I adore phyllo dough because once you're good at it, you can impress the heck out of your friends without too much work!
The Moussaka is a wee bit heavy so I am only going to have a taste of it. The spanikopita is allllll me. I love this stuff. And of course, I will indulge in the baklava I slaved over. It always taste a little bit better when you make it yourself.
Jessica, I ADORE baklava. It is one of my favorite sweets and something I buy occassionally for a treat. If I have several, it's really hard to eat just one piece. There are a couple places locally where I can buy just one slice.
Any idea the calorie count on your recipe? Have you ever encountered a healthy/light version of it. Yum. It's killing me just to read about it!
Tonight is is tilapia with cajun spices on it, sauteed in a tiny bit of olive oil, whole wheat couscous, roasted fresh asparagus and salad w/ baby greens.
A big salad with grilled chicken, carrot, cucumber, roasted red peppers, blanched broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and my signature salad dressing (fat free honey mustard-like dressing with lots of garlic and shallot).
On the side, because I am trying to get more fruit in my diet, a fruit salad of chopped apple, orange, mango, and banana.
Turkey burger on 1 slice whole wheat bread, little Smart Balance mayo and Carb Options ketchup with a bunch of steamed veggies(broccoli, caul., carrots)
Dinner tonight was spaghetti with ww noodles and venison. I was going to make a salad also but we were too full. I haven't had noodles since starting my new lifestyle. The ww ones were better than ones I've tried in the past.
It's wednesday night.. so it's homemade pizza night- I used to have pepporoni and sausage.. I was able to fit it into my day. But now I love bbq chicken.. and it's so much better for me.
You guys have to try to make your own pizza.. it's awesome!
It's mexican week here. LOL all week we've had a lower fat, lower cal version of all our faves. So tonight, is carne asada, no oils or added fats, made with reduced sodium beef broth, chipotle seasonings, eye of round, and loads of fresh peppers and onions in white corn tortilla's<50 cals a tortilla, so only 2 for me!> topped with loads of shredded cabbage, spinach, avacado, salsa, tomatos and corn. Leftovers will be a "taco" salad tomorrow, sans chips.
edit, its 50 cals for 2 tortillas, how did I miss this?! So, I'm having a carne asada pizza, YUMMY!
