Chopping Onions is Mother Nature's Decongestant !

Man I have been tearing and snotting for over an hour now. That must be one strong onion !! Good thing I cooked it.

Tonights experiment...feeling like wanting something with a mexican flair, but not heavy or loaded with fat...

one pound ground turkey
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 to 1 tsp of ms dash

start cooking and then throw in
1/3 cup each:

celery, tops and all, chopped
onion, small dice
carrots, chopped small {i generally chop up baby carrots since I have those frequently}

once the veggies are all cooked thru I added one can of white beans, one can of diced tomatoes with green chilies and one of those really small cans of plain tomato sauce.

simmered for a bit to get all heated thru. not sure which direction to go, with rice or pasta or add more stock for a soup. but really has a great flavor right now just by itself. guess hubby will decide in the morning.

generally, low fat, lots of veggies, double protien....can't get much better for a body !

Meet my sneaky little friend....

frozen chopped broccoli.

Tonight was a super quickie from the fridge and shelf.

One jar of Newman's Own Alfredo sauce
one half box of thawed frozen broccoli
one can chicken, shredded.
one half box of cooked whole wheat pasta

yep thats it. and its so good.

{{I like Newmans Own since its all natural~~no preservatives. I have enough RX chemicals in my body now, without throwing in extra stuff or gasp, extra sodium I do not need. The broccoli adds the veggie it needs and its totally no fuss, thaw and thats all the prep it needs. Also adds fiber and all the good nutrients you need without all the cooking proccesses removing them. }}

So by the time the pasta is done, stir it all together and serve it.

Enjoy.

Renee

What do you do when you dream about dinner at 10am?

you get home and make it as quickly as you can.....pure bliss !

Today I was dreaming of Shipwreck dinner so I had to get home and make a big pot of it.

Super easy and super inexpensive:

3 boxes of blue mac n cheese per directions.
one can low sodium veg all, drained
one can organic chopped tomatoes italien style, all liquid too
about a quarter of a box of thawed chopped broccoli
and about a pound and a half of cooked hamburger meat

once mac is done stir in everything else.

I refuse to feel guilty about eating it. It has veggies in it for goodness sake.

So in order to kill the guilt, I ate a second bowl.

that should shut it up until tomorrow.

Tonight's adventure

Ginger spiced BBQ Pork

approximately one cup of ketchup
1/2 cup ginger seasame Maries sauce/marinade
choppped garlic
a couple of dashes of low sodium kikomans soy sauce


mixed together and poured over sliced pork loin "chops"

baking at 350 degrees for an hour or so....will post how it is later....planning on serving over rice and veggies.