Guess I'll start this week's thread. I did well this past week but today I accidentally cheated. Went into TJ's for produce and eggs and stopped to get my black coffee. The Taste of the Day was fresh fruit with a mini multi-grain pancake. I took the plate and ate the fruit, intending to throw out the pancake, but started to talking with the TJ crew member and ate the pancake! I NEVER eat this kind of food so the idea of absentmindedly eating it threw me for a loop! It's all good...I'll just go about my Whole30 day and chalk it up as an oops.
Saturday's dinner: Spaghetti Squash Aglio e Oglio with shrimp (based off Well Fed's version). YUMMY!! Micro'd the spaghetti squash as I didn't have time to roast it. Melted some coconut oil in a sauté pan, added almond meal to toast. Seasoned with S&P, garlic powder and Italian seasoning, warmed through and placed in bowl. To the pan I added some Ghee and EVOO and tons of minced garlic & some red pepper flakes. Saute until tender. Added about 2# raw shrimp, S&P, and Italian Seasoning and cooked through. Then added the spaghetti squash to the pan to coat. You can sprinkle the almond meal "bread crumbs" on top of finished plate. YUM!! Straight up comfort food! Loaded with veggies but also had with a salad. Well Fed's version uses Zoodles (zucchini noodles) and no Italian seasoning. Kids loved this! They also had spaghetti squash with W30 approved sauce but preferred the above!
Yesterday's dinner: Well Fed's Best Chicken You Will Ever Eat with Moroccan Dipping Sauce. LOTS of flavor! LOVED the dipping sauce! SPICY dish...my kids actually brought some some over to my neighbors!! http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com...ever-eat-ever/ DD1 made the sauce in the food processor.
Sooo wanted to makes the following 2 yesterday but beautiful weather kept me away from kitchen:
Making tomorrow's dinner today bc it takes 20hrs in crockpot: Nom Nom Paleo's Kahlua Pig - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/kalua-p...a-slow-cooker/ Not using the indicated salt. Good for leftovers throughout week.
Tonight's dinner: Well Fed's Italian Sausage and Eggplant Strata. This supposedly tastes fantastic on Day3...hopefully there will be some left for at least Day 2. This was time-consuming but smells fantastic and it is lasagna-ish so my kids will be happy. http://blog.grasslandbeef.com/beat-t...d-this-january There are several other recipes on this page that look interesting.
HTH someone! We LOVE big flavors but I HATE time-consuming recipes...so these are kind of out there me.
ETA: A quick meal for us is Taco Beef in lettuce wraps. My kids request this at least once/week. I make this in the Am before school for their lunches. Saute beef and throw in some additive-free taco seasoning (I make my own). Eat in lettuce wraps or on top of salad with tomatoes, peppers, and avocado/w30 guacamole.
We also love Nigella's Thai Crumbled Beef in Lettuce Wraps. I make this with either beef or ground turkey. Kids love both and they actually make this on their own.http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/...tuce-wraps-212
ETA#2:
Salt-free Taco Seasoning: (just adding this so I have it somewhere other than my binder)
4T chili powder
2T cumin
2t onion powder
2t garlic powder
3t Italian seasoning
1/4t white pepper
I triple the recipe and store in a Mason jar with recipe attached. I go through a ton of this! Chili, taco meat, add to mayo, etc.