Breakfast
Eggs, Bacon, & Apple
Eggs, Bacon, and An Apple
Lunch
Sliders
from the book Paleo Comfort Foods
Paleo Comfort Foods
Snack
Pork Rinds
Pork Rinds
Dinner
Apple Onion Cinnamon Pork Chops over Crockpot Butternut Squash
Dessert
Berries
Berries
Breakfast
Almond Flour Pancakes w/ Maple Syrup
Lunch
Chicken Vegetable Soup w/ Ginger
Snack
Apple & Cashew Butter
Dinner
Rae & A’s Awesome Chili & Sweet Potatoes
Dessert
Frozen Banana
My fingers! They are not fuzzy any longer. For this, I am immensely grateful. There really are few things that are more annoying in a non-ignorable sort of way.
Today, I’m making a CostCo run with the in-laws to pick up more of the necessaries: salt, maple syrup, extra virgin olive oil, etc.
I’m glad that the weather has calmed down since last night, when it was hailing and snowing. Today, the weather is relatively calm.
Last night, Adam and I made, for the first time, paleo chocolate chip cookies, following the recipe from Elena’s Pantry. Of course, we didn’t have all the ingredients (Do we ever?) so we substituted honey for agave nectar
Paleo Friendly Chocolate Chip Cookies
I really want Elena’s Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
On the whole, things are good. I hope they are for you too!
Happy Saturday!
Breakfast
Zuchinni Bread with almond flour instead of coconut flour
Lunch
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Snack
A Pear
Dinner
Easy Crockpot Beef Spareribs & Broccolini
Dessert
Frozen White Grapes
Breakfast
Eggs, Bacon, & Apple
Lunch
Sliders
Snack
Pork Rinds
Dinner
Apple Onion Cinnamon Pork Chops over Crockpot Butternut Squash
Dessert
Berries
Breakfast
Fresh Fruit Smoothie
Lunch
Salsa Chicken Salad with paleo mayo subbed for regular in the recipe.
Snack
A Pear
Dinner
Yellow Curry Chicken & Cauliflower Rice
Dessert
Frozen White Grapes
Breakfast
Fresh Fruit Smoothie
Lunch
Turkey Tacos
Snack
Clementines
Dinner
Deadwood Beef Stew
Dessert
Frozen Banana
Breakfast
Fresh Fruit Smoothie
Lunch
Asian Ground Beef, Mushroom, and Broccoli Slaw Lettuce Cups
Snacks
Clementines
Dinner
Chile Verde
Dessert
Frozen White Grapes
Breakfast
Eggs, Bacon, & Apple
Lunch
Spinach Salad w/ Bacon & Mushrooms
Snack
A Pear
Dinner
Lemon Garlic Tilapia
Dessert
Frozen White Grapes
Breakfast
Almond Flour Pancakes w/ Berries
Lunch
Leftovers
Snack
Clementines
Dinner
Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs – I use this recipe and add O Organics brand Tomato Basil spaghetti sauce.
Dessert
Frozen Banana
Woke up this morning with numbness and tingling in both of my hands. Nothing like fuzzy fingers to start your day.
I think it’s fairly safe to say that between feeling achy and fatigued yesterday and feeling fuzzy today, I’m either sick and fighting off an infection, or I’m having a relapse.
Either way, it’s fun to type!
On the more positive side of things, according to the Wii Fit, I’ve lost 2 pounds! So, week 1 of the diet did good things.
I am determined to keep a good attitude today. I think that’s gonna start with an easy-to-make smoothie.
I’m starting to realize that I like having a smoothie almost every day for breakfast. Sweetness and vitamins in the morning make it easier for me to wake up, and it doesn’t feel like work to “cook” because of the Magic Bullet
My favorite smoothie is half a mug of strawberries, half a mug of blueberries, and orange juice. It’s pretty inexpensive, because Adam and I bought big bags of berries at CostCo. So for $16 of berries, I have had about a bajillion smoothies. And that’s a technical number that we can all do math by. 😉
Anyway, today I also get to start season 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Just last night she sacrificed herself for her “sister,” Dawn. I can’t wait to find out how they bring her back. I know that in real life, that’s when the show jumped networks to the CW. I wonder how the show changes. I’m hoping for more Giles and Anya – those two characters are my favorites at the moment.
Other than that, there’s not a whole lot going on here. It’s just a good day to fold laundry and scour the kitchen counters.
Despite having a menu for today, I have no idea what I’m making for supper tonight because, in my awesomeness, I forgot coconut milk at the grocery store, which means that making curry is right out!
I’m sure I’ll figure something out. We have plenty of meat in the freezer. Right now, I’m thinking Paleo Nachos is the way to go, since we have salsa, ground beef, and all the relevant veggies, as well as fixings for Paleo Tortilla Chips.
I hope everyone is having a happy Thursday! Welcome to March, the Good Luck Month! 😀
I’m really surprised by how wildly real life is varying from the menus that I write. I always expect them to line up. I mean, I grocery shop based on them. But yesterday looked nothing like the menu. We’d already eaten the spaghetti squash on Saturday when we were fighting the horrible urge to order a pizza, so we made something else.
Since Adam’s been championing the cause of us watching BBQ Pitmasters
BBQ Pit Masters
Making BBQ sauce from scratch was really fun. I decided not to follow any recipe and just make it from scratch based on my palate. I also remember making my life easier by choosing to only use 3 measuring devices: a 1/3 cup measure, a 1/2 TBSP and a TBSP. But then I stopped using measuring implements. AH WELL. Good times anyway. 😉
The ingredients - minus honey
One of the things I’ve loved most about being on the paleo diet so far is finding out how easy and fun it is to make some of our favorite foods that are just expensive at places when you go out to eat. Like ribs! Last night’s dinner cost about $12 for us to make, but 3 of us ate! If we’d gone out to eat, each of us would have paid at least $15 a plate. Eating well at home makes me feel very rich. 🙂
Tonight, we’re having Happy Roast Chicken instead of the scheduled soup because I forgot to buy coconut milk. (Oops!) There’s something about roasting a whole bird that always looks pretty and plentiful.
Anyway, I thought it would be good to take a moment to talk about the reality of what’s going on, over on this side of the screen. Adam and I have been doing good so far, staying within the rules. 1 week of 6 DOWN! 5 to go.
How are you doing, readers? Do you like the way I have the menus set up? Do you have any requests for next week? Today, I’m putting together recipes that I want to include for next week, so that tomorrow I can give you the menu for next week. Let me know if there’s anything special you’ve been craving. Me, personally – I’ve been dying for some burgers… so mushroom-cap sliders are definitely on the way, as are recipes for homemade ketchup and mayo. I personally don’t see the point in homemade mustard.
Hope everyone is doing well. Happy Leap Day!
There are a couple of ingredients that I had to order online so that I could cook Asian style foods.
If you’re on the Whole46 with me, I strongly suggest picking up both Red Boat Fish Sauce
(soy sauce substitute). They’re both available through Amazon. You can also get the coconut aminos through two of our advertisers, Live Superfoods or Sunfoods!
Coconut Aminos
Breakfast
Eggs, Bacon, & A Sliced Apple
Lunch
Avocado Tuna Salad (without mayo, with double the tuna!) served in Butter Lettuce leaves or on Sesame Almond Crackers – Instead of the spices listed, add sesame seeds and rosemary!
Avocado Tuna Salad from The Paleo Periodical
Snack
Pork Rinds
Pork Rinds
Dinner
Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs – I use this recipe and add O Organics brand Tomato Basil spaghetti sauce.
Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs
Dessert
Your favorite kind of berries.
Breakfast
Almond Flour Pancakes with Berries
Lunch
Lunchmeat lettuce wraps
Lunchmeat Lettuce Wrap
Snack
Clementines
Clementines
Dinner
Deadwood Beef Stew – a family favorite
Beef Stew
Dessert
Dark Chocolate Chips & Berries
Dark Chocolate Chips & Berries
Breakfast
Fresh Fruit Smoothie
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Lunch
Turkey Tacos
Turkey Tacos
Snack
Almonds
Almonds
Dinner
Meat and Spinach Muffins courtesy of The Clothes Make The Girl, from her book Well Fed (which I want so bad!)
Meat and Spinach Muffins
Dessert
Banana
Banana
In It For The Parking 