Hi!! So sorry I don’t have a recipe for you today. Just my face to welcome you to the start of your week. Sorry for ruining your week. Jokes on you! Anywho, I’m not in my Colorado home right now, so it’s much harder to cook you a ‘Clean it up Monday’ recipe. Especially since I haven’t exactly been eating clean the last few days. I’m in San Diego, visiting some friends and doing some work out here, so I’ve been stuffing my face with delicious treats. LOTS of delicious treats. But sadly, I can’t tell you what work I’m doing out here. YET. It’s a secret, but only for a little while. You know I can’t keep a secret for long.
Before I talk about anything, can we talk about how there is a show on the Discovery channel called ‘Naked and Afraid’? W.T.F.? They put two naked people together in the wild and expect them to live. Kind of like Survivor, but in the nude. I guess Survivor has become boring over the years, so it only makes sense to make these people introduce themselves to each other in their birthday suit. It really only makes sense. Right? Ew.
P.S.- I totally watched it. Ugh.
Moving on.
Since I don’t have a recipe for you today, I at least have a day in my life. Well, a day of what I ate while I traveled to San Diego. Let’s talk about it!
So I woke up early to finish packing. My ADD kicks in while packing so it usually takes me at least 3 days to pack everything. Even if I’m only leaving somewhere for 2 days. Once I packed, I cooked up a burger I had from Whole Foods and ate it with some ketchup. I also chugged down half of a leftover Kombucha. It was delicious. But not enough. So once I left my house, I grabbed an almond milk iced coffee at one of my favorite restaurants in town, Devil’s Food before heading to the airport.
Once I got to the airport, I ran into one of my friends who I went to Lake Powell with last year and see on a weekend basis. Usually at the bars. Or drinking with friends. So what did we do? We drank bloody marys!! Well, I drank bloody marys, he had beer. Who doesn’t want that at 10 in the morning on a Thursday? I know I do. After we finished our drinks and parted ways, I came to find out I was the last person on the plane. Oopsies poopsies. I hate myself for saying that.
After being on the airplane for an hour or so and watching 2 episodes of ‘Mindy Project’ (awesome!!), I decided it was time to snack again. Steve’s Paleo Goods Berky was my snack of choice. After snacking, I figured out how bored I was. And ironically, they had a program playing about the science of boredom. What a terrible idea to play that show while people are flying. Terrible.
Once I landed in San Diego, I went straight to The Linkery for some duck fat french fries and homemade sausage. The french fries were bomb! Paleo? No sir. But they were covered in bacon, guacamole and an egg. Then I got two chicken sausages. It was wonderful. And I was full pretty fast because of the french fries, so I got to take one of the giant sausages home. That sounded weird, but you get the gist.
After doing some work in San Diego, the secret work, I finally got hungry around 7 or so and made some leftovers. Bacon, cabbage and leftover chicken sausages were on the menu for dinner. Cabbage should always be cooked with bacon. ALWAYS.
Then I went to bed by 9. I was exhausted. Not sure why. I didn’t work out. I didn’t do anything strenuous. I just ate and flew over the Grand Canyon and Lake Powell. How boring? Are you pissed you even read this post because it’s so boring? I sure am.
Hi Juli – can you recommend a brand of sausage that is paleo friendly? Or does such a thing actually exist.
My husband and I used to love these Chicken Apple sausages, but they’re not paleo – and I’m struggling to find ones that are. Most have sugar or non-pronounceable ingredients in them.
Help me find some good sausage…er, that sounds dirty. Well, you know what I mean!
Thanks
Wow! You’re in my hood! SD has lots of great eats! My favorite farm to table places: Prep Kitchen, True Food Kitchen, Solace, and Urban Plates. Tender Greens is also a good option. I haven’t been to Starlite or Jsix yet but they’re on my list. If you see Not So Fast food truck… make a stop. Plenty of grass fed burger place but I won’t bore you with those. I can’t wait to see where you eat! I’m hoping you discover a new place for me to try!
How long are you in SD? There is an awesome Paleo food truck that you should track down and try. Very yummy, http://notsofastfoodtruck.com/
Dear Juli,
I’m an avid fan and follower of your blog…in fact, when I first found your blog, I immediately called my best friend in New Mexico who got me into eating Paleo saying ‘know who I want to marry?!’ His response ‘me’, to which I said ‘no-juli from paleomg’. He reminded me that he had told me about you months prior because he thought I’d love you. (FYI-I like men, so I don’t LITERALLY mean I want to marry you), although I’d have you as a Roomie in a heartbeat because I could eat all your food! Anyway, I digress. Point of my rant-I rave about your site to everyone here in SD, and when I saw in your blog today that you’re in my sunny city I felt the need to tell you what a fan I am. And to extend the Roomie invite…joking. Only kind of though 🙂 that’s all. Welcome to SD, hope you enjoy our sunny city! Also…if you feel so inclined you should check out the paleo food truck in town-Not So Fast…
Must go to Seersucker in the Gaslamp District. A foodies dream!
Dear Juli,
I am an avid fan/follower of your blog. In fact, when I first found your blog, I immediately called my friend in New Mexico who turned me on to Paleo eating to tell him the great news. “Guess who I want to marry” I told him “Me!?” he said “Nope, Juli from Paleomg” He reminded me at that point that he had suggested I look you up months prior because he knew I would love you. (FYI-I like men, so I didn’t literally want to marry you…but you know what I mean!) I’ve been spreading the word about your blog ever since!
Anyway, my point: I saw today that you’re in my sunny city and freaked. If you ever decide you want to move to SD, I’d be more than happy to have you for a roomie…(having a roomie that only cooked delish paleo treats would be A-maaaazing). You should go check out True Foods and Not So Fast- a paleo food truck before you leave!
You crack me up, Im not even paleo and i follow you for inspiration for the blog Im trying to get off the ground (its tough). Thanks for keeping it real!
No boring at all, because looking at those meals was totally worth it. 🙂 Can never go wrong with sausage, eggs, and french fries…NEVER! Love San Diego! I need to get back out there and visit friends. Enjoy!
Omg there’s alcohol in kombucha !?!
I always have to finish the whole Kombucha when I open it. Otherwise the fizz goes away.