able to not only not run at all, but the level of pain especially the first 3 weeks is something that I just cannot overlook...


And all I can think about now is running...running...running...


So yeah...I said no more marathons in one breath...


And then I said no marathons within a year...
Not even training for a marathon for at least 12 months...


But that was 5 months ago that I said that...


And things...well...things are different now...


All I know is I will start marathon training as soon as possible (since I need/want to build back up to 10 miles by August)...and I will start that training with Kenyan Way just like I have for the past 6 years...


But whether or not I toe the line for the full, the half or even take a deferral will just have to be a story not yet written....

Vacation, It's All I Ever Wanted

Vacation

All I ever wanted

Vacation

Had to get away

Vacation

Starting on Friday, I will leaving for my very extended vacation!

I cannot remember the last time I took this much time off, but with our new PTO system here, I get 5 weeks of time off a year to use as I choose!

And for the past few years, my vacations have centered around traveling somewhere for a marathon, half marathon or a race in general.

Not this time.

This time its a glorious 11 day stretch of pure bliss...

This time its just about relaxing and enjoying getting away for some much needed recharging of the batteries!  

I will be MIA from the blog, may be able to pop in a time or two, but highly doubtful!

I plan to stay as far away from electronics (other than my beloved iPod) for the entire 11 days!!!

And The Winner Is.....

...Rusthawk!!!

Rusthawk, you have won the Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil giveaway!!!

Just as an FYI, I did NOT count my comment as the 1st entry.  Clearly I was not entering myself into the contest, therefore Renee Meaux's comment counted as #1

Even though it wouldn't have mattered as Rusthawk still would have been the winner!

Rusthawk, please email me at txmusicbug@yahoo.com your full name, shipping address and phone number so that I can get it to Tropical Traditions.

Your coconut oil will be shipped directly from them!

Congratulations!!!!


Stay tuned as I have another giveaway coming up soon sponsored by EverStride!

Killing The Fat Man - CrossFit - Episode 9

Executive Decisions

So here it is Monday morning and all is right with the world.

I barrrely could feel any ouchiness this morning, which made me want to just bust out into break dancing (not really), but it did make me oh so happy.

Yesterday, after what I call a successful Saturday, I was thinking about the upcoming week, my healing body and what I want to do vs what I should do.

• I could start back to CrossFit this week (with scaling)
• I could start back to running (with walking) this week
• I could start back to Kenyan Way this coming Saturday

Why yes, I could do all of these things.

But yesterday I decided I am not going to.  I am going to put off CrossFit for another week.  And I will not go back to Kenyan Way until June 2nd.

And I am not going to even attempt run/(walking) until Wednesday.

I want to be certain that I am ready, and while patience (when it comes to running) is not a virtue, I know in my heart and my body that its the right thing to do.

So we'll continue today and tomorrow as we have been:  weights and cardio at the gym...blargh!  But again its the right thing.


I am so thankful that I have the sense to have not tried to train (run) through the injury, and I am even more thankful that I didn't quit being active and gain a bunch of weight and lose any real fitness.  


Sure I probably couldn't go out and run 10 miles right now, but I could definitely still do 5.  :O)


I altered my eating/calorie intake to match as closely as I could to my activity ability instead of just saying oh whatever, it is what it is, and then eat like I was still running.  Or worse, begin putting crap in my body...


Right now I feel like I could take on the world!  


My goal is to slowly build my mileage back up to those 10 miles I wanted to continue as my long run each week through the Summer, its just that I kinda have to ease back into it building back up before .... yes, marathon training ...  August...


Having said that, I am going to take full advantage of my guaranteed entry into the Houston Marathon!


So yep...Houston 2013 here I come....