I’m starting to try out the oil cleansing method to rid myself of this stupid acne. I’m making my zits my friends. Giving them oil rub downs nightly. Since I don’t have myself a man to massage, I’ll massage my face. I’m literally rubbing oil all over my face at night and making myself smell like a Mexican vacation. For reals. Sleeping next to me would be like sleeping in a coconut cloud. Aka heaven. You don’t like coconut? Well that’s just stupid.
I’m hoping that this works. So far, cutting out nuts has been a huge help. Not for my sanity, but for my body. I feel SO much better and my acne seems to be less asshole-ish than usual. So I plan to take some really uncomfortable close up pictures of my skin WITHOUT make up on and see how my skin changes over time. Fixing this sh*t is gonna be hard work. I may complain. Not that you’re surprised by that. But I will. I’m going to whine because it won’t be instantly fixed. But you gotta stick with something if you want it to change. Like my butterfly pull ups. They are getting better, slowly but surely. Just you wait acne. Just you wait til you see what you got coming to you.
Omg guess what I got going on tomorrow?!? A partner competiton with my gorgeous and incredibly strong girlfriend Krystle. If you follow my instagram @paleomg you’ve seen her with the adorable bulldog puppy, Sugar. She’s been working incredibly hard and I’m so excited to be part of her first competiton. Jake and Jon will be doing the competiton as well! There will be a lot of half naked bodies and lots of screaming with our two teams there. We are pretty dramatic. The main reason I’m pumped to be Krystle’s partner is because she has a six pack and really awesome tattoos. I’m going to look ridiculously hard core next to her. And way cooler. With Sergio’s BMW and Krystle’s abs, I’ll have friends in no time.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention. If you have never seen this recipe, AWESOME, act like it’s brand new. But in reality, it’s a recipe I made in the past that was super delicious but had crap pictures to boot. And you people are vain. And love to salivate over pictures. What? Whatever. So I’ve made it again to excited your eyes and make you want to try out this recipe. You can see the OG here. It’s funny.
Leftovers: Mexican Inspired Burgers
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
For the Mexi burgers–
- 1 lb buffalo (or ground beef)
- 1 (6oz) can of green chiles
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle red pepper (or chili powder)
For the toppings–
- 1 package mushrooms
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 14oz jar of roasted peppers, sliced
- 2–3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle red pepper or chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper, to taste
For the Avocado Roasted Red Pepper sauce–
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 14oz jar of roasted peppers, sliced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
Instructions
First, stop being frightened by the ingredient list. It’s not that intense. Grow a pair.
- Ok, so grab a sauce pan or skillet and add a bit of coconut oil to it, along with your sliced onions. Let those guys caramelize, stirring them randomly so they don’t burn.
- Now grab another skillet, add your coconut oil, mushrooms, roasted peppers and spices and let those cook down for a while.
- NOW make your burger patties. Grab a large bowl, add the meat, spices, and green chiles to it and mix thoroughly. Once the burgers are formed, add them to a large greased skillet. If you don’t want to skillet them, cook them on the grill you jerk. I covered them with a lid to help them cook a bit quicker. Cook for about 5-6 minutes/side depending how thick they are.
- Last thing, while the burgers are cooking, make your avocado sauce. It’s insanity. Pull out your food processor, add all ingredients for the sauce to it and puree until smooth. This sauce is almost like a cheese sauce. But without the bloat and gas. How great is that?
- Once your toppings are cooked, your burgers are cooked to perfection, and your sauce is silky silky smooth (I hope you said silky in a seductive voice like I did), stack it all up. Burger, sauce, toppings, then some sliced avocado on top. More fat = happier Juli. And bigger butt Juli, so happier Juli once again.
HOLY CRAP. This was our very official Paleo meal!
OMG…SO good! I am so glad I found your site!
I am totally pimping you now to everyone!
LOVE!
very **first** duh… 🙂
I literally licked my food processor clean after making that avocado roasted red pepper sauce. This was f*ing delicious.
sadness. I am allergic to avocado (tragic, I know. late developing allergy, I used to love it.)
Any ideas on a substitute? These look amazing.
you could mix together roasted red peppers and some coconut milk and that may do the trick!
thanks, good idea! I’ll try it!
Sigh – live long enough and the zits and the monthly bleeding will go away. Of course they’re replaced by aching joints and wrinkles, but for me it’s a pretty cool trade. Keep up the fight Juli-girl, and it sems like you got lots of good suggestions here. Love you, please never go away!
Juli you are awesome; I lurve your blog and all your amazing recipes. Thank you for continuously inspiring me with CrossFit. I feel your pain on the acne…unfortunately it’s common for adults to get it (and you thought you were out of the woods after being a teenager!). I’d recommend a Clarisonic Mia…helped out with my acne tremendously! Also find a good cleanser, like cetaphil or Avene clearance gel.
Dude… I totally dig your blog and I hope you check out mine, I made your burgers last night and they came out FABULOUS… even my non paleo friends gobbled them up and the sauce which was AMAZING, I couldnt eat enough of it.
I will be making that sauce AGAIN to put on everything because it was so fabulous… I plan on trying more and more of your recipes 🙂
Keep up the good work and check out my blog for some good eats too!!!
Made this recipe tonight – absolutely delicious! The hubby loved it, too. That avocado sauce is excellent. Thank you for all your creative recipe ideas! I’ll be trying more. Next on the agenda: ricing cauliflower – who knew?!
Made these along with the chocolate cupcakes for the boyfriend’s birthday. Both recipes were fabulous! He is still raving that the burgers and sauce were absolutely amazing and the combination of flavours is phenomenal. Yummmm!!!!
Totally amazing. Best burger in a while.
Just made this into a bangin’ meatza. Hot damn it was delicious. Thanks for the inspiration! (And by inspiration, I mean the entire recipe.. minus pizza sauce..)