Whole 30 Journey - Day -1
Jan. 10th, 2021 08:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
leeloolyndsieHey there!
Big (temporary) changes are happening here at Kittenmost Manor! We're all going to do the Whole 30 diet for the next 30 days, starting tomorrow.
**For those who don't know this diet cuts out all grains, dairy (except eggs), sugar/artificial sweeteners, beans & alcohol. Which means, processesd foods are pretty much out (hence the "whole" in the name). Meats, all veggies & fruits are OK as are nuts & seeds (no peanuts) & coffee/tea (thank F!).**
We all realize we've been eating/drinking our feelings throughout 2020 and as a friend said a few years ago "we need to put ourselves in time out". However, if you know me, you'll know I'm not one for fad diets or "food trendz" (except avocado toast. Love that shiz), but who knows? 2020 was a shitshow so 2021 may as well be for doing things you'd never do before...and it's only a month, right? Right?!
This weekend was the pre-start of the diet. We've been testing out W30 recipes & eating our last gluten, dairy and sugar vices (while crying). But I'm ready. Not saying it's going to be easy, but it is...at least...going to be hilarious.
Like, tonight Eric and I decided to make homemade mayonnaise. It's just eggs and oil, right? How hard can it be? Well...um...have you met me?!
Here are the things I learned from the homemade mayonnaise saga:
1. It's not just eggs and oil, turns out...
2. You can crack an egg on the counter rather than a sharp surface to keep shells from getting into your food. WAAAAAT?! INORITE?! Mind. Blown.
3. They make 2TBSP measuring spoons...who knew.
4. Quadrupling a recipe you've never made is ambition, Eight-timesing a recipe is stupidity
5. While it's not baking science, mayonnaise making is still science
6. One word: Emulsification
So, while it wasn't a complete and utter failure (i.e. we didn't make mayo soup), it wasn't a resounding success either. And holy crap it takes a lot of time. When they say "drip" the oil in slowly, you'd better eff-in drip the oil in slowly so help you God...
It didn't turn out as thick as we would like and it was definitely mustard-y, it seemed to work great in chicken salad. So really what we did was accidentally make hollandaise sauce instead...maybe my dad's famous eggs benedicts are not so much a secret after all...
Maybe soon we'll try mayo making part deux...though first we have to go through a lot of mayondaise sauce.
This better help us all actually feel better and find out what it is that kills all our collective stomachs. Though, at the end of this I'll probably have the biggest bowl of mac and cheese in existence. 😉 Wish us luck!
Big (temporary) changes are happening here at Kittenmost Manor! We're all going to do the Whole 30 diet for the next 30 days, starting tomorrow.
**For those who don't know this diet cuts out all grains, dairy (except eggs), sugar/artificial sweeteners, beans & alcohol. Which means, processesd foods are pretty much out (hence the "whole" in the name). Meats, all veggies & fruits are OK as are nuts & seeds (no peanuts) & coffee/tea (thank F!).**
We all realize we've been eating/drinking our feelings throughout 2020 and as a friend said a few years ago "we need to put ourselves in time out". However, if you know me, you'll know I'm not one for fad diets or "food trendz" (except avocado toast. Love that shiz), but who knows? 2020 was a shitshow so 2021 may as well be for doing things you'd never do before...and it's only a month, right? Right?!
This weekend was the pre-start of the diet. We've been testing out W30 recipes & eating our last gluten, dairy and sugar vices (while crying). But I'm ready. Not saying it's going to be easy, but it is...at least...going to be hilarious.
Like, tonight Eric and I decided to make homemade mayonnaise. It's just eggs and oil, right? How hard can it be? Well...um...have you met me?!
Here are the things I learned from the homemade mayonnaise saga:
1. It's not just eggs and oil, turns out...
2. You can crack an egg on the counter rather than a sharp surface to keep shells from getting into your food. WAAAAAT?! INORITE?! Mind. Blown.
3. They make 2TBSP measuring spoons...who knew.
4. Quadrupling a recipe you've never made is ambition, Eight-timesing a recipe is stupidity
5. While it's not baking science, mayonnaise making is still science
6. One word: Emulsification
So, while it wasn't a complete and utter failure (i.e. we didn't make mayo soup), it wasn't a resounding success either. And holy crap it takes a lot of time. When they say "drip" the oil in slowly, you'd better eff-in drip the oil in slowly so help you God...
It didn't turn out as thick as we would like and it was definitely mustard-y, it seemed to work great in chicken salad. So really what we did was accidentally make hollandaise sauce instead...maybe my dad's famous eggs benedicts are not so much a secret after all...
Maybe soon we'll try mayo making part deux...though first we have to go through a lot of mayondaise sauce.
This better help us all actually feel better and find out what it is that kills all our collective stomachs. Though, at the end of this I'll probably have the biggest bowl of mac and cheese in existence. 😉 Wish us luck!
