Whole Food Challenge- Week 2

  So... I cheated... on my whole food challenge. I bought diet soda. Sad. But what I did do right was everything else!!!! I did cry at one point, but I pushed through! Poor Jeremy came home one day,I was crying. I had kids having friends over, I was cooking all day, I had burnt my hand, and had to swear under my breath because of the friends over, did dishes after dishes... The list goes on and on... But I made it. I have made everything from scratch!!! YES!!! I made ketchup and thousand island this week. I had not made those before. The ketchup was good, but I am going to tweek it next time. The dressing turned out great! I made pickles a few days ago, so I could make this. This is my version. In all honesty, I have not had ketchup, or thousand island in 14 years, do to my extreme food allergies. Maybe they were terrible, but my fam all had seconds and thirds. This is how I made the dressing:

Thousand Island Dressing
1/2 c. canola oil
1/2 c. vinegar
1/3 c. ketchup
1/2 c. chopped sweet pickles
1 t. sugar
1/2 t. salt

Add oil, vinegar and ketchup, sugar and salt to a blender and pulse till emulsified. At the end I added a little more salt and chopped pickles.

  So, the day I made the dressing, my meal plan was a Reuben sandwich, and potato wedges. Do you know how long it takes to make all those ingredients, to make that stupid sandwich???!!!! 6 hours!  6 hours people!!!!! I made pickles the day before. Than, the day I made the sandwich, I made bread, ketchup, dressing,and the potato wedges. I had made, and canned sauerkraut this summer! Because who doesn't want a huge crock of fermenting cabbage in their dining room most of the summer?! :) The Kraut turned out great! My kids eat it as a snack!(I know... we are weird). But in the end it was great! The sandwich was great, the potatoes crisp on the outside! It was worth it! I am  sorry I didn't get pics. I was hungry! ;/ Kinda worked hard that day!