My short ribs turned out amazing! Seriously, amazing! It was a perfect substitute for a holiday meal. I didn't once think about the holiday food I was missing out on. I generally serve this stew over egg pasta (surprise, surprise) with a garnish of sour cream and chopped green onions (similar to Beef Stroganoff) but the braised meat and vegetables stood fine on their own. My in-laws joined us for dinner so I did boil some pasta for their sake. I gave my husband the choice too garnish or not to garnish and he took just a wee bit of pasta and sour cream. We have since been enjoying the leftovers, minus the no-no's.
I have done this Paleo thing darn near perfect. A few minor indiscretions (I too helped myself to some sour cream and just a wee bit of pasta) but nothing even close to what would normally get consumed on a holiday. I'd say I have been just over ninety percent compliant, bearing in mind that you can do anything one hundred percent when it is short term, but the difficulty increases with duration. Because I don't plan on abandoning this eating plan anytime soon, I am okay with some small infractions in the name of staying on the diet. And by infractions I mean the worse thing I've had in the last six days was some potato starch in one of the prepackaged soups I ate, and the wee bit of pasta and sour cream I just described. Everything else has been exactly as directed.
I've had NO BREAD for an entire week! Not an English muffin, bagel, toast, roll, muffin, croissant, scone, biscuit, waffle, pancake, cereal, sweet, candy, cracker, pretzel, chip, cake, pie, tart, doughnut, (taking a breath) cupcake, pastry, cookie, macaroon, pudding, meringue, trifle, chocolate, krispie, brittle, taco, tortilla, pita, wrap, bun, (second pause) rice cake, melba toast, bagel chip, wheat thin, corn chip, cous cous, quinoa, oatmeal, a grit...I think you get the point. May I say as a carb addict, this is truly a miracle.
"It's so logical and so simple. Fat is the back-up fuel system. The role it plays in the body is that when there's no carbohydrate around, fat will become the primary energy fuel." -Dr. Robert Atkins
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