
Thu, Jun-23-05, 09:41
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Posts: 1,061
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Plan: Modified Paleo Atkins
Stats: 221/221/180
BF:Getting/Much/Bette
Progress: 0%
Location: Durham, North Carolina
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During the summer I find dinner salads work well. The ingredients are fresher, they aren't as hot to make and help keep you hydrated because of all of the water in the veggies.
I like to take a big slab of top sirloin (also called London Broil, cheaper than flank steak), marinate the heck out of it (24 hours is not unusual) with a marinade that includes citrus (lemon juice is good), vinegar, Worchestershishtershire sause, a splash of sherry, hot pepper flakes, the rind of the citrus you used, some fresh rosemary and pepper. (the W. sauce usually gives enough salt)
I grill the meat on a really hot grill (if the cut is really thick, I'll cut it thinner myself) or roast it at a high temperature, and then cut it thinly across the grain. We'll eat it like that one night and then the next night I take the leftover thin slices and add them to a salad of bibb lettuce or spinach, scallions, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, feta cheese tossed with lemon juice and olive oil and fresh basil from the garden.
It's a nice break from just "meat" and gets you lots of good phytonutrients, fiber, etc...
You can also make a great taco salad without the chips.
Wilted spinach is good. Warm up bacon drippings, sautee some red onion in it until just soft, add vinegar and a little splenda and throw over a mound of fresh baby spinach with cut up boiled eggs (optional) and crumbled bacon. Toss the spinach with the hot sauce and watch it wilt. It's fantastic. Sorry I don't have measurements, I wing it each time.
Speaking of, buffalo wings are great as long as they aren't breaded. I hate deep frying so I just roast the wings on a pan in the oven until they're crispy. There's so much fat in wings that it works really well. I've got a post somewhere that talks about how to do this, but it's been a while. I now just buy mine from a place here that does nothing but wings, they're fantastic.
Good luck!
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