For those that either know me personally or have been following my Arizona Caveman blog progress over the past 5 months know that all my positive lifestyle changes started with Brandon at Premier Fitness Systems. I’ve joined and quit far too many gyms than I want to admit and recently I realized the main reason that just being a gym [ Read More ]
The other day I was so excited when I received some new Cedar Grilling Planks from Amazon. For those not familiar with cedar planks they are grilling planks which are pieces of untreated wood, that you soak for at least 30 minutes (I recommend at least 1 hour) and cook your protein, usually fish, directly on them. As the cedar [ Read More ]
So far on day 3 of Whole30 feeling great and sugar monster has not come yet. My wife Rachel is joining me for this 30 day challenge and we decided a fun thing to do would be to switch up every night who makes dinner for the family. Last night was my turn and have to say I am quite [ Read More ]
Ready for New Year’s and coming up with your 2012 new year resolution(s)? In the past the common joke at our New Year’s Eve parties has been about how people set goals and a week later aren’t focusing on them. That is why I loved that Angus & Phil cartoon and reminded me this year to create a goal that [ Read More ]
I was lucky enough to meet Jay, aka Arizona Cave Man, at the very first Paleo seminar I held. I am very proud of how he has harnessed his own passion for Primal life and turned it into this very blog, not to mention dropped an impressive amount of lbs in the process and most notable; body fat percentages. I [ Read More ]
Growing up in a Jewish family potato pancakes from my grandmother was one of my favorite holiday foods. The memory of them is so powerful that giving up this amazing holiday treat would be quite sad. The challenge is my grandmother used matzah meal to help bind the potato, white starchy potato and unhealthy frying oil. The challenge did not [ Read More ]
Check out this great Infographic that visually explains what the Paleolithic Diet is: Learn more about the Paleo Diet.
There is something special about a farmer’s market that I can’t quite put my finger on. Not sure if its the great people, healthy food or a combination thereof but LOVE the downtown Scottsdale Farmer’s Market. Check out my review and from others on Yelp of the Downtown Scottsdale Farmer’s market. We have gone a few times now and definitely [ Read More ]
Yesterday we went to the downtown Farmer’s market in Scottsdale, Arizona (open from 8am to 1pm) featuring amazing produce, meats, and more. We picked up some gorgeous wild caught salmon and a bunch of produce. As usual we had no list of produce we wanted and just grabbed whatever looked good such as jalapenos, onions, garlic, ginger, tomatillos, and so [ Read More ]
One of my favorite ways to cook is on my Big Green Egg smoker – low and slow. For those not familiar with a Big Green Egg (BGE) it has to be one of the best smokers made and you can learn how it works on the BGE How It Works page. Expensive but definitely worth it. The ceramic walls [ Read More ]
