After a few days of too many FODMAPs, my gut was really really acting up. I decided I had to get it on track stat.
Thank goodness I sometimes plan ahead for moments like this, when I realize at 9 pm that I don’t have breakfast for myself, and then I pull home-made bread out of the freezer to thaw overnight.
It was still a little icy when I sliced into it, but nothing a quick zap in the microwave couldn’t fix.
Cashew butter como siempre.
I really think that she may be the cutest thing ever. Which is good for her since she’s also…I think the PC term is…willful?? Spirited? Something like that.
I used up the last of my home-made balsamic dressing in this salad, so I have to make more before I repeat this, but that will probably be soon because it was stellar.
I used a new(ish) TJs lettuce combo with kohlrabi and kale and beets and cabbage. I added plain kale to it, and massaged everything in dressing before topping it with candied pecans and avocado.
It’s hard to get a good shot of beauty like this.
The salad didn’t hold me over as long as I would have hoped, but I was also still feeling a little gross. I ended up drinking half a kombucha that afternoon which helped soothe my gut a bit.
Both kids took a nap and then we played a bit before soccer. V has officially restarted, and is showing zero effects from breaking her femur, so that’s good.
I really wanted to get dinner finished before we left since I knew we wouldn’t get back home until 6 pm, which is basically when we eat dinner.
FINALLY at 4 pm, this arrived.
It usually comes around noon so I kept checking…obviously I would prefer to cook while they are napping so as to maximize my kidless efficiency. Oh well. The good news about gobble is that it is actually the fastest thing ever. So it really did only take 10 minutes for me to get everything mostly done (or at least 100% prepped) before we left the house.
Our oven has a delay setting, so I came home to this…
I only ordered two gobble meals for this because Kyle was supposed to be out of town, but then his trip got cancelled. Luckily I had two filets of salmon in the freezer.
Kyle didn’t get any cauli rice, but it had dill so he didn’t mind missing out. I made him brown rice instead, and then just used the extra sauces and toppings with his meal.
The kids had a bit of everything. V even tried some of the red pepper sauce from my dish and wanted more so I served her some as well. P tolerated it, but didn’t really like it, so I didn’t serve him any more. This is how I trick him into liking things, though. I casually give him bites without pushing and over time he somehow he winds up liking it. If I force him to eat something he doesn’t like, he will resist it forever after. But if I just offer one bite, he doesn’t feel like he’s getting pushed into something against his will, and then the next time I say “I remember you liked this a little so here’s one bite” and after doing that a few times, he usually comes around and asks for more than just one bite. He’s not a picky eater, so this probably isn’t great advice for those parents with truly picky kiddos. But it works for him. It’s worked for almost every food except tomatoes. He still doesn’t like tomatoes. Although he has now consented to the fact that he likes tomatoes “cooked in things” like Sunday gravy sauce (only home-made though – sheesh).
Gobble hit this out of the ballpark, again. I saved up my FODMAPS for this meal – but feta is the only thing that really contributed to that count. I used the green parts of the green onion for my portion of the dish. Also, I think I’m into dill all of a sudden!? I have a little extra so I’ll probably make ranch dressing again.
After dinner we got a knock on the door…and this appeared on the porch. Fun game! It took a while for us to figure out who it was from…but by the end of the night we got to the bottom of it. And now we get to boo someone else. The kids are super excited about it. So I guess we have to get shopping to make a fun basket.
I finally busted into this chocolate that my parents brought back from Belgium!
So fancy…
The anticipation…(with all those wrappers!!) felt like I was opening the golden ticket!
Wow.
I had a bite of smores bar and candied ginger, too, and then went back for one more tiny square of the bar once everything was gone.
See that balance there? FODMAPs friendly without sacrificing a n y t h i n g.
I’m really into that kholrabi blend! I have been using it to make a huge batch of massaged greens for my lunch salads (i basically take a big tupperware with the greens and then whatever toppings i change up day to day).
That looks like a great gobble meal, speedy prep time is such a factor for me on a weeknight too. Dill is so good- it’s actually fantastic with carrots, i like to add dried dill to carrots when i roast them. Homemade ranch sounds amazing though.