Kinda Paleo Day 2

I went downstairs to eat a late breakfast and do my nails when my father-in-law asked, "What's on your agenda today?"

"I don't know. Clean the kitchen. Not much else." I really should be applying to jobs but I got stressed out over a cover letter last night.

"That seems like a super ambitious day."

"Yup."

"I was going to do something today." He says this as he fixes himself a glass is Nesquik.

"And what's that?"

"I've forgotten."

That was my day. I'm sure my father-in-law actually did important stuff today. He's a self-employed auditor but took this week off to focus on his marathon this weekend. No doubt he emailed clients all day.

Me, on the other hand, downloaded a new game on my phone and petted the cat.

And then I got up to make dinner.

Today I made blackened tilapia with roasted vegetables. Feels like it needed rice or mashed potatoes but I wasn't about to make any cauliflower substitute. We ain't real Paleo eaters, plus I know my husband hates cauliflower.

Look at that beautiful roasted color.

I found the recipe for the tilapia here with the only changes being that I cut out the onion and garlic powder. Instead, I scooped out some garlic juice from our jar of minced garlic and added that to the oil that was brushed onto the fish. We also skipped the tartar sauce recipe provided.

The tilapia was a tad too spicy for me, but I'm wimpy when it comes to spicy food. I mean, I could still eat it no problem, but I drank a lot of water with it. Maybe next time I'll try for a lemon pepper idea or something. There's some frozen salmon in the fridge, so maybe something there...?

My husband ate most of the carrots.

These roasted veggies are just your basic olive oil, salt, and pepper goodness. You just toss them all together and pop them in the oven for about 30-40 min at 425 degrees F. I hit the salt spot on because these tasted great. I wanted to eat the rest of the broccoli but Christopher's dad had to take the 7 year old to soccer practice before dinner was ready.

Oh yeah, both the 7 and 15 year old skipped out and ate before-Paleo leftovers and made quesadillas.