The Kettle Belle Diaries

Friday night:
Dinner out with the ladies at a popular local sushi restaurant. Wanted a roll, opted for a steak, salad and side of veggies. Very tasty!
Saturday:
WoD with my sister and PR'd on 'Nancy' and am now in 5th place on the leader board! Whoo Hoo! Had lunch with my family out. Chose some pulled pork and green beans. Husband told me daughter's mac n cheese really wasn't that good so I shouldn't be too sad. For dinner I made an Italian Sausage and Eggplant Strata from 'Well Fed' and rounded it out with some berries, toasted almonds and whipped coconut cream.
Sunday:
Eggs/bacon/and pumpkin fritters with cinnamon for breakfast. Helped out at our gym cleaning up and ate some jerky and banana with almond butter for a snack. For dinner we had broccoli and chili sweet potato stuffers.

Not too bad! Still am craving something sweet, but not as frequent now. I'm not feeling too grouchy and black coffee is starting to agree with me ;)

Here are a few pics of some dishes I made this weekend:

Italian Sausage and Eggplant Strata ('Well Fed')

Mixed Berries with Toasted Almonds and Coconut Sprinkles. Topped with Whipped Coconut Cream

I didn't really expect today to be that bad for me as I was not mourning bread or milk as I rarely ate them before. I woke up and carried on as usual, but there was this small voice in the back of my head that wanted Cheerios. Seriously? I haven't had any of those in the house in months and even then it was for baby snacks. I passed up the possibility of black coffee because it's not a necessity for me on days I don't work as I get to sleep until the sun is up!

BREAKFAST:

2 eggs scrambled seasoned w/ Zoe's Kitchen 'Spice of Life' (used coconut oil for cooking fat)

Kale sauteed in ghee seasoned w/salt & pepper

few chunks of fresh pineapple

I was going to have some chicken and apple sausages, but then I remembered that my Applegate Farms kind have honey. Add to the to do list: make sausage to freeze.

SNACK:

Mixed nuts and dried apple rings

Since I knew I didn't have work today, I did my meal prep for the week today. I cooked up the following in 2 hours:

• Chocolate Chili from 'Well Fed' (for eating some now and freezing)
• Paleo Chicken Salad (made w/paleo mayo that I already had on hand)
• Chicken and Apple Sausage Patties that also cooled and went into freezer
• Boiled eggs for snacks
• Foil Pack Chicken was cooled and ready to be stored for freezing.

LUNCH:

Paleo Chicken Salad 

Tomato salad w/balsamic vinegar/EVOO/S&P

I was kinda comfy in my sweatpants so I skipped today's WoD (gasp!). I did 387879832 burpee box jumps on Saturday at my mom's gym.  My body was begging for an off day.

I missed an afternoon snack when I went to pick up my daughter so I opted for an early dinner.

DINNER:

Chocolate Chili stuffed sweet potato

Steamed broccoli 

This week I know my meals might seem a bit off or random because my husband is traveling for work. I tend not to get too excited about meal time when he is gone bc I'm tired from my mom duties or just kinda blah. But today, I made it though and didn't grab that Ghiradelli dark chocolate square I normally reach for about 8:00 out of habit. Yay! Overall I felt pretty good and not too grouchy. But, the 'carb flu' might be on the way...

• Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
• In a small mixing bowl whisk together vinegar, salt, pepper, basil, lemon and garlic juice.
• Lay out 4 - 12x12 inch squares of aluminum foil. Place 1 chicken breast in the center of each square, top with potatoes, onions, and peppers.
• Spoon on 1/4 of the sauce on each and fold the foil around the ingredients to form four sealed packets.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.