On Friday, we yet again ate the chicken dish I've been gnawing on for the last few days. I was going to fix salmon but Sean didn't get home at a decent hour so we just had leftovers. On Saturday at lunchtime, I figured I would fix the salmon we missed out on the night before but I didn't count on finding it spoiled in the fridge. That's the one bad thing about buying fish on special. If you don't eat it the same day you buy it, you may as well throw it out. So what was I going to do? Thankfully I had some butterflied pork chops in the fridge and we had those along with some roasted asparagus and tomato, mozz, and basil, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Roasted Aparagus is so good and easy. You need:
1 bunch of asparagus
olive oil
salt and pepper
parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cover a jellyroll pan in foil, unless you like to clean dishes in which case you may leave the pan naked.
Trim 2 inches off the ends of the asparagus and place on your jellyroll pan.
Drizzle with 2 tsps of olive oil, sprinkle salt and pepper over the top and then toss them around the pan to coat.
Put them in the oven for about 15 minutes.
When you removed them, sprinkle some good quality parm on the top or grate some if you have fresh parm.
So gooood!
The Tomatoa, Mozz, and basil is pretty basic. For two people, I used:
1 tomato
half a fresh ball of mozz
a few leaves of fresh basil
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper
Slice your tomato and mozz and layer them on a plate along with some torn basil leaves. Drizzle with the oil and vinegar very lightly, you don't want to drown them. Then crack fresh pepper and sprinkle a tiny bit of kosher salt over the top.
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite things to eat, in spite of the fact that I have never been a big fan of tomatoes. I can't wait for the baby tomatoes growing on my plant to get big enough to eat!
The pork chops were simple as well. In case you haven't noticed, I like keeping things simple. I'm simple. Got it? Ok.
2 butterfly-cut chops 1/2" thick
2 tsp olive oil
garlic salt, fresh pepper
Warm the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Season the meat according to your own taste and add to the pan once you see ripples in the oil. Cook a few minutes per side, until the you can press on the thickest part and it feels like the part of your palm, close to the heel of your hand. Firm but not hard. It should still have some give. Pork is tricky because you don't want to overcook it or else it's really unpleasant.
This was a great meal!
Later that night we went out to dinner with friends and had a nice time. I got tuna in a soy-ginger glaze served with rice. For dessert, Sean and I split a piece of carrot cake, it is one of our favorites!! Then Sean proceeded to drink too much and spent the next day hungover. LOL
Last night, the boys and I had McDick's for dinner. Usually, I would have the Filet-o-fish combo but instead exercised some restraint and had a regular burger, small fries, and a small vanilla shake. It was not good but I was proud of myself for keeping my portion sizes small.
Hope all has been well with you!
4 comments:
Congratulations on the loss so far!
The roasted asparagus looks wonderful. My DH won't eat asparagus so I hate to buy it unless we're having company. We are also funny about stuff with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella--I don't like tomatoes, DH doesn't like the mozzarella, so we split it up. Probably not very healthy on my part!
I am so excited because we are going to a fancy restaurant next week (our anniversary) for the first time in years...I am so tempted to take pictures of my food!
Thank you!
You should definitely take your camera to the restaurant. I do it if I feel like they won't mind me taking photos and frankly, I'd like to see what you get. LOL
I hope you enjoy your fancy dinner!
Roasted asparagus is in my top-5 favorite foods. Sooooo tasty!
Congrats on your loss! Every bit helps. :D
tomato mozzerella basil salad is one of my favorites. I used to go to Pandora bread just to eat it.
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