Successfully sticking to the Whole30 at work and an amazing new dish I made!

I made it! Friday night and all day Saturday and Sunday at work and not one cookie!! It was so hard as all the girls I was working with were eating them and they were just lying under my nose so I was constantly looking at them and CRAVING them! But I didn't have any. Major pat on the back for me yippee!
I didn't end up having the salmon for tea though. I had haddock without the mash potato and breadcrumbs on top. The chef asked 'Then what do you want with it?' as I had pretty much removed everything it came with, so I just asked for double serving of veggies which was delicious. My stomach was a but upset about an hour after though and I asked the chef what he cooked the fish in... butter.. not Whole30 but what can you do.. I will ask next time or just wait till I get home to eat..

So last night I made Sausage and Vegetable stuffed Acorn Squash (which is a winter pumpkin you Aussie folk) It was sooooo delicious. An explosion of flavours in your mouth. Roasting it in cinnamon made it smell like donuts so it was weird when you put it in your mouth and got so much more!! I got this recipe of Jens Gone Paleo. We had plenty of 'stuffing' left over so that is now in the freezer. I am definitely buying some more acorn squash when I next do groceries as this dish has made it to my top 5 favourites!

INGREDIENTS

Squash:

• 1 Acorn Squash, halved and seeded
• 1 tblsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon (optional but so worth it)

Stuffing:

• 1 tblsp Oil
• 300g mince (I used a combination of beef mince and Italian turkey sausage)
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup finely chopped vegetables (I used zucchini and cauliflower in our new blender - which is cheap and crap!)
• 1/4 cup fresh herbs (I used parseley and thyme), finely chopped
• Sea Salt and Ground Pepper, to taste
• 1 Egg, lightly beaten
• 4 bacon slices, diced

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 200C/400F
• Transfer squash to a baking pan, coat with oil and season with salt and cinnamon
• Bake for 30-45mins, or until soft (I cooked it for 40mins)

• While squash is roasting heat a pan over medium high heat
• Add oil and meat and cook until browned
• Add onion, garlic and vegetables
• Cook until veggies are soft, about 5-7mins
• Season with Salt & Pepper
• Add fresh herbs and stir to combine
• Fill squash halves with mixture , top with bacon slices and return to oven for 40-45mins or until bacon is browned and mixture is cooked through
• Garnish with fresh herbs and serve

Enjoy!

Tonight we had my favourite Prawn, Sausage and Zucchini Casserole  and there was left overs! So I know what I am having for breakfast :)

I did a WOD yesterday with Aaron - OPT Flight Simulator. Heard of it? My calves havent and they are screaming in pain today! It is a double under workout and I am clearly out of practice.

- WOD -
5x unbroken Double Unders
10x DU
15x DU
20x DU
25x DU
30x DU
35x DU
40x DU
45x DU (I couldnt get 45 in a row so I started adding up my DU from this point on instead of starting again)
50x DU
45x DU
40x DU
35x DU
30x DU
25x DU
20x DU
15x DU
10x DU
5x DU
Time: 14:12

Eat Healthy, Feel Healthy, Live Healthy!