Days 20-22: Memorial Weekend

After having Jason gone for the week, I was definitely looking forward to a long weekend with the family!  We stayed busy cleaning, shopping and doing some work on the Cadi (Jason, not me), but we did manage to make some time for fun at the pool and a trip to Barnes & Noble to let Aria play and pick out a new book. 

With the long weekend in full swing, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to take the time to try out some new recipes.  Jason has been experimenting with trying to make me the perfect clean vanilla "latte".  It is basically black coffee, with almond milk which he whisks until it has some froth and Stevia sweetened to taste.  It's not Starbucks, but it is so nice to have something to lessen the cravings.

 

 



On Saturday night Jason made clean chicken strips with faux Raising Cane's sauce as found on Sarah Evans' facebook page.  This was not my favorite recipe due to it being way too spicy.  I'm not sure if they were supposed to turn out that way, but in this instance they did!  Jason loved them of course.  I didn't get a picture due to having to get up 5 times to refill my water!

I've been dying to try these grilled spinach turkey burgers with sweet potato "buns" also posted on Sarah Evans' facebook page.  They tasted even better than I imagined they would!  The taste of the sweet potato really complimented the turkey burger well and I didn't even miss not having a regular hamburger bun.  I totally recommend trying this one!

 

 

Lastly, Jason so graciously took Aria this afternoon so that I could take a nap and during that time he decided to make his own chicken nugget recipe.  The breading was made up of oat flour, chili powder, paprika, cayenne, Stevia, onion powder, and garlic powder.  He dipped the chicken in a mixture of almond milk and egg whites and then baked in the oven.  He also made a homemade honey mustard dip (honey and mustard).  They turned out great and I liked them a lot better than the chicken strips we made on Saturday.

 

 



 

 

After dinner I began our meal prep for the next few days and started putting together our lunches for tomorrow.  I steamed some brown rice and veggies so that we would have some carbs and veggies ready to go and Jason baked us some chicken.

We are refreshed and ready to start the week!  We are also so thankful for the amazing men and women who have laid down their lives for our country.  God bless all of the members of our military and their families!