I’m a bit on the annoyed side today. I’m not one to get mad or angry or even sad about what people say about me or my blog (I’m weird, I know that) but I do get annoyed. And even sometimes offended. But the more I grow and the more people that come across my website and Facebook page, the more people feel as though they should state their opinion. And I get that. We all like to be heard and be the center of attention sometimes. Why the hell do you think I write my blog? Duh. I’m an only child, I scream for attention daily.
BUT there are some things that need to be remembered in this blogosphere. I just made that word up. I write this blog FOR FREE. Everything that goes into this website is FREE to anyone that reads it. If you don’t know what free means, it means you don’t pay to read this blog. I post recipes 4-5 days out of the week because I love it and I want people to have the opportunity to cook good food within the paleo spectrum. I want to show people that it’s not hard and that anyone can do it. I do not charge for my recipes because I want to make paleo easy for people.
That being said, I have never once said that you HAVE to try a recipe or that my recipes are perfect for your diet. Nor do I act like I’m any good at photography. Or perfect when it comes to eating paleo. I just post the recipes of the things I cook because I enjoy those meals and I hope others do too. But no one body is the same. No taste bud is the same. That’s why I say everyone creates their own meaning of paleo.
The jist of it is, stop being rude people. Like jeeez. I’m posting recipes for free and telling stories about my life. I’m not telling you to make my recipes, I’m not telling you how to live your life, and I’m not telling you to even look at my website. I’m just telling you that I really like to consume chocolate covered walnuts, CrossFit, and think about men constantly. And now that I don’t eat nuts, I only have 2 things to really talk about. Crap. My b.
OMG, sh*t just got real serious there. Let’s lighten the mood. GUESS WHAT?! I made it onto CrossFit.com today!! I worked with my good friends Ian and Patrick with Again Faster to create some cooking videos for the CrossFit Journal and I’m so happy to see that they published one! They even have the zone blocks within the recipes in case you follow the zone diet!
Creamy Avocado and Spinach Chicken Pasta
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise, seeds removed
- 2 avocados, pits removed
- 6 cups of fresh spinach (or more, if you’d like)
- 1lb chicken, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, stems removed
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise, and remove the excess seeds and strings.
- Place open side down on a baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes or until spaghetti squash is soft when you push the skin or the threads easily come out when you take a fork to it.
- While your spaghetti squash cooks, place a tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add two minced garlic cloves to your hot pan and then toss in your spinach. Let your spinach wilt down, then add it to your food processor.
- In the same pan, add your diced chicken and onion to cook down.
- Then add 1/2 tablespoon of parsley, thyme, garlic powder, and a bit of salt and pepper to the pan and mix well.
- While your chicken cooks down, add 2 avocados to your food processor along with your lemon, fresh basil, 1/2 tablespoon of parsley, thyme, and garlic powder and a bit of salt and pepper, to taste. Puree until smooth, then add your 2 tablespoons of your leftover olive oil.
- Once your spaghetti squash is done cooking and cooled, dethread your spaghetti squash and place threads in a large bowl.
- Then add your chicken that has cooked completely through and top off with your spinach and avocado sauce.
- Mix thoroughly and top with a bit of basil.
- Eat it like you mean it!
I love your blog! I read it every morning, waiting for new recipes… like others have said, “haters are gonna hate!” You are awesome. Thank you so much for the humor… keep on keepin’ on!
Haterz gonna hate… you twirl the SH*T outta that spaghetti girl and brush it off! 😉 Your site has been the inspiration I needed to really decide to eat the Paleo lifestyle. THANK YOU!!!
Twirl the sh*t outta that spaghetti? That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard! Hilarious.
I’m with everyone else. I look at your blog daily and always get a kick out of it. (it makes me smile) Sorry some people are downers but hope you don’t ever get fed up enough to stop. You are one of the reasons why I totally believe that Paleo is doable. Your love of crossfit made me want to try it and i have just recently started. So thanks! 🙂
…i think your pictures are beautiful…
Who’s being mean to Juli B.?! I’ll give them a verbal smack down.
Your blog is by far my favorite paleo foodie blog (and that’s saying a lot!) I guess some people just have nothing better to do with their lives than to try to bring others down. If they’re so awesome, they should go make a blog of their very own and leave you out of their mess.
You bust your ass every day, and most of us appreciate your funny stories and your willingness to put it all out there.
Thank you for being a ray of sunshine in my day!
Honestly, for every idiot that is empowered by the anonymity of the web to make rude comments about your blog and content, there are 100 people that visit every day. Your blog is great and I make almost all of the recipes that you have posted and have loved almost all of them. Also, the humor and personality of the blog is pretty unique. Keep it up and ignore the jerks!
A fellow Colorado Crossfitter
I’m with everyone else here posting love notes to you. I enjoy reading your posts & recipes everyday – mostly because you seem to be a normal, hysterical, gloriously imperfect person. And you love food. Yay you! I have yet to make one of your recipes that I didn’t like. Clearly any haters are missing the point. Joy killers.
You forgot to mention the other thing you love to talk about, dancing! Juli LOVES her dancing. Now that you made it big time on the main site, I’m going to have to dig up some of the photos from the obstacle course in Parker. Your fans will barely recognize you. CONGRATS JULI!
JB – just started paleo 2 weeks ago & found your blog. Effing love it! While I may not make every recipe, The commentary is hilarious & I appreciate the effort it takes to come up with something every day. BTW the video dance breaks are the best…
I’ve never commented before, but I read your blog daily and LOVE it. I’ve tried tons of your recipes and have yet to find one I didn’t totally enjoy. Even my non-paleo family and friends love them. My favorites are the chicken enchilada stew and the banana bread waffles. I might have put dark chocolate chips in the last loaf I made and it just might have been friggin amazing.
Thanks for putting this blog together and inspiring me to cook! I love reading about your crossfit stories too. I workout at Ute Crossfit in Salt Lake and have brought your recipes to many a box party all with rave reviews.
Keep your head up girl. Haters gonna hate.