Month: March 2016

I ended up really liking the Chia Pudding on day two. You make it the day before, then refrigerate overnight. The first morning that I ate it, I was surprised at how thick it was, so I put it in the microwave for just a second, and ate it basically at room temperature. On day two, I heated it up in the microwave and ate it warm. Made a HUGE difference. It’s high in points due to the Coconut Milk, and I haven’t done any shopping for Whole30 compliant Almond Milk, but I did like it enough that I will make it again, and play with different “add in” options. Here is how I made this one. Makes Two Servings One Serving = 8 SmartPoints Ingredients 3 T. Chia Seeds 3/4 C. Canned Coconut Milk (I empty the can and mix it well before measuring out 3/4 Cup.) 1 tsp […]

Yesterday….. I tried Chia Pudding, and I’m pondering whether I like it or not. We had a long prep day getting ready for a busy week at the food truck. I took the dogs for a walk in the afternoon. I spent a good 30 minutes picking up sticks in the yard, then another 30 minutes sweeping out the garage, then another 30 minutes throwing things in the garage away that will likely come back to haunt me later. Sometimes, I just start throwing crap away. You guys, it just feels good. Mike came home from work and dismantled my Food Processor that went caput the other night. The guy can fix anything! Well, apparently, I burnt out the motor. WHAT?? I had noticed the last few times that I put my frozen banana’s in there, it sounded like I was working it a little hard. Oops. Time for a bigger and […]

I’m not sure if it’s my taste buds or if I’m just sucking in the kitchen, but the last two dinners have not tasted great to me at all. I heated up my mushy spaghetti squash leftovers for lunch yesterday, and they were edible, I suppose. I hate to throw away food and I wasn’t about to throw away an entire Spaghetti Squash, or any portion of my Roasted Chicken! And…..it was a really low point and Whole30 compliant meal! Just wait until you see my lunch picture! Weak stomach? Just skip over it. Last nights dinner wasn’t all that great either. I’m certain that it’s because after looking at the bottle of Oyster Sauce that I bought for the recipe, I realized it had all sorts of Whole30 “no no’s” in it, so I left that out of the recipe. Oh, and….the recipe called for chicken breast, and I used […]

When it snow’s on Easter, you layer. No Spring dress or sandals yesterday. Leggings and boots, a sweater with another sweater, and one more layer on top of this to shed the snowflakes!   Since we now celebrate Easter with our kids and grandkids on Palm Sunday, yesterday we came home after church and vegged. I made lunch, then I traded my sweater for a sweatshirt,  my boots for fuzzy socks, and curled up to read my book with a cup of coffee and some strawberries.   After a long afternoon of reading, I roasted a Spaghetti Squash, threw a few things in the skillet with plans to add the cooked squash to it, and I roasted the other Chicken that I had in the fridge.       I made Mike some Trail Mix for the week for his Afternoon Meal. That dude gets hungry around 4:00 pm too ya know. […]

Saturday started off with a quick cup of coffee, then Yoga at 8:00 am! I tweaked my back a few weeks ago, so I’ve just been walking if I’ve done anything at all. It felt so good to get back to a Yoga Class. After Yoga, I met Mke for a little car shopping. Who knows if it will happen or not, but he’s talked for years about getting a “Sunday Afternoon” car. I grew up in a car family. We always had a classic car/old car/antique of some sort and we always belonged to car clubs. I would love to see Mike buy a car so we could make that a part of our weekends. We’ll see what happens. I think now that he actually went to look at one, he’s a little more eager to find just the right car. The shopping part is fun! The guy that […]

Yesterday was a successful and social Friday, with no drinks.   First, I got to finally go to my WW meeting. I hate not being able to go a few weeks in a row. I miss those girls terribly. The meeting was great, and I was down 3.4 pounds from the last time I was there, and that was an awesome way to start off my weekend. It’s only day 3 of Whole30, and I already feel less bloated. After my meeting, I met a friend for lunch that I hadn’t seen in forever and we had all sorts of catching up to do. We did talk about a lot of subjects other than food….but she told me that she had JUST ordered the Whole30 book and was pondering doing it! Of course I was super excited to have someone to talk to about it. Her daughter and son in […]

Yesterday was Day 2 of Whole30, and also day two of just go go go. Before we ate dinner, I showered and put on my pj’s. After dinner, couch time for American Idol and KU Basketball, then bed later than I really wanted. Bed felt like clouds and I was zonked. Dinner could not have been any easier. Cut up veggies in big chunks. Put a chicken on top and season. Bake. This is my Roasted Chicken and Vegetables recipe, and I forgot how…. Easy it is to make. How good it makes the house smell. How delicious it taste! This is a perfect Whole30 meal!   Ahhhhh….the smell makes me happy. Think….Grandma’s house.   I like to put it on a platter and admire it.   Enjoy all the beautiful views of this pretty bird.   Guys….easiest dinner ever! Here are the rest of yesterday’s eats…. During Whole30, I’m eating […]

I like it when I do some sort of a challenge. It makes coming up with a title for my daily Blog Post a much easier task. Boring, but easy. Day 1 was great! I didn’t snack and I realized that planning and meal prep this go around will be much easier. (I say I didn’t snack, and I didn’t, but I do plan to eat three meals and one planned snack between lunch and dinner each day.) The weather was great yesterday, windy, but sunny and pretty. We were super busy at the food truck and I was equally busy for the rest of the day as well. I got home at around 3:00 from the food truck, and by 4:30 I had made a big pan of Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts to roast in the over, made Turkey Burgers and grilled those outside, made homemade mayo and made Tuna […]

Yesterday was a prep day for us at the food truck. What that means is that I go to the bosses house and we chop, we slice, we blend, we mix and we get to have really good girl chat. My girlfriend Renee (We’ve known each other for about 30 years!) has been working with us for the last several months. Yesterday she came out to help us do some prep work. Really, I think she just came out to see the horses….and the goats. Yep, the boss has two horses, two goats, three dogs and two cats. Renee loves the horses…..I love the dogs. The horses love Sidney. That horse went right up to her and gave her a kiss! Renee fed them carrots, then brushed them, then rode one! It was a pretty darned good day at work! Here are yesterday’s eats…. Breakfast – 8 SP Veggies, Eggs, […]

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while now, you know that back in October, my husband and I did the Whole30 and we had great success. Feel free to read my Whole30 Recap. I have attempted to do it again since then, but my heart and my brain were not completely committed.  We went on an All Inclusive vacation in February, and we ate and drank anything and everything that we wanted. That was the first time since completing the Whole30 in October, that we had really allowed ourselves to eat and drink anything that we wanted. We ate a lot of dairy, a lot of bread and a good amount of sugar and consumed a lot of alcohol over that seven day vacation. We came home and went back to our healthy eating, only to have what we will both assume was withdrawal headaches. We both have caved […]