Monday starts my attempt to keep my regain in check over the holidays and set myself up for getting the regain off in 2017. I’ve done the Whole30 a few times and I have a few essentials I recommend to start off right.
It’s so hard to give up sugar, but to give up sugar, dairy, butter, etc. etc. is super hard. So in the days before and the first few days after starting Whole30 is getting a few basics in the kitchen to make planning and following the program easier. When I’m prepared, it makes it easy for me to succeed.
So here are few things and recipes I recommend.
I can’t live without my chicken salad and the thing that makes my chicken salad as magical it is, is the homemade mayonnaise. Recipe is found here.
It’s hard to live a life without butter, ketchup and salad dressing. Luckily, you can make ghee easily from butter and sugar free ketchup and dressing options. I plan on making ghee tomorrow using this recipe here. This is a great and easy way to make ketchup and have it on hand.
Beasty BBQ sauce is fun to play with and Sunshine Sauce is the bomb.com and amazing as a dip or even on hot vegetables and this sausage gravy is literally the most amazing thing to eat/ use/eat copiously.
These two salad dressing are my favorites and I take them with me when I eat out during the Whole30.
Pine Nut, Basil and Balsamic Dressing
ingredients: 1 garlic cloves, peeled and bashed to a pulp; 1 good handful of fresh basil, bashed to a pulp; 1 small handful of toasted pine nuts, bashed to bits; 6 Tbl olive oil; 3 Tbl balsamic vinegar; seat salt and freshly ground pepper.
Magic bullet / blend all ingredients. Add more oil if you need more moisture.
Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
Ingredients: 1 cup packed cilantro; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup lime juice; 1/4 orange juice; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; pinch of minced garlic
Directions: Magic bullet / blend all ingredients until processed.
Here are some recipes I’ve tried lately that are a great place to start.
Roasted Lemon Chicken (low carb)
Kielbasa, Bacon & Cabbage soup
And try these for a great snack or to add to a scramble!
Apple Sage Sausage Patties
Ingredients:
- 1 medium honeycrisp apple peeled and shredded
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 Tbl fresh sage, finely minced
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Coconut oil for cooking
Directions:
- Have your ingredients all in one place. Once you do, heat up a large pan over medium heat. Add 2Tbl coconut oil
- In a medium bowl, combine ground pork, shredded apple, sage, salt & pepper, by gently combining it with your hands. Now, take silver dollar portions (about 3 Tbl) of sausage mixture and gently form it into a patty. Place it in the hot pan and continue until all of the sausage has been formed into patties.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes on the first side. Test by seeing that there are those wonderful browned marks. Flip it over and cook for an additional four minutes. you can test the inside to ensure no pink remains. I so, cook for an additional minute.
If you’re battling the holidays with me, let me know how you like the recipes and what your favorite go to recipes are. Happy dining!! ❤
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