I made it the whole week without doing a full grocery shop – whoop! I think I spent about $5 on fruit (not counting the farmers market yesterday) but that’s about it. It really makes you use up the food you already have, and I think I could easily go another week without shopping. But that’s silly talk. I’ve been gone the last two weekends, so I am actually looking forward to doing some stuff around the house this weekend.
I could eat this egg toast every.single.day and never get sick of it. The key to this is the chopped romaine on top that I dressed with Bolthouse Farms three herb dressing – it gives it a nice vinegary kick to each bite. Five smart points – 3 for the bread, 2 for the cheese – I am not counting the dressing because it was probably less than a teaspoon. And this berry mix is amazeballs – I have lucked out on getting perfect fruit lately.
I was on my own for lunch again yesterday – my sister had a lunch for work. I went to the farmers market, but with a budget – $25. I got cash so I couldn’t be tempted to pull out my debit card. If I wanted to spend it in 10 seconds, I could have bought this box of morel mushrooms – price tag? $25! That’s a 1/4 pound of mushrooms – they are $100 a pound!
I’ve never had a morel mushroom before – I should ask if I could buy just one and see what the hype is all about. I bought my beloved tofu, asparagus, cheese, and pea shoots.
The hanging baskets they have are absolutely stunning. I for a minute dreamed about how pretty they would like hanging from my gazebo, but then quickly realized how silly that is – I don’t have a green thumb at all, even if people say “you can’t kill this plant” I somehow can kill it. Sigh.
I only had to work 30 minutes overtime yesterday, so I was home by about 7:20 – I am loving how light it stays after I get home. Hannah, Jacob and my Mom went in for my birthday and got me this induction cooker – I hopefully some day will be putting recipe videos together. Last night was the first time I used it and I absolutely love it!
You know if your pan will work on it if a magnet sticks to the bottom of the pan. Hannah went to the store and brought a magnet to test out pans before she bought me two – one skillet and one that is like a sauce pan with higher sides.
I am sure I’ve said this before, but my skinny pizza dough also makes delicious naan bread. The dough works out to be one point per ounce – I used two ounces to make this naan. Because I made the dough two days ago, the yeast has worked its magic and this naan turned out to be fluffy goodness. While the naan is 2 points, I add a point for the oil it cooks in. So delish!
The cooker got hot in just a couple minutes. In fact, I had the temperature a bit high before the flip – you know it’s time to flip your naan when you see the bubbles like that. I used an herbs de provence salt that I got at The Chopping Block.
I didn’t mind that bit of char at all – that’s all flavor.
Hannah and Jacob typically buy their own groceries – our schedules are different so they have usually eaten dinner by the time I get home. They had chicken tenders that have been in the fridge since February – my thought is that if they haven’t eaten them yet, then it’s fair game – snooze you lose. 😀 I used this seasoning my sister brought me back from vacation.
When the chicken was almost done, I added a sliced roasted red pepper to warm up. The kicker though was this Trader Joe’s goddess dressing – its bright, herby and made this sandwich. Only 20 calories for 2 tablespoons but one tablespoon was plenty. This whole sandwich was 5 points! I didn’t even make a side because this was so filling.
Hooray for a three day weekend! I cannot believe its Memorial Day weekend already. I know I’ll blink my eyes and it will be Labor Day, blink again and I’ll be pulling out my snowmen.
The dogs didn’t seem too thrilled about the weekend – ha!
My office is closing early and I am going to a meat market in West Loop to stock up on meat to grill this weekend. I haven’t used my Pit Barrel in a while and cleaning my grills is on my list of things to do this weekend. I may even do a live feed on Instagram 😀
Happy Friday my friends – make it a great day!
p.s. I am going to Weight Watchers after not going for two weeks – wish me luck! 😛
The Naan looks phenomenal! I have to see if there is a GF pizza dough so I can try this.
I live in San Francisco and went to the farmers market at the Ferry building last Saturday. I usually go to the one right near my house in the Panhandle (near Golden Gate Park). I got a huge box of morels for $10! I’ve already made 6-7 meals with them and will be eating the last of them later today with scrambled eggs and goat cheese from Marin. Maybe you can try dried morels? Those will definitely be less expensive.
The morels are great! I live a few hours west of you into Eastern Iowa, and we find them every spring around here! I have friends that take them into Chicago to sell at markets. Usually, we coat them in egg and smashed saltine crackers, and then “fry” in butter. They are very rich (and not healthy cooked this way), but very tasty! Since they can only be found in a short period of time in the spring, people get away with selling them for so much money.
I have never had a Morel. They look like little alien mushrooms to me. I know a lady who moved here and just about died when she saw the price. She commented that she just dug them up back home in Ohio. Good luck at WW but don’t be too hard on yourself if it is not want you expect. Enjoy the weekend! Can’t wait to see the grill photos
Morels are earthy and rich. I like them just saute’d in some butter . A lot of people bread them and fry them. They are so good on a steak. Hard to find but great to eat.