After an overwhelmingly busy week I finally just had to compile all videos into a quick wrap up for the week.

Probably the most positive thing during a stressful week is that being primal or paleo, I can easily skip meals when busy with little side effects. I managed to avoid all junk food and just fast instead, which worked out well. BUT, that said, I did very little cooking so not much to film for the week.

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Link: How to cook a great steak

So I have been posting daily vlogs fairly consistently, but I have not always been keeping them up to date here at Nourishedmeadow.com.

So below are links to the vlogs since my last posting here. I will start getting them uploaded at the site on a daily basis, or you can subscribe directly to my Youtube channel just in case.

I hope to do some updates to the website and my vlogs in the next week, stay tuned for a couple minor adjustments!

Scotch Egg Attempt – Vlog 1.22.12
On The Go – Vlog 1.23.12
Paleofying Meatloaf – Vlog 1.24.12
Earning Karma Points – Vlog 1.25.12
Steak Makes It All Better – Vlog 1.26.12
Venison Stew – Vlog 1.27.12
Fighting The Cravings – Vlog 1.28.12
Brazilian Steakhouse – Vlog 1.29.12
Maintaining – Vlog 1.30.12
Two More Challenge Days – Vlog 1.31.12
The Day Stress Won – Vlog 2.1.12
Preparing for Lockdown (aka blizzard) – Vlog 2.2.12
Wild Turkey Soup – Vlog 2.3.12

Time for a how to video, today we will look at breasting out a wild bird.

Breasting out wild birds allows for quick processing when you have a high number of birds and no mechanical plucking machine available. The hunter of the house along with his buddies are usually quite successful on the duck front each season, so often I use this technique to make quick work of dressing them.

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Havalon Knives mentioned in the video.

Always, and I mean ALWAYS, check your ingredients. You would be surprised quite often the odd items companies add to what might appear to be a very simple product.

(I am not referring to the kombucha in the video pic below by the way)

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Link to duck breasting how to video coming shortly.

Meals From The Day:
B – 3 scrambled eggs with salsa, bacon, and mate
L – None
D – Leftover roasted chicken, squash, potatoes and wilted spinach
Snacks – 1 oz kombucha

All afternoon the other day I had some MAJOR cravings. Sweets, alcohol, you name it. I finally realized I was just hungry, so I promptly made a giant dinner which helped tremendously.

I find when I cut my carbs back my hunger goes WAY down along with my normal hunger cues. Apparently I just need to make sure I am aware that cravings are more then likely tied to just plain being hungry.

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Meals from the day:
B – 3 scrambled eggs with salsa, bacon, mate
L – None
D – leftover roasted chicken, squash, carrots, potatoes, and wilted spinach (double size)
Snacks – None

I avoided all sweet treats while out at the mall today, which seemed to be a daunting task. Between eating lunch at the Cheesecake factory and then the Ben & Jerry’s stand located in the mall as well, I just had to focus and keep a zen like mind (ha). But I was good, made it through another day with no cheats, even if mentally I did not feel like I was winning the battle.

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Meals From The Day:
B – Yerba Mate
L – 2 fried eggs, hashbrowns, bacon
D – Almond butter pancakes with cinnamon
Snacks – none

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Raw fed kitties menu

Meals From The Day:
B – None
L – Leftover prime rib, green beans, and fries
D – Roasted chicken, squash, carrots, & potatoes
Snacks – Pumpkin spice tea

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Meals from the day:
B – None
L – Leftover venison meatballs and spaghetti squash
D – Seared tuna, prime rib, fries, green beans
Snacks – None

I whipped up a husband favorite last night, meatballs and spaghetti (squash that is).

I use spinach and shredded carrots in my meatballs for some bulk and binding, with a couple tablespoons of almond meal to pull it all together. No breadcrumbs or cheese needed.

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Meals from the day:
B – Mulays breakfast sausage , yerba mate
L – None
D – Venison meatballs with sauce and spaghetti squash
Snacks – raw cucumber and celery

Had a nice quiet Sunday getting a few things accomplished….and recovering after an ugly Broncos defeat. Seriously, I think all of Colorado goes into a state of depression when the Broncos lose, it must be in the water.

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Meals from the day:
B – 3 scrambled eggs w/peppers & spinach, leftover venison burger, bacon
L – None
D – Takeout lettuce burger with tomatoes & pickles, fries, mayo dip
Snacks – None