Salt & Humor

Growing up, I would always order alfredo sauce pasta when out at an Italian restaurant.  I don’t even want to think about the amount of fat, calories and cholesterol were in those dishes.  As I became more aware of health I stopped ordering it, knowing how guilty I would feel for all the fat I was eating.  Not to mention the usual stomach ache that would follow.  Now, having given up all dairy products, it seems that alfredo sauce would be dead and gone as an option for sure.  Nope, think again.  The other night I was falling victim to the gooey pasta dish craving.  So I searched for a non dairy alfredo sauce on VegWeb and made this simple recipe.  I actually forgot to add the butter, as it forgot to mention that step and I think it wasn’t even needed.  I might add it next time I make it. I served the pasta and sauce with roasted brussel sprouts, broccoli, tomatoes, green beans and Trader Joe’s meatless-meatballs.

This sauce was fantastic! I highly recommend you try this recipe for yourself!

Last weekend I visited with my best friend and had a great dinner.  I swear the meals that don’t seem  planned or too involved always turn out being the best! She made whole wheat spaghetti with spinach, mushrooms, chicken sausage, and parmesan cheese.

I loved it so much I thought I would remake it.  Well, except for the spinach, mushroom and sausage part.  Oops, I did not have those things.  In fact, I only had one lonely zucchini in the veggie drawer Have no fear…Zucchini pasta it was.  I cooked the zucchini with two cloves of garlic and some red pepper flakes and served it with olive oil and parmesan cheese.  It was not the same but it was great!

Like I said, Last minute, unplanned meals are often the tastiest!

Let me just say that when you are trying to eat good and diet, IT IS HARD! Imagine my temptation when I came home to this!!!!

This is probably Jason’s favorite dinner to make.  It may or may not look terribly appetizing in that photo.  Take my word for it, it is!  It is insane good!  It is ramen noodles, chili and most likely a frigen block of cheese! Um K! Lets see…served on a tortilla with more cheese and sour cream, it is hard to walk away.  When I first walked in, he had just made it, so it was all warm and gooey too  I DID, take a bite.  YES, it was good.  Then I realized how this S%#t is not worth it and how awful I feel after… So I made my own dinner (as usual).

Salad: steamed kale, tempeh, olives, red peppers and mushrooms with MORE hummus for a dressing.  It was good times.  Plus, I feel so proud for resisting that fat globule producing crud!

Enogh ranting.  Sorry.

Last night we were kinda on the same page.  I made his and hers enchiladas.  We both had shredded chicken and black olives.  His had cheese and mine had zucchini.

a little hot sause and greek yougurt make it all good!

I did make it to the gym before work yesterday. YAY! However I slept in this morning.  I didn’t make up for it either, because I had a hair appointment after work. It is a must tomorrow.  I miss it now.  I don’t like it when the soreness starts to go away. Up at 5 am yo, bring the soreness!