new combinations ...

As Cornell is busy preparing his new batch of delicious looking pictures (I don't know if he is busy doing that, but maybe this post will instill in him a sense of obligation, not that feeling obliged is good or making others feel obliged is very moral, so I probably shouldn't manipulate Cornell in this way. On the other hand I know Cornell is an INTP, so not easily manipulated, and I think he will take this remark the way it was intended, that is, as a joke, which by now has been thoroughly spoiled by this unnecessary explanation, which has become too lengthy by far too, though not by any fault on my part as I am only doing what a blogger is supposed to do on the world wide web, that is: describing every part of his life in detail on his little spot on the net, but because that is not what this blog is about (that is: not all details of our lives. It is about food) I will terminate this ongoing string of words before you all lose your attention and go on to the main attraction of today: the description of some new combinations of paleolithically approved meals) I will describe some combinations I tried out the past weeks.

- White cabbage
- mushrooms
- onion
- cubes of ham
(very good, I had this twice (three meals each time) and will have this again...)

- red cabbage
- mushrooms
- onion
- lean minced meat
spiced with sambal
(not very original (compared to the above one) but good none the less. Goes well with some apple compote).

- the dutch vegetable 'koolraap', which took some time to clean and cut up due to its very tough exterior.
Stir fried with some onion and some cubes of smoked bacon.
Good! The 'koolraap' gets softer and tastes quite sweet after stir frying.

These meals are cost efficient as all these vegetables are cheap in winter.
I can eat for approximately 5 euro's a day (if I don't count the luxuries I sometimes afford myself for later in the evening, like a bit of port or bailies with some cheese or somethign). 5 euro's a day. That's quite cheap to me.

Experiment number 893-93857

It seems what characterizes the paleolithic diet most is its spirit of experimentation. To eat the cavemen way is to tread uncharted paths, to sail unknown sees, to boldly venture out where no modern man has gone before ... at least, that's how it seems to me. From microwave dinners, pizza and pasta to a diet consisting of only fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and nuts (and some cheese 'for medical reasons' (to quote Cornell)), that's something else entirely. And there are no guidebooks, recipes and so on for this. No 'Sonja Bakker'-books that spell out menu's for nine weeks total up to the 1 apple and 1 slice of bread with cheese allowed in between. No, no programs, or detailed regimes for these brave men and women, venturing forth in this unexplored territory.
As Cornells pictures have shown he is quite the experimenter... I'm a bit more conservative I think (or used to make my choices the easy way (never change a winning combination)), but once in a while I try out something new.
So this evening I tried a new combination:
- onions (4 of them, cut in pieces)
- brussel sprouts (500 grams, cleaned the Cornell-way, cut in half)
- pre-cleaned carrots (500 grams, cut in slices)
- minced meat (300 grams)
all stir fried and seasoned with some curry, paprika and pepperpowder, and some sweet chili sauce.
Tasted good! The sprouts and the carrots go well together. I had enough for two extra meals, so I will eat this again tomorrow and the day after ...
Oh, and it's reasonably priced too!

Simple, but satisfying ...

Good combination:
Stir fry one onion, cut in small pieces. Add strips of smoked bacon (150 grams), add a rather large amount of curry powder and some paprika powder.
When the bacon is ready, add 500 grams of brussels sprouts, cleaned and cut in half. Stir for a couple minutes more, until the sprouts are coloring. Add some sweet chili sauce.
Mmmmm....

(sadly it took me twenty minutes to clean and cut up all the sprouts. But it was worth it...)