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Food Self-Sufficiency

November 3, 2022
As I type this, I’m gazing out my window for the second day in a row at over 6 inches of snow that’s fallen. It’s beautiful and fun, obviously. But since I live on a steep hill, it also comes with some challenges. Yesterday, when the storm started, I made a quip on my personal Facebook page that it was time once again for the game of watching cars attempt to get up or down the street. Because every year, people just have to tempt fate. Sometimes, a ...
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Building a Paleo Intentional Community

November 3, 2022
This post originally introduced the Intentional Paleo Community Facebook Group August 22, 2012. The gist was to initiate work toward a theoretical framework, build a real-world community, and develop a template replicable by others wishing to do something similar. During my recent [failed] fatbiking trek from the U.S. to the Yukon/NWT border area of B.C. (don’t ask… yet), I had a lot of time to think. I also had a lot of opportunity to engage the environment and interact with land and animals in a way not ...
Sayur Bening Bayam (Indonesian Spinach, Carrot, and Tomato Soup)
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Sayur Bening Bayam (Indonesian Spinach, Carrot, and Tomato Soup)

June 14, 2014
Over this past weekend, I was scheduled to appear at the latest Perfect Health Retreat in Wilmington, North Carolina as a guest chef. I had a whole day’s worth of recipes planned for the 20+ attendees and staff members, most of them based on traditional Indonesian or Malaysian dishes. I was very excited, and had even devoted the previous weekend to practicing and tweaking the recipes to get everything perfect. And then life struck. My son Oliver started feeling very sick last weekend, likely a gift from one of...
Yes, my Paleo Pad Thai came out delicious this time around too!…
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Yes, my Paleo Pad Thai came out delicious this time around too!…

June 14, 2014
Yes, my Paleo Pad Thai came out delicious this time around too! Here’s the updated recipe since the first time I made it. PALEO PAD THAI (all ingredients, all organic, all the time) Wild Caught ShrimpCaveman Ketchup (the secret ingredient that makes no sense)Carrot Noodles (made with a normal peeler)Cabbage (optional, thinly sliced for some crunch)Chicken Stock (not much, maybe a 1/4 cup)GarlicFreshly grated GingerCoconut Aminos (a few dashes)Crushed Red Pepper (optional)CilantroScallionsScrambled EggCrushed Nuts (this time I used almonds)Oil (olive or coconut, but this time I used carrot seed oil)A squeeze ...
Quick and Easy Gluten-Free Seafood Pasta
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Quick and Easy Gluten-Free Seafood Pasta

June 11, 2014
Many years ago, pasta cooked with seafood was my solution when I wanted something that tasted great without spending much time in the kitchen. Pasta cooks quickly and is delicious; seafood cooks even more quickly and is even more delicious. It’s almost like cheating in the way that you can have a memorable meal in a manner of minutes. While pasta is rarely on our dinner table these days, we still miss the convenience of a quick Italian-style dinner. So from time to time I’ll whip something...
My Whole30 Recap
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My Whole30 Recap

June 10, 2014
For the 2nd time this year, Ron and I participated in the Whole30 program.  We started a month before the official August 1st start date because we knew that the month of August would involve some (ours!) birthday celebrations.  We actually ended up eating “on plan” 56 of the 60 days, and 48 days straight. […]
Is your blood Paleo? WellnessFX will tell you
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Is your blood Paleo? WellnessFX will tell you

June 6, 2014
As Crossfit athletes and Paleo Dieters, we all know the benefit of tracking our results. We’ve got our log books to see how much our work outs and lifts have improved. We take pride when our clothes are too big for our new, leaner bodies. But how do you track your progress for what’s going on inside? We at Paleo Blocks have fallen off the wagon of late. Not only have we stopped posting here on a regular basis, we’ve also gone back to some of our ...
Grain-Free Green-Ola
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Grain-Free Green-Ola

May 31, 2014
The other day, my friend Jen — who is one of those people with good taste, a quick laugh, and the neat trick of making being cool seem effortless — was raving about this stuff called Greenola. It’s a commercially-produced, grain-free granola with bits of kale included in the salty-sweet nuggets. She let me try a bite, and I agreed: it was delicious! But it was also pretty pricey for a very small container. After I took a look at the ingredients list, I was sure...
HYH Giveaway: 8 Paleo Cookbooks with 8 Lucky Winners
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HYH Giveaway: 8 Paleo Cookbooks with 8 Lucky Winners

May 26, 2014
Are you ready to win 1 of 8 Paleo cookbooks? Awesome! Go HERE to learn how to enter. The cookbooks that are up for grabs: Cavegirl Cuisine Nom Nom Paleo Paleo By Season The Ancestral Table Cooking with Coconut Oil The Paleo Kid’s Chocolate The Paleo Foodie Cookbook The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook There will be 8 winners so your chances aren’t too bad! Good luck!
Adversity Training, Part 2 — Kids
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Adversity Training, Part 2 — Kids

May 20, 2014
In Part 1, I went into some ways you can stop being a whiner. Now, it’s time to explore why that’s important—so you don’t raise whiny children. Remember this? (No? Did I just date myself?) Well, it’s unfortunately true in most things. Not necessarily in this straight-forward of a way, but let me explain. Just as toddlers mimic what we do, they will continue to be exposed to what we value as they grow up. As much as we wish our chatter would be all ...
Cultivating the Well-Adjusted Male
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Cultivating the Well-Adjusted Male

May 18, 2014
As many of you probably know if you read more responsible Paleo bloggers than me, Paleo f(x) went down last week, April 11-13, in Austin, Texas. It was the usual amazing hoopla, with friends, food, and fun. This was my fourth Paleo gathering, so I won’t retread all the ins-and-outs, but suffice to say, if you haven’t come to meet your tribe, then you’re not really living. Panelists from left: Ryan, Wolf, Smith, Max, Durant, Miller. (Thanks to Chris Ryan for photo!) Now that I’...