Fish Curry

I've decided to move my day-by-day primal blueprint challenge log over to the forum at Mark's Daily Apple. I think this would be a better place for recipes and general thoughts on primal/paleo life rather than the mundane daily diary.

So, I would like to share one of my favorite recipes. It's yummy and super easy to make after work.

Fish Curry

Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
5 cloves garlic
1/4 can coconut milk
1/2 can diced tomatoes with juice
1 lb fish (I've tried salmon, cod, and flounder)
4 t whatever spices you like (I like 2 t cumin, 1 t chili powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t hot paprika, 1 t cinnamon)
Fresh basil or green onions or cilantro

1. Heat pan to medium high. Heat oil. Saute garlic briefly in olive oil.
2. Add remaining ingredients. Cook on medium about 10 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.
3. Add basil or green onions or cilantro immediately before serving.

Serve over spinach or thinly sliced, sauteed zucchini strips.

This recipe was inspired by a few different ideas from Linda's Low Carb Menus and Recipes. If you haven't been there, you should check it out. It's not exactly paleo, but she definitely has some good ideas, and everything I've tried has been great. I don't even like tuna that much, and I've been having these every day for breakfast. You can eat these hot or cold. If you re-heat them, smash them down with a fork and people won't know your secret muffin tin trick!

Mexican Tuna Cakes

4 6-ounce cans tuna, drained well

4 eggs

½ cup chopped cherry tomatoes

½ cup diced onion

½ cup chopped cilantro

1 diced avocado

1 T chili powder

1 T hot paprika

1 T cumin

1 t salt

1 t black pepper

1 t dried oregano

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all of the ingredients and spoon into well-greased muffin cups. Bake for 30 minutes until puffed, set, and lightly browned around the edges.

Makes 12 servings.

Can be frozen.

Per serving: 100 calories; 4.5 g fat; 6 g protein; 2.5 carbs; 1 g fiber

The 30-Day Primal Blueprint Challenge at MDA

I started this blog wanting to share recipes and ideas about living Paleo/Primal, but I was waiting for the right idea to get things started. Well, hello Mark's Daily Apple! I've been following Mark Sisson's web site for some time and have been mostly living the lifestyle he and his readers explore there. Today begins his 30-Day Primal Blueprint Challenge, where readers are challenged to follow the Primal lifestyle for 30-days. There are tons of prizes and contests throughout the month, so it's a great incentive to stick with it!

Food
breakfast: coffee
lunch 1: 3 mexican tuna cakes (I'll try and get the recipe up tomorrow); apple
lunch 2: cauliflower
dinner: forgot to thaw out meat for dinner, so I ended up with 1/2 of a rotisserie chicken + 1 pint grape tomatoes + 1 c asparagus + 1 t butter + 1 T lemon juice

Fitness

I did my first bodyweight routine yesterday to be in sync with the work week. I'm doing all of the slackest versions of push-ups, pull-ups, squats, inverted press, and planks. It's kind of nice starting at the bottom... I'll definitely have a chance to make measurable progress in a short amount of time!

 No sunlight today... I'll have to make it up tomorrow!