A while back I mentioned that I was being interviewed for Diabetes Forecast magazine. I talked to the reporter for about 30 minutes about how I carb count, how I handle insulin and exercise. Well, I got one tiny paragraph – but at least I am number one!
Check out the article here – and pass it along to any diabetic family or friends you have – there are some great tips! š
Breakfast was three of my almost buttermilk pancakes with 1/4 cup sf syrup and 2 pieces of bacon – 10 points.
When I was putting my meal plan together for me and my co-workers lunches, I decided to shake things up – while I am a soup and chili whore, even though the temps will barely make it out of the 30’s for a while, I decided to make grilled chicken, pan roasted broccoli and lemon thyme quinoa.
On Saturday I took three bone-in chicken breasts and put them in a ziploc bag with:
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 of a lemon, sliced thin
- salt and pepper
I marinated the chicken for 24 hours, then grilled them on the gas grill. (Still can’t wait to use the Weber grill, but it’s got to be a bit warmer for me!).
Then I found a great way to pan fry broccoli. Heat a large non-stick skillet with 1 tsp. olive oil and Pam – when the pan is hot, place broccoli that has been cut in half in the hot oil. Don’t move the broccoli for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons of water with salt and pepper to taste. After the 2 minutes, put the water in the pan, cover with a top, cook 2 minutes and you will have tender crisp broccoli.
The quinoa side dish is just tossed in 1 tsp. of butter for the whole dish, juice of 1/2 a lemon, lemon zest and thyme – lunch comes in at 8 points.
I had on the menu Involtini from my new cook book – basically its rolled beef that has been stuffed with mortadella, sage and Parmesan cheese, then rolled and cooked in tomato sauce. Tony ate a really late lunch and wasn’t that hungry. Luckily for me, I stopped by Mara’s blog yesterday, and knew I would be making homemade pasta and meatballs!
I scaled my recipe down – this is enough pasta for 3 people:
Homemade Pasta
- 1 cup 00 flour
- 2 eggs
- salt
- pepper
I put everything in a food processor – pulse until just combined, about 15-20 pulses. Put out on your counter, making sure there is enough flour, then using a pizza cutter, cut your pasta to the size you want.
- makes 24 meatballs – 1 point each – 7 points for 5
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces ground sirloin
- 8 ounces bulk Italian sausage
- 2 ounces whole wheat bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper
Heat 1 tsp. of olive oil in a non-stick pan, also spray with Pam. Over medium high heat, sear the meatballs and brown them on all sides. In a separate pot, have your pasta sauce over medium low heat. Once the meatballs are seared, put in the tomato sauce to finish cooking.
My plate: 12 points of delicious goodness š
Fresh pasta only takes about 5 minutes to cook – just make sure to salt your water really well before adding the pasta.
Stats for Monday:
- 40 points (including 11 points of wine and sesame sticks, which had way more points than I thought!)
- 38 flex points left
- 10 activity points earned
- 50 minutes on treadmill, walking 3.5 mph at 3% incline tossing a 6 pound medicine ball back and forth
- average blood sugar 90 (I could only walk because my blood sugar was too low to run) š
While the temperatures are still crap, it’s nice to hear the birds chirping again. My mom, who lives next to an expressway, whenever she stays at our house she always comments on how noisy the birds are!
I always thought this bird was the Momma bird because it’s belly is so big – Tony says that the prettier birds are always male!
Have a great day – come back tomorrow for a different take on Chicken Tortilla Soup – only 6 WW points for 2 cups!
Congrats on being famous! You look so pretty in your photo!
The broccoli looks killer, and I love quinoa. I need to try it your way
Yippee for being famous!
Great mention in the article! Love the bird picture. New lens? It looks great.
Yep – its my new telephoto lens – I was probably 30 feet away? Love it!
Congratulations on being interviewed!!! Today, Diabetes Forecast, tomorrow OPRAH!!! Love the Robin picture – awww. And nice balls!!!! Have a great day Biz!!!
You always crack me up Roz! š
Yay for being interviewed! I always love seeing my name in print and homemade pasta, yum! It’s one of my favorite things to make because it impresses without much effort.
In the article, #s 14, 16, and 19 are about you too! Congrats!
Ha – it helps to read all the words. . . I just did a find for “Beth!” Thanks! š
Famous AND homemade pasta???!! You rock, my friend!!
Homemade pasta is the BEST and so easy to make!!
Love your lunch š
Yup! you are famous!! š Nice article!
Never made from scratch pasta. I should give it a try sometime!
We have got a pesky woodpecker in the woods behind my house, i would like to shut up in the morning! haha
Congrats on being famous! Woot! That is awesome, and if anyone does this well it is you.
Tony is right about the birds. The females are less colorful to camoflauge while in the next taking care of the babies and the males are brighter to distract predators. We have so many robins here this week, don’t know why, it is cold as behoohoo. Silly birds.
Your coworkers do realize how lucky they are, right? That lunch looks like the perfect thing to have in the middle of a long work day. I can’t wait to make the broccoli. YUM.
[I need a YUM key specifically for visiting your blog. Goodness knows I write it enough when I visit. ::wink::]
Say hi to Tony for me. Hope he is doing good today. š
I’ve never done homemade pasta, impressive. You’ve got a lot of balls…
Nice article and good tip. Very relevant for me right now as I’m trying to really accept and face my Type 2. I printed a copy to hang inside the door to a cabinet at home. I don’t know why I’ve been so reluctant to really accept and work with my type 2 – I’m lucky so far as my numbers are good. But how much better if I really dig in and work WITH it instead of pretending I don’t have it. Thanks!
man…I’ve got to get a food processor! I didn’t know making pasta would be so easy to make.
ah! you’re totally famous! Great job on making the article š And how lucky are your coworkers? I work from home…but my coworker (Frank) never makes me anything! Spaghetti & Meatballs….tough to beat! Such a delicious and comforting week night meal. Its funny how in the animal world usually the prettier sex is usually the male…good thing thats not the case with humans š
Almost? For real, you are first and therefore FAMOUS! Congratulations – and had the author known that your doctor is so impressed with how you control your diabetes, I bet he would have done the entire article just on you!
I was very disappointed to learn that all of the colorful birds are males – the more plain ones are the females. Makes no sense to me!!! š
Reading your post I realized I’ve never made homemade pasta – another must do to my list!
Congrats on the article – forwarding to my Husband!
LOVE hearing the birds on these chilly mornings! Makes me feel like Spring may actually come…
Hey, congrats on the article! I’ll take almost famous any day!
That big, plump robin made me smile.
Congratulations on your article! I am going to depend on you to help me relearn how to eat having just been diagnosed as pre-diabetic and having both parents diabetic (Type 1 and Type 2) as well as 3 other immediate family members with Type 2. I am moving it and started WW last week and now I need to learn about counting carbs and such. I have three months before my next sugar check and I want it to be DOWN!
Your homemade pasta and meatballs look fabulous!
Love the sound of chirping birds! I always thought it wasn’t fair that male birds are so much prettier than female birds!
Ok, you’ve convinced me to make homemade pasta! Mara’s looked wonderful, too, and now I can’t resist any longer. You make it sound so simple, lol. Looks yummmmmmmmmmmyyy!!