Day #20...Dreamin' about Cake!

So I had the most vivid dream about cake last night! When I close my eyes right now I can still see myself licking the icing (I am a sucker for icing)! I told the kids about my dream at dinner tonight and they cracked up! Of course that started the whole...I can't wait to have ice cream...I can't wait to put a whole block of cheese in my mouth...I can't wait to have bread with my soup! Once every got their "wish list" in, we were able to have discussion about how we incorporate their "wish lists" post 30 days. I think they are certainly learning the art of compromise...I will eat 6 spears of asparagus in exchange for (fill in the blank depending on the child). I am really okay with this. At first I was resistant to this way of thinking. I didn't want the kids to use food as a "reward," but now I am just happy that we are having a variety of vegetables with all of our meals...and that they are eating them (even if a little negotiating is happening)! Breakfast today was a quick piece of no-crust quiche with a handful of almonds before I was out the door to church. Lunch was a wonderful butternut squash soup with awesome garden salad!

I am so bummed that I did not take a picture of dinner, but I was barely able to complete and eat it because Claire is sick. I think she has an ear infection and she is really clingy. The family was jumping for joy when I called them for dinner tonight. I don't know why I have not made Shepard's Pie before?!?! They love Shepard's Pie and it was super easy to make it Whole30 compliant. I cooked up a pound of beef and a pound of venison. I swapped out corn for cut up broccoli and I topped it with mashed potatoes that I whipped with some stock and spices. Dinner was a crowd favorite tonight! ~Jen