Just what we needed: another snow storm.
January 21, 2014
Just what we needed: another snow storm.
Author: cochrancj
I am an American expat who loves to explore the world through the plate and is always curious to learn more.
Whole30 2 – Day 8
Day 8 on Whole30 wasn’t bad, despite a blind restaurant pick that could have been disastrous.
Breakfast
My typical weekday breakfast – one of my DH’s green smoothies. These days, we’re eating them sans banana and plus the juice of 1 lime. Yum.
Lunch
A repeat of Friday – broccoli slaw/kale/chicken salad with balsamic vinegar & grapeseed oil.
Post Lunch Snack
1 ounce plain almonds.
Dinner
Dinner could have been disastrous. My husband and I had a last minute change up of plans and ended up needing to eat out in an unfamiliar, primarily Russian, neighborhood. We took a chance on a restaurant with a pirate outside and I ended up getting a whole pan fried fish with grilled vegetables. Score!
January 20, 2014
Hipster wiener.
Whole30 2 – Day 7
Day 7 on Whole30 wasn’t bad. Day 3 of craving salsa (specifically, a type of salsa from a deli department in a state I no longer live in), but not bad food – wise.
Breakfast
Breakfast at the diner – steak & eggs. I was supposed to get salsa, but the waitress forgot and I was too hungry to complain. Black coffee on the side.
Lunch
I skipped lunch – breakfast was late and I was busy.
Dinner
Dinner was a couple of pan cooked minute steaks with a small grated sweet potato, hand full of fresh spinach & Louisiana brand hot sauce.
After Dinner Snack
Half an orange, split with the dog.
January 19, 2014
February at the diner.
Double Beef Winter Chili
There’s nothing better than coming home to a big bowl of beefy chili come winter. This slow cooker version uses root vegetables for bulk and some added umami-rich boosters for extra flavor. Whole30 compliant and delicious.
Double Beef Winter Chili
1 pound grass fed stew beef
1 pound grass fed ground beef
4 parsnips (about 1 pound)
2 carrots (about 2 cups)
4 stalks celery
1 small onion
4 cloves garlic
2 (15 ounce) cans diced fire roasted tomatoes – with or without chiles (I used Muir Glen)
2 Tbsp. Red Boat fish sauce
2 Tbsp. coconut aminos
4 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. cumin
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 Tbsp. chipotle powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 big pinches Kosher salt
2 tsp. black pepper
Brown your beef(s) and add to a 6 quart crockpot when done. Chop the parsnips, carrots, onion and celery into roughly half-inch pieces and add to the pot when done. Chop the garlic and add. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine, adding a can of water if your mixture looks dry.
Set on low for 8 hours and go to work. Come home and enjoy!
January 18, 2014
The Water Table – East River cruise + dinner.
Whole30 2 – Day 6
Day 6 on Whole30 was challenging. An impromptu Ikea trip and dinner booked months ago sought to trip me up, but I persevered.
Breakfast
No smoothie today. Sugar-free bacon + eggs cooked in grass fed butter. Yum.
Lunch
Went to Ikea, and this was the only thing on the menu I could safely eat (ish). I ate the smoked salmon, and everything in the salad but the green peas & kidney beans.
Dinner
Months ago, we booked a dinner cruise. I completely forgot said cruise when signing up to do a Whole30. Luckily, the limited menu had options I could work with.
Kale Caesar salad with fresh dressing, which may or may not have had a trace of (non-compliant) Dijon. What I ate:
My discard pile:
Bouillabaisse – luckily, pretty compliant. Traditionally, this soup isn’t made with wine – and I didn’t taste any. Nice and spicy.
My discard pile: potatoes.
The whoopie pie I didn’t eat, which strangely made me crave a cigarette like no one’s business. I have not smoked in over 4 years and haven’t craved a cigarette in recent memory. Something about being pent up on a boat and unable to leave + my brain’s own crossed wiring gave me tight lungs and the beginning of the panics. Fun times.
All in all, a pretty successful dinner. I managed to avoid the hot bourbon toddy with local honey I wanted, said no to dessert, and found some most likely compliant food on the menu; and all it cost me was some lung distress.
Whole30 2 – Day 5
Day 5 on Whole30 was a little challenging. I had to pick around non-conforming lunch items & really compromise when it came to dinner.
Breakfast
My typical weekday breakfast – one of my DH’s green smoothies. These days, we’re eating them sans banana and plus the juice of 1 lime. Yum.
Lunch
Broccoli Slaw & Kale Salad with Chicken with the sweetened cranberries picked out and a simple dressing made of lemon juice, balsamic & grapeseed oil.
Post Lunch Snack
Almonds
Dinner
A big compromise. I wanted salsa with every single tastebud – but had nothing even coming close to that. So, I made a mashed sweet potato & avocado bowl with salsa-y spices & a burger patty. It was delicious and satisfying.
After Dinner Snack
More almonds. I need more snacks.
January 17, 2014
I feel like I’ve been at this project for days. Oh wait, I have. Batch #1 of pictures to be sent off for digitizing: done.
