Summer Saute

Tonight's meal is a fast, family favorite - compliments of eMeals.com.  I'm not necessarily endorsing the eMeals program (though Dave Ramsey does!), but it's been a great thing for our family.  Our menu changes weekly and the site even prepares the grocery list!  There's only one meal that we actually could not stomach - threw it in the trash even - but most importantly, we are cooking more at home and saving a LOT of money.  (Let's just say that a week's worth of dinners can be prepared for the same amount CME and I spent for one meal out for date night!)

Summer Saute:  kielbasa, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, garlic salt, oregano and pepper...sauteed and served over rice.  Yum!

Date Night

I just blogged about my date night with CME.  Here's the food that was consumed (though I didn't get pictures of the Frickles!)  It was delicious but... 

Blackened fish (with aioli on the side) and teriyaki broccoli

Classic piña colada

Signature piña colada

Tuesday, April 10

I skipped breakfast today...unless you count my coffee.  (I know!  BAD thing to do!)  Lunch was 6" grilled artichoke sandwich from Penn Station along with a few fresh cut fries split with CME and a Diet Pepsi.

Dinner tonight was a thin-cut balsamic pork chop, 1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes (made with skim milk and 2T margarine), brown sugar and dill steamed carrots and Appletini Crystal Light. 

Easter Fare

I didn't take a picture of all that I ate on Easter...but I must say that it was WAY less than even I had anticipated.  I had one chicken kabob (below) about 1/2 c of broccoli slaw, 2 deviled eggs (1 whole egg) and a tablespoon of cabbage au gratin just to taste something new.  I refrained from the potato salad and hash brown casserole and corn casserole.  And I completely avoided any kind of dessert.  Sweets are my downfall a lot of the time and I was afraid if I started, I'd never stop.  All in all, I eating Easter lunch/dinner a success!

What's Cookin'?

With the surgery rapidly approaching, I better get some pictures posted of things we've been eating recently.  I realize that the days of my Diet Cokes (even these small mini-ones) are about to be a thing of the past too...

Friday night (3/30) - Homemade Ranch Chicken Salad, mini croissant and fresh pineapple.  I determined that this one can be modified to make it healthier by replacing the mayo with Greek yogurt.  Otherwise, not bad at all health-wise.

And yes...those are the small plates and there's STILL room on it.  :)

No, I didn't cook this one, but yum!  Saturday (3/31) - Vegetarian Platter from Manna Mediterranean Restaurant.  Kudos to the owners, Amjad and Kristi, for an awesome place to get authentic Mediterranean food! 

Never in a million years did I think I'd ever stand over the sink peeling shrimp to cook!  But tonight (4/3), I did.  A yummy coconut shrimp bake over brown rice and sauteed asparagus.  I love that our boys eat a variety of food that includes shrimp and asparagus.  The picture might be a bit deceiving because I did have a couple pieces of asparagus as it was cooking - you know, to make sure it was seasoned well and done.  This one is a "do again" according the the family.  If I eat this post-surgery, I'll need to figure out a way to replace the vegetable oil that was used and look at the calories and sugar in the white cooking wine.  Regardless, I'm pretty darn proud that I even made something like this!