Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Start Your Day Off Right

  Today, my super fantastic husband was nice enough to say that he would get the kiddo ready and off to daycare if I wanted to go to the 6am WOD. I feel like a rockstar. I LOVE starting the day with a workout. I love working out after work too, but doing it in the morning is just different. Workouts make me happy. Soooo it's only natural that working out first thing would make for a happy day! Now, don't get me wrong, getting up at 5am totally suuuuuuucks, BUT it's definitely worth it. I encourage everyone to bite the bullet one day and just do it. Get up early and get your workout in before you start your day. I can almost guarantee you'll like it... and have a better day. Go ahead, try it. I dare you!
  So, how is everyone feeling about the paleo challenge? I feel like I've successfully made it over the hump of wanting to cheat, and I hope you all have too. This morning at the group wod, Jeremy had an interesting point. When you cook a "paleo" meal, don't tell people who aren't "paleo friendly" that the meal is paleo. People who don't know how fantastic paleo is, or don't understand our way of living, tend to have a negative attitude toward it and convince themselves they dislike it before they even try it. So, instead of saying you want to cook paleo for them, just tell them you want to cook dinner for them instead! Sneaky we are, they'll never know that the delicious meal they are eating is healthy too! Yesssssssssss. And so, since I'm on the subject of yummy paleo nom nom goodness, I suppose I'll share my dinner plan. You should all call the chica from paleomg.com and thank her for being so effing amazing. You guessed it, this recipe came from her!

Southwest Turkey Sliders over Spicy Avocado Slaw
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • For the burgers
  • 1lb ground turkey
  • 1/4 red onion, minced
  • 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 poblano pepper, diced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon fat (I used bacon fat)
  • For the slaw
  • 1 small head of cabbage or bag of cabbage, chopped
  • 2 avocados
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
First make your burgers
  1. Add all your ingredients for your burgers in a large bowl.
  2. Shape small burger patties.
  3. Heat up a large skillet under medium heat with a bit of fat in it (I used bacon fat) and add your sliders. Flip after about 3-5 minutes or when you see the sides of your sliders begin to turn a white color (meaning they are cooking through).
Now make your slaw
  1. Pull out your handy dandy food processor, add all your ingredients for the slaw other than the cabbage and pulse until smooth.
  2. Pour your avocado “mayo” on the cabbage and mix. Top off with a bit of salt and pepper.
  3. Place your cabbage on a plate and top off with your sliders!
  4. Consume!

  Alright fellow Paleo lovers, if you like spicy, this is the dish for u! I love slaw, so this was an instant fav. But seriously, I have to stop myself from eating every last bit I make. SOOOOO GOOD! I beg you, try this goodie! 
  Ohhhhh yes. Do you all see what CrossFit and Paleo has done to me? I spend my days dreaming about the amazing dinner that I get to consume. Is that healthy? Eh, I don't care if it isn't... because the food IS healthy. And so, I'll daydream about it all day if I want, so THERE! =) More later! Make today better than yesterday peeps! Love ya!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Negativity = No Bueno

  Good morning peeps! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining, birds are probably singing... altho I'm in a building and can't hear them... but I'm sure they are... somewhere. Anyway....... living a healthy, active life makes me a happy person. I'm sure that most people who live the same can agree. Positivity just oozes thru me on the days I get in a good workout and eat right.
  One thing I don't have time for is negativity. Negative people bring me down and eff with my mojo. We are trying to accomplish something here. Healthy, happy life. A good support system is the best way to be successful. That is one main reason I suggested having an account-abili-buddy. Having someone who understands your passions, goals, and successes is so extremely important. I, for one, know that the way I make it thru many workouts is having my fellow CrossFitters encouraging me to keep going. Imagine if they were all telling me I couldn't do it and that it was dumb and I should quit. Would I finish? Hell no. Positivity. I love it. I ooze it. Yes, my word of the day is ooze. And ya know what? I like it. Ooze. At some point, we all need to understand and see how negativity has this power to bring us down and get rid of it. So, friends, I encourage you all to do a little cleansing. We are already cleansing our bodies of toxins with this Paleo Challenge, so now, let's cleanse our lives of negativity. Go out and find positivity and suck it all in, surround yourself in it. Smile a little more today, make someone else smile, laugh a little louder. LOVE LIFE, I know I do. =)
  On to the recipe! Today's workout is k.i.l.l.e.r. I'm terrified. BUT, I'll feel like a rockstar afterwards! Go to crossfitlincoln.com to check it out. Ohhhh lawd. Anyway, recipe. Tonight's recipe had Maranda and I drooling at the thought of it... And soon, you will too. It comes courtesy of civilizedcavemancooking.com This is a new website that Maranda introduced me to. Another u'd be wise to check out! Here ya go!

Fire Roasted Bacon Meatloaf
Prep Time:  15 Minutes
Cook Time:  1 Hour
Ingredients:
Process:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 Degrees Farenheit
  2. If you have a meat grinder, use it to grind your bacon and beef together, if not mince your bacon as fine as possible and combine in a mixing bowl with your beef
  3. Add all remaining ingredients to the bowl, and using your hands mix well to ensure an even distribution of ingredients
  4. You can now form it into a loaf and put it in a pyrex dish, put it in a loaf pan, or form into meatballs and put in the pan
  5. Bake for an hour or until the meat is cooked through, internal temperature needs to be at least 165 Degrees F because of the bacon
  6. Remove from oven and let sit for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving
  7. Serve drizzled with some Beasty BBQ Sauce
  8. Enjoy

 Of course I'll return later to post pics and share my amazing food experience. It's the best part of my day! Nom nom nom. Looooove me some foodage. =) Have a good paleo day peeps!!!
  Alright, So I completely suck at photographing food. BUT, I promise, despite the awful looking picture, this was by far one of the best paleo meals yet! Go.Cook.It.Now! Sooooo good! Until tomorrow peeps!

Monday, June 11, 2012

It isn't about being skinny, it's about being HEALTHY!

  Goooooooooood morning blog world! Oh how I've missed you. I was like a crazy person this weekend. No blog, no CrossFit. GAH! I about went nuts. How DID I do it? I don't know. I was having serious withdrawals. Sad? You betcha. Deal with it! =)
  This weekend I went home to Kansas. Ohhhh how I hate that drive. Four hours in a car with a toddler. FUN. I got to see my bestie, which was super uber fantastic! But, other than that, the weekend was filled with all kinds of temptations that I could have seriously done without. I was surrounded by sugar, fried foods, candy, and carbs. Sooooo sooooo bad when you're doing a paleo challenge! Actually, I'm glad I had the challenge. Because for that reason, I didn't cheat once! I'm going to win this thing, and I'd be damned if I let one weekend ruin it! So, I went to the grocery store and bought my own food to cook so that I could stay compliant.
  On to my point... one thing I get SO SICK AND TIRED of hearing from my family is that I'm "almost getting too skinny..." (which for one, is SO FAR from the truth. I'm not anywhere near being skinny...) or that "I don't need to lose anymore weight because I look just fine..." Anyway, I just want to scream. This isn't about being "skinny", it's about being healthy! I'm living a healthy life and in return I am losing weight. They go hand in hand. Live healthy, be slim. It's just how it works. In fact, I may have Brandi make me a new mantra cuff that says that. To me, when I think "skinny", I think of Victoria's Secret models. And, in the words of Brandi, "We don't want to look like Gisele, we want to look like we can kick Gisele's ass." That's damn right. We are fit, not skinny. Huge difference. So, here is to being FIT AND HEALTHY!
  Andddd *drumroll please* here is your daily yummy, courtesy of... wait for it... PaleOmg.com, to drool over all day! I'm, yet again, dreaming of dinner just so I can cook this! More later peeps!

Tomato Cream Chicken Sausage "Pasta"
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 1 medium sized spaghetti squash
  • 2 chicken sausages, diced
  • 1/2 cup canned full fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 bundle of spinach, stems removed
  • 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Cut your spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scrap out the excess seeds and threads.
  3. Place cut side down on a baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes or until spaghetti squash “gives” when you poke at it.
  4. Once your spaghetti squash is done cooking, take out of the oven to cool.
  5. Heat up a large skillet under medium heat, add the coconut milk and tomato sauce and mix together. Let simmer for about 3-4 minutes.
  6. Now add your diced chicken sausages and spices.
  7. Let the chicken sausages simmer for a couple minutes, then add your spinach to the sauce and simmer for another 3-4 minutes or until chicken sausage is cooked through.
  8. Then use a fork to thread your spaghetti squash and add directly to your chicken sausage sauce mixture.
  9. Mix together then plate!

      Okay, so mine was more of a soup than a pasta, due to the fact that I didn't have time to go buy spaghetti squash, I just used regular squash. HOWEVER, it was still amazing! Everything happens for a reason, and I believe I didn't have the spaghetti squash so I could taste how amazing it was with regular! =) 
      I've always read that when you start a new way of eating, days 7-9 are the hardest. So, to that I say, stay strong people! I know right now it may seem like this is going to be impossible, but WE CAN DO IT!!! Keep up the good work! On to the rest of the week!!!

    Friday, June 8, 2012

    "But I'm not at 'Crossfit' level yet..."

      I'm heading out of town for the weekend, and so, this will be my last blog until Monday. I wanted to make sure it was important and gave you all something to think about over the weekend. Last night Maranda came over for dinner and we talked. and talked. and talked. If you know either of us, you understand how such a thing could happen. On to my point... one of the many things we talked about was the frustration we have when people say that they "aren't at a Crossfit level yet" and so that is the excuse they use not to join. WELL, lemme tell ya peeps something... the ONLY time you aren't "at Crossfit level" is when you haven't yet joined. You know how you get to "Crossfit level"? You walk through the door and join. CONGRATS! You are officially at "Crossfit level"! Pretty tough, huh?
      Allow me to explain, I was actually pretty terrified of walking through that door because I was not in shape and had NO muscle mass. I'm telling you... none. Ask Jeremy. NONE. But, none of that matters at Crossfit. We ALL start somewhere. Every single person in the gym started somewhere. No one walks in the door ready to compete at the Crossfit Games on their first day. You are talking to the girl who did squats and thrusters and sumo deadlift high pulls WITH A PVC PIPE. Yes, that is correct, with a piece of plastic. Now, tell me again how you aren't at "Crossfit level" and that's why you can't join? Everyone scales everything to their own ability, no two people are the same. That's what's so great about Crossfit! We all push eachother to do our very best, but none of us are the same. I am by far the weakest one in all the classes, but I don't care because I know I am getting better everyday and eventually I WILL be one of the strongest! =) And, the only way to get there is to attend the classes and build myself up! So, now that you know this, what are you waiting for? Go join and BE at "Crossfit level"... cause ya know, we're badass and stuff.
      Today, I don't have a yummy dinner recipe to share with you because I will be munching on a leftover avocado stuffed grilled burger while I'm driving the loooooooooong 4 hours back to Kansas. BUT, I feel as though I would fail you all on this beautiful Day 5 if I didn't leave you with something for the evening. And so, I will share with you one of my favorite dishes that I cooked in the past before the challenge. All paleo, all delicious. From paleomg. Contain your shock, I know! So... here ya go! It is soooo yummy! My 2.5 year old son ate the shit outta this.

    Tex-Mex Hash Casserole
    Prep time: 15 mins
    Cook time: 25 mins
    Total time: 40 mins
    Serves: 4-6
    Ingredients
    • 1lb Grass fed Ground Beef
    • 2 sweet potatoes, shredded
    • 1 small yellow onion, diced
    • 6 eggs, whisked
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 tablespoon bacon fat (or other fat)
    • 1 (14oz) can of El Pato Enchilada Sauce or homemade
    • 1 teaspoon chili powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
    • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
    • salt and pepper, to taste
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
    2. Pull out a large skillet or oven proof cooking dish. (aka cast iron skillet, etc)
    3. Place skillet over medium heat, add a tablespoon of fat then add your minced garlic and diced onion.
    4. When onion just begins to soften, add your ground beef and use a spoon or spatula to break it up and combine with onion.
    5. Now use your shredding attachment on your food processor to shred you sweet potatoes. If you don’t have a food processor, just use a grater then go to the store and buy a food processor for next time. Life will be better with one.
    6. When your meat is almost cook through, add all your spices to the meat and onions and mix to combine the flavors.
    7. Now pour your shredded sweet potatoes on top of the meat and pat down then add your enchilada sauce on top.
    8. Cover and let simmer for around 8-10 minutes.
    9. Once sweet potato begins to soften, remove from heat, add your whisked eggs and stir to combine it all together.
    10. Place in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until eggs are cooked through.
    11. Let cool, this b*tch is gonna be hot!! The enjoy! For breakfast, lunch or dinner!!
      I didn't use a cast iron skillet, I just transferred it to a casserole dish when I put it in the oven. Oh, and I wanted to let you all know that there has been some interest expressed in what I used to look like and what I look like now. SO, I will share my secret with you... I have before weight loss pics and before Crossfit and Paleo pics. As soon as this 30 day challenge is over, I plan on posting the two sets of "before" pics and an "after 2 months of crossfit and a 30 day paleo challenge" pic. Then, I may continue to document my body transformation with pics... if you're lucky... HA!
      I hope you all have an amazing paleo-rific weekend. Don't miss me too much, and KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

    Thursday, June 7, 2012

    Looking Good Nekkid...

      I've had quite the slew of funny texts this week. One of them saying this... "I don't exercise to be healthy. I exercise to look sexy as f*ck naked." I laughed. out loud. However, we all know that we DO exercise to be healthy... but looking sexy nekkid is an added bonus. Robyn and I decided that crossfit's motto should be "Crossfit. We look better naked." HA! I'm not quite there yet, but I must say, I like my reflection more and more every day. mwahahahaha Why shouldn't we enjoy our reflection? We work our booties off to earn that right damnit.
      I hope everyone is still trucking away with the paleo challenge. I am pretty stinking proud of myself. I have been completely paleo-esk since we started. NO CHEATS PEOPLE! I'm watching you. Remember that the next time a snickers looks good... just sayin. Tonight is open gym, so no wod to speak of. I'll just be doing the baseline workout for the challenge. 50 40 30 20 squats situps pushups pullups, row 500m. Not too shabby. Although, I'm sure my abs will let me know differently tomorrow.
      On to today's paleo fan freaking tastic meal. Maranda found this goodie. We will be making it tonight. And, for some reason, I am overly excited about this one. Basically because it makes me hungry just thinking about it. Soooo here ya go!

    Avocado Stuffed Burger

    Ingredients:
    • 2 lbs grass fed ground beef
    • 2 avocados
    • 1 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped no oil!
    • juice of 1/2 lemon
    • zest of 1 lemon
    • 2 tbsp black pepper
    • 2 tbsp sea salt
    Directions:
    1. Preheat your grill to medium-medium high heat
    2. Put your ground beef in a large mixing bowl with your black pepper, 1 Tbsp of your sea salt, and your zest of one lemon
    3. Mix well and then using your hands form into thin patties all the same size, you need them thin because you will be using two of them to make one patty
    4. In another mixing bowl combine your avocados, sun dried tomatoes, lemon juice, and the remaining tbsp of sea salt and mash and mix well to get as smooth as you like
    5. Place your avocado mixture on the bottoms of half of the burgers ensuring you leave room to seal the burgers without it leaking out
    6. Put your other patty over the top of your mixture and pinch the edges of your burgers together to seal all the way around
    7. Now go out and grill to your liking.  I normally do about 6-8 Minutes per side on my grill but yours may be different.  Ensure you cook evenly on both sides of the burger or you will end up with an undercooked and an overcooked side
    8. While grilling, I drizzle my burgers with bacon grease and it adds an amazing flavor
    9. When done grilling, allow your burgers to rest for 10 minutes and then serve.  You can use the rest of your avocado mixture to top your burgers with and go to town
    10. Enjoy

      Tonight's dinner was an amazing mix of crazy good food and crazy good company. Maranda came over to enjoy this delish meal. Andddd... well... we pretty much owned it. SOOOOO good! AND we also had the awesomely fantabulous pumpkin protein shakes. Food. Orgasm. Yep. That good. Cheers to day 4! We got this peeps. 

      Wednesday, June 6, 2012

      Be Better Today Than Yesterday

        My new mantra ( I even have a super sweet cuff to prove it...). Be better today than yesterday. We can all do that. We don't ever have to be better than anyone else, that is just silly. However, we should all strive to better ourselves. If we always strive to make each day better than the day before, naturally positive vibes are sure to come! Personally, I always strive to make my workouts better than the day before. It's the only way to improve myself! I strive to do better each day with my paleo diet, I strive to be a better person each day, the list can go on and on!
        Alright, is that enough sappy motivation for the day?! =) Today's WOD is all about rowing and push presses. Sooo, I will have some fantastic clavicle bruises tomorrow. Yessssss. I'm not entirely positive what I will be making for dinner tonight, but it's sure to be afreakingmazing, I do know that. I'll figure it out on my lunch break and share it with u. Don't worry your pretty little heads off. =) Oh, and by the way... the mantra cuff's... super awesome Crossfit trainer Brandi makes them. Custom orders even! Hop on over to her facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/welcometobeboutique, and check em out. You'll have your very own arm party in no time, I'm sure of it! More later peeps!




















      Alright, I'm back. WOOOO! Lucky you. I do come baring a gift though, DINNER RECIPE! WOOOOO AGAIN! So, tonight's recipe comes courtesy of.... drumroll please.... YOU GUESSED IT! Paleomg.com =) I will again post pics tonight after I've eaten it alllllll up. I hope you enjoy it as much as I know I will!

      Blackberry Glazed Grilled Pork Chops
      Prep time: 10 mins
      Cook time: 14 mins
      Total time: 24 mins
      Serves: 2-4
      Ingredients
      • 1-2lbs US Wellness Meats Pork Chops
      • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
      • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
      • salt and pepper, to taste
      • 12 ounces fresh blackberries
      • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
      • 2 tablespoons water
      • pinch of salt
      Instructions
      1. Turn your grill on!! If you don’t know how to light it, I can’t help you.
      2. Place pork chops on a plate and cover your pork chops in some cinnamon, thyme, salt and pepper on both side and press into the pork chop.
      3. While your grill heats up, place a small saucepan over medium heat on your stove top and add your blackberries, balsamic vinegar, water, and a pinch of salt.
      4. Let the sauce begin to mix together, stirring frequently to make sure it doesn’t burn on the bottom.
      5. Turn heat to low and let the sauce simmer for about 3-5 minutes.
      6. Then pour half of the sauce into a bowl (you can leave the blackberries in the saucepan because you’ll just use them to top your chops off later).
      7. Use a glazing brush to glaze one side of your pork chop then place that glazed side down onto your grill.
      8. Then glaze the other side, cover grill and let cook for 5-7 minutes per side. I glazed each side of my pork chop probably 3-4 times to make sure as much blackberry sauce as possible could be soaked up by the chop. Make sure your chop is cooked on both sides and cook completely through before removing from grill. (took me about 12-14 minutes total).
      9. Once your pork chops are all done cooking, add to plate and top with your leftover blackberry sauce that has been simmering and thickening up.

        As promised, this too, was a freaking mazing. I have come to the conclusion that if Paleo didn't forbid wine and margaritas, I would be more than happy to be completely 100% paleo forever and ever and ever. BUT, a girl needs her drinks damnit! So, I will comply for this 30 challenge, but after it is done... I am going to order the biggest most tequila filled margarita I can find. Hell, I'll probably order 10 of them. Okay, not 10, but maybe... I hope everyone had a great day 3! Tomorrow, my bruised clavicles will hate me, but my awesomer looking muscles will love me... soooooooo on to DAY 4!!!

        Tuesday, June 5, 2012

        Account-abili-Buddy

          As you may have guessed, today, I touch on what I think it one of the most important aspects to being successful in the quest for a new lifestyle. Everyone needs a partner in crime, a confidant, an account-abili-buddy! There is no better way to keep on track than having someone to report to. I, for one, needed this. I always wanted to be able to report to my friends and tell them how good I was doing. I never wanted to tell them "oh yeah, I ate a snickers today, and drank a soda, and didn't exercise. It was a GREAT day..." Hell no. I wanted to always be able to say that I ate fantastically and had an awesome workout. It made me feel good about myself and my ability to have some self control. Everything is always more fun with a friend anyway. Don't get me wrong though, if you are attempting to go at this alone, I'm not saying you'll fail. I'm simply saying that having someone to go through it with you will help! Not only will you have someone to keep you accountable, but you will also have someone who knows exactly what you are going through!
          I love having this blog. It helps keep my accountable too! I want to be able to blog honestly everyday and encourage you all through my accomplishments! So congrats, YOU are my account-abili-buddy! Along with Maranda, who I WILL defeat in this paleo challenge, and Robyn, who sits close enough to me at work to monitor what goes in my pie hole, and all of my crossfit family who are there to push me at my workouts! So, go find yourself an account-ibili-buddy, or two or ten. The more the merrier! Now, onto the good stuff... FOOD! nom nom nom
          Today for lunch, I get to scarf down my leftovers from last night. Ohhhhh I can hardly wait! I will go ahead and post tonight's dinner recipe in case you want to cook it for yourself. I'll update you on how amazing it was and add a picture to go with it later after I'm done consuming every last bite!

        Pesto Zucchini "Spaghetti"


        Total Time: about 30 minutes

        Ingredients:

        4 medium zucchini, julienned thinly (mandoline slicers are great for this)
        generous pinch of salt
        6 slices of uncooked bacon
        1/2 cup green onions, sliced into 1-inch pieces
        2 cups broccoli florets
        2-3 T prepared basil pesto
        Directions:
        Place zucchini strips in a colander over a bowl or in the sink. Sprinkle zucchini with salt and toss to combine. Let the zucchini sit for 15 minutes while the salt extracts the moisture. Drain excess water, squeezing zucchini, if necessary.
        Meanwhile, cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, turning frequently. Remove bacon to a stack of paper towels to drain. Crumble bacon. Remove all but 2 T of bacon drippings from the pan.
        Return the pan to medium heat. Add the green onions and broccoli, stirring frequently for about 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add zucchini and 2 T of pesto, tossing to combine all ingredients. Taste and add more pesto, if needed. The mixture only needs to warm up, so 2-3 minutes of cooking ought to do it.
        Serve with bacon crumbles

        My Paleo-Friendly Basil Pesto Recipe-

        2/3 cups almonds
        1 1/4 cups basil
        3/4 cups olive oil
        2 garlic cloves
        1 tbsp lemon juice
        1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

        Throw your almonds in the food processor. Turn on until you get a mealy powder.
        Add your bail leaves and turn the food processor back on.
        After those two ingredients are mixed together, with the food processor still running, drop in the garlic cloves then slowly begin to add your olive oil until combined.
        Then add your lemon juice and cayenne pepper.



        BAM! My mouth is now watering just thinking about making this scrumptious meal for dinner tonight. Alright, so the meal has been cooked and devoured. Andddd, as promised, it was SOOOOO good! The recipe calls for only 2 tbsp of pesto, but I mixed in the whole batch. One can never have too much pesto, especially when it's paleo friendly pesto! And so, I have a feeling you are all doing really great at this challenge. Sooooo I have an unexpected gift for you all. A BONUS protein shake recipe. This one comes courtesy of Maranda. She's a smart cookie too. Too bad I'm going to kick her azz in this paleo challenge! So, Here is the recipe!

        4 Dates
        1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
        As much cinnamon as you'd like
        1 cup almond milk
        1 cup ice

        Blend it all together and BAM, more goodness! This one is just as good as the pumpkin one. I promise!

        Cheers to Paleo Challenge Day 2! We ARE doing this!