Mom's Brisket

I grew up eating this dish made by my mom.  We absolutely loved to smell it all day long while it was cooking!  You can marinate this overnight if you want.  I don't always plan that far ahead.

1 small brisket (3-4 pounds)

1 small bottle liquid smoke

garlic powder

onion powder

salt

Season both sides with salt and powders.  Place in a foil lined casserole dish.  Pour liquid smoke over.  Cover and seal with lots and lots of foil.  (You want this REALLY tight).  Bake all day at 225. 

(I usually put it on about 8:00am for dinner at 6:00pm).

Smoothies

My kids have 2 smoothies they like right now.

Straw-Bana

1 banana

2 cups frozen strawberries

water almost to cover berries

Layer in blender.  Run until smooth.

Nutty-Butter

2 bananas

1 cup milk (cow, almond, coconut, etc)

2 cups ice

1 Tbsp almond butter

1 Tbsp honey

Layer in blender.  Run until smooth.

Honey Nut Bars

1/2 cup cashews

1 cup pumpkin seeds

1 cup almonds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 t salt

1 t cinnamon

3 oz honey

2 oz coconut oil

Process first three nuts in blender or food processor.  Add to rest.  Mix in honey and oil.  Line 9x13 casserole pan with parchment paper; dump in mixture and smooth out.  Bake 350 for 15-20 min.

Salami & Oranges

2 oz Boar's Head Dry Salami
1 (6 oz) orange

Cal: 314
Fat: 19g
Protein: 14g
Carb: 22g
55/20/25 % by cal

Lemon Sauce

1 T Homemade Blender Mayo
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp lemon juice

Stir until blended.  Good with:

Roasted Cauliflower

Homemade Blender Mayo

1 egg (at room temperature)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp mustard powder
1 T lemon juice
1/4 cup avocado oil*
1/4 cup macadamia oil*
1/2 cup coconut oil

In Blendtec.  Combine egg, salt, mustard powder, and lemon juice in blender.  Run at level 2 for full cycle.  Start level 2 again; drizzle in oil.  Run at level 2 again until all oil is incorporated.

Things to make with mayo:
Lemon Sauce

*These oils can be expensive.  Just plain coconut oil is fine too.  Avocado oil has the most neutral flavor if you can afford it.  You can also substitute half of the oil with cooled bacon fat for a bacon mayo.

Meal Plan - Breakfast Template

TEMPLATE 1 (more variety)

Breakfast 1 (Monday - Tuesday)

Chicken Sausage

-cook as patties

-cook as meatballs

-different spices (such as chorizo style)

serve with one
-Sauteed Bell Peppers

-Sauteed Kale

-Apple or Berries

optional

-Paleo Gravy

-Almost Paleo BBQ Sauce

Breakfast 2 (Wednesday - Thursday)

Eggs

-scrambled

-omelet with sausage and/or veggies

Breakfast 3 (Friday)
Bacon

-with eggs if desired

-fruit

Breakfast 4 (Saturday - Sunday)
something fun that takes more time, usually cooked on  Saturday morning-

if my kids don't like this, I make them a batch of pancakes (regular or soaked) to eat instead-
-Banana Bread Paleo Pancakes

-Sweet Potato Hash

-Tex Mex Hash

-Cowboy Skillet

-Fajita Frittata
-Pad Thai Frittata
-Make your own: starch + veggie + fried egg on top

-Anything else fun I can find to try

TEMPLATE 2 (high protein+fat)
("meat" = pork or beef)

Chorizo spiced meat (California diner style)
+2 eggs
+1/2 avocado

Country sausage spiced meat (Southern style)
+2 eggs
+sautéed kale
+coconut milk gravy

Italian sausage spiced meat (Pizza style)
+2 eggs
+sautéed red bell pepper and/or mushrooms
+marinara sauce

Taco spiced meat (Mexican style)
+2 eggs
+salsa
+avocado

Leftover chicken (American diner style)
+2 eggs
+dijon mustard with honey
+radishes and pickles

Leftover hamburger (or hamburger spiced meat)
+2 eggs
+tomato relish
+pickles