Takoba

I ventured to a new spot with my sister and roomie for Sunday brunch. Cute, quaint place on the east side. It is located on E. 7th St & Onion.

Takoba

There is outside patio seating, which is perfect for the SunGoddess in me, and then indoors for anyone who prefers to stay cool from the TX heat.

I ordered the De Salmon Torta with my own substitutions. I did without the bread and instead had the salmon and 2 poached eggs over a bed of spinach with shredded red onion and jicama. I put the garlic-caper cream cheese on the side and ate some of it with my meal. The guacamole was awesome, and I definitely enjoyed their variety of salsa with chips.



Holler! Coach Showout Megan Parsons

Brussels for Breakfast

Who says you can't have brussel sprouts for breakfast? Not this girl. I threw a piece of bacon in the skillet, let it cook for a sec, then threw on 3 eggs. In another pan I sauteed brussel sprouts, bacon, and garlic. Topped the eggs with the veggie mix and BAM--- yummy breakfast.


Holler! Coach Showout Megan Parsons

Cod With Bacon and Creamy Fennel by Jess

Ingredients:
3 cod fillets
1 lg. fennel bulb, sliced
2/3 cup coconut milk
1 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
2 garlic cloves, minced
1T grainy mustard
salt/pepper to taste
4 slices nitrate free Applewood smoked bacon, cut into 1/2 pieces

Cooking Steps

1. Heat a large skillet over a medium heat and cook the bacon pieces until it starts to crisp-up.
2. Remove the bacon from the skillet and set aside.
3. Add the fennel wedges to the hot skillet with the rendered bacon fat.
4. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and cook for about 7 minutes, until slightly browned, while stirring occasionally.
5. Stir in the chicken stock, coconut milk, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes and simmer, partially covered, for about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
6. In the mean time, season the fish to taste with salt and pepper, heat a pan over a medium-high heat and cook the fish in the remaining cooking fat until just cooked through.
7. Add back the bacon pieces to the cooked fennel as well as the mustard and serve on top of the cooked cod.

Delicious and only takes about 35 minutes!

A little post-dinner treat by JenC

YUM. Bacon wrapped dates. I got this from Ingrid, a fellow bacon lover.

Cut a thin Applegate farms bacon in two. Wrap it around a date. ( i cut the seed out easily). Cook in the oven at 400 for 15.

DONE.

For extra..dip in almond butter and eat. AMAZING. Its small and filling.

Breakfast- Out Again by JenC

So my old favorite post 20 mile run breakfast place- MAGNOLIA'S on Lake Austin Blvd.  I would lay a towel down in the chair with my run group ( sweaty running butts ) and go to town on a whole wheat pancake with a quart of syrup. Top it off with a gallon of Orange juice...to get the vitamin C.

Now a days- Crossfit Jen eats the T-Rex omelet, no cheese, salsa, avocado, with a little banana on the side along with bacon. Times have changed but the food hasn't. Its still great and they make it any way you want!

Austin Land and Cattle by JenC

Folks, I just have not been cooking! Its awful! Our house is under construction and now eat out every night. I am not happy about it, but know it will pay off once the house is done. What won't pay off is the extra bloat and too much wine ( or just enough :)) from the restaurants. On a positive note this has been a great time to find paleo or gluten free places to eat and share with you. Here is the first one you need to try.

Austin Land and Cattle

Positives: 

• all meat is grass fed
• family owned
• no protein is served with dairy products all over it
• vegetables can come steamed with no butter- if you ask
• sweet potato fries
• awesome wine by the bottle list
• incredible HUGE spinach salad- and with all spinach, no white crap lettuce- comes with big fresh bacon and topped off with a bacon dressing 

Negatives:

• parking- few and far between
• wines are not that great on the glass list. ( personal taste )
• Appetizers are hard because a lot is fried or has mystery sauces.

I had the salmon with sauce on the side, and veggies. Overall this place is an 8 out of 10. I highly recommend my fellow paleo foragers to go here and grub!

Afternoon Top-Off

Afternoon Top-Off

Coach Karen

The Paleo Diet Cookbook

Trying to keep on top of your glycogen stores for that second workout of the day? Eating real food in place of a prepackaged product will keep you on top of your game. serves 1

1 banana

4 egg whties

Ground nutmeg to taste

pinch of salt

Slice banana into 1-inch pieces and combine with egg whtie in a small bowl. Sprinkle with nutmeg and salg. Should be eaten one hour before working out.