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Many of us use the terms “barbecuing” and “grilling” interchangeably. For example, you’ve likely invited friends and family over for a backyard barbecue, where you’re serving up grilled burgers and dogs. If we’re getting technical (and we are), that’s not actually a barbecue. Here’s why.
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We’ve rounded the corner into the unofficial start of summer, and last month your mind was definitely on light, bright salads, potluck favorites, and simple meals to carry you through the season.
These were our 10 most-saved vegetarian recipes from May.
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Nearly a decade ago when I described my daily lunch as a “Big-Ass Salad” I didn’t realize it would become a thing. But it has, and it’s taken on a life of its own here in the office (and even on YouTube). The advent of the Primal Kitchen® dressings have only made it more so, especially with the staff’s observations of how much dressing I tend to use. (Moderation isn’t always a good thing.)
So, today the Bees decided to share their own “Big-Ass Salad” creations. To extend the theme even further, they want to see yours as well, and we’ve got a prize for one lucky Big-Ass winner.
Check out their creations below as well as the contest details.
And if you all missed mine a while back, here’s a video for one of my recent favorites.
The Bees and I want to see YOUR Big-Ass Salad creations!
Show us Grok’s best salad bowls. The pictures don’t have to be fancy, nor do they have to include anything from Primal Kitchen (although that’s cool if they do). Mad props go to the best photographers out there, but the winner will be selected in a random drawing, so don’t feel obliged to play “Keeping up with the Grokses.” Just post your photo to Instagram and tag @MarksDailyApple and @PrimalKitchenFoods as well as @PrimalReset and @BAS, so the Worker Bees and I can see your entry.
Don’t have an Instagram account? No problem. Email me the picture instead. Please use the email subject heading “Big-Ass Salad Submission.” Otherwise, there’s a good chance I may miss it.
The Prize:
Six months of Primal Kitchen Pantry Kits (6 kits), plus Katie French’s Paleo Cooking Bootcamp online course.
Who is Eligible:
This one is global, so anyone can enter!
How A Winner Will Be Decided:
A random drawing will be held among all entrants who submit adequate photos that match the intent of the contest.
Deadline: June 25th, 2018, midnight PDT
Fine Print:
MDA reserves the right to publish all submitted material.
There you go, everybody! We’re looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Have a great week.
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We’ve got some Worker Bee bites—and a contest—coming up later this morning, but in the meantime I’m happy to share a guest post with excellent tips for making your Challenge cooking easier and more efficient.
Today’s guest post is offered up by cooking coach extraordinaire, Katie French. She’s the author of the popular Paleo Cooking Bootcamp book and creator of the Paleo Cooking Bootcamp Multimedia online course, both offered through PrimalBlueprint.com.
As a cooking coach, I teach people how to make healthy eating sustainable. The recipe? What you eat must be satisfying, and it also has to be easy to prepare. Here are my top-10 tried and true meal prep. tips to help you simplify your weekly routine.
Most people are overwhelmed by the thought of spending an entire day grocery shopping, and then cooking. So break it up! I really enjoy the farmer’s market, so I spend a nice Saturday morning cruising the farmer’s market to get my groceries (and lots of yummy samples!), then usually a quick stop at the grocery store for any pantry items I need that week, and then I still have the rest of my Saturday to play.
On Sunday, I carve out a couple of hours for cooking, usually in the morning, so that I still have plenty of time to relax and enjoy before the week starts again.
And if you have a really full weekend, try picking up your groceries on Friday after work, and, bonus: most grocery stores fully stock up on Fridays in anticipation of the weekend rush, so you will have the best selection of everything. Or, if you live in an area where they have grocery delivery services, just place your order online and bypass the grocery store completely that week!
My food processor slices, shreds and even dices and spiralizes in seconds. This saves me SO much time on my veggie prep each week!
If I have some extra time and I am feeling motivated after coming home from the farmer’s market/grocery store, I prep all my veggies that I will need for my recipes that week. You will be surprised at how much time you save on cooking when you already have your veggies prepped. And even if you don’t have time to prep. your veggies in advance, you can save time by prepping all your veggies at the start of your cooking session. As with any activity, batching your tasks saves time.
By all means take short cuts! Buy your veggies already prepped: I have seen riced cauliflower, spiralized veggie noodles, pre-peeled or pre-minced garlic, pre-cut broccoli florets, pre-peeled and sliced carrots, sliced mushrooms, and other pre-cut vegetable medleys.
Why would you make your own homemade Mayo when you can just buy a jar of delicious, healthy Primal Kitchen Mayo?! And Primal Kitchen’s delicious salad dressings elevate your meals and snacks without any extra time on your part: try Primal Kitchen’s Ranch Dressing as a dip for your raw veggies, or I always feel like I am indulging when I eat any salad that is drenched in Primal Kitchen’s Caesar Dressing. When healthy = easy, that is when eating healthy becomes a lifestyle.
It is inevitable that some weeks you will struggle to find the time, or even the motivation, to meal prep. Help yourself out by filling your freezer with delicious, healthy meals that you can easily defrost and enjoy. This is not difficult to do, just make a double batch of a few recipes and freeze half of the portions. Your future (busy + tired) self will thank you.
Figure out the recipes that you can always make from things on hand in your pantry or freezer. Here are some of my favorites: cassava flour for homemade tortillas (the only other ingredients I need are warm water, sea salt and avocado oil, which I also always have on hand); canned salmon or tuna and Primal Kitchen Mayo to make a salmon/tuna salad; and, frozen fruit and veggies and Primal Kitchen Collagen Fuel to make smoothies.
Tackle Your Most Difficult Meals FirstThis tip is a golden nugget – if you don’t have time for a full week’s meal prep., or if you are unfamiliar with meal prep. and just want to make a small start, begin with prepping the one meal or snack of the day that is always the most difficult for you to stay on track with. For me, in my previous life as a litigation attorney, I was always most challenged by breakfast: I knew I needed to eat something, and that it needed to be healthy and nutrient-dense so I could keep my energy up as I started my day, so I would always pre-make a protein-filled portable breakfast for my week, like egg muffins with sausage and veggies. Once you hack your hardest meal of the day, it only gets easier.
Teaming up to do any part of your weekly meal prep. makes it WAY more fun. Share recipes and meal plans, make the Farmer’s Market or grocery store a social outing, do your weekly cooking with family or friends, or even just prep. your veggies together. One of the reasons why my in-person Paleo Cooking Bootcamp classes were such a success was because people loved the experience of doing their weekly meal prep. in a group.
After years of doing my own weekly meal prep. hustle when I worked as a Silicon Valley litigation attorney, I created a digital video program – Paleo Cooking Bootcamp, that takes all of the stress and guesswork out of meal planning and cooking each week. I provide you with exact grocery lists for four separate meal preparation sessions, and then my videos walk you step-by-step through each of four cooking sessions, instructing you as if you are a student in one of my Bootcamp cooking classes. By enrolling in the program you also get my eBook: Paleo Cooking Bootcamp for Busy People, and extensive guides and supporting materials to help you navigate the videos and gain maximum efficiency in the kitchen.
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If you’re a messy person looking to make cleaning and organizing a little less painful — and, you know, incorporate it into your regular routine — who better to get advice from than people who face the same challenges and have found ways to make things work?
We asked self-admitted messy people to share their shortcuts and what helps them (and we combed through a few super-helpful Reddit threads — this one and this one, to be exact).
Here are the best tips we gathered.
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One of the best things about Costco is its extraordinarily generous return policy. Costco will take just about anything back, for whatever reason. That’s really nice for people who might want to try something they don’t like, or who would otherwise not take a risk on a very large or expensive item. But some people out there are really stretching the limit of what is an acceptable thing to take back to the store.
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Every July I make a giant batch of ribs to celebrate the 4th with my family, but this summer I’m resolving to cook more ribs. Not only because they are equally as fun to serve to a hungry crowd as they are to eat, but also because I’ve recently discovered I can cook ribs in my Instant Pot or my oven and finish either on the grill.
From my annual rib endeavors I’ve learned which key steps for making barbecued ribs can be translated from the smoker to almost every other cooking technique. Here are five key steps for better ribs.
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Looking for a way to load up your cart with fruits and veggies that doesn’t involve a handful of plastic bags? Reusable produce bags are your answer. Made from a variety of materials — like muslin or mesh — these are all durable, washable, and way better than the bags pulled from your grocery store’s produce section. Plus, they’re breathable and can help your produce last longer.
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Good news, smoothie fiends: You can upgrade to a top-of-the-line blender without paying a small fortune. My favorite smoothie maker — the Hemisphere Control by Breville — doesn’t come cheap, but it’s still less than half the price of a Vitamix or Blendtec.
Here’s why I love it.
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