Thanks to my mom for sending - this one was found in the Rockland Journal News...it's an interesting read!
Meet the Occasional Carnivores
What I don't quite understand is when people do this for monetary reasons. Unless all they're eating is canned veggies, I think fresh vegetables are expensive! Maybe that's just the New York City in me speaking.
Plus, the article has a few interesting recipes in it that I'm going to add to my list of ones to try...especially the Craemy Cauliflower Mac!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Crossroads of Two Challenging Weeks
I haven't posted in a while, because for the most part, I've been chugging along without much to say. I haven't had a chance to do too many new recipes, although Melissa did make me some very yummy fish tacos on Monday night (recipe below).
However, I am now finishing up (hopefully) this past week of being sick - fever, strep throat, sinuses - the whole nine yards! And it is extremely difficult when you are sick, to stay away from chicken soup as a remedy! Luckily, the rest of the week I was basically craving grilled cheese and peanut butter & jelly, so I was able to have some soup and not go over my quota, but it required a lot of pre-planning. Blaine did try to get me vegetable soup, but I'm pretty sure all he came back with was vegetable broth and noodles (although I did see him take the sticker off the top of the container after he got home, so it's actually questionable if it was vegetable broth or chicken broth...regardless, as yummy as it sounds, it's still sitting in our fridge).
And, on Monday is the start of probably the most difficult week of the year - Passover. Basically, my staples are out the window - no bread, pasta, rice, anything that will fill you up other than meat. So, my only options this week are going to be potatoes and veggies. And possibly the most difficult part of this week is going to be resisting the leftovers from the sedars on Monday and Tuesday, but luckily neither are being held at my parents or in-laws, so hopefully leftovers won't be an option. It should be very interesting...so I'm hoping to come up with some creative ways to stay full...
Fish Tacos (from Epicurious)
Salsa
2 plum tomatoes, diced
1 mango, peeled and diced
1 onion, chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
Filling
1 lb halibut (or other flaky, sustainable fish)
2 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp chili powder
4 whole wheat tortillas
1 cup shredded green cabbage (Melissa substituted radishes for cabbage)
1 can black beans
Combine salsa ingredients
Whisk together oil, lime juice and chili powder - brush mixture onto both sides of each fillet, season with salt and pepper. Cook 3 or 4 min on each side until fish is cooked through (can grill or sautee on stove).
Build tacos - oh, and Melissa also made guacamole, which is always a welcome addition!
However, I am now finishing up (hopefully) this past week of being sick - fever, strep throat, sinuses - the whole nine yards! And it is extremely difficult when you are sick, to stay away from chicken soup as a remedy! Luckily, the rest of the week I was basically craving grilled cheese and peanut butter & jelly, so I was able to have some soup and not go over my quota, but it required a lot of pre-planning. Blaine did try to get me vegetable soup, but I'm pretty sure all he came back with was vegetable broth and noodles (although I did see him take the sticker off the top of the container after he got home, so it's actually questionable if it was vegetable broth or chicken broth...regardless, as yummy as it sounds, it's still sitting in our fridge).
And, on Monday is the start of probably the most difficult week of the year - Passover. Basically, my staples are out the window - no bread, pasta, rice, anything that will fill you up other than meat. So, my only options this week are going to be potatoes and veggies. And possibly the most difficult part of this week is going to be resisting the leftovers from the sedars on Monday and Tuesday, but luckily neither are being held at my parents or in-laws, so hopefully leftovers won't be an option. It should be very interesting...so I'm hoping to come up with some creative ways to stay full...
Fish Tacos (from Epicurious)
Salsa
2 plum tomatoes, diced
1 mango, peeled and diced
1 onion, chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
Filling
1 lb halibut (or other flaky, sustainable fish)
2 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp chili powder
4 whole wheat tortillas
1 cup shredded green cabbage (Melissa substituted radishes for cabbage)
1 can black beans
Combine salsa ingredients
Whisk together oil, lime juice and chili powder - brush mixture onto both sides of each fillet, season with salt and pepper. Cook 3 or 4 min on each side until fish is cooked through (can grill or sautee on stove).
Build tacos - oh, and Melissa also made guacamole, which is always a welcome addition!
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