fat free opinions on a food centric life
I’ve been so busy lately, I barely have time to procrastinate which confirms what I’ve always suspected: planning is but a series of decisions about what not to do so that I can do what I’d like. Sometimes this is simply not doing anything — …
I’d like to believe the weather we’ve been enjoying is here to stay, but I know our small slice of Paradise much too well. Instead of the often sweltering heat we experience in August, we’ve been treated to grey skies, cool, moist breezes, and yesterday, …
I’d love to say it’s salad weather here, but if you are fortunate to be a resident of San Diego, then you know that not only have we been experiencing the typical overcast weather we lovingly refer to as May Grey, but are definitely headed into a serious June Gloom. Although I am one who doesn’t need the sun shining each day, the marine layer is extremely thick right now, and temperatures have been in the low 60s. It’s more like sweater weather and is quite gloomy. In fact today, it’s been drizzling all morning, and I can’t help but wonder about the outcome of outdoor plans made by those who expect our normally perfect weather, and are now disappointed.
We are salad lovers, and that means salad is a year round treat regardless of the weather. Recently, my husband said he needed to lose a few pounds, so that usually translates to salad for dinner with no carbs on the side. That doesn’t mean I make more salad than I normally would. Instead, it means I’m able to try new combinations of flavor, adding more ingredients, and warming it up a bit with something cooked.
I’ve heard others mention they don’t care for warm salads, and far be it from me to criticize someone’s taste for salad — with the exception of the “canned pea-Velveeta cubes- smothered in Miracle Whip” concoction which leaves me nearly speechless.
This shrimp and spinach salad has more than one kind of “heat.” If you’re not one for cooking your salad ingredients, then consider what chili heat can do for your taste buds. It’s satisfying and healthy.
When I think of Earth Day, I think more about how I was raised instead of an event marked on a calendar that occurs once a year. I guess my mother was green before her time simply because she needed to be frugal with her …
After that last recipe filled with butter, I felt I needed to post something much, much lighter. Now I understand that the idea of vegetable soup may not send you into a food swoon, but it is something we enjoy, and this particular recipe is …