Paleo cooking

So most of you know that I have been killing myself at CrossFit for several months now and I love it.  If you don't know what CrossFit is check it out.  We started a 30 day challenge on January 2nd of a Paleo lifestyle.  It's tough!!  But I have to say that I feel amazing and I am loving the new recipes that I have been discovering and making up.  Cooking is so theraputic for me and I love it.  I can be in my kitchen for hours on end.  So while it's a hard change to make, I am excited to cook and try new recipes.  I hope you try some of the recipes, whether or not you are eating paleo :)

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

These were a little labor intensive (getting the leaves off of the cabbage head was a little tricky) but once you get them going it goes by quickly.  They were well worth the effort.  I mixed the filling first and then:

Start by blanching the cabbage leaves in boiling water

Lay out the leaves and place a heaping tablespoon full of filling at the bottom

Fold in the sides

Roll up from the bottom

Aren't they cute?

Recipe (sorry it's a little bit of this and a little bit of that!)

1/3 pound of ground turkey

1/2 pound of ground beef

diced carrots

diced zuchinni

minced shallot

1 egg, beaten

about a 1/4 cup of almond meal (more if it's too wet)

diced tomato

salt and pepper

a pinch of marjoram

a pinch of red pepper flakes

a little garlic powder

Mix all together and stuff the cabbage leaves.  Pour your favorite paleo tomato sauce on top.  Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 35 minutes.