Cobb Salad Skewers

I love vegetables in all shapes, sizes, and forms, but apart from a raw veggie platter, they’re usually pretty sparse at events. Not to mention, who has an extra hand to use a utensil for something like a salad at a party?

Enter: Cobb Salad Skewers

Cobb Salad Skewers | Whole Daily Life

Flavorful, dynamic, loaded with veggies, and easy to manage with one hand, they’re a perfect item to bring to your next gathering. Feel free to get creative, but here’s what I used:

  • romaine lettuce, cut across and then into chunks

  • cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

  • cooked bacon, folded (I used Naked Bacon)

  • deli meat, rolled and sliced, or chunks of chicken (I used True Story)

  • boiled eggs, cut in half or quarters

  • cucumber, cut into cubes

  • dressing of choice, to drizzle or dip (I used Tessemae’s)

  • everything but the bagel seasoning blend

Just chop up all of your ingredients and start assembling! As pictured, these are 21DSD and Whole30 compliant, though I wouldn’t say no to a hunk of cheese or a GF crouton on there either :)

Cobb Salad Skewers | Whole Daily Life


Enjoy!!

-Tracey

Simple Weeknight Recipes

Has it been two whole months since I last published a blog post? Yep. A LOT has happened in that period of time!! If you haven’t seen on Instagram, my husband and I moved from San Diego to Phoenix at the end of October. I went from working full time in a management position at a large healthcare organization to working from home, doing private practice and planning out how I will be creating more valuable content for you all in 2019! We've also been doing some traveling, and have a few more trips planned before the end of the calendar year.

The morning we left San Diego!

The morning we left San Diego!

If you’ve followed me for any period of time, you know that for YEARS I have done all of my meal prep cooking on the weekend so that I could eat leftovers all week. Well, when we moved, two things changed. (1) I have a more flexible schedule and (2) we acquired the smallest “full size” fridge ever. (I thought they couldn’t get any smaller than the fridge we had at our last place…I was wrong!)

This has prompted me to change up my strategy to do more cooking as the week goes along instead of doing it all on the weekend. I’ve been experimenting with cooking a meal every night, doing some limited batch prep that I can mix and match from all week, and cooking all of the meals earlier in the week. I haven’t settled on a favorite yet, and I think my strategy will evolve with time, but I wanted to share some of the easy weeknight meals and food combos that I’ve been making in case you’re in need of some simple inspiration! They’re not all 100% Whole30 compliant, and some do make use of some convenience products from brands that I appreciate. Most are easily modified to fit your specific needs!

Simple Weeknight Recipes | Whole Daily Life

Easy Weeknight Meal Ideas:

-Burger Salad (burger patty, optional cheese, lettuce, tomato, sautéed onions and peppers, pickles, ketchup and mustard) + Oven Fries

-Steaks (on a stovetop grill pan, seasoned with a spice blend) + Roasted Sweet Potato + Roasted Asparagus

-Crispy Skin Salmon + Cauliflower Rice (I always keeps some in the freezer) + Roasted Sweet Potato

-Eggs + Leftover Batch Cooked Veggies

-Sausage (Bilinski’s or True Story) + Roasted Carrots/Parsnips + Arugula salad

-Ground Meat with Sautéed Mushrooms/Onion in Marinara + Spaghetti Squash + Collard Greens with Bacon

-Sausage + Steamed and Roasted Broccoli + Banza Mac&Cheese

-Simple Chicken Soup

-Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry

-Taco Salad

Simple Weeknight Recipes | Whole Daily Life

Easy Weekday Lunches:

-ZUPA + Ayobayo + Apple (wholedailylife for a discount on either brand)

-Smoked Oysters with Simple Mills Crackers, Dijon Mustard, Cream Cheese or Mayo + Kraut + Sprouts

-Sardines + Tomato/Avocado/Basil Salad (dressed with evoo, balsamic, salt)

-Tuna Salad (Safe Catch tuna + grapes + celery + green onion + Primal Kitchens mayo)


I hope this gives you some ideas for easy meals! I definitely go through phases where meal planning is a breeze and other times where nothing sounds good, but these quick combos have been good go-to’s for the past several weeks!

I’ll be back again soon with more recipes!

-Tracey