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Spicy sichuan chile oil

fresh sliced shallot fresh sliced garlic fresh sliced habanero a handful of green sichaun peppercorns (blitzed in pepper grinder) sambal white vinegar soy sauce fish sauce fresh sliced green onion some hot oil (i used canola) ground ginger Lol, that’s it. I just put everything (except oil) in a bowl and then heated up my […]

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Listening to my body is good!

I’m glad I don’t have to manage many injuries and the ones that I do have are minimal. Anyway, 3 weeks ago I strained my groin/hamstring area, last week I strained my shoulder, but I was able to rehab those issues and work past them! A quick healing routine includes lowering weights on my sets […]

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Slow cooker chili with a surprise!

The Ingredients: Ground Beef (I used premade 75/25 patties and drained the excess fat) Can of crushed tomatoes 2 fresh tomatoes (I think I used Roma) Roughly 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke 1/2 cup brewed coffee (I used my leftover, team #nowaste) 2 beef bouillon cubes (i added about 16 fl oz water in the vessel) […]

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Keto gains, the stomach flu, and creatine

Today is about recovery, my son got the stomach flu on monday and then I got it on wednesday. So much puke, but we are both better now thank God. I post on my instagram about exercise often, but i’ve been weight training consistently for roughly 5 months now and it’s made a difference in […]

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Portland energy

I wrote this blog on the plane back in early November: Another spirituality post, I joked to friends that I would likely end up learning a spiritual lesson on this trip. Sure enough I learned a few… What a wild trip it was, I saw some old friends, met some new ones, and enjoyed feeding […]

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Slow cooker bbq chicken

The Ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs BBQ sauce (only about 2-3 Tablespoons) Sliced jalapenos Sliced onion Chili powder A few dashes of turmeric Seasoned salt Montreal steak seasoning (don’t overdo it!) The Method: Threw everything in the slow cooker on low for about 2-4 hours I think. I didn’t time it but I cooked it […]

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It’s a turmeric party!

I’ve been adoring turmeric, my friend Nico on Instagram recommended it for battling inflammation and it seems to be useful as a supplement in addition to my normal vitamins. But then I thought, hey, I want curry and curried things, so I made some chicken curry (recipe here) and a week later I added some […]

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Chicken curry with cauliflower rice.

The Ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs Curry powder (I used 2 kinds) Ground turmeric Minced garlic Sea salt Garlic salt 1 chicken bouillon cube 1 can coconut milk Half thinly sliced onion Riced cauliflower 1 bag baby spinach Green onions Sliced white button mushrooms Water The Method: I’m actually cooking this a 2nd time today […]

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Vitamin obsession

It’s kind of a running joke to myself but I will read something offhand about the benefit of some vitamin so I’ll go out and try it. It’s like russian roulette, I take a new vitamin and I’m like “ok let’s see how my body responds.” I counted all my vitamins that I take and […]

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Indulgent spaghetti squash

The Ingredients: Spaghetti squash Half a stick of margarine/butter seasoning salt Parmesan cheese (I used the green one, ya know) The Method: Basically I made an alfredo because it’s just butter and cheese but I cut, de-seeded, seasoned, put some margarine on, and roasted the squash cut side up at 400 degrees for about 90 […]