23 oz Grass-fed Porterhouse, Sauteed Onion and Asparaus, White Peaches

Although quite paleo, this meal probably wasn't close at all to zone. If I ever let loose a bit, its usually Friday night, so I let this one slide.

I didn't eat the whole steak, and a good bit of it was bone and fat, but it was quite a bit more than the five ounces of steak I'm suppsed to eat in one meal. I'd say at least twelve, maybe a pound (I shared some with a friend).

I pan fried it with a light rub of olive oil and a good amount of sea salt and pepper, nothing more. Oven for a few minutes to finish. I've not had a porterhouse in my modern steak-eating career, but I learned today that it contains by tenderloin and strip meat. This was helpful to know going in, the tenderloin was the tenderest piece of steak that I've ever cooked. The strip was very flavorful.

As for the grass-fed aspect, it definitely tasted different from the typical steak I get at the store. Its a very deeply rooted difference in the taste; I have to admit that it feels like you can taste the difference in the cows diet. I'd quite easily be able to distinguish grass-fed and grain-fed in a taste test.

That said, I'm definitely used to grain-fed beef. Probably all of my great stead experiences have been on grain-fed and its what I've come to expect from steaks. This steak was great, but that flavor was a little something I didn't expect. Nevertheless, I love the idea of grass-fed for lots of reasons beyond just taste; I'll definitely be buying more from Grazin' Angus. I'd wager that after three or four more steaks, I'll more fully appreciate the extraordinary qualities everyone else loves about this beef.

The rest of the meal was 1.5 large onions and a bunch of asparagus, sauteed to near liquid-stage in more than enough olive oil. Followed by the last two great white peaches from the green market. After that I got drowsy watching the Bourne Ultimatum. First paleo-induced food coma?

Chicken/Turkey and Salad + Greenmarket Peaches

Same lunch as yesterday, and used exactly all of my remaining vegetables and chicken at the office. I couldn't have planned that better.

2.6 oz chicken, 2.4 oz turkey breast/4 cups spinach, 1.25 cups green pepper, .75 cups snow peas, 1 cucumber/flax oil, 6 almonds, handful pine nuts/lemon juice, pepper

I managed to ride into work today, which besides being a lot of fun, meant I was able to ride up to the Union Square green market and get a steak from the highly recommended Grazin Angus farm. He was out of my usual choices, flank and skirt steaks, so I decided to change things up and spring for a porterhouse. It wasn't cheap, but its 100% grass fed and finished, local, and supposedly excellent. At over 20 ounces, its more than a day's worth of protein, so I'm not sure how I'll tackle this. I'll save that decision for later tonight.

I also picked up some white peaches, presumably quite local. Way better than the ones I had yesterday, but also much more ripe. Smaller too, which I've read gives mature fruits and vegetables a denser flavor.

At about 8 minutes on the bike each way from Tribeca to Union Square, I might have to make my way up to this green market more often.