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.
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.
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Winter’s been quite severe so far, what with our area’s first blizzard of the 21st century and foot-upon-foot of snow and ice.
Brr. It was fun when the snow first came down but after that, not so much.
Weather like that makes one yearn for steamy food, doesn’t it? So this holiday season, I cooked what is fast becoming a Burke family “heirloom-in-waiting”; a marinara sauce my brother-in-law learned of from a friend, and that I’ve been experimenting with as well. It’s delish.
Unfortunately you’re not getting that recipe from me today.
Not because I’m being selfish, but mostly because I don’t have any photographs of it, and it deserves to be seen as well as eaten.
What I do think you should try to make, though, is this extremely easy and tasty recipe from Martha Rose Shulman for spaghetti squash. It’s incredible. I’ve started cooking it in place of pasta to go with the marinara. In fact, I don’t know if I’ll ever eat pasta again, when spaghetti squash is such a delicious and healthful alternative.
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