For the past few family gatherings, my Aunt Sindy has added something extra to the table. She introduced us to her sassy spears–a lower sodium, low-calorie pickle that she makes at home. After being berated at work for “making them all fat”, I decided it was time to cook something up that’s a happier and healthier option. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vegetable’
Aunt Sindy’s Sassy Spears
Posted in Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged Cucumber, Pickle, Vegetable on December 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Raw Hummus
Posted in Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged Hummus, Raw Food Diet, Vegetable, Zuchinni on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yes you heard me ladies and gents, raw hummus. Most humans who eat hummus don’t even realize that it isn’t raw because the chickpeas are boiled in the process. I read about replacing chickpeas with tons of things such as cashews or walnuts; however, calculating the calories in my head made my hips grow on [...]
Slow Cooker Vegetable Curry
Posted in Main Dishes (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged beans, carrot, parsnips, Potato, Vegetable on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After going on two vacations and thus, needing a detox, I wanted to make something filling, yet low calorie to bring to work to eat for lunch. Now since I am not famous and do not get to claim “exhaustion” after too many vacations and getting fat from them and then get to hide away in a [...]
Dutch Oven Baby Bok Choy and Mushrooms
Posted in Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged Asian, Bok Choy, mushroom, Vegetable on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I consider bok choy the Danny Bonaduce of vegetables. It may look tough, it may look scary, but at the end of the day it’s just another leafy green in a sea of washed up child stars and completely conquerable. With some quick heat and some good flavors the bok choy turns into a tender [...]
Wilted Collard Greens
Posted in Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged collard greens, Onion, Vegetable on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I decided that right at the end of the summer would be a good idea to plan a trip to my friend’s Virgina home which includes both a pool and close proximity to a beach. The wonderful benefit of the end of the summer is that everything has been pretty busy at work, leading me to [...]
Parmesan Roasted Asparagus
Posted in Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged asparagus, Vegetable on May 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you are easily offended by bodily functions, walk away. Also, if you are easily offended by anything, you should probably stop reading my blog. I love asparagus, but it results in the phenomenon that my father has deemed “asparagus piss”. Yes, it makes your pee smell. Yes, it’s really embarrassing in a public bathroom, [...]
Turkey Leg Stew
Posted in Main Dishes (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged slow cooker, Turkey, Vegetable on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No place in the world makes me happier than Medieval Times. It is amazing how much fun that place was as a kid, and how much more fun it is as an adult now that you can drink beer there. Jousting, beer, no silverware, meat on bone, jousting… How can life get any better? At work, we [...]
Crispy Kale
Posted in Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged Kale, Vegetable on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I would like to use this moment to discuss a little bit about my family. My great-grandmother, Sarah, was probably one of my favorite characters in my family history. She was the only generation of my family that I got to meet that went through what I like to call the “family exodus”. Most Americans [...]
Sauteed Escarole
Posted in Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged escarole, Garlic, Vegetable on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rico and I are not big on Valentine’s Day. On our third Valentine’s Day together, we decided to continue our tradition of just stuffing our faces with as much food as possible. We needed something green on our plate (I’m not really sure why.) and this worked. I would definitely make this over and over [...]
Ratatouille
Posted in Main Dishes (For The Low Cal Left Brain), Sides (For The Low Cal Left Brain), tagged Eggplant, French, Pepper, Squash, Tomato, Vegetable on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The French work hard for their food. Every French recipe I read takes hours and usually consists of chopping. I chopped and chopped and sautéed and chopped and sliced my finger and chopped… This is a time if you have children, make them work. Make them chop. Isn’t that what they are good for anyways? [...]
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