I'm currently a few days into a condensed version of Whole 30, but don't stop reading here, this isn't a whole 30 recipe. I'm just doing a little post-Halloween, pre-girls trip detox for the next week. While I was in the middle of Whole 30 and even after I finished, I heard a good bit of chatter about this being something I couldn't hold onto long term. And that's pretty much 100% correct. Otherwise, I would call it Whole 365 or Whole Forever. But, I didn't. Instead, I challenged myself to a 30 day restart. I needed to get back into a healthy eating mode and I needed to change my diet. I know you should never say never. But, I can't ever see myself being so restrictive 100% of the … [Read more...]

The one consistent thing about this pregnancy has been my craving for breakfast foods. I've gone from not being a breakfast eater at all to purchasing Starbucks breakfast sandwiches at all hours of the day. At any given time a breakfast casserole or quiche can be found in our refrigerator. Yesterday, around 3:30 I decided I wanted a breakfast casserole and there was no changing my mind. Thankfully, I had just been grocery shopping the day before and I had all these ingredients on hand. I went with a bacon version by default, but now I don't think I'll ever look at the sausage version the same. Here's one quick things I want to ask before we get started, are you cooking your bacon in … [Read more...]