Well I can’t quite believe this is the end of week four of my whole foods cleanse. I have to admit I had doubts I could stick with it, but I’m proof that it’s totally doable and I think we’ve established a great routine. Although I did break down and get some dark chocolate, and it was so worth it. ; )  This week we cooked dill salmon with spinach (I have never liked fish so that was big), an egg/potato Mexican hash for breakfast, grilled turkey burgers (still had a hard time with the ground turkey…), and lots of loaded salads with dark leafy greens, beans, avocado, and homemade balsamic. And we’re always experimenting with smoothies – yesterday Hubs made a great carrot, orange, raspberry one that was delicious! If you follow my Instagram, sorry for the constant food overload… it’s been fun to share ideas! ;) We also watched the enlightening documentary Forks Over Knives, which I would highly recommend!

With all of this time in the kitchen, I want to simplify and only keep high quality tools that we love and use frequently. Time to get rid of those old plastic spatulas from Nick’s bachelor days… I’d love to use more teak wooden tools! They’re sustainable, economical, and remind me of brilliant Scandinavian influence. Merchant4 has an awesome selection.

(Top photo by Chi-Lin Sun & Sasha Ritter on lmnop; all other photos via Merchant4)