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Quick Meat Sauce with Zucchini Noodles

May 2, 2016

Quick Meat Sauce with Zucchini Noodles

So a few weeks ago Autumn and I went to a farmer’s market a few miles away from my dad’s house, where we are staying. We picked up a few things, but the big hit of the day was the honey we picked up.

She sampled a few kinds and picked out the kind that liked the most and every few days I give her a big spoonful of the local honey. It’s a special, healthy treat that is great for preventing allergies here.

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Meat, Recipes, Whole 30, Zucchini Tagged With: meat sauce, paleo, Whole30, zoodles, zucchini noodles

Whole30: Days 7-9 Recap

February 14, 2015

I am documenting my Whole 30 journey to help me see how far I’ve come and to keep me inspired through the whole process. I’m looking forward to the transformation in how I approach food, cook with it, and enjoy it. Read why taking on this challenging dietary adventure is so important to me HERE.

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{Day 7}

Sunday, February 8th

Price had to go into work today to make up time time he had missed from taking Autumn to the Dr on Friday so it was mainly just Autumn and I hanging around. I prepped food for Price but I got to do whatever for my meals. So I basically did whatever, and whenever. Like lunch at 2.30, very unlike me. But sometimes things are just ‘meh’ when it comes to the day and food.

Breakfast

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Spaghetti squash with steak and veggies.

I got ta late start to breakfast so I just morphed it into lunch food. I used up the spaghetti squash, TJ’s Cruciferous Crunch mix, mushrooms, and some steak. I didn’t like that I make it into stir fry since once I was done with it it just felt weird to eat it for breakfast so I picked at it and ate the steak and some of the rest.

Lunch

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Waffled Hashbrowns with a fried egg and salsa

This made up for my lack luster breakfast. I’m loving my Waffle Wednesday posts so I was excited to make this. I need to make more and more and more of these hashbrowns.

Dinner

W30 Days 7-9-3

Beef Burger Patty with grilled pineapple, guac & cilantro. Side of sweet potato fries.

I was struggling to think of what to make for dinner and ended whipping this up. It worked but I miss buns and ketchup. I think I only use ketchup for burgers and fries which is a vast improvement from when I used to eat it with everything. So I miss it with meals like this. But it was still really, really good.

{Day 8}

Monday, February 9th

We were getting pummeled with snow and daycare was closed so I stayed home with Autumn.  It felt great that is was a

Breakast

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Potato and veggie hash with 2 fried eggs

Lunch

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Shrimp scampi with zoodles and an apple with crunchy almond butter

This lunch felt like a treat but I felt like I needed a treat as I was home yet again with Autumn because of the snow. Shrimp for lunch is such a treat! And it was a very good lunch. I make it scampi style with some oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, and some ghee.

And an apple with almond butter never hurts anyone. So good.

Dinner

W30 Days 7-9-7

Chicken breasts with a kumquat relish on a bed of chard and mashed potatoes (Modified Blue Apron Meal)

This was a winner! We loved it. It was so flavorful and hearty.

I forgot to cancel Blue Apron this week so I just ended up modifying the ingredients to make it Whole30 compliant. I skipped the sugar in the relish recipe and I swapped out the freekah for the mashed potatoes made with vegetable broth. And I made a pan sauce with the drippings in the pan after I cooked the chicken, some veggie broth, and almond flour. I have to make this one again.

{Day 9}

Tuesday, February 10th

Yet another snow day. The MBTA was closed down so I had to work from home (unless I drove in), but daycare was closed so I had Autumn at home, so no real working, besides a conference call. Price had to get in so he drove in. So just me and Autumn again! 🙂

Anyway, I feel that the biggest progress in this process

Breakast

W30 Days 7-9-8

Scrambled eggs with veggies, salsa mixed an an avocado, and pineapple

Price was still home when I made this so I enjoyed the company. Autumn ended up eating quite a bit

Lunch

W30 Days 7-9-9

Chicken with swiss chard mashed potatoes and asparagus

I’m always so glad when I make a lot of food when cooking something as it makes the next meals come together quickly. As in this one as I got to enjoy leftover chicken and mashed potatoes from the night before. I just quickly made some asparagus in a skillet and ta-da, all done!

Dinner

W30 Days 7-9-10

Pork Cutlets with a Beet, Heirloom Carrot, and Hazelnut Salad (Modified Blue Apron Meal)

There was not much to modify about this recipe to make it Whole30 compliant, just ditch the butter and use ghee. Simple! And we ended up with a delicious, filling dinner. Plus, it just meant that I only needed to dirty a pot and a skillet. Next time, if I use prepared beets I’ll only need to dirty a skillet- such a win!!

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I’m glad that I have stuck with Whole30 so far at this point without any slip ups. The strict restrictions have really helped me stay in check with what I was eating while at home, which is when I will most often snack on stuff like Ritz crackers or Goldfish crackers. It’s not about not even having them at home, since I have other similarly tempted things (chocolate pudding, cheese, etc), but more about controlling cravings. yay!

We had some great dinners so the repetitive nature of some of the foods so far is. I’m glad that I forgot to cancel the Blue Apron package as those dinners were fantastic!

Filed Under: Whole 30 Tagged With: Blue Apron Meals, breakfast whole30, chicken, dairy free, dinner whole30, food diary, gluen tree, lunch whole30, meals whole30, Men of Whole30, pork, shrimp, soy free, steak, sugar free, whole 30, Whole30, whole30 foods, Whole30 meals, whole30 program, zoodles

9.19-23: Raleigh long weekend recap

September 24, 2014

{Friday}

home from work | make dinner | dinner for all of us | Autumn to bed |make a pie | packing up for the trip | showers | cleaning | bed

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{Saturday}

up really early | finish packing up | editing pie pictures, publish pie post | cab to the airport | flight to Raleigh | get rental car | Elevation Burger for an early lunch | drive all around to see houses and nieghborhoods in Durham & Chapel Hill | check into The Old Stone Guest House at 2pm | unpack and hang out | Autumn takes a nap | Apex Jazz Festival | Rite Aid | pizza take out | Autumn to bed | hang out | bed

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{Sunday}

up early | breakfast for Autumn | quick morning nap for Autumn | get ready | North Carolina Farmer’s Market | drive to Chapel Hill | brunch at Top of the Hill | CVS | walk around Chapel Hills | drive around looking at houses | back at the rental |  play in the yard | dinner at The Pit in Raleigh | Autumn has a meltdown |  back at the rental | Autumn to bed | finish dinner | hang out | bed

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{Monday}

Price’s Birthday!!!!

Autumn is up really early | just hanging out eating ribs | early morning nap | breakfast beers | donuts | drive around looking at houses north of Raleigh | lunch in Raleigh in  Chicken and Honey | drive around looking at houses | Autumn’s dinner of leftovers | BBQ dinner take out | Price put Autumn to bed | eat dinner together and watch the sunset | fall asleep early while watching DWTS | bed

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{Tuesday}

up late-ish | get muffins for breakfast from the cafe across the street | clean up and pack up | leave rental house at 11am | drive around looking at houses in Cary, NC | tacos for lunch | Marbles Children’s Museum | chocolate shop | drop off car | crappy brisket dinner at the airport | flight home with cranky baby | cab home | Autumn to bed | Kemper cuddles | bed

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: donuts, long weekend, NC farmer's market, Raleigh NC, Raleigh trip, weekend recap, weekend trip, zoodles

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