A Three Week Check-In
One of the things I wanted to do more of this year was to pay more attention to wellness.
For me, this means making some form of exercise a regular part of my day, whatever shape that exercise takes, getting enough rest, and eating better food… which means I have to cook more, and cook regularly.
Three weeks into 2011, how am I doing?
Not bad. Especially on the cooking front. Have a look.
ROTW: Simply Delicious Broccoli
One of my earliest posts on this blog was an ode to brassica, better known as broccoli (image: Sam Ley, Creative Commons). I wrote then:
PR lessons can come from the strangest places. Now, I’m not going to create a laundry list, but as I was cooking dinner last night, the broccoli florets that I was steaming looked me square in the face and said: “Is your PR as good as we are?”
I still think it’s a fun read on what PR can and can’t be, but today I wanted to share a quick and easy recipe for what is apparently one of America’s most-loved vegetables.
Here’s my Really Simple Broccoli, especially for Jeremy Meyers, Patrick Johnson, PR@GeorgiaState, Samantha Ogborn, Clay Hebert, and Alison Driscoll. Peeps and tweeps, I hope you enjoy it.
Ingredients (you can’t get much simpler than this)
Guilt-free Shepherd’s Pie
I know what you’re thinking: since when was Shepherd’s Pie a guilty pleasure?
The guilt is more a personal thing; looking through this blog, I realized I hadn’t posted a recipe in a couple of months.
Ouch.
Well, blame #snowmageddon. How on earth am I supposed to keep up the cooking/blogging end of things when 3+ feet of snow has only just disappeared?
At any rate, here we go again. This is my version of a classic comfort dish, using cauliflower instead of potatoes to cut down on the “bad” carbs. I hope you enjoy it.
Ingredients
1 lb low-fat ground turkey and/or 1 packet flavored sausage (I like Aidells); 1 white onion; 1 cup celery; 1 cup carrots; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large cauliflower; 1/2 cup low-fat cheese, grated; 1 tbsp Smart Balance spread; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley; salt & pepper to taste.
