You should try making your own ketchup. I'm sure there's a paleo-friendly recipe out there!

I know what you mean. I use grainy mustard in place of some of the bar b que and steak sauce recipes. I have not tried the primal recipes yet.

Summer, sunshine, & grilled avocados!

While eating Paleo/Primal is healthier than eating over processed junk food, there is no real scientific evidence that our caveman ancestors ate Paleo. Cave people from different parts of he world most certainly ate different foods, and unless someone has a food allergy or sensitivity, there's no good reason that many healthy and nutritious foods the Paleo diet forbids should not be in our diet.

This is a good article from the Scientific American on the topic:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-paleo-diet-half-baked-how-hunter-gatherer-really-eat

http://cookingcaveman.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html

KETCHUP
1 small can (6 oz) tomato paste
6 oz strained tomatoes, adjust for desired thickness (I like my ketchup thick, like Heinz)
1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice (replacing the vinegar found in most ketchups)
1/2 teaspoon of honey (replacing the sugar found in most ketchups)
Garlic powder to taste
Onion powder to taste
Black Pepper to taste
A TOUCH of ground cloves (can be overpowering, I literally just put a tap of it in)
Ground Allspice to taste (a combo of nutmeg and cinnamon works just as well or better if you don't have any allspice around)

18th Century Mushroom Ketchup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29u_FejNuks

It like Worchestershire sauce.
Dry out the leftovers from the squeezing, and use the powdered mushrooms as a seasoning, too.

Best wishes!

Bacon. And avocado. And bacon and avocado together. And grass-fed steak, though that's only a once-or-twice-a-year thing. But yum! And the fact that sweet potatoes/yams don't make my joints hurt the way white potatoes do.

Turkey burgers (bunless, of course) topped with bacon and a fried egg. Delicious.