Quick and Easy!

Tonight I needed a quick meal while I recover from a pinched nerve in my neck. My sweet hubs brought home a "naked" chicken from Whole Foods. I love this chicken but it tends to be pretty bland. I deboned it and threw it in a pan with some oil, salt and rosemary. When it was nice and crunchy I deglazed the pan with a little water. This chicken is yummy!

Crazy couple of days..

Before I fill you in on my eats for the past couple of days, I wanna point you to the right side of the blog wall. I posted all 7 weeks of my full menus with shopping list  so that you can access them easily. These menus are great to use as weekly menus when you are first starting a whole eating plan or to pick your favorite recipes and use them in your ongoing food plan. 

I have been crazy busy this week which makes my eating quite crazy as well. When I have busy weeks with little time to cook I eat lots of leftover and lots of eggs and vegetables. 

This morning I had a banana with a big ole cup of coffee!

For lunch I had 3 sunny side up eggs with a peach. 

For dinner I was super hungry and was late coming home from a block party where there was lots of yummy food...that I couldn't eat!!

I cut up some chicken that I got on sale from Fresh Market. I seasoned it with Rancher Steak Rub and put it on a baking sheet with peppers and onions. I broiled it for about 15 min. Make sure to flip the chicken and peppers around so they don't burn. This is a great quick meal when you are Hangry!

I skipped breakfast this morning. Don't worry it was for a good reason...I slept late! It was wonderful and I don't regret my missed breakfast at all. I was planning on making a trip to Whole Foods so I had an early lunch. NEVER go to Whole Foods hungry. I was going to do some price checking to consider joining Thrive Market. It is an online shopping site for organic and health foods. Although Whole Foods seemed to be pretty much the same prices, Thrive Market is super convenient. If you buy a lot of snacks and convince foods, you should check it out. I did however find a couple of yummy new snacks at Whole Foods that I have posted to my Instagram. @adreadedmomma

Anyway, for my early lunch I had  Leftover pork tenderloin from dinner two nights ago with my leftovers peppers and onion from last nights dinner. I topped it all with half of an avocado. Whenever in doubt...top it with avocado!

Since I ate an early lunch I was pretty hungry around 5. I whipped up this yummy appetizer.
This usually satisfies my crazy desire for pizza!

button mushrooms

Applegate pepperoni

provolone cheese

oregano

Find the recipe HERE

I change this recipe up a bunch. I was and remove the stem of button mushrooms. I do not put any marinara on them. I place a small piece of cheese and a cut up piece of pepperoni on top of the cheese. I sprinkle it with oregano and bake it for about 15 min

Dinner is one of my favorites! I think I love this dinner so much because it taste like food I remember before my SCD days. I use the bb-q sauce recipe from Meals Made Simple and I cook it until the skin is nice and crispy. And by me, I mean my husband who I convince to grill as often as possible.

 

For dessert we had these wonderful homemade strawberry Popsicles. I mixed some honey into warmed coconut water and blended it with some fresh organic strawberries. Froze them and we all enjoyed them!

                                                                          A New Plan

Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond with helpful suggestions to make this blog as helpful as possible. After considering the comments, I have decided to change my format up a bit. Instead of posting weekly, I will begin to make brief post daily. I will post what I am eating that day. I will be adding tabs at the top of blog with my favorite go to recipes and links to the directions when needed. Don't forget you can always follow me at Instagram for a quick peek at my choices for the day as well. 

@adreadedmomma

So here is a what I had for dinner....

I was really in the mood for a meatless meal so I had a big bowl of brussel sprouts and roasted peppers with purple onion from the farmers market. 

Sprouts...I add garlic grape seed oil and salt to a hot cast iron skillet and cook them until they start to brown. Then I put them in a 400 degree oven until they are soft. 

Peppers and onions... I slice them and put oil and salt on them then broil them for about 10 min. 

Whatcha Think

I have been so blessed to hear about all of you who are following my blog and making progress in a healthier lifestyle. My goal is to make this blog as helpful as it can be. I would love for you to take a minute to answer these questions and email me your responses. This will help me to manage my time well and at the same time be as helpful to you as possible. You can email your responses to me at michellelee318@gmail.com or comment below. Thanks a bunch!!

1. Is it helpful to have a set menu or would you rather a file of recipes that you can choose from to make your own menu?

2. How many times have you used the  menu listed for that particular week?

3. Is the shopping list helpful?

4. Do you open the blog in your own every week or do you wait to see on social media that a new menu is available? 

5. Would it be helpful for the menus to come straight to your inbox?

6. What are your suggestions to make this blog even more user friendly and helpful?