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What a joy this girl is. She always makes me laugh.
Celebrating her sister’s birthday, she enjoyed a yummy cupcake.
ONLY she didn’t eat the cake. I found her scooping the frosting off with her hand and shoving it in her mouth.
Good girl, Evy Mae.
I’ve taught you well.
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Today was my baby’s first birthday party and not even an ounce of temptation to stuff my face with cupcakes. I consciously made the effort to have almonds, apple slices with cashew butter, and fresh fruit/veggies to snack on. Helped so be able to much through out the party so my mind wasn’t focused on what I could NOT have.
But the birthday girl got to dig in to her first cupcake (dairy & gluten free too)!
Lunch was a delicious smoothie of coconut milk, strawberries, frozen bananas, handful of coconut flakes, and a splash of vanilla.
So creamy it was like eating strawberry banana ice cream… if there is such a thing.
Dinner was lip-smacking good. My hubby grunted and groaned with each bite. It’s been a LONG time since he had pork chops. Thanks to an amazing friend who blessed us with an abundant supply of wild hog. Our kids literally shoved it in their mouths asking for more. I had to give them part of mine just to satisfy them. Guess we got some pork chop lovers in the family. And to make it all the more fun, the kids wanted to use chopsticks again. Evy loved stabbing her sweet potatoes – then she said “Mom! Look I made a cross!” Love that girl.
Dinner – Pork Chops, Brussel Sprouts, and Sweet Potato Fries.
Easy. Incredibly delicious.
Is it weird to eat chicken salad for breakfast? Good. Cause it was so yummy! We’ve been eating ALOT of eggs and felt the need to change it up a bit this morning.
Sunday’s are busy days for us as my hubby preaches for our Sunday evening church service. That leaves him pretty exhausted. Decided to go super easy for dinner and make Stuffed Portabella Pizzas. It was the perfect quick and light dinner. So quick… I ate it and forgot to take a picture for you!
Here is the link I got it from. You can look at her photo
Ingredients:
2 portabella mushroom caps
1 cup pizza sauce
Vegan Cashew Basil Cheese Sauce (see recipe below)
1/2 green pepper
1/2 orange pepper
1/2 sweet onion, diced
2-3 large basil leaves, finely diced
You lucky dog, you.
You get TWO photos of the day!
Reason. Child #4. The one that turns ONE years old next week. Yup. That one.
I was busy chopping some veggies in the kitchen when I look over and see her playing at her kitchen. Except she wasn’t ‘cooking.’ She was doing karate kicks over and over. She would lift her leg halfway and then kick really hard to the side. Can’t even count how many times she did it. Hilarious!
(ohhhh and look how cute her pigtails are!!!)
About five minutes later, I’m still chopping veggies. Then I find her at my feet. Covered in BLUE food coloring. She must have been in the pantry and one of the kids probably knocked it down on the floor. All I know, she was sucking on it like a bottle. It covered her face, hands, and pretty white shirt. After I freaked and ripped off the white shirt to spray Shout on it… I grabbed the camera and captured her proud, devious smile!
TWO WEEKS!
We have completed two full weeks without sugar, grains, gluten, dairy, soy, and legumes. Never would have imagined how easy this way of life would be. What a difference planning out every meal makes. And always having snacks on hand so I’m not tempted for junk.
Tonight my hubby made an amazing beef stir-fry. Again, no real recipe from him. He said he just used some coconut oil and lemon juice to cook the beef, then added all the veggies.
Isn’t it pretty?
When you eat chinese food…
you gotta use chopsticks!
We introduced the kids to chopsticks tonight as a fun way to get them to try beef stir-fry. Lots of giggles as they tried their best to get their food into their mouths. The dog enjoyed their fruitless efforts.
Noah is concentrating really hard as he eats cauliflower with his new “drumsticks.”
Happy day. I’m learning to love black coffee. Ok, maybe not LOVE. That’s a strong word for some strong coffee. But I’m growing accustomed to drink coffee black. Not terrible. Not amazing. But it’s good. Occassionally I splash a bit of almond milk in it to take off the edge. But I’m finding that my coffee habit is no longer an addiction. I’m enjoying hot tea, iced tea, and a coffee every other day or so.
Hubby made an awesome breakfast pizza thingy today. I keep telling him to tell me his recipes but he doesn’t remember what he puts in it. I follow recipes to the T. He just throws whatever in the pot. And it’s amazing. Wish I had that talent. Lunch was leftovers again. It’s been great cooking enough at dinner for lunch the next day. Makes our busy days so much easier. Dinner tonight was a repeat from our very first night – Lettuce Wraps. This is a great recipe that our entire family loves.
Thanks for the link! I’m so glad yall are enjoying your Whole30. We’re doing it again right now…isn’t it great to be able to eat really good food and know that we are feeding our bodies well?!
The middles were quiet… and you know that is NOT a good thing. No one answered when I called out. But I followed the trail of giggles.
I found one “mommy” who locked up her bad “puppy” for going potty on the floor.
Hmmm… wonder where they came up with that.
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