Food Before and After Photos

[Dub 10,021]

I've been craving catfish lately.

Workweek was freakin' nuts......came home from 16hr day yesterday and collapsed on the bed...grateful it was the last day...woke up this morning with the sunlight beaming down through the window.

I'm always up well before dawn.....not today.

A pot of coffee.....over midmorning news.....superhot shower and went out to get the makings for my only meal today.

Keto catfish.

Ran the fillets through and egg bath and then rolled them around in almond flour.

Fried in avocado oil.

Just prior to picking up a fork I dosed them with hot sauce.

Not bad. Did not toss into the trash, lol.

Took 30 mins but I knocked off 2/3 of the fish and 1/2 the steamed vegetables.

Tonight's lunch/dinner was fried catfish.....keto friendly version.

Egg wash then a roll in some seasoned almond flour.

Fried in avocado oil.

[Dub 10,021]

Slept like a log last night. 6 hours of uninterrupted bliss.

Feel like new money this morning.

Feeling even better after a mug-and-a-half of good java. The Protein Shake makes for a great sweetener / Creamer.

Sliced a couple portabellas and hit 'em with Tobasco while the cast'arn skillet came up to temp.....

Whipped 4 eggs into submission and let 'em ride in the skillet.

This day is off to a good start.....fueled up and ready to roll.

[SpartanMaker 1,277]

Moroccan Fish, Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon and Cumin & Bakoula with Spinach and Kale. I intended to have some sourdough as well, but after I got all this on my plate, I knew I'd never eat it all so I skipped the bread. I'll need to make up the carbs later.

[Dub 10,021]

Breakfast & lunch today:

[SpartanMaker 1,277]

For those that don't live in the US, today was a Federal holiday called Memorial Day. It's a day when we honor those that made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country in the Armed Services. Because it's always on the last Monday in May, it's also considered the unofficial start to summer. As such, it's traditional to have a cookout, meaning cooking outside on a grill or smoker. Today I made Smoked chicken, Red, Hot & Blue Style Potato salad (if you know, you know!), and Smoked BBQ Beans. By the way, since it's not really much more work to make LOTS of smoked chicken vs. just a little, I smoked four whole chickens. If you have recipe ideas for how to use up smoked chicken, let me hear it, because my freezer is going to be full!

[SpartanMaker 1,277]

Still looking for ways to use up all the smoked chicken! Last night it was a Southwest-style salad with some of the smoked chicken. Tonight I'm planning on loaded baked potatoes with BBQ smoked chicken. I also made some Jambalaya style Soup and added smoked chicken to that. I froze most of it, but perhaps weirdly, I like soup as a post-workout recovery meal, so I suspect I'll be eating a lot of that most weeks!

[GreenTealael 25,565]

What in Le Cordon Bleu is happening in this thread? All of these world class dishes!!! Meanwhile in my kitchen…

[GreenTealael 25,565]

The absolutely laziest mezze platter I could make 🤣

Spicy turkey meatballs, flatbread, roasted red pepper hummus and olive garden salad

[DaisyChainOz 511]

Mediterranean lamb with veggies and salad.. yummy!

[GreenTealael 25,565]

Homemade white bread loaves

[GreenTealael 25,565]

Maple garlic glazed salmon, mixed vegetables and mashed potatoes

[SpartanMaker 1,277]

chicken marsala, roasted potatoes & sauteed Brussels sprouts with onion & bacon:

[SpartanMaker 1,277]

I realized I never shared my "Jambalaya Soup". Yes I realize jambalaya isn't actually Soup, but it had a lot of the same ingredients, including cajun spices, so I took a little liberty here. If you're Cajun or Creole, please don't come at me!