Day 2: The Hangover and the Best Stew EVER

So the whole hangover feeling of Day 2...not a joke. My head has been pounding ALL day. It was way easy to blame it on the kids than on eating healthy though! 😉

My enthusiasm is pretty high still. After I got home from work, I pulled out the Beef Stew I pre-cooked in the Instant Pot. Rob helped and chopped the potatoes and carrots and we threw it back into the Instant Pot. It took 10-15 minutes to build pressure (it was cold) and 5 minutes of cooking at high pressure and it was done! 

*The smell when you open that pot is intoxicating!*

The more I stirred the more the potatoes just melted and thickened the stew right up. No flour, no cornstarch! It's a keeper meal. Rob mentioned it was delicious at least 3 times and said he would join the Whole30 if he could have that for lunch everyday! ha! No one seemed to know about the secret ingredients either!

After dinner we ran out to Whole Foods for some spices, coconut milk and coconut cream (I really need coffee tomorrow morning, the tea just did not cut it) . I am absolutely craving Tikka Masala. I found a Slow Cooker Tikka Masala recipe last night which looks pretty good. I just prepped the sauce for it and poured it into a ziplock with some chicken thighs I had so it's ready to plop into the slow cooker in the morning. Totally will become a freezer meal if it is a winner tomorrow night! I would love to have that waiting for me in the freezer!

Can't wait to start day 3!

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