I’m dubbing this week the week of Ugly Food. Everything was delicious, I promise, even though my lame iPhone photos sure don’t make much look appetizing!

I love this part of the Whole30 because it’s when my energy really kicks in. This morning I was up and had tonight’s dinner in the crockpot by 8am and let me tell you, that NEVER happens. I am NOT that person. (Seriously, ask my husband. Mornings are not pretty around here.) I’m currently feeling like a total Super Mom/Wife, and it’s only 9:32am…I’ll get back to you on that though, because I don’t see that feeling lasting all day. Ha!

Top: Healing Chicken Soup by Stupid Easy Paleo. This was so delicious and soothing! We’ve had all kinds of sick bugs in our house these past two weeks so this soup was perfect. Next time I will double or triple the batch.

Bottom far left: Artichoke Chicken Lemon Pasta by PaleOmg. I loved this. I love pesto and will be using this pesto recipe for other recipes as well as this one again. I’m not sure why the colour of mine was so weird, but it tasted great and even reheated just fine.

Bottom second from left: Old faithful! Soft boiled eggs on Sweet Potato and Zucchini Hash. I used to always pan fry this recipe but lately I’ve been spreading it all on a baking sheet and baking it in the oven to save time. It gets nice and crunchy that way and I don’t have to stand over the pan, constantly mixing it.

Bottom middle: One of my all time favourites that I have been craving lately – Spicy Coconut Shrimp Bisque by my lovely friend Renee Jordan. I make this soup pretty regularly and in big batches. Try it and you’ll see why!

Bottom second from right: This was just a simple salad of mixed greens, prawns fried in coconut oil and Flavor God seasoning, with beets and pumpkin seeds. This was at the end of my grocery week so it’s lacking in colour and more vegetables, but it was yummy and filling none the less.

Bottom far right: This was a weird experiment that looked terrible but tasted fantastic. I used the Jerk Chicken recipe from Well Fed 2 by Melissa Joulwan but subbed scallops for chicken. The entire recipe is not available unless you buy the book (so go buy it!) but the seasoning recipe can be found here, on her fantastic blog. I served it on cauliflower rice, and it reheated well for leftovers the next day.

Right now I’ve got Puerco Pibil in my crockpot for dinner tonight, and it smells fantastic. I’ll share it with you next week with the rest of my favourites.

Eat well, move your body, and enjoy your week!