A real-time look at what we ate this week. The plan with some notes about diversions from it. We are doing a few weeks of reduced carbs and sugars — our bodies were telling us it’s time!
Sunday
this was so good last week, we had to repeat!
Lemon-roasted Salmon
Stewed Summer Squash and Tomatoes
Monday
Barbecue Pork (with homemade, sugar-free barbecue sauce)
Cole Slaw
Tuesday
Roasted Chicken Thighs and Green Beans with Butter Chicken Sauce
Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice
Wednesday
Simple Snack Plate: Smoked Salmon, Hard-boiled eggs, Artichoke Dip with my Homemade Mayonnaise, Avocaco, Olives, Celery, Cucumbers, and Garden Fresh Tomatoes
The mayonnaise recipe is sooo easy, you should make this at home!
Thursday
Everyday Salmon Cakes
Steamed Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce
Daikon Radish Chips
Friday
Tostadas on Shells made out of Cheese (so cool!)
Avocado, Cucumber, Tomato, Hears of Palm Salad
Saturday
Steak with Mushroom Sauce
Roasted Green Beans and New Potatoes with Pesto
Tomato, Cucumber, and Radish Salad
As always, if you see something you want the recipe for, let me know!
May your days be truly delicious and satisfying!
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Recipe for lemon roasted salmon??
Good question, Melanie! I usually wing this one – fish is so easy, and because of the fat content of salmon, it’s hard to overcook. What I do goes something like this — and I’ll post a recipe next week:
Oven to 400.
Zest 1 lemon and then slice it thinly.
Oil the bottom of a baking dish with coconut oil, avocado oil, or butter
Layer half of lemon slices on the bottom of pan
Lay your salmon fillets on top and salt and pepper them.
Mix together:
1 1/2 tbsps. more oil or butter
1 or 2 minced garlic cloves
lemon zest
1 tbsp. minced fresh herb of your choice (thyme, rosemary, basil, tarragon are all good).
Or 1 tsp. dried thyme rubbed between your fingers is always a GREAT seasoning. It’s my go-to.
Rub the top of the fish with the mixture. Top with remaining lemon slices.
I like to then let it sit at room temp to come up to temp and soak in the good stuff, while oven preheats, you drink wine, and/or prep your veggies/salad.
Bake uncovered for 20 minutes — check for doneness. I like to finish it with a pop under the broiler.
For a one dish meal, put some asparagus, green beans, or sugar snap peas and halved cherry tomatoes (optional) in the baking dish about half-way through.
Let me know what you think!