My First Adventure into the Primal Blueprint Cookbook

Today I took a walk on the primal side.  I like to follow one of my coach's nutrition blog (http://www.coachjdietrx.com/) and it just so happend that an interesting recipe was posted.  It looked like something that Pat would like to eat so I made it.  My first recipe from the Primal Blueprint Cookbook was Tatanka which is a chili.  The recipe is as follows:
Note: this recipe comes from the Primal Blueprint Cookbook by Mark Sisson – a totally rockin’ cookbook, which is highly recommended by my coaches site!
INGREDIENTS

• 2-3 slices of uncooked bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 2 pounds grass-fed bison
• 2 T chili powder
• 1 T fresh, minced oregano
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1.5 – 2 cups water (or beef broth)
• 14.5 oz can chopped tomatoes with liquid
• 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 T apple cider vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium-low heat until slightly brown and some fat is rendered out. Add chopped onion to the pan and stir into the bacon. When the onions are semi-translucent, add garlic and stir. Cook a few minutes longer. Add ground bison to pan and cook over medium-low heat until brown (cooked) throughout and no pink remains. If fat seems insufficient, add some of the reserved bacon drippings (or butter or olive oil) to keep bison meat from sticking to the pan and drying out.
Add spices, water or broth, tomatoes and stir well to combine. Cover and simmer over low heat for one hour, stirring every 20 min.
Add vinegar and cocoa powder and stir well, adding a bit of water if necessary. (I’ve used beer before in this instance Simmer uncovered another 20 min. Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper. If you want to “kick it up a notch,” add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce. (I added sarachi chili sauce.)
Garnish with chopped avocado, shredded cheese or sour cream. Makes 6 servings.

Pat enjoyed this dish a lot and added some sausage to the chili and said it was excellent.

For a little snack I made a cranberry almond bread, which I made up the recipe.  The recipe is as follows:
Ingredients:
2 C Almond meal/flour
1 C Agave Syrup or honey
1/4 C of almond milk or coconut milk
2 eggs
3/4 C cranberries
1 T vanilla
1/4 C almonds

Instructions:
Preheat over to 350.  Mix flour, agave, milk, eggs, and vanilla together. Stir in cranberries and almonds.  Put in a bread pan and bake for 45-55 minutes.  Let it cool and enjoy.

Let me know what you all think of the recipes. 

After making this meal I headed to the gym with Pat where we did a team workout.  Great job guys.

Today's WOD
Teams of 3
9 wheelbarrow walks (3 per person)
6 leap frogs
60 kettle bell swings (20 per person)
6 burpee broad jumps
60 sit-ups with a 20lb ball (20 per person)
150 double unders (50 per person)

Pat doing a kettle bell swing

Our time: 36:00