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Showing posts with label recipe ideas. Show all posts

pretty food tastes better


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are you aware of how you plate your food? even if it's just you eating it?  you should.  it will taste better.  i firmly believe that.  there is a sandwich shop walking distance from my house that i have stopped going to because they make sloppy sandwiches.  i've simply had enough.  i really can't understand it either.  why would you take a job, any job, and not do it right?  why would you not take pride in what you are serving your customers?  if i worked behind a sandwich counter i would have a line out the door waiting for my properly prepared, clean, tidy sandwiches!  okay, i'm stepping down now.  just had to get that off my chest.  i made shrimp lettuce wraps recently and my "fixings" were a variety of raw, julienned cut vegetables.  i used jicama, carrot, cucumber, yellow and red pepper, and cilantro (not shown).  i served them in lettuce cups, with a simple sauce made of soy, rice wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, minced garlic and ginger, sesame oil, honey, and a bit of water.  it's a very light meal - a nice side of some simple carb would be recommended.  i was hungry within an hour of eating this....
speaking of good carbs, check out this blog and learn more about them.  we need them in our lives everyone!

an all american breakfast



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i am heading up to the cape tomorrow and simply can't wait!  i won't be posting while i am gone, so please check back with me on tuesday.  i am truly taking a vacation.  don't even call, because i won't answer!  i made this breakfast last weekend when the u.s. played england.  i eat an egg white sandwich on whole wheat every single morning.  i really do.  so imagine what a treat this was.   this to me is an "all american breakfast".  i'm sure denny's, waffle house, or shoney's has something on their menu called that?  (did i seriously just categorize myself with those chains?)  i made scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese grits, baked beans, and toast.  so good.  most of you probably haven't had baked beans for breakfast, try it.  it is really, really good.
tip:  place the baked beans next to the grits - trust me on this. 
i wanted to post this one today, because the united states advanced to the final 16 in the world cup.  i am very excited and happy for them (and me).  who doesn't want their team to do well?

on a complete side note.  have you noticed the difference between what healthy food and not so healthy food looks like?  for example, the food in this photo is very brown and neutral.  healthy food is colorful and bright.  i recently read a post at this exercise blog that pretty much summed it up, it's about functional eating.  check it out, your bound to learn a few things.