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September 26, 2005
Twice In One Day
Well, I've done it again. Created two mind-blowingly delicious culinary masterpieces in the same day.
Lunch yesterday: sounds odd but is quite delicious. For MR: 50 cals eggwhites marinated in 3 tablespoons Trader Joe's salsa verde along with some amount I can't now remember but have saved in DWIDP of avocado topped with 50 g green pepper, diced. That's the bottom layer. Middle layer: 1 cup cottage cheese. Top layer: 3 more tablespoons salsa verde along with 50 more g green pepper diced plus more avocado. Serve cold, raspberries on the side.
Dinner: Quorn Roast with mushroom "gravy." I mixed up a half cup of this organic mushroom broth that I have (any mushroom broth would do, Lipton even makes it) along with 23 calories of Trader Joe's frozen Asian mushroom blend, simmered over the heat, and then at the last minute added in one half cup fat free plain organic yogurt. I actually put our Quorn roast chopped up into the gravy, but you could pour the gravy on more like a traditional meat dish if you wanted. Served with veggies on the side, along with a delicious dish of red apples chopped and microwaved for five minutes with cinnamon and this strange spice grinder I have that has cinnamon, lime zest, stuff like that. It's called "Grains of Desire"... I have no idea why. Hazelnut oil on top and a few hazelnuts mixed in. MR loved it. It is quite satisfying to see the look of ecstacy on the Orange One's face that comes when he bites into something that's really, really tasty. It's so nice to have a perpetual willing victim for my cooking experiments.
Back to work today... well, I actually did quite a bit of work over the weekend, but I'm back at the office today, armed with breakfast salad for lunch (ingredients: mustard greens, kale, romaine, arugula, tomatoes, green pepper, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salsa) cottage cheese, and an emergency yogurt.
Tonight: scallops in red wine. Stay tuned.
Posted by april at September 26, 2005 8:09 AM
Comments
Sounds like you've created a CR version of the old party standby, "Seven Layer Mexican Dip", which MR used to LOVE when my friend Marlene brought it over. (Its base is refried beans, then there's avocadoes/guacamole, sour cream, taco mix, tomatoes, green onions, olives, etc & it's topped with grated cheddar.) Eaten with taco chips & VERY delicious. Will try your version soon. It may become another healthy item for us to take to/serve at parties, along with Liz's Afternoon-in-Majorca Guacamole. Delicious AND nutritious! What a concept! JD :-)
Posted by: Judith at September 27, 2005 11:26 AM