mandalinn You seriously always seem to be having the tastiest meals. Yum. I adapted the turkey meatloaves recipe you posted probably ages ago and now it's my go to if I can find ground turkey (which isn't that easy in New Zealand, but it happens). Your sauteed cabbage with onions and pears sounds curiously tasty.
I really want steak for dinner tonight. I don't know if it will happen. I think I'm craving red meat for the iron content or something - either that or I just need meat. Haven't had it in a fair while now.
Hehe - thanks! I can't eat healthy if it doesn't taste good. Just does not work for me. So I made up a lot of healthy things that I genuinely love, and I love when people try them out!
The cabbage recipe I originally made with a granny smith apple, and I liked that a bit more - the sweet/tart apple and crisper texture was a better fit for the cabbage. I throw in a bit of fresh grated nutmeg, a pinch of ground ginger, and some salt and pepper. I saute the apple and onion until they start to get golden, add in the spices, then add the cabbage and continue stirring while it wilts. Then, when it is almost done, I add a splash of apple cider vinegar and let that cook out. The cabbage stays a little crisp, and the sweetness of the apple really balances the bite from the vinegar and the cabbage.
Tomorrow's dinner - roasted pumpkin soup with a little cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little sauteed onion - puree that up with a little chicken broth...Served with a grilled cheese and pastrami sandwich...lower-cal sourdough bread, a few thin slices of pastrami, some goat-milk gouda, dijon, and arugula.
You just make me super hungry haha. Seriously though, you have the best recipes - you should write a cookbook!! It's great because a lot of them fit in with my dad's diabetes requirements as well!! Also you're an awesome inspiration. ^_^
Trader Joe's Mahi burger on toast with pineapple salsa, onion and lettuce, asparagus, broccoli, 80 cal instant mashed potatos and a big ol salad! 445 calories!
Tonight is salmon w/ a balsamic honey mustard glaze and topped with scallions, a baked sweet potato, and steamed california blend vegetables for 427 calories.
I wish lead wasn't a thing, because I could eat fish at every meal.
rainbowstripe ~ I'm the same way, I had my steak the other night and it was so good!
Tonight it's chili rubbed tilapia with spicy sweet potato fries and I'm hoping I still have something green in the fridge to eat with it (time for a store run soon).
I made a wonderful chicken pasta salad with baked chicken, whole-wheat pasta, and a ton of fresh veggies (cucumber, onion, yellow peppers, carrot, celery, and sundried tomatoes). I used nonfat plain yogurt, a tad light mayo, and Dijon mustard as well as tons of fresh black pepper and a dash of dill-weed.
Get to goal & stay there!
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 849
S/C/G: 235/154.8/150
Height: 5'5"
I am so boring...also known as lazy. I just had a turkey dinner from Lean Cousine. I absolutely love this meal. It comes with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and green beens with a few cranberries scattered in. I had a low-sodium V8 to go along with it.
I know frozen meals are not the healthiest, but at this stage in my weight loss they are getting me through and they're working.
Halloween Challenge
Last edited by sandcar150; 10-12-2010 at 10:20 PM.
