Day 15: Getting Over The Hump of Whole30

Last night Ryan really wanted to make homemade pizza - which means making a gluten free crust rather than buying premade crusts. He was really excited and motivated and I supported him completely, as much as I could when it's Day 15 and pizza sounds incredible! He found a recipe and even though it seemed a bit complicated, he was focused and determined to make the pizza! He bought pizza sauce, pancetta, sausage and cheese and basil. Ryan prepped the pizza dough before I came home since it had to pre-bake for 30 minutes before adding toppings and cooking for an additional 30 minutes. His meat lovers pizza looked absolutely delicious and I am so proud that he realized how easy and fun it is to cook, even if it seems more convenient (easier and quicker) to buy! When you cook, you know the ingredients in your food - there's no hidden ingredients for coloring or freshness - everything in the food is consciously added! And it tasted better because you worked hard for that meal! I am so happy and after Whole30 I hope Ryan will make an almond flour pizza crust for us one night!

Ryan's Meat Lover's Pizza on a Gluten Free Crust!

My dinner was a delicious pan-seared porkchop with homemade pesto and a mango and avocado salad. It was light and fresh and extremely filling. I had never made pesto before and didn't realize just how simple it was. All of the pesto jars in the store had added sugar, soy, and other ingredients that do not belong in pesto.

My simple pesto recipe was:
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cups fresh basil
1/3 cups of walnuts (or pine nuts)
2 gloves garlic
 *Use a food processor to combine all of the ingredients!

The pork chop was cooked on the stove and seared for 4-5 minutes on each side in ghee. And the mango salad was nomnompaleo's recipe that I made with the salmon on Day 0! Dinner was great and I was so proud for not being tempted by Ryan's cheesy pizza which he was so proud of. I wanted to have a bite just to tell him how good it was to make him feel great, but I know it would have made me feel terrible and compromised Whole30 so it was not worth it! He knows how proud I am of him and we support each other all the time in our food endeavors!