Soup is good food. Until you OD on the stuff

Posted on October 10, 2007 by chatty

No dinner photos lately. First, Mom and Dad were in town and I kept forgetting to take pics of dinner. (Dinner 1 = duck and chicken from King’s Barbecue in the International District. Dinner 2 = the husband’s red sauce with sausage, over whole wheat penne pasta). Second, I have a cold this week so my past two meals have been chicken soup. Which tastes good. Until you’ve had three cans of it. Plus, soup for lunch. Then, not so good. So, hopefully will provide some new pics later this week. I have a few pics backlogged in my digital camera. I’ll get those up, too.

Plus, update on the pull-ups. Despite my tired sick self, I attempted another pull-up. I’m now doing two a day. One in the morning and one in the evening. It’s like an addiction, except that I can only do one right now. I’ve got to work up to two. Anyway. Now I’m doing without the cheating jump. Am working on keeping my legs straight so as to avoid the second cheat. Will keep you updated. Hopefully will get back to the gym very soon.

Last nite

Posted on October 4, 2007 by chatty

Bad moods. We walked to Metro market but nothing looked appealing, so we turned around and walked home. Instead I scrounged up what I could and made some ramen. I believe the husband had chocolate ice cream.

Oh, the ramen noodles. Half a packet of seasoning; frozen dumplings; leftover veggies from an earlier night and an egg, swirled into the mix at the last minute. That’s my secret ramen noodle recipe, by the way. The one I said I would offer you so many weeks ago.

Take note of the birthday card sitting on the kitchen table. I love those little puppies. I gave this card to the husband this summer. Sometimes I am the puppy on the left, with his tongue hanging out. Sometimes I am the puppy on the right, grimacing through the photo shoot of life. Last night, I was the grimacer.

Soup’s on

Posted on October 4, 2007 by chatty

Tonight: Healthy grilled cheese. Fremont Sourdough bread from Essential Bakery. Toasted with Tillamook cheddar cheese (the whole milk type). The healthy part was adding tomato, avocado and cucumber (I admit, I took the cucumber off the sandwich and ate it later). On the side, Butternut Squash soup, from the same company that makes the roasted red pepper and tomato soup from earlier this week.

The other white meat

Posted on October 4, 2007 by chatty

I’m catching up again on my dinner pics … This was from 10/2:

Wow. See that steam. Pork chop (the husband and I split one, since they were so ginormous), roasted root veggies (yukon potatoes, baby carrots and sweet onions); steamed veggies and a leftover biscuit from the previous night. Sorry, the biscuit is a bit washed out due to the flash of my camera. Really tasty. The chop was incredibly juicy. Oftentimes the husband brines it for hours before cooking it. Yum.

Homemade and Semi-homemade Comfort Food

Posted on October 1, 2007 by chatty

As we get deeper into football season, we get on a roll with the pizza. Last night’s dinner:

Olive-oil based; Maple chicken sausage; crimini mushrooms sauteed; shredded parmesan sprinkled sparingly, for taste. We bought a sweet onion, but then forgot to saute them. Ah well. Nice and simple, the way a homemade pizza should be.

Tonight’s dinner: Salad first, then our favorite biscuits (heart-healthy) and organic roasted red pepper and tomato soup. One of those nice warm dinners that’s meant for the fall. While everyone loves the taste of a homemade meal, you can do a lot with packaged pantry helpers. Just keep an eye out on sodium levels and preservatives.

Perfectly simple salmon

Posted on September 26, 2007 by chatty

My huge fan base has requested more photos of dinner, so I’ll oblige. I didn’t have the camera around for tonight’s dinner (though if you were to take a look at this pasta dish, you can get a sense of what we ate tonight).

Last night: Baked salmon seasoned with salt and pepper, a little bit of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. On the side, pear and gorgonzola ravioli; plus a garden salad with Metropolitan Market croutons, and dressed with Paul Newman Sesame Ginger Dressing (Low-Fat). The salmon was perfectly cooked, and tasted delicious. The husband purchased the fresh wild-caught variety.

Please, no more fried rice

Posted on September 24, 2007 by chatty

Long story short … the husband and I have OD’d on tofu fried rice. I can’t look at the stuff. So thankful that the husband did his duty and consumed a lot of leftovers today. So, to help the digestive system we had salad with some grilled chicken. Simple and good cleansing. Gross I know, but highly necessary.

No pictures today. I keep forgetting to take the camera out!

Pasta I gotcha

Posted on September 19, 2007 by chatty

Let me start by saying the husband has gotten used to me photographing nearly everything we eat.

Spaghetti with chicken and lemon; chunky mushrooms, fresh tomatoes (from the side garden) and shallots, sauteed in vermouth. Crusty bread drizzled with olive oil on the side. Simple but elegant.

The weather is beginning to turn here in Seattle. No Indian summer this year, although I sort of dressed like it was summer (wishing it’s summer doesn’t make it so) today. It’s a great feeling to come home to a warm and comforting meal like this one. Yum.

A meal that needs no explanation …

Posted on September 18, 2007 by chatty

… But I’ll give one anyway. The husband’s allergies are acting up. He didn’t feel like getting snot and mucous in the food. Therefore, he ordered pizza. Pagliacci. AGOG. He ordered too much. Oh well. Lunch, tomorrow. Oh yeah.

Breakfast for dinner, Part 2

Posted on September 17, 2007 by chatty

The husband claims he does not read the blog. So, how do you explain what we ate for dinner tonight?

Breakfast! Yum. Omelet made of ‘fake’ eggs; orange bell peppers; tomatoes (from the side garden); green onions. Chicken-apple sausages and lemon biscuits on the side. Yay!