Did you remember the 80/20 rule?

Thanksgiving has come and gone. The stuffing was stuffed, the pies baked, the rolls were steaming. Did you partake?

I did. I went to family's house. Even through I am die-hard about my diet, I am not going to ask my host to make an entire menu around my dietary needs. Beside Thanksgiving is about family and friends gathering together to enjoy each other's company and being grateful for the things we have.

I also live by the 80/20 rule. It doesn't mean to break down your day and eat non-primal 20% of the time. Sometimes it means being able to eat your Grandma's stuffing, or Uncle Joe's famous chocolate cake on a holiday. I try to be primal  100% of the time, but when life sends me to a pizza place for a celebratory after win feast, I can have some, without making myself nuts.

Today, I am back to being primal, happy that I spent some time with my cousins. Happy that I am not black Friday shopping. Happy that I am going to the national forest picking out our family Christmas tree. Not worried about the evil grains that lurked in the food I overate this one time a year.

Primal Hypnosis - Paul McKenna

I love reading nutritional books. I sometimes get some that actually make me laugh. For example, I got a book on self-hypnosis for weight loss. I am reading it and after the first 2 chapters, I realize that the book if full of 'feel-good' sayings, like how you are not at fault for being fat. The reason you are fat is that the food companies have actually hypnotised you to eat their crappy food. If you listened to the accompanying CD you will be deprogrammed. Plus the other reasons for being fat, like it is your genetics, family life, and a plethora of other reasons besides, "you eat too much and/or too much crap food". She also advocated no exercise. She said she hated it and she is thin without it. She was going to show all of us how to be thin without even taking an after-dinner walk. Bunk!

Diavoli Fritte with Onion and Dill Dip

Diavoli Fritte with Onion and Dill Dip from Bitchen Kitchen

Tonight in the Pittman house we are eating these adorable hot peppers. We love spicy stuff here and these are sure to get our spice on.

Ingredients
Diavoli Fritte (Fried Devils)
1 cup canola oil
4 cloves young garlic, roughly chopped
4 anchovy fillets, mashed with a fork
9 dried chillies
Green Onion and Dill Dip
6 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup dill, minced

Ginger Sea Scallops

Ginger Sea Scallops ~ Fighter Fuel

Yeah, I know they are sitting on white rice.
Try and picture those nice pieces of
protein on a bed of black wild rice...

Tis the season for Sea Scallops. Yeah really, there is a season. It runs from October till March, of course you can get them anytime frozen. They are very quick to cook. 2 minutes per side if you are searing them in a fry pan over high heat.