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pork tenderloin spinach salad

DAY FIFTY NINE:

strawberry season is upon us!  fresh sweet strawberries, mushrooms, white onion,  avocado  and spinach salad with oven roasted pork tenderloin, drizzled with strawberry balsamic dressing

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DAY FIFTY EIGHT:

baby spinach + grilled chicken + grilled red onion & yellow peppers + pears + pumpkin seeds + goat yogurt & herb dressing….this was super yummy, fresh, juicy, crunchy, sweet, salty, mmmmm!!! 

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DAY FIFTY SEVEN:

Oh this was a gooood one!  baby greens + grilled chicken breast with homemade bbq sauce + grilled red onion, red & yellow pepper + artichoke hearts + diced tomatoes + olives + goat greek yogurt herb garlic dressing   YUM!

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DAY FIFTY SIX:

Too busy today to make anything overly ambitious or requiring effort tonight, so it’s baby greens…(again!) +diced tomatoes + diced cukes + avocado + red onion + chipotle salsa straight outa the jar, lol (it’s actually good, promise!) + brown rice “chips”….passed up protein in favour of having a delicious chocolate banana protein smoothie for dessert

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DAY FIFTY FIVE:

baby greens + red peppers + cukes + mushrooms + red onion + pumpkin seeds + dried cherries + italian olive oil packed tuna + that yummy hemp heart, fresh lemon & garlic dressing!

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DAY FIFTY FOUR:

pear + goat gouda + toasted almonds + red onion + baby greens + lemon, garlic & hemp heart dressing….oh my goodness, was not expecting much out of this salad, it’s late, not overly hungry but knew I needed to eat something…but this was REALLY good.  the dressing – just fresh lemon, hemp hearts, a clove of garlic, a drizzle of evoo, salt & pepper….it was delicious!  this salad will happen again one day soon!  with chicken    I went easy on the protein here because I’m saving myself for a little protein “ice cream” treat I’ll be whippin’ up soon

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DAY FIFTY THREE:

baby greens + blackberries + nectarines + goat gouda + white onion + mushrooms + chicken + goat yogurt, red wine vinegar, honey, fresh herb dressing

yam corn salad

DAY FIFTY TWO:

grilled yam, corn, cherry tomato, red pepper, red onion & pumpkin seed salad in a spiced honey dijon apple cider vinegar dressing with grilled chicken

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DAY FIFTY ONE:

Yeah!!!   Made by my sweet Richard, this Birthday Salad was so great….as much fun as all this eating out has been, I’ve been craving a good “real” home cooked salad and this one delivered!  crunchy romaine + cukes + tomatoes + avocado + mushrooms + grilled red and orange peppers + grilled chicken thighs (which I doused in red hot after the fact, that stuff is addicting! lol!) + grilled yam + Dijon balsamic vinaigrette

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DAY FIFTY:

Ok, seriously, when it rains it pours, lol!  I have been out to a restaurant seriously twice in the past year and now I’ve been THREE times in the span of four days!!  Temptasion Restaurant, ordered the Lettuce Wraps & Prawns & Vegetables.