So, after eating my weight in Snickers and Reese's and consuming wayyyyy too much vodka and whiskey last night (that would be 3 shots and a mixed drink....yes, I'm a total lightweight), I've decided it's about time.
Halloween was super fun and all - the kids had a blast, adults had way too much of a blast - and this crazy cat lady certainly enjoyed a night out beingsomewhat of a normal a social creature. However, It's not the first time I've woke up with a sugar induced hangover that made me want to eat nothing but kale and water and put off my workout for the day.
None of this is good. See, I was never that girl that ate all the things and got away with it - until I had kids. Don't ask me how this works, I'm sure it's like Fight Club, but it seems since having Biz, the food just doesn't stick to me like it used to. It's quite likely that running 50 miles a week and working from home and forgetting to eat lunch have more to do with this than my semi super power, but I'm choosing to live in ignorance, so deal with it.
But the lack of veggies in my diet lately is leaving me feeling like total crap, so I guess that food pyramid exists for a reason. Dammit. So, tonight, I decided to do something I haven't done in the last five years (knock it off, this is a family blog) and I revisited my old volumetrics eating book from when I was borderline obsessive with my weight back in my twenties.
Turns out, while I might still have the maturity of a 12 year old boy, my eating habits are at least a lot less restrictive and goofy, which is a good thing. But I did have some excellent recipes that focused on produce and were pretty darn tasty, if I do say so myself. Even if they weren't popular back then, seems I was a bit of a trendsetter (stop laughing. Now).
Enter in the biggest phony of a vegetable ever. Cauliflower. I grabbed one at the market today (as I drove my pony in my nineteenth century cart, of course) and figured I could sub it in for some of the crappy carbs I've been living off of lately. I've done the pizza crust (its...meh). I've done the mashed "potatoes". (Slightly better. With butter. Lots of it. Which is...self defeating).
Enter - "rice". Eggs were also on sale at Tops, and since I'm sort of obsessed with dippy eggs lately (that would be over easy for the non hipsters in the room), I grabbed a dozen and also a bag of mixed veggies. I was hanging out in the spice aisle and spotted the Asian seasonings and...boom. I got it. Fried "rice".
When I got home, the kids were coming down off of another mad sugar rush, so I did what I usually do with dinner...I wung it. At least I had the presence of mind to snap some crappy photos so you can aspire for something higher class. But hey, it's a start.
Cauliflower Fried Rice (Serves 4)
1 head of cauliflower, riced - makes roughly 4 cups (see below)
1 bag Tops mixed veggies in the steamable bag (If you shop at Wegmans, you are dead to me)
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp minced garlic
6 eggs
1/4 cup Teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp ginger
pepper and salt, to taste
Add raw cauliflower to a food processor in small batches, pulsing until the consistency of rice. Set aside. Add onion, garlic and sesame oil to a large skillet and saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Steam the veggies in the microwave (we aren't fancy). Whip the eggs in a small bowl and add into your onion and garlic mix, scrambling until the eggs are set (add an extra tbsp of oil, if needed). Add veggies, cauliflower, ginger, salt, pepper and Teriyaki sauce - mix well and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve.
Less than half an hour from start to finish - even with added kitchen races around the "track lap" by the 5 year old and the 3 year old cracking the eggs (no shells were added for crunch....maybe next time).
Halloween was super fun and all - the kids had a blast, adults had way too much of a blast - and this crazy cat lady certainly enjoyed a night out being
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| Hopefully this does not predict the future. oiy. |
None of this is good. See, I was never that girl that ate all the things and got away with it - until I had kids. Don't ask me how this works, I'm sure it's like Fight Club, but it seems since having Biz, the food just doesn't stick to me like it used to. It's quite likely that running 50 miles a week and working from home and forgetting to eat lunch have more to do with this than my semi super power, but I'm choosing to live in ignorance, so deal with it.
But the lack of veggies in my diet lately is leaving me feeling like total crap, so I guess that food pyramid exists for a reason. Dammit. So, tonight, I decided to do something I haven't done in the last five years (knock it off, this is a family blog) and I revisited my old volumetrics eating book from when I was borderline obsessive with my weight back in my twenties.
Turns out, while I might still have the maturity of a 12 year old boy, my eating habits are at least a lot less restrictive and goofy, which is a good thing. But I did have some excellent recipes that focused on produce and were pretty darn tasty, if I do say so myself. Even if they weren't popular back then, seems I was a bit of a trendsetter (stop laughing. Now).
Enter in the biggest phony of a vegetable ever. Cauliflower. I grabbed one at the market today (as I drove my pony in my nineteenth century cart, of course) and figured I could sub it in for some of the crappy carbs I've been living off of lately. I've done the pizza crust (its...meh). I've done the mashed "potatoes". (Slightly better. With butter. Lots of it. Which is...self defeating).Enter - "rice". Eggs were also on sale at Tops, and since I'm sort of obsessed with dippy eggs lately (that would be over easy for the non hipsters in the room), I grabbed a dozen and also a bag of mixed veggies. I was hanging out in the spice aisle and spotted the Asian seasonings and...boom. I got it. Fried "rice".
When I got home, the kids were coming down off of another mad sugar rush, so I did what I usually do with dinner...I wung it. At least I had the presence of mind to snap some crappy photos so you can aspire for something higher class. But hey, it's a start.
Cauliflower Fried Rice (Serves 4)
1 head of cauliflower, riced - makes roughly 4 cups (see below)
1 bag Tops mixed veggies in the steamable bag (If you shop at Wegmans, you are dead to me)
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp minced garlic
6 eggs
1/4 cup Teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp ginger
pepper and salt, to taste
Add raw cauliflower to a food processor in small batches, pulsing until the consistency of rice. Set aside. Add onion, garlic and sesame oil to a large skillet and saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Steam the veggies in the microwave (we aren't fancy). Whip the eggs in a small bowl and add into your onion and garlic mix, scrambling until the eggs are set (add an extra tbsp of oil, if needed). Add veggies, cauliflower, ginger, salt, pepper and Teriyaki sauce - mix well and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve.
Less than half an hour from start to finish - even with added kitchen races around the "track lap" by the 5 year old and the 3 year old cracking the eggs (no shells were added for crunch....maybe next time).
Delicious. Healthy. And damned convenient for a Thursday night.
And now for my next quest....
Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
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