So tonight's dinner was roasted pork with fennel, parsnips and spinach what I didn't realize was it was only 5 ingredients, yep 5, have to admit it was one of the easier meals I've fixed. My husband's words were after the first bite 'this is a keeper'. I'm so happy that a couple of months ago I decided I wanted to know what fennel tasted like and embarked to try the vegetable, I have to say I'm so glad I took the plunge. It kind of has an onionish taste with a hint of liquorish, it's not too strong and paired with carrots and parsnips really makes a great side vegetable, the fronds can also be used as a herb and garnish. For once I also managed to cook the pork to perfection allowing it to rest before slicing and serving.
I've already prepared my quinoa and edamame salad for lunch for the next few days, and having sneaked a taste I'm looking forward to indulging tomorrow. I'm thinking I can even make this sans the edamame for my bean and pea afflicted significant other's tastes.
Now one of the major changes I've made to reduce some of the fat intake is to use an olive oil cooking spray instead of drizzling it onto food or into pans. I'm also experimenting with using more vinegar and mustard in my own salad dressings and reducing the amount of oil that way.
I think I've achieved my goal for the day tho, I had some blueberries in with my oatmeal this morning, some melon at lunch and a couple of grapes here and there along with a few almonds. I set myself a small promise that I would eat more fresh fruit and it's a good start. I also achieved eating more greens with the wilted spinach with dinner and there were no potatoes in sight. I just have to think about what is going into my mouth before it goes in.
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