Some of the corn salsa I made for the taco-bar-bq we had yesterday… I just kind of whipped it together and it turned out rather good… so I’ll share the recipe… it’s a big batch, but you could probably scale it down pretty easy. Continue reading →

I went to the Farmer’s Market yesterday morning, picked up some rhubarb, some HUGE green onions, and asparagus. Bought some chicken, made a “cream” sauce using soy milk and cottage cheese, added some mozzarella. Aside from the asparagus and onions I added some red pepper and shrooms.

With all the cooking I’ve done, it was my first time making a roux, and using soy milk and spelt flour I wasn’t sure if it was going to work… but it was wonderful.I have another couple meals worth as left overs…

I’ve told my mom for years I don’t like asparagus. Maybe I just don’t like her asparagus? I drizzled this in olive oil and grilled it, then drizzled with balsamic vinegar and sprinkled on some parmigiana cheese. The pork was marinated then basted with a strawberry-ginger hot sauce.

Didn’t really do much today worthy of taking a picture of, but I did cook this “chicken fried quinoa” for dinner, a sort of fried rice using quinoa instead of rice.  Added some edamame and mung beans for even more of a protein boost.

I hit the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market today and found a few nice things… The couple vendors I’ve been hitting this summer have been good about making some deals with me. Most of the stuff is generally $2 for the container, or 3 for $5 – that’s a LOT of food for a single person to deal with, let alone someone like me living a post-weight-loss surgery type life style. So I pick and choose, and when I ask they’re pretty good about letting me get say a half-container for a buck.

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I really like my Jeep.

Put the bikini top on the Jeep yesterday. I think it’s in part cause I’m not crazy about the color of my soft-stop that I would rather have the bikini top on. Both are from Bestop, great products…but I shoulda gotten a darker grey or black. oh well. I should gt a temp top though for throwing on if it rains while I’m at work… or least get the neoprene seat covers I’ve been eyeing. Time to hit the Quadratec catalog again.

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