Grilled Chicken Thighs with Ginger Sauce

I tried this new recipe tonight, Cooking Light's Chicken thighs with Ginger Sauce This recipe took a little more work, but it made 4 servings and it was delicious. It had a bit of an Asian taste to it, and I've missed that a lot. I had to hold myself back and only eat one serving of rice. I've really missed that. Because it was a bit more complicated, I only had one vegetable. Tomorrow, when I have one of the remaining servings, I'll put a little more effort into it have a couple of veggies. This will definitely be a welcome inclusion in my diet repertoire. When I finally reach my goal weight, I will continue to cook these meals I've come to love.

Crispy Chicken, Ham, and Swiss Roll-Ups

Visually, these turned out a lot better than I thought they would as I was making them. It was a sloppy process, and I had to cut my own cutlets, which isn't as bad as you might think. One piece came out pretty ragged, but cooked up ok. The recipe is Cripsy Chicken, Ham, and Swiss Roll-Up from Cooking Light magazine. Unfortunately, is was bland and dry. A real disappointment for the work. This is one I'll skip next time. I really don't do bland and dry.

The semester is all but over. I'm hoping that I'll have an opportunity to try some grilling recipes. I'm thinking of getting a gas grill, but I suspect I won't be able to afford a nice one, in which case, I'll stick to my old charcoal one.

Herb and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts

After that fiasco Cauliflower Crust Pizza I had the other night, I was eager to try something else that was new. So, tonight, I had Cooking Light magazine's Herb and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts It sounded a bit complicated, but it really wasn't. Badabing, it was done. And I'm happy to say it was good. Ok, I might not want to have it every night, but now and then it would be a nice change of pace. And it took little time to make. It took more time chopping the herbs than it did doing anything else. The mint in the stuffing was surprisingly good. I rarely have mint in anything but candy and tea, but it was a good combination with the cheese and chicken.

I have my dad's dog again for a short time. Teddi has convinced her that green beans are good. So while I was French cutting some fresh ones (It's really the only way I like green beans), I would give some to the dogs. I don't mind. I never can get through one of those bags of fresh beans before they go bad anyway. I've tried to slip some of the older, wiltier ones to Ted, and she will have none of that. She just leaves them on the floor for me to sweep up.

Faux Pizza Crust

When it comes to food, I don't really believe in making substitutions, especially when those substitutions are entirely inadequate. I've never liked any kind of artificial sweetener. I gave up pop entirely rather than drinking diet pop. I hate zucchini noodles, which just piss me off because they aren't real. And now, we can include cauliflower pizza crust. It looks a lot better than it tastes. On top of that, it was hard work that left my kitchen looking like it had been bombed. Fortunately, I have a dog who will eat just about anything off the floor, including little grains of cauliflower that were everywhere. I'd rather wait and really enjoy a splurge of the real thing. Going without makes it all the better when I do indulge. I figured it was going to be crap, but I haven't tried a new recipe lately. By the way, this one is Cooking Light's Veggie Pizza with Cauliflower Crust.

Update:Last week it took me a week to lose a single pound, but after a little cheating my body figured out it wasn't starving to death and I've lost three pounds in the last three days. So far I'm lost 33 pounds, and I've feeling great.