Spaghetti squash is so easy to make that I'm not sure why I haven't made it before, I guess because Ryan doesn't like it! But it is so inexpensive and I have so much leftover for other meals. I simply cute the spaghetti squash in half (well, Ryan did, it was really hard to cut)! I scooped out the seeds, brushed on some olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper and baked face down on a cookie sheet in the oven (preheated to 375) for 40 minutes. After it was done, I used a fork to scrape the insides into "spaghetti." That easy! And Ryan made the bolognese while the squash cooked and it was timed perfectly.
The bolognese recipe was adapted from Joyful Healthy Eats. I made it a bit easier by buying pre-cut mirepoix with carrots, onions and celery. This saved a lot of time dicing vegetables! We used ground turkey and omitted the bacon. This sauce was so easy to make and extremely versatile. Next time we will use ground beef or even bison! I have leftover sauce which would make an amazing breakfast tomorrow - eggs in purgatory. Yumm! Or spaghetti squash and sauce for dinner one night so Ryan can eat on his own and not have to wait for me and I can be lazy and not cook! The possibilities are endless which is what I love about cookie and not reducing the recipes to feed only 2 people. It may seem expensive now to buy larger quantities that feed 4-6 people, but leftovers are now a thing of beauty! I still have a short rib and some dates and 2 fritters left so this could be the perfect meal one night this week when I don't want to cook!
Turkey Bolognese
1lbs ground turkey
1 tbps coconut oil or fat of choice
2 onions, diced*
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups carrots, diced*
2 ribs celery, diced*
2 tbsp basil
2 tbsp oregono
2 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp thyme
1/2 tsp cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste
28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
15 oz. can diced tomatoes
*or buy mirepoix pre-cut for added convenience and add ingredients all at once.
1. Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add coconut oil and let melt. Once hot, add onions and let cook until slightly caramelized.
2. Add garlic and sautee for 1 minute. Add carrots and celery and sautee for 7 minutes.
3. Add ground meat and cook for 8 minutes, crumbling as it cooks.
4. Add spices and stir to combine everything.
5. Add crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes to pan. Bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Today we have another lunch meeting at work - PIZZA. I have not eaten pizza at these meetings in the past because it was too difficult to calculate WW points so I won't be too tempted. I brought left overs for lunch and steamed broccoli and carrots in a bag! Tonight's dinner is something with shrimp - coconut? Who knows, but I will figure it out and probably serve with spaghetti squash or maybe cauliflower rice!
Pre-workout meal was a handful of almonds, cashews and walnuts. And after Bar Method I had half an Rx Cocoa bar. I wasn't planning on eating only half, but I listened to my body and got ready while I ate and by the time I was leaving the studio, I still had half a bar left. I felt full so I wasn't too worried that I didn't eat enough. Bar Method classes are different for me each day so I will continue to listen to my body on how much fuel it needs after class to heal and restore to the best of its ability. Not that each class isn't hard, but I feel different depending on whether it's a morning class versus evening, weekday versus weekend, cold in the studio or hot, etc. Today was a good class and I was shaking and enjoying myself but half a bar seemed to work great for me today!
Last night I started reading "It Starts With Food" as one of my goals in the program. It's great to read the science behind Whole30 and how it was started and success stories. I hope I can get as much out of the program as other people have. I feel like on Day 9, my body hasn't changed much, I know I haven't lost weight, but mentally I have gained a lot. It is also Day 9 and one week is still the beginning - my body has a lot to adjust to and it is a slow progress, so who knows how I will look and feel by Week 3 and even 4! I am excited to see though!
Have a great day everyone!
XO
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