Whole 30 Days 27 and 28

Hi.  Can you believe I'm almost done with the Whole 30?  I can't.  I also can't believe I'm thinking about "sorta" continuing it.  More on that in a few days.  So who else is sick and tired of winter? I have lived in Michigan my entire life and have never been one of those people who hate the winter. It's not my favorite but I get that it's part of Michigan life.  Except this winter.  Because it sucks.  It's interfering my house building, my social life, and my wallet (who else had an amazing heat bill this month???).  And apparently Punxutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter. Has that guy EVER given us a break?  Stupid groundhog fucker.  Go back to your hole.

Day 27 Breakfast:
Black coffee
Two scrambled eggs

Lunch:
Spaghetti squash pizza casserole (yup I made it again)
Roasted unsalted cashews (while I was waiting for the casserole to cook)

Dinner:
Spiced chicken  from The Clothes Make the Girl.  She calls it "The Best Chicken You Will Ever Eat. Ever."  I'm not sure it's the best chicken I ever ate but it was really good.  It's very spicy - not like hot spicy, but like the chicken is coated in tons of spices.  It tasted semi-Morrocan to me and the brining made it sooooo juicy.  I refuse to say the "m" word - you know what I'm talking about. The one that starts with m and ends in oist. That's just a gross word.  But back to the chicken - the dipping sauce was the best part. I'm going to put that on everything for the rest of my life.

Balsamic broccoli.  I made this by chopping and cooking up some bacon and then adding broccoli and garlic into the pan (with a touch of olive oil if the pan doesn't have enough fat from the broccoli).  After it cooks up, I added some balsamic to it and cooked it down a little more.  It was very random and it ended up delish.

Day 28 - Super Bowl Sunday

How fun is it that I have two more days left of my Whole 30 on the biggest snack food day of the year. And I went to a party where there was pizza. And for some reason I've really wanted pizza the past few days.  Hello, end of Whole30 test of willpower!  My plan going into this day was to eat as if I wasn't going to a Super Bowl party. This way, I wasn't as hungry by the time I got there and it was easier to avoid all the forbidden treats and the alcohol.  I also brought two Whole30 compliant dishes with me that gave me some things to snack on while everyone else indulged in delicious smelling, gooey, cheesy pizza.  mmmmmmm.  Iwantpizza.

Brunch:
Black coffee
Taco salad with ground taco beef, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, lettuce, and salsa with some plantain chips.

Super bowl snacks:
Chili Lime Wings from Nom Nom Paleo

Spinach and artichoke dip from PaleOMG