Tackling more home-grown ingredients was the goal tonight. Up tonight: Tomatoes and Yukon Gold potatoes. First up – the Yukon Golds. These were some cute little guys, so I cut the bigger ones in half and left the smaller ones whole, to prep for an oven roasting. Love that enticing gold flesh inside. Next I tossed … Continue reading
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Favorite Summer Dishes – Caprese Salad, Pineapple Teriyaki Kabobs, Chickpea Feta Salad
I am BACK for a second post today. After grocery shopping this morning (at Meijer, and then over to Whole Foods for a couple things I couldn’t find at Meijer, which you’ll see in the blog later this week [garam masala!]), I made a rather tasty lunch. In the top left corner is some roasted red … Continue reading
Weekend noms and brews in Depot Town, then Novi
Beer Battered Pickles. Sidetrack. $3.95. Score. Tom’s dinner. Out. of. Control. Nachos. My dinner. Black bean burger tacos. Forgot to ask for sweet potato fries! Opps! Got beans and rice as a default – they were still delicious. Beer #2. Beer #1 was a mysterious smaller brew brought to me – I just thought the … Continue reading
Tomato Basil Veggie Burgers and Porcini Mushroom Tortellini
After last night’s laborious dinner, tonight’s dinner was all about ease. First up – frozen Morningstar veggie burger. Love these things. Only 120 calories each, too. While the burgers were heating in a skillet, I had a Cheese Situation on my hands. Holy noms, I realized I have A LOT of cheese in the fridge … Continue reading
Toasted Barley, Green Bean, and Baby Bella Salad with Tofu
Barley? Tofu? Not typical ingredients in the meg.goes.nom.nom pantry. By no means. Tonight got pretty adventurous in the kitchen. I found a vegetarian recipe for “Toasted Barley, Green Bean, and Shiitake Salad with Tofu,” in the September 2010 issue of Cooking Light magazine (you can also view the recipe here). New Ingredient #1: Pearl Barley. … Continue reading
Arugula, Tuna, and White Bean Salad
Today wasn’t the tastiest day of nomming, unfortunately. It was also just a really annoying day in general. I just feel irritated by the day. ARG. Anyways… For lunch I had a Mexican vegetarian bowl from WF and while it tasted alright, it left the WORST cilantro aftertaste in my mouth. BLECH!!!!! For dinner, we tried … Continue reading
Bacon in my dinner, Bacon in dessert
Tonight before dinner I spent a… well, I guess, a couple hours in the kitchen, prepping bowls of veggies, pasta, dressings, etc., for the week ahead. I find this a relaxing way to spend part of my Sunday, much better than on a work night (minus all the dishes, though). This was also done after … Continue reading
EPIC Papa Romano’s Pizza
Papa Romano’s is pretty much my favorite place to get pizza in Ann Arbor (though there are some tasty contenders…Cottage Inn?!), and I definitely couldn’t wait to take advantage of one of their coupons received in the mail last week. Listen to this: 1 large pizza, any toppings you want (up to 9!) for $9.99. … Continue reading
China Gate is the best
My last post discussed my calorie counting and weight loss progress; after viewing this post, you might find it hard to believe. Well, for one, Fridays/Saturday are my splurge days, and you are about to see my Friday night dinner! And also, my blog tends to mainly discuss my dinners, which are typically the most … Continue reading
Calorie Counting – 3.5 months later…..
I realized that I never posted a Month 3 update regarding my calorie counting and chronicling my weight loss. So here is my 3.5 month update! Since the beginning of May, by counting calories and eating better, I have lost 16.6 pounds! Hoping to keep at it. See the increase the graph around 8/1/10 – … Continue reading
