Sooner or later, there comes a time in every Paleo dieter's life when nothing in the world sounds worse than eating another egg. It happens to me about every four to six months, and that's where I am now. Scrambled, hard-boiled, fried--it doesn't matter--it all sounds bad.

We eat a lot of eggs, but after several weeks of living in a hotel and having nothing for breakfast but those catered buffet scrambled eggs every morning, it's smoothie time here in the Peterson household. But, in an attempt to make scrambled eggs less boring, last weekend I took a page out of my own book and made some Paleo "pizza eggs," and the results were pretty delicious!

Ingredients (serves two):

• Five or six scrambled eggs
• Four to five tablespoons of chopped pepperoni
• A quarter of an onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 tablespoon of sugar-free pizza sauce, plus more for topping
• 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
• Fresh rosemary (optional)

Instructions:

1. Saute onions and garlic in olive oil over medium heat.
2. In a small bowl, combine eggs. Add them to the pan.
3. Stir the eggs as they begin to cook and some of the chopped pepperoni, oregano, crushed red pepper, and the tablespoon of pizza sauce.
4. When the eggs are cooked to your liking, plate and top with more pepperoni, a few spoonfuls of pizza sauce, and a sprig of fresh rosemary.

The other day Rob and I went to dinner at Cowbell with a couple friends, and we loved the food so much that we came back the next week for lunch on the patio! I love anywhere that takes pride in their burgers, so this "burger and whiskey bar" has pretty much met (and exceeded) all my expectations.
 

I got the NYC burger without a bun, which has pastrami, sauerkraut, and the most delicious sauce. It also comes with swiss cheese, which I skipped. Rob got The Melt, which looked awesome. Also, sweet potato tots.

I'm so excited to explore (and share) more restaurants around the area! If you have any favorites, please let me know.

Rob started traveling to Charlotte for work every week almost a month ago and I immediately turned into a small monster, watching marathon sessions of Gossip Girl and The Office while eating microwaved hot dogs off of paper towels. I don't know why, but cooking for one suddenly sounded like the lamest, most complicated use of my time, and instead of having to clean up the kitchen and do any dishes, I thought it would be easier to just start eating like a really strange college student.

The truth is that I love to cook, I just tend to be a little lazy sometimes. A couple of weeks ago, I used some PAM when grilling those peaches with goat cheese and honey, and it was a quick but beautiful one-dish recipe that cleaned up so easily, so this week I decided to do a little round-up from my recipe collection to remind myself that there are plenty of things to cook that don't make a huge mess.  Most of them only require one dish or pan (and only two of them are wrapped in bacon)!

Grilled Peaches with Goat Cheese & Honey // Paleo Pigs in a Blanket // Easy Lemon-Garlic Broccoli // Paleo Chocolate Candy Bars // Bacon-Wrapped Avocados

Now you (read: I) have no excuse. Put that hot dog down--it's time to cook something!

Leaving up to 99% less residue, PAM is your ally in the kitchen and allows you to save time during prep and clean up.

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by ConAgra via Mode Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of ConAgra.