April 7, 2013
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cooking experimenting again
I really need to break this habit before my husband gets home and starts expecting me to cook for him too!
Tonights random food thrown together was:
Baby Bella mushrooms, quartered and spritzed with a little Olive Oil and some random spices. Soaked in it while the over preheated to 450.
Tofu - sliced in medium size chunks, sprinkled with Olive Oil & the same random spices
Thrown together on a baking sheet and into the over until everything smelled burnt & beefy.
Quinoa cooked in vegetable bouillon
Throw it all together.
It was actually very very tasty! The tofu is a little chewy but still good.
Quinoa is a pain in the ass. It's so little and so high in calories. Is there a reason I'm eating it? Is there some magical health benefit? I wish I knew something to eat that was the texture of rice or quinoa but had a whole lot less calories.
. Any suggestions?
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It is a pain in the butt to make but boy is it yummy
lentils?
If I read this correctly, you ate Tofu on purpose.
Sounds really good. I cut up tomatoes, squash, green/red/yellow peppers, garlic, onions, asparagus, and mushrooms...drizzled lightly with olive oil (if I had a spritzer, I would have just used that) and seasoned with Greek seasoning. Threw it under the broiler, served over brown rice. Nothing was left over. Maybe next time I will just throw some tofu in the mix and pass on the rice. I've never tried quinoa, though. Might have to give that a shot.
I am lost on ideas! At first I wanted to say Couscous but I am not sure if it is lower in calories! If I do tofu in the oven it is never good. I prefer it in a pan with a bit of olive oil. Your meal sounds wonderful and perfectly plan
Well, more plan then mine would have been considering you had all that stuff! It would be eggs and grits for us!
@Emme402 - I love doing that! I am really looking forward to being able to add bunches of veggies back in.
@Inciteful - I eat a lot of lentils! Such a good all purpose filler.
@Jst4e - This is the first time I had tried treating my tofu like I would a vegetable. I was surprised by how well it turned out. My doctor friend popped up on Facebook and said quinoa is a really good source of protein, so that makes me happier. At least I know there is a benefit to eating it.
I've just tried some noodles that are 0 calories (being 97% water) and really are just 3% soluble fibre. I had heard of shiritaki noodles but been put off that they are rubbery (they are like rice noodles) and stinky (you can wash that off completely) but I got them this weekend and they are lovely and amazing. I got mine from Miraclenoodles because they did a sample pack of all their different sorts, including a rice one which I'm giong to try tonight, quite cheaply. I sound like an advert. They should give me commission! I just think you might enjoy them.You can also get tofu shiritaki noodles (40 cals for 7oz), but not from miraclenoodle. They are supposed to be firmer and have a better texture, but I quite like the texture of the 0 calories ones.
@SavonDuJour - I tried those a few years ago and was not very happy with them. I may give them another shot though. Things have changed, including my tastes.
My niece makes a big bowl of quinoa and eats it throughout the week. She had told me about the protein thing awhile ago. Q is far superior to rice.
@tracy - try the tofu one then. Tell me what it's like if you do as I'd like to know. Here I have to get everything sent in at great cost so I like to know first if possible.
@tracy - Tracy I remember you talking about these. I am very much interested in these. They say you can wash away the bad smell and it helps if you buy the very thin noodles not the thick fettuccine-type noodles. Have you read the reviews on Amazon? Lots of tips about these.
@skanickadee - I had the thick ones when I tried it. The texture was just too much for me.
@SavonDuJour - ordered a couple of the Tofu Angel Hair Pasta. I'll let you know.
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