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On a Roll May 5, 2012

Posted by cirellih in Dessert, Dinner, Food, Goals, Motivation, Weight Watchers.
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More good news at my weight-in today!!! I have officially lost  removed 45.6 pounds since joining Weight Watchers. As my leaders says, lost implies that I can find it again, and I certainly don’t want that!

As a reward, I bought salmon from Whole Foods for dinner tonight. I realize that rewarding myself with food isn’t what I am supposed to do… but as my reward is a healthy meal, I decided it would be alright. Just this once.

For my ‘congratulations to myself’ dinner, I decided to grill salmon and corn on the cob with a side of quinoa salad. For a very special treat, a strawberry daiquiri to complete the meal.

This was my first attempt at grilling… and it came out quite well, if I do say so myself! For the salmon, I just put a touch of butter, salt, and pepper. Simple is sometimes the best. The corn was a little more difficult. Mostly because I didn’t realize that it took 20 minutes of presoaking in water. Still turned out to be very tasty, though! The daiquiri was a particularly delicious addition to the evening. I didn’t quite have enough strawberries, so added in some frozen mixed berries. Absolutely delicious celebratory meal!

 

Make New Friends, But Keep the Old September 16, 2011

Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Food, Friends, Movie.
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My dear friend, Lindsay, finally managed to escape the clutches of Gross Anatomy to visit Boulder for a dinner and a movie night! We decided to go with an end of summer theme for dinner… think turkey burgers, corn on the cob, sweet potato fries, and a side salad.

Lindsay whipped up some magic spices into the ground turkey, so I’m not actually sure what ended up into the patties. All I am confident of is that there were onions and… wait for it… brie. That’s right, brie. Let me tell you, these beauties were FANTASTIC.

Chris grilled them to perfection. Just the right amount of char. Mmmm, my mouth is watering just thinking about them!

I kept myself busy by shucking  corn and chopping veggies. We even added in some of my home grown tomatoes- they are the teeny, tiny ones in the picture.

We ended up watching Ocean’s 11… definitely an oldie, but goodie. How can you not love a cast that includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Robert? Definitely a great way to spend a great evening with a great friend!