I did the most Whole30 thing of all the Whole30 things today. I made mayo!
Now, I’m not really a mayo person. The only thing I remember eating mayo on is a footlog Subway sandwich. Back when Subway used the same materials used in yoga mats to make their bread. Good times.
I have no intention of using this mayo on a sandwich. I don’t even remember the last time I ate a sandwich. But I felt like a Whole30 fraud having a fridge without homemade mayo. I’ve found a lot of delicious recipes using mayo and I fully intend to make all of them! Creamy sauces, salmon salad, by the spoonful. All of it. I’ve already done the last one on that list.
The mayo was so good, now I have to make everything else everyone talks about. I’ve been seeing a weird amount of shepherd’s pie recipes on social media this week and even though I’ve never had shepherd’s pie, it sounds freakin great. Especially with the freezing temperatures rolling into LA right now, all I want is warm food. And tonight’s dinner fit the bill perfectly. But I’ll get to that in a minute.
The majority of my day was spent at Starbucks reading and taking notes of Diane Sanfilippo’s book, Practical Paleo. This book will be used in the Balanced Bites Master Class and I couldn’t help but get a jump start. The class officially starts tomorrow and I can’t wait! I’m itching to learn as much as I can so I can explain why a paleo lifestyle is a great fit for me, without talking about my poo. I’ve figured out that most everyone thinks I’m completely crazy when it comes to my diet. So when I try to justify what I eat with discussions of poop, I think a lot of people get turned off. Especially if we’re in the middle of a meal. I stand by my arguments, but it’ll be nice to have some supplemental material.
I left Starbucks feeling inspired and hungry. Mostly hungry. So I came home determined to make a better taco salad than I made yesterday. But I was stopped when I came home to find a toilet sitting in the middle of my patio. With closer inspection, it was my toilet. My toilet was sitting out on the patio.
Now, if you’re reading this and you don’t know me, let me explain my living situation. I live in a studio apartment, my front door is on the patio, and I live alone. Well, I have a cat, but I pretend he doesn’t exist, so he doesn’t count. Don’t worry, it’s a mutual thing we have going on. But because I live alone, this was very confusing. At first, I tried to figure out why and who did this. But then again, why does it matter? It’s there now and perhaps I could leave it there. Breakfast on the patio without having to get up to use the restroom? Kind of appealing. And who knows, maybe the extra seating would come in handy if I ever have a party or something. However, that benefit doesn’t quite outweigh having to poop in the hole where my toilet used to be. But I was too hungry to figure this out, so I went inside and started to make my salad. Sure enough, within the hour, my landlord with two “plumbers” showed up and I finished my food while they installed my new toilet. No explanation, but Roy made sure to stop back so he could be the first to use it.
Besides my proximity to the toilet, my salad was SO much better than yesterday’s attempt. I’ll definitely post the recipe soon because I’m already craving it again.
Meal 1: chicken sausage, sautéed greens, steamed broccoli
Snack: blood orange (my fav!!)
Meal 2: taco salad: romaine, ground chicken, tomato, avocado, bell pepper, red onion, lime, cilantro, tessemae’s ranch mixed with tapatio hot sauce. not pictured: two raw carrots on da side
Meal 3: pesto spaghetti squash with crock pot chicken, tomato, mushroom, and a side salad