PREP GAME STRONG.
Kyle and the kids voted for lemon poppyseed bread next.
Let’s see if this loaf lasts any longer than the banana bread I made last week.
I made THE most delish salad for lunch and I hope I can replicate it again because it was everything I’ve been craving lately and I already want it again.
It started with these leftover roasted veggies – butternut squash, rutabaga and turnips, and Brussels sprouts.
The other stellar part of this was Trader Joe’s new organic toasted sesame dressing. YOU GUYS. Get your hands on this asap because trust me when I say it’s addicting beyond belief.
Here it is in a photo from last week (a dinner I have yet to share).
It is sooooo good. I’ve already finished off this bottle and am going to have to make a detour to TJs sometime in the near future to replenish. It may even [gasp!] replace Nugget’s Thai dressing in my rotation.
I massaged the kale in the dressing, then topped it in veggies, salty almonds, and more dressing. Heaven.
I had a kinda indulgent dinner planned for the night…and then things got busy and suddenly I found myself 30 minutes out from dinner time without anything started! Oops.
Rather than wait for the oven to preheat I turned to the air fryer. This appliance hasn’t gotten as much love as it should on the blog, but that will probably change now that I’ve made breaded chicken in it with under 5 minutes of hands on time. WINNING!
I literally tossed chunks of chicken in a mix of gluten free bread crumbs, almond meal, and salt and then threw them in the air fryer. Like, actually threw them in. And they came out crispy and perfectly cooked through! Magic?!
Which meant I could devote the rest of my time to waffle making.
I used two batters because (a) I wanted different options and (b) I wanted leftovers to free for myself for later. Hashtag selfish. Hashtag carbs.
The first batch was made from a gluten free Bob’s Red Mill cornbread mix. Cornbread waffles, you say? YES, I say. Do it.
The second batch was made from Birch Blender’s paleo pancake/waffle mix, which I bought on a whim a looooong time ago and never did anything with. Shame on me for letting it sit in the pantry for so long because it was stellar.
I had one of each and because I couldn’t decide which I liked better, I had another half serving of each. And then, to prevent myself from eating 10 waffles at once, I put the rest away in the freezer.
Here is a zoomed out version to show you what a cluster our kitchen table looks like right now. Ugh. I get anxiety just looking at it now even though I know it’s already been cleaned up.
This may seem obvious, but this meal was a massive hit with all members.
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