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Peach & Craig’s Peaceful Australia Abode

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We’ve officially reached the dog days of summer, a period of the year which nearly guarantees laziness and lethargy. Laziness is good. It aligns with the best parts of what the season represents: time spent poolside, on a beach, in a super-chilled movie theatre, swinging in a hammock, sipping an icy beverage, or dipping in a lake.

Lethargy, on the other hand, is what follows when summer vacations, be they week-long holidays or weekend road trips, come to an end. It’s what confronts you when have to deal with sandy towels, clean out the water-logged contents of your cooler, and maintain the workings of a home not of the vacation variety — all while it’s hot enough outside to put a person in tears.

Once you’ve confronted the reality that the laundry must be done and the kitchen cleaned, here are a few ideas for how to tackle that cleaning with as much of a vacation mindset as possible.

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A journalist from one of Australia’s biggest newspapers has sparked outrage in a controversial review of CrossFit and weightlifting athlete Tia-Clair Toomey’s recent performance at the Rio Olympics.

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Skillet Beef & Ale Pie

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I always try to have pie dough in the freezer at all times. It’s not only helpful to have around when it comes to making dessert, but it’s also a lifesaver when it comes to making a fast dinner. And I am not just talking about using the dough to make a quiche or savory galette — it has a slew of other dinnertime uses that you might not have thought of.

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Do you crave lemonade in the summer? I do — especially if it’s homemade, so I can get the sweet-to-acid ratio just right. Luckily, the homemade version is so easy that it’s never a problem to have some around. Variations, of course, are welcome if not encouraged. Here are three that have been on rotation in my kitchen since June.

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Gnocchi Skillet with Chicken Sausage and Tomatoes

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One-pan cooking is everywhere these days — from one-pan pastas to sheet-pan meals. We are all trying to avoid washing multiple pans after dinner each night. A large cast iron skillet has been my secret to one-pan cooking since long before the one-pan cooking craze. The reasons are simple and straightforward.

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It’s truly hard to believe, but this year we’re coming up on the blog’s ten year anniversary. That’s ten years of Primal tips, trends, contests, health challenges, events, and more. From a series of quick musings in the days when blogging was still the wild west, to thousands of posts and forum discussions later, Mark’s Daily Apple has come a long way since its humble beginnings. To celebrate, and to continue my life goal of helping 100 million people get healthy and live awesome, I have big plans for Mark’s Daily Apple on the very near horizon. Last year, I asked all of you for input as my team and I began the process of giving the blog a major design update. Now, after many months of hard work, we’re coming up on the final stages of getting the newly minted version of the blog ready for showtime. And we’ll be rolling it out in the weeks to come.

But here’s the thing.

It all starts and ends with you, Mark’s Daily Apple readers. You continue to be my primary focus and, as always, this blog wouldn’t be what it is without you.

So today I want to know what you want out of MDA. What do you want to learn? What interests you? And since I get some form of the question often, what do you want to know about my own personal day-to-day?

Health trends and topics have evolved a lot since I first started writing this blog. What was once a fringe topic is now mainstream. What was once novel is now old news. So what do you think is new, relevant, captivating, and pressing that needs to be addressed in the Primal sphere of 2016 and beyond? How can I better serve you and the community we have built together?

I’ve covered a lot of topics, but there are plenty more to be explored.

Whether it’s the new frontier of Primal Endurance, to the burgeoning field of Primal health coaching, there are new modes, concepts and practices of Primal living that are taking a foothold. Nutrition and lifestyle science, after all, is always coming out with new information. And the modern world isn’t planning on forestalling change anytime soon.

So I want to know how I can tackle all matter of things that matter most! And to give you some incentive in exchange for your thoughts, I’ll give you a shot at winning some free stuff (because, why not?)

The Contest

“What do you want me to write about?”

My articles are constantly informed by the thoughts and ideas of my readers. Today is your chance to tell me what you’d like to see me research and write about in the foreseeable future. In the comments section below, tell me one topic you’d like to see covered, or one question you’d like to see answered, or the title of one blog post that just has to be written. I’m leaving this fairly open ended. No idea is too small or big.

A winner will be chosen at random. Agreeing with other people is allowed (and encouraged), but only the idea comments will be counted for drawing purposes.

The Prize

A PRIMAL KITCHEN™ prize package containing the following:

1 Jar of Original Mayo

1 Jar of Chipotle Lime Mayo

6-Pack of Dark Chocolate Almond Bars

1 Bottle of the new Extra Virgin Avocado Oil

1 Bottle of Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

1 Bottle of Greek Vinaigrette

The Deadline

Midnight (PDT), tonight!

Who’s Eligible

Everyone. We’ll ship this prize package anywhere in the world!

Thanks in advance to everyone that offers an idea. I’ll see what I can do to give you what you want as we unveil the newest version of Mark’s Daily Apple!

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Balance, poise, and flexibility are not descriptions we often give recipes — even though many of us are looking for these exact things for meals throughout the week. Consider how useful a recipe is when it maintains a beautiful balance of sustenance and flavor, and the ability to adapt from vegetarian to omnivorous at a moment’s notice. Here are 10 vegetarian recipes that “stick” a landing into your dinner rotation, thanks to their flexibility, balance, and poise.

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Along with “drink lots of sangria” and “finally admit that I’m abandoning my fantasy baseball team,” picking blueberries is one of the only items on my “Summer Must-Do” list that I actually follow through on every year.

It’s messy work: Sweat runs steadily down my back, like a stubborn drippy faucet; there’s a big hank of hair that has pulled free of my ponytail and matted itself against the left side of my face, obscuring part of my vision; and every time I reach up from my precarious perch on a rickety plastic kitchen stool, something scratches my arms.

Then there’s the fact that one of my children — whom I can barely see, due to the web of hair and branches — is nearly always whining, “Can we go now? Mom, can we? Huh?”

But I love it: sweat, scratches, the whining, the whole mess.

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This is a recipe that will surprise you. Sure, a savory pot pie is nothing new, but we’re throwing peaches into the mix. Tomatoes and peaches actually play off each other’s own sweetness and, when combined with onions and fresh herbs, make for a juicy pot pie that’s at first unexpected, and then incredibly comforting and satisfying.

But the real secret is in the crust, and it’s a secret you may find yourself stealing for more recipes than just this one.

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