I keep forgetting this blog exists

 Take two went pretty well--found a lot of interesting recipes and finished up reintroduction in late April 2020. I'm not planning another round of Whole30 anytime soon, but I think I'll try to use this blog to occasionally keep track of recipes I've found elsewhere or developed myself.

T2 Food Cooked, days -1 through 4

Got started on Whole30 this past week. Had a bit of a setback when two days into it I realised I hadn't checked the label of the lemon juice I'd used in a tuna salad and found that it had added sulfites ... and we'd been snacking on it for two days. So those days became Days -1 and 0, and last Saturday became Day 1.

We're eating breakfast late and then making a big late lunch/early dinner that doubles as supper if we're hungry again later, so I only have to cook two meals a day.

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Day -1

 

Breakfast

Chicken soup
Sweet potato hash

Dinner

Hamburger patties
Roasted sweet potato
Spinach with garlic

Snack: Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad (no mayo)

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Day 0

Breakfast

Banana-mango smoothie
Turkey sausage

Dinner

Coconut curry chicken
Broccoli

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Day 1

Breakfast

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Bacon

Dinner

Meatballs (beef and turkey sausage)
Roasted butternut squash
Salad (with Red Wine Vinaigrette)

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Day 2

Breakfast

Banana-mango-strawberry smoothie
Sausage and onion fry-up

Dinner

Slow Cooker Pork Roast (modified)
Baked sweet potatoes
Dill Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
Roasted asparagus

To make the pork roast recipe Whole30 compliant: Leave out the honey and cornstarch (arrowroot can be used instead but I'm not sure if the process would be the same; I just forwent thickener in the broth), and substitute coconut aminos for soy sauce. I also used red wine vinegar instead of balsamic, and sliced up half a red onion. The resulting broth was insanely delicious, and even better when we put the carrots and parsnips in it.

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Day 3

Breakfast

Leftover Sunday dinner

Dinner

Chicken "Cure A Cold" Soup (from the cookbook Eat Right to Live Long)

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Day 4

Breakfast

Banana-blueberry smoothie
Bacon

Dinner

Leftover soup

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Doing pretty well so far, I think!

Take Two (?)

I didn't post about it here but my family successfully completed one round of Whole30 including reintroduction. I didn't complete reintroduction correctly because I went out of town to care for relatives and ... well ... ordered a salad and there was dressing on it, was hungry and tired so I ate it anyway and gave up. Can't remember if we did another round of it between then and now....

Now I'm visiting a sister who lives away from home and she wants to try Whole30, so I'll be posting here again when we start that, sometime this week hopefully.

Food Cooked, day 28

Another irregular day yestreday. I spent a bit of time trying out more egg muffin recipes.

Bacon Avocado Ranch Egg Muffins -a bit underwhelming, maybe needed more of the ranch seasoning mix?
Smoked Salmon and Spinach Frittata Cups
Sweet Potato Bacon Egg Muffins - these had the best texture out of the lot.

Food Cooked, day 27

Had a highly irregular day with no proper breakfast, lunch, or supper-times, but I did cook a bunch of things:

Sausage and Kale Egg Muffins (modified)
Simple Paleo Egg Cups
Spinach Breakfast Egg Muffins with Artichokes (modified)

I used carrots and onions instead of red peppers in the kale egg muffins, and seasoned breakfast sausage + my own seasoning mix in the spinach and artichoke ones. I think the spinach are artichoke muffins were the best out of the lot, followed by the sausage and kale.

Food Cooked, day 26

Breakfast

Bacon, sausage (not cooked by me).

Lunch

???

Supper

Lemon and Garlic Scallops
Egg and Spinach Muffins
Baked tuna
Baked cauliflower

Food Cooked, day 25

No post for day 24 because it's been over 24 hours and so whatever we ate is now lost to the mists of time. Anyway, I'm sure we ate something. Probably.

Breakfast

Kale & Turnip Soup

Lunch

Leftovers

Supper

Beef, Onion, & Mushroom Skillet
Baked cauliflower
Baked butternut squash
Lettuce
Hearts of palm

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Kale & Turnip Soup

2 onions, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
3 stalks celery, sliced
4 stalks of kale, hard stalk removed and chopped
3 small turnips, chopped
1 TBSP ghee or olive oil
10 cups chicken stock
6 cups water
2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
salt and pepper

Melt ghee or olive oil in pot on medium heat. Add onions, carrots, celery, and kale. Cook until slightly soft. Add turnips, chicken, chicken stock, and water, and adjust heat to high. Bring to a boil and simmer until turnips are soft. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes: I may have added parsley or something to this, but I can't remember.

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Beef, Onion, & Mushroom Skillet

3 pounds beef, sliced very thin
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying)

2 onions, halved and sliced
1 cup mushrooms, halved and sliced
2 tablespoons chicken broth

Mix first six ingredients and let sit while you slice the onions and mushrooms. Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into large frying pan and heat over high heat. Add onions and fry until slightly soft, then remove from skillet. Add beef and fry until done, then remove from skillet. Add mushrooms and fry until soft. Add chicken broth to pan and stir until slightly thickened. Lower heat to medium. Put beef and onions back into pan and mix well. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Notes: I think this would probably be good with spinach in it, too.

Food Cooked, day 23

Breakfast

Mama made a sweet onion pie. Yum!

Lunch

Baked chicken legs with Val's Marinade
Baked sweet potatoes
Broccoli

This marinade is good too, especially since I was able to leave the chicken in it overnight. I left out the brown sugar and added orange juice instead, as suggested in pinehurst's comment.

Supper

Lunch was so late it was practically dinner, so we just snacked for supper.

Food Cooked, day 22

 (I meant to have this up last night but I forgot. Oops.)

Breakfast & Lunch

Mama continues to make frittatas; I think we had leftovers for lunch because the fridge was getting crowded. I meant to make mayonnaise but instead I did not do that.

Supper

Broiled steak with Balsamic Marinade
Green beans
Tangy Cucumber and Avocado Salad
Baked butternut squash

The green beans were prepared like Roasted Mustard String Beans except I didn't use mustard and I put some garlic powder in. Mama really likes the cucumber and avocado salad so we've had it a few times now - it's pretty good. The marinade was good - I used white pepper instead of black, Dijon instead of spicy mustard (didn't have any spicy mustard) and added a bit of oregano because we're short on parsley.

Oops

Stuff happened and I forgot to keep food logs. Anyway, in the past several days we have eaten various foods, including egg salad, tuna salad, lettuce salad, dried fruit, fresh fruit, nuts and nut butters, vegetables, and of course lots of sweet potatoes.

Regular updating will hopefully resume tonight.