Something has happened to me when I enter the kitchen and I love it.  Now that I'm understanding new ways of cooking, discovering combinations and admiring the beautiful colors of these nutritious veggies...a creative force is beginning to take over.  As well as a self proclaimed Italian opera singing voice.  It's safe to say this new way of eating has boosted my energy and has possibly made me a little nutty:) Here is another weeks worth of delicious meals.  Most of these meals come from my trusty cookbook, "Well Fed", so I'm sorry I don't post the recipes.  However, I do hope you look at these, somehow get a whiff of the aroma and tingle in you taste buds and are somehow inspired to eat just a little healthier too. DIG IN!

Are those mashed potatoes? Close. In fact so close my family couldn't taste the difference.  The famous cauliflower mashed potatoes had me at the first bite.  Steam your cauliflower until tender, then give em a whirl in your food processor with a splash of canned coconut milk and some chives. I've always seen this method on Pinterest, but never gave it a go.  So glad we tried them.  Top with more chives, salt and pepper and hello yum! We ate them with Cinnamon Beef Stew & Orange Gremolata from Well Fed. I had no portion control.

Moroccan Chicken from It Starts With Food served over a frozen stir fry veggie mix.  I gave the veggies a dash of coconut aminos just to offer extra flavor.  Delish.

HELLLOOO Sunday Dinner.  Do you feel bad for my family and my forcing new habits on them by looking at this picture?  First time ever steaming a lobster tail and it was a success! I love shopping at Smith's and walking straight back to the discounted meat section.  I find great deals on their shrimp, scallops and yes...lobster tail.  Also served were the scallops, cubed sweet papa's cooked in a bit of EVOO and sprinkled with cinnamon and a side of broccoli. 

Just a simple salad, with a simple ranch dressing recipe found in both of my fave books. Simple yet I'm licking the plate when I'm done.

Asian Beef and Broccoli.  I love it when my husband uses the phrase "horked it down", as that's what I associate this meal with.  My family, namely my kiddos, horked it down.

This was the winner meal of the week.  Pad Thai made with spaghetti squash.  The creamy peanut dressing was made with real almond butter and I added extra cabbage and carrots to the "noodles".  I topped ours with shrimp (our family refers to it as "poppy shrimp" when cooked correctly), scallions, toasted almonds and extra lime wedges because you really can never have too many limes.  Come to think of it, cilantro would have been good on top as well..mmm.  So good I made it twice this week.

We also celebrated two birthdays in our family this week.  My supportive husband, David, turned 31.  Isn't he handsome? We didn't cheat on our 30 day reset but I did want to make some kind of a "treat" for him.  We sliced peaches, strawberries, bananas and blueberries and topped it with coconut milk whip cream, toasted coconut flakes (seasoned with cinnamon) and almonds.  For not having sugar in 2-3 weeks, this really was a treat!  My youngest also turned two, I would have posted a pic of her with her mini personal cake, peaches and coconut whip cream but I'm making this blog strictly paleo and to show a picture of cake would just be mean. Don't worry, David and I didn't have cake, we relished in our fruits, berries and whip cream without complaint. 

This coming Tuesday will be our 3rd week mark of no sugar, legumes, grains or dairy.  I don't feel as though I've given these things up, I feel like I've introduced a new level of flavor, very guiltless flavor. My body has noticed a little bit of wiggle room in the waistline and over all I just feel really good about myself.  Quote from David, "I am one with nature, food is my fuel and my body a machine"  I asked for some input from him and how he feels about this last week and this was his response.  I guess he's feeling a little nutty too :)