BBQ Top 10 Tips

Who should know more about the BBQing than Australians? I mean their catch phrase, "throw another shirimp on the barbie" is known all over the world! As the weather heats up out side we are all fireing up our grills. Check out this blog post about the top 10 BBQ tips in celebration of Australian Day. Hopefully this will make your next BBQ adventure even more successful! Enjoy!

 

Cauliflower Rice Tip

Before I came across this tip, I found that my cauliflower rice would end up a bit mushy at times. I just chalked it up to the fact that I was trying to make a vegetable into a "rice". Then I found this prepping tip and discovered that my "rice" doesn't have to be that way! Sweetness!

The next time you are prepping your cauliflower by chopping it up in your food processor, take an extra min to put the chopped "rice" in a microwave safe bowl and nuke it for three minutes. This will help to remove some of the moisture and make it more rice-like. Viola! Simple and helpful. Enjoy!

 

*Click on this picture for a great recipe for simple fried rice from Nom Nom Paleo. She doesn't nuke it first, but try it out for yourself and see what works for you. I still find that I need that extra step.

Celebration Time!

 You are getting to the end of your Whole30 and it is time to CEL-A-BRATE!!! I would imagine previously you may have chosen a big cupcake, glass of wine, or a meat lovers pizza to make this celebration happen. But you have changed, you realize that you actually LIKE the way healthy food makes you feel and you are ready for a different type of party. Today, make a plan for your "treat" that you will give yourself when you are done.

 

Maybe it will be some cool new shoes for the gym:

 

 

A sweet accessory for your new skinny wrist:

 

 

 

Maybe splurge on a knife for all the delicious Paleo food you will continue to eat:

 

 

Have some flowers delivered to yourself at work or at home:

 

 

Buy yourself some new bedding for the sleep you never knew you could have:

 

 

Go on an adventure:

 

 

There are millions of ideas out there besides the sugar covered, carb overloaded, cheat that will leave you feeling like this:

 

 

So the "tip" for today is treat yourself the best way you know how. Plan a celebration for the end of your Whole30 that won't leave you feeling sick and WILL leave you feeling like this:

 

 

Enjoy!

 

 

Sliced Baked Sweet Potato

Your tip for this Friday is a new way to bake your sweet potato. I wish I would have made more than I did, because they ran out too quickly! The outside gets a little crispy and the inside is tender and delicious. If you have ghee, be sure to use it! It makes this recipe scrumptious.

Sliced Baked Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato
Ghee, or clarified butter
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Paprika

Pre-Heat oven to 425 degrees. Wash sweet potatoes well. Slice potato as shown (3/4 of the way down)- be sure not to slice all the way through it. Place potatoes on a silpat baking sheet, or on parchment paper on a cooking sheet. Drizzle olive oil and ghee (melted) over top, letting it soak into the cuts. Add salt, pepper and paprika. Bake for 40 min, or until a fork goes easily into the sweet potato. Remove from oven, add additional ghee if needed. Enjoy!