On the Run Spaghetti Squash

So I tried Crock Pot Spaghetti Squash Curry from Paleo Pot the other night. Super easy prep and I can see such versatility with this recipe. It was a great christening of my new Cuisanart Slow Cooker. One of my strategies for this kind of recipe is to make it with no real plan for how to use it. But I have it on hand for whichever protein I choose to use it with over the next couple of days. In this case, I prepped the ingredients and started the slow cooker during the few minutes I had before heading out one evening. When I returned home 4 hours later, I simply scooped the spaghetti squash into a storage container, added some of the sauce and popped it into the fridge for lunch the next day. 

In retrospect I might add fish sauce or coconut aminos during the cooking process for a little more salty flavor. I added salt after the fact, though, and it worked quite well.

Each to their Own Journey

One of the things I've noticed as I've been working toward eating a more Paleo style diet is how skeptical those around me are. Many seem unwilling or unable to believe that I would choose to eat the way I do. Either through concern for me straying from what they feel to be standard or perhaps feeling my own efforts threaten their way of eating. I often wonder if it would be easier on those around me if I did have a severe allergy preventing me from eating grains and legumes. Then they could reconcile my choices with their own view of the world. 

You see, I am not "restricted" from eating anything. I choose to avoid grains and legumes. While I probably fall more into the Primal camp due to small amounts of dairy I consume through cream and cheese, the Paleo label seems to be more recognized. Again, these are choices for me. I feel better, sleep better and I believe I live better this way. And the more I make these choices on a regular basis, the better I feel.

So I wonder how many others, especially in my own little city of Tacoma, feel similarly. I don't think our paths need to feel solitary.