Found a New Vegetarian Recipe
Ok, I’m back on track after the holidays. I fully expected xmas and new years to be flops diet wise – I wasn’t going to try and fight it and really just wanted to have fun. My plan was to just get back on track as quickly as possible which I have done. Zumba is back on track. The gym is nuts at the moment though. Everyone’s there for their New Year’s resolution. =sigh= So the class ends up being super crowded with people who don’t understand the whole personal-space thing. I think the worst offenders are the ones who don’t even do it on purpose – and especially those same ones that have no grace at all and flail like a crazy person in the class – always missing the cue when the entire class moves to the right...
Vegetarian Recipes
I’ve been trying to eat more veggie based dishes – initially fueled by a paper my daughter wrote for school. It started with some research from that Food, Inc. book – and as we dug into the issue more and more, I wanted to do better too. It’s not a change that can happen overnight – so my goals are simple – try to limit our meat-based meals to once, maybe twice a week. Buy organic when possible. Buy local when possible. I’m not going to be die-hard about any of this – but I figure any small effort will help. And as we do more and more, we’ll become more “green.” I am of course also trying to lose weight – so when I found a bunch of diet vegetarian recipes on eatingwell.com – I was really...
Sloppy Joes
This recipe was really yummy. Made it tonight. Rachel had seconds (a sure sign I actually made something good!) Super Sloppy Joes
Marinated Cucumbers and Tomatoes
Last night I whipped up a little cucumber salad to have as a snack today. Considering I wasn’t following a pre-determined recipe, it came out really good! LOL! 2 tablespoons Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar 1 Packet Splenda Salt and pepper to taste Handful of Cherry Tomatoes (quartered) About a cup of sliced Cucumber Stir the vinegar, splenda and salt and pepper together in a small bowl, then pour over the tomatoes and cucumbers. Refrigerate for a few hours of overnight. (Or not, if you’re starving. LOL! It tasted pretty good last night too) Add a little bit of diced red onion too – if you like onions (I don’t. I can’t eat onions unless they’re cooked.)
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