Bistro Chicken Salad

 

It’s finally salad season! Salads don’t go out of season in my house, but then again I spent the winter in Texas where I had little excuse to avoid a light and refreshing meal. Although I eat soup at all times of the year, so why do we think salads are only for sweltering days!? Yesterday it was 88 degrees and dinner was chicken and vegetable soup — heated up to a barely lukewarm temperature though! 

 

I’m trying to get a few blog posts up and ready for before Baby Grace arrives, but my focus right now is mostly getting things together for her, overanalyzing every menstrual-like cramp or episode of nausea I am having (first-time-mom probz), and loading up my freezer with homemade food.

 

I am one of those so-called “lucky people” that can go hours and hours and hours without eating, forgets to eat if they’re busy, or will go without food out of laziness when big shifts in my life happen. I am so gung-ho and excited about breastfeeding though, and I know it both causes and thrives on a healthy appetite, so I’m doing my best to prevent light-snacking all day in favor of varied and nutrient-dense AIP meals after she arrives. 

 

I was thinking back to the moment I found out I was pregnant on a beach in Hawaii (could it have been anymore beautiful!?) and all the feelings I felt at the time. Exhilarated, shocked, nervous, proud. I still feel all of those things, so not much has changed, but I also feel incredibly confident in my abilities to be a good mother.

 

All these years of pretending my dog is a human baby that requires 24/7 love, attention, and tending may be paying off, but my motherly instincts have always been strong. Make sure you follow me on Instagram for baby updates though, in case I take a mini blog hiatus! I also post some daily meals (the ones that aren’t a hideous display of splattered soup, unevenly chopped vegetables, and shredded meat that never catches the right light), photos of my adorable cockapoo Rafael, and life here in Austin! 

 

Get the recipe for Bistro Chicken Salad – aka best salad ever!