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PLEASE watch this video. I almost peed my pants while sitting on top of someone, hence the name of this post. That would have been awkward. Oh my dear Lord. Maybe this was only super funny because I watched it after taking a full length practice MCAT, and I was delirious.  Guess what I made?!  Sweet potato fries! This was smart.  I only cut up and baked one potato because I know about my lack of self control. This is important for me. Maybe it's not for you, but I doubt it.  I also made this!!!  Amond Joy Chocolate Spread . I got this recipe off Pinterest. Pinterest should be renamed "Pin in the interest of wasting time." Or something wittier than that. Soooo good! Sort of funny because it's a vegan recipe, but paleo also. Weird. Mine did not look as pretty as hers. I feel like that happens a lot.  This was not as smart. The recipe says to let sit for a few days and then dig in. Isn't that an oxymoron? Dig in implies DIGGING IN. So that's what I did. I ha...

Remember when I told you I am a culinary genius? I was lying to you. I'm sorry. BUT, I am getting much better at cooking salmon! This actually tasted good! I had a heart attack when I cut the sweet potato open and it wasn't pink. I was so mad at King Soopers. Anyways, it's a yellow sweet potato.  Yesterday the 9 year-old boy I nanny grabbed my phone while I was on pinterest and found this. He thought it was hysterical. I am still praying to God that he didn't actually understand it.  I made another recipe from PaleOMG ! This is the  Chicken Butternut Squash Pesto . Don't judge it from the picture. For some reason this dish takes horrible pictures. I lovvveee this pesto :). Cut your squash smaller than I did, and then it will cook even with the chicken.  I took a picture of my breakfast for you this morning, because I thought it was pretty.  You know what brightens my day? Changing the color of the pen I am writing with. Yep... You think I am sad person now. I mi...

You don't know what a Mexigasm is? It's when you eat Mexican food that is SO good, something really amazing happens in your mouth. You still don't understand? That's because you haven't eaten at  Taco Veloz .  It's this little yellow building next to the Conoco on 4th and Federal and it will rock your socks off. Hands down the best Mexican food I have had in the U.S. and maybe ever. I ate the first dish. I forced my friend Aimee to consume the quesadilla with asada y pina (beef and pineapple) because I wanted to watch her eat it. How selfish am I? No, but really, if I had to choose one last meal before I died, it would be this quesadilla. It's because of the meat. They do an AMAZING job of seasoning. Thus, my meal was incredible also. A little heavy on the cheese, but who am I kidding. I LOVE cheese. You should check this place out, now. Yesterday this really cool guy I know wanted to make me dinner, so he went out of his way to make it Paleo. Pretty aw...

My parents are dark chocolate hoarders. I am a dark chocolate lover. Want to know what happens when I visit my parents? My dad pours me a glass of red wine, and my mom places all of the chocolate that they have in the house right in front of me. Don't even act like you have self control. I know you. You don't. Neither do I.  This was my dinner friday night. No, not all of it. This is what was left.  You know what are really delicious??? But I never have the patience to make them the way they should be made. Scrambled eggs. Cook on LOW :). I added some 2% organic milk, salt and pepper. Super easy and filling paleo breakfast.  And then my Mom made me a latte. I know, I am horrible person.  I went boarding at Vail today. I sat next to Kevin for lunch at Moe's Bbq . I don't know him either. But he gave me his sandwhich! I was a good paleo'er and ate only the meat. Luckily he wasn't offended. But what guy would be? Shhh, I didn't just make that joke. Those are b...

I wont lie to you. I have had a headache for the last two days. Not pounding, but an annoying one. Pretty sure it’s because I am eating half as many carbs as I used to and my body has to adjust to it. Ouch. I am way less bloated though. I didn't even realize I was bloated, and now all my pants are looser.  I have a funny story for you. Do you know what a kipping pull-up is? See how you push the chin and shoulders forward? I like to push them really forward so that I have more momentum and therefore it’s easier. I tried something new the other day. I tried letting go right as I was completely forward. Want to know what happens? You start flying, like a bird, and then you think of Rachel McAdams in the Notebook and how dreamy Ryan Gosling is. And then gravity slaps you in the face, literally. It’s super funny, and I like making people laugh so that’s why I did it.  Okay, maybe you had to be there. I went to went to  Mad Greens  yesterday.  See that yellow ...

So I had a really sad experience yesterday. I walked into a Starbucks to go study and I wasn’t allowed to eat a cake pop. Worse, the barista told me he had just got the brownies out just for me! I must look like I like chocolate a lot. Or maybe, like I said before, most women like chocolate so he made an assumption. Anyways, I decided in that moment that I must make these Paleo Fig Fudge Balls . It’s about substitutions friends! And I have been meaning to make a really delicious dessert lately because I promised my dear friend Katy I would send her some love in the form of food. She lives in OK. It’s really sad. Don’t get me started. BTW, she also has a blog . She’s extremely intelligent. I learn about issues I didn’t even know existed. I added coconut milk to my sweet potatoes in the morning because it was a little dry without. Good move Danielle. This was delicious. (and then I put the spinach and eggs on top) Then I ate this “blackened salmon.” Yeah, I know. It’s not blacken...

I never cease to amaze myself. I was actually hungry this morning. I am just going to get really open really fast. I used to be scared of food. Like terrified. Like most girls, it started in high school. I was 5’6.5” (I never leave the .5 out) and 98 lbs. This is when it finally hit me that I was killing myself. So I started eating again, but I never really gained back a normal relationship with food until this summer, when I finally went to a therapist that specializes in eating disorders. Was it scary to admit that even though I didn’t look like I had an eating disorder, I did? Terrifying. But it was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. So now, I LOVE food again! There is no hate involved. It’s wonderful. But I still sometimes eat and tell myself, “It’s okay… if you gain weight you can just listen to your body and be more careful and you will be fine.” That’s what I told myself last night when I was at dinner with my sister and she offered to buy me this chocolate souffle cake ...

My friend Juli rocks my socks off. She runs this website called PaleOMG , and it is BRILLIANT. All of her recipes are amazing! She is also a serious badass in the gym. She is actually the person I stared at for two years while I contemplated getting off my ass to try crossfit. Yes, I stared at her for two years. Am I aware that I am a stalker/creeper? Yes. Anyways, she’s hilarious. You should read her blog. It’s like reading all those trash magazines, but way better because she’s totally real. She also loves food as much as I do… maybe more actually. Which means she loves food A LOT. But you’ll find that apparent when you read her blog. I made her Crockpot Pork Green Chile . I chose this because a. It is a crockpot recipe and I need this stuff to be easy peasy when I am beginning! And b. Because it reminds me of the pork at Chipotle and Qdoba that I pay $7 for 3 oz of meat for all the time. That is dumb. But it’s delicious. This recipe is equally delicious, but better because YOU made...