It's been a crazy couple of weeks!

So I just realized that I haven't posted in over 2 weeks and shame on me!  My schedule has gotten increasingly busier over the past couple weeks since starting back into my master's classes and getting into the horse show season, so I haven't had a lot of time to explore new recipes.  I've still been eating well though, with exception to this past weekend (I majorly cheated...multiple times) :(

I'm back on track now, though, so let's visit some of the food that's been in my life over the last two weeks.  First, something fun.  On the weekend of February 23rd and 24th, my team hosted a weekend of shows for the second weekend in a row.  Even though I was quite tired, I still made my breakfast and lunch each day, and then ordered a paleo dinner at whatever restaurant where we ended up eating dinner.  I include organic baby carrots in my lunch almost every day and on one day over the weekend I ended up with a slightly deformed baby carrot.  After looking at it for a bit, I have no choice but to make it an Easter Bunny! How cute is that, right!?!  And speaking of Easter, I can't wait to break out some paleo cooking for the family then!

 Last Tuesday, I made a grilled chicken breast (seasoned with Emeril's Essence) on my indoor griddle, steamed some white asparagus, and sauteed some portabella mushrooms in minced garlic and ghee.  It was a super easy and fast meal.

Last Wednesday, I attempted a meal in my slow cooker for the first time since starting the paleo diet.  I made Ancho Chile Pulled Pork Barbeque.

First, I started with the list of ingredients for the rub...

Then mixed them all together...

 Then I put the rub all over the pork and placed it in the slow cooker with a bit of water...

9 hours later, I made the sauce for the pulled pork and poured a bit of it all over the pork...

I then steamed some green beans, put a little extra sauce in a cup, and sat down to eat...

So how was it?  Let's just say I won't be making this again.  I will put a disclaimer that I'm really picky about my barbeque sauce, but this sauce just didn't do it for me.  I had to force myself to eat it and the leftovers are still sitting in my fridge :(  So it's back to the internet to find a different pulled pork recipe!

Over this past weekend, I did quite a bit of cheating on my diet, but I sneaked some paleo meals in when I could.  I just keep forgetting to take pictures of my food when I'm out, but I'll try to remember in the future! Overall though, even with my cheating, I am down 17 pounds from Jan. 13th!  I wore a cardigan last night that I haven't worn since I bought it last Janurary and it's too big now!  Too bad I didn't still have the tags on it, or else I would have returned it.  Oh well.. 

Next week is my Spring Break, so I'll have more time to try some new recipes...so look for more posts soon!