July 5, 2009

I adapted a dressing recipe from EatingWell based on what I had on hand.  It is nothing short of spectacular! Cucumber Herb Vinaigrette 1 small cucumber, peeled and seeded (I used part of an English cucumber so I left the seeds in – mine was 6 ounces) 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves 1 tablespoon greek yogurt...

I usually try to make something time consuming on Sunday mornings for breakfast, like a quiche, but I didn’t feel like it this morning, so simple eggs and sausage it is! One of the grocery stores by me, Dominick’s, just had a whole makeover, and they sent out coupons for their grand re-opening.  I realized that the coupons expired on Friday, so off we went. ...

Before I get on to dinner, I forgot to post my lunch!  I had ground beef and it was taking forever to cook, so I broke mine down, sprinkled it with mozzarella cheese, pickled jalapenos and 1/4 diced avocado – of course with Frank’s red hot sauce! Tony and I had an amazing grocery shop – I’ll explain more in tomorrow’s post, but one of...

Before I get to the Triple D, I have to implore all of you to make this barbecue sauce – I swear you will NEVER buy store bought barbecue sauce again! First you need to start with the dry rub for the Ribs: 1 tablespoon dry mustard 1 tablespoon paprika 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder 1.5 teaspoons onion powder 1.5 teaspoons...

Even though I am South Beach and no potatoes are allowed, my mom was over so I decided to use up the rest of my purple potatoes to make a red white and blue potato salad – red (red pepper) white (egg whites) and blue (purple potatoes)!. Red White and Blue Potato Salad 1 pound purple potatoes 1 hard boiled egg, diced 2 stalks of celery,...

I can’t get over the feeling that its not Saturday!   Gotta love three day weekends! 😀 I decided on making on omelet, and I let me cheese choice at the farmers market dictate what I was going to make.  When I looked in the fridge I realized that I had leftover taco meat, so that, mixed with some of the cheese, became my stuffing.  Oh,...

We were basically outside from the minute I came home from work until about 10:00!   And I beat Hannah in baggo – first time ever! I ended up going to the farmers market after work and luckily found a parking spot right away.  It’s a small market – the most popular station was the cheese station, although the woman who worked the booth could not...

I still had some of my tomato soup left over, so I thought that would pair well with my chicken cobb salad: 8 ounces homemade tomato soup 4 ounces romaine lettuce 2 tablespoons diced mixed colored peppers 3 ounces chopped cucumber 1 large hard boiled egg 1 tablespoon Annie’s goddess dressing 3 ounces diced chicken breast balsamic vinegar from Italy! When my Mom went to...

I did a quick google search last night for “Phase I breakfast ideas” and one of the first ones to pop up was a souffle!  I’ve never made a souffle, let alone tasted one, but I knew I had some goat cheese and eggs so I gave it a try! 1.25 ounces goat cheese (mine just happened to be four pepper flavor) 1 tablespoon fat free mayo...

It should be no surprise to me that I gained 4 pounds the month of June!  Maybe these could be some of the culprits? Fried Food Fest Homemade Boston Cream Pie Donuts Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy Pizza Fridays! And a lack of consistent exercise.  So the beginning of South Beach brings me in at 164 pounds – I can still fit into my size 12’s...