June 24, 2009

It was already 86 degrees when I got in my car this morning!!  I think I am going to suggest to my friend that we workout indoors today! I picked up some egg whites yesterday so I can make my customary egg white sammie!   When I was cleaning out the fridge last night, I was bummed to discover that 1/2 of the giant box of...

Most of my cilantro had gone bad, which was a bummer – I only got 1 tablespoon!   But it still turned out good!  I’ve always disliked mayo based potato salads, so I decided to sub sour cream and yellow mustard instead. Cilantro Potato Salad 1/3 sour cream 1 tablespoon yellow mustard 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro salt and pepper to taste...

I’ve always been afraid to make tomato soup from scratch, simply because I thought that it would taste like I was eating pasta sauce!  I couldn’t have been more wrong! I googled a couple recipe ideas, and then combine a couple to make this. Grilled Tomato and Red Pepper Soup 1.8 pounds tomatoes (that what they weighed after I took them off the grill) 3...

I don’t have any egg whites, so I went with a whole egg sammie this morning – I just love the bulk egg whites give the breakfast sammies – so this seems a bit flat to me – but tasty nonetheless! toasted Arnold thin 1 egg 1 ounce deli corned beef diced 1 ounce baby spinach .75 ounces four pepper goat cheese jonagold apple sliced...

Tony and I love this time of year – however, I do favor fall – but summer is a season we can both agree on!   When I got home it became clear that the Weber would do our grilling – its in the backyard, and in the shade – the gas grill is on our front deck and around dinner time its VERY sunny! We...

My friend and I did our 45 minute walk at lunch today – we were both dripping with sweat by the time we got back – felt good though! Lunch today is a new wrap for me – I got it at Whole Foods last week – you know I like things spicy! Added to my wrap – 1.5 ounces deli ham, .8 ounces cheddar...

Whew, after a food fest like yesterday, I was actually looking forward to eating better today! I didn’t do my normal grocery shop – I will probably go after dinner so I don’t have to make daily trips to the store!  So this morning I had to rely on what we had on hand. I decided spicy oats were in order – and when I...

Before I get onto dessert, dinner turned out pretty good – although I overcooked the pork roast, even though I took it out 10 degrees before done – it was flavorful but just a bit too tough – everything else was great though!  I was going to make a balsamic glaze, but realized I am REALLY low on balsamic vinegar – on to plan B!...

My oh my!  Fried zucchini, fried onion rings, fried potato skins,  fried shrimp and yes, we even did fried cheese!  I didn’t know if it would work or not, so I only did four pieces of the cheese – I froze the cheese for about 45 minutes so it wouldn’t melt in the fryer. While I cooked in batches, I kept a tray lined with paper...

In keeping with the fried fest theme – one of Tony’s favorite donuts is a Boston cream donut.  I searched high and low for recipes and they all involved a 2 1/2 hour process, letting the dough rise for an hour, cutting the donuts out, letting them rise again – until I found the ultimate recipe thanks to Christy at The Southern Plate!  It is...