Here we are, rolling into week 3 of Whole 30 meal plans. For the most part, I’m not craving anything (except maybe the beer in the photo above). I’m sleeping like a champ, although I’ve been tired every afternoon. Not sure if that’s my Hashimoto’s and low thyroid talking, or the zen of Whole 30….
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Weekly Meal Plan // Week 1
Here we go! It’s time to roll into New Year’s resolutions. Some say it’s not healthy to indulge and deprive, but sorry, I’m a human being. Really, it’s all about perspective. In January, I plan to add things to my diet. More whole foods, more vegetables, more healthy fats that fill me up and keep…
Holiday Granola to Feed a Crowd
Print Cranberry, Pecan and Pumpkin Seed Granola Author Marcia W. Smart If you don’t have a large sheetpan, use two cookie sheets when baking the granola and rotate them halfway through. The granola needs to cook in a single layer so it toasts evenly. If you use dark baking pans, decrease the time by 10…
Weekly Meal Plan: December 3-December 8
I’ve decided to “shop my freezer” this week. We have a full size freezer and it’s brimming with good-quality meat from Yonder Way Farm, frozen organic vegetables and homemade chicken bone broth (just what the doctor ordered for winter sniffles). This week I have cooking classes and food photography to shop for. As far as…
Weekly Meal Plan: November 26-December 1
Currently we have an unlit Christmas tree in the middle of the room, furniture that needs to be relocated until after the holidays and no elves anywhere in sight. Tomorrow morning school starts again, and with it three more weeks of routine and homework until we head to our family’s happy place in Idaho. Before…
Weeknight Meal Plan: October 29-November 3
Back to the routine! After a quick trip to San Francisco, it feels good to be home again. Halloween isn’t always my favorite holiday (I know, bah humbug). It’s not the candy and sugar (I can swipe a Twix with the best of ’em), it’s keeping track of three costume-clad kids in the dark. As…
Weeknight Meal Plan: October 22-27
It’s the home stretch of my Whole30 experiment, but it will probably be my most challenging week because of travel. Eating at home is really the easiest way to pull this off. I’ve hit my stride of protein-packed breakfasts, easy lunches, and family-friendly dinners. But Tuesday I’m heading to San Francisco to pull off a…
Homemade Onion Soup Seasoning
Trader Joe’s had a version of this that I loved, but for some reason they stopped selling it. I developed my own, and it’s so easy to throw together. This homemade onion seasoning is perfect for flavoring beef chuck roast for French dip sandwiches, mixed into burgers before they hit the grill or stirred into…
Weeknight Meal Plan: October 15-20
Whole30 Dinners Week 3 Next week is coming at me like a steam roller. Five cooking classes, two photo shoots and a partridge in a pear tree. Good thing I’m doing Whole30 because I sleep like a rock, wake up refreshed and don’t have my usual afternoon energy crash. It’s even given me new found…
Homemade Taco Seasoning
Why make your own taco seasoning you say? Well, I’ll tell you. So many of the store bought mixes have msg or dextrose or flour or too much sodium. And it’s so easy to make your very own homemade taco seasoning. Most likely, all you need to do is walk to your pantry and get…