YUM! That’s the only word to describe my lunch today. I got the idea for today’s lunch from two different inspirations – the first one is my latest issue of Cook’s Country. It’s a funny story, my great Aunt gave me a subscription for Christmas – I absolutely loved it.
Fast forward to around April and I get a bill saying that this is the 4th notice that my subscription has not been paid and that I won’t get any more issues until I pay! Being that my great Aunt is 79 years old, I just went ahead and paid it.
Then Monday I received two magazines – with two different subscription numbers! I emailed them and they agreed to switch my second subscription to Cook’s Illustrated – yeah another magazine!
In any event, they had a couscous stuffed zucchini, and since this is Day 3 of South Beach, I decided to use some ingredients for my Zucchini Noodle Meatza tonight.
The only thing I’d change is the cooking time of the zucchini – I microwaved it for 6 minutes, forgetting that I would have to reheat it in the microwave for a couple minutes before putting it in the toaster oven to melt the cheese, so I would have preferred a bit more “crunch” to the zucchini, but putting that aside – it was delicious!
- 7 ounce zucchini
- 3 ounces cooked ground beef
- 1/4 cup marinara sauce
- 1 ounce mozzarella cheeese
- big garden veggie salad
- 2 tablespoons Annie’s Goddess Dressing
Cut 1/8 off the top of the zucchini, then put on a paper plate, face down and cook anywhere from 4 to 8 minutes depending on your microwave and size of zucchini. Let cool. Take a grapefruit knife and remove the seeds, so your left with about 1/3 of the zucchini in the shell.




My workout buddy had errands to run at lunch today, so I was on my own. I was going to walk because it is so cool out – 62 degrees! – but it kind of looks like it could rain. So I did my 35 minute treadmill jog/sprint – my highest sprints were 6 mph for 30 seconds and my jog was 4.0 mph. Then I did 5 minutes of abs using the balance ball.
Lunch break is over – see you tonight for the zucchini noodle meatza!!
Wow, that salad looks great!
Love the boats! YUM!
Looks delicious!! You’re perfect inspiration for anyone who wants to do South Beach. That meal looks so good, and I’m sure you’re not feeling deprived by the looks of that food! Yum
Wow! Your recipes sound absolutely fantastic. I am going to bookmark your page when I get home and try some of your recipes, esp. the zucchini boats and the egg bread.
Jalapenos would be a MUST 😉 Not optional!!
This weather has got to go!
Yum indeed. Stuffing zukes with anything is perfecto.
float those boats my way….
These boats look delicious and super healthy too 🙂
woohoo, great day to get outside 🙂 even though it’s a little cooler, better for jogging! lunch sounds very yummy!
nice work on the jog!!!! i cant believe how freaky the weather has been everywhere in the states.. too hot, too cold, too rainy .. terrible! mother nature- we get it!!!
the boats look SOOOO good!