Pretty Little Paleo: Preparing Paleo Style & Easy Tomato Sauce

Confession last week was bad.... I was feeling very lazy and tired which resulted in things like eating Popsicles or peaches and cottage cheese for dinner while standing in front of the fridge. I realized I needed to get back to basics like when we first started paleo. The key is being prepared which is making sure the right foods are ready at all times. I won't reach for a granola bar if I have fresh fruit ready to go. Also I usually go to the store everyday and make what we feel like for that evening. This only works if you are motivated. For this week I decided to meal plan the week with old stand by recipes that are cheap, easy, and healthy. Another key is doing a meal that's huge on Monday so you can start out the week with some decent leftovers and at least have Tuesday lunch covered. I made the spinach meatballs and a big vat of salad and guess what we both had enough to eat for lunch today!

I have a relatively new phobia of tomato sauce in a jar. Don't get me wrong in a pinch you can find a decent one and it can be a life saver. But I have read the label of every single one at Whole Foods and Lunds and there are only 2 of 20 plus brands that have zero sugar added. Once you start making it yourself you just crave the fresh taste. It is REALLY easy to make!!

Basic Tomato Sauce

2 Large Cans of Whole Tomatoes
5 cloves of garlic cut into very thin slices
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 red onion diced
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
s&p
fresh basil chopped

Start by heating the olive oil in the bottom of the pan and add the onions until soft. Pour in the cans of tomato. Add the garlic and all the spices and simmer for at least 30 mins on low. I wait and put the fresh basil in at the end so it smells lovely.

Peaches in case a sugar craving hits.... My peach obsession is out of control

all my salad veggies are ready to grab

Nuts ready and waiting. I forgot my old pistachio trick from last summer get the shelled ones bc you get so annoyed with removing the shells you can only eat about 4!