Yesterday’s Egg Salad

Posted by admin on January 13, 2012
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Yesterday I finished giving a presentation for work in time to have a late lunch. On the way home I started thinking about what I wanted, and the strangest idea popped in my head… Bethenny Frankel’s Tofu salad (which I haven’t made in close to a year).

I knew I didn’t have any tofu on hand at home, and I didn’t feel like wasting the time to stop and purchase some. I started thinking about good alternatives and I came up with the obvious answer: egg salad.

Ingredients:
Eggs, hardboiled, diced
Celery, diced
Pickle, diced
Mustard
Mayo or Veganaise (my personal favorite)
Spike seasoning
Pepper
Pickle juice
Bread (I like sandwich rounds), Toasted
Tomato, sliced

Combine diced eggs, celery, and pickle in a bowl. Add mustard, mayo, a splash of pickle juice, pepper (to taste) and a dash of Spike seasoning. Mix well.
Place tomato slices on toasted bread and spread mix on top.

Voila!

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Kim’s Magic Pop

Posted by admin on January 13, 2012
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I have a new Weight Watchers friendly addiction to Kim’s Magic Pop! Think of it as a cross between a giant Pop Chip and a rice cake. I bought mine at HEB, but I noticed they also sell them at Central Market. Here’s the first recipe I tried with the onion flavor:

Ingredients:
Kim’s Magic Pop, onion flavor
Refried beans (no lard)
Taco seasoning
Cheese, any kind
Lettuce
100 Calories guacamole
Salsa

Pour beans into microwave safe container and sprinkle with taco seasoning. Microwave until warm and add cheese on top. Heat until cheese is melty. Spread bean/ cheese mixture on Kim’s Magic Pop. Top with guacamole (I like the pre-packaged 100 calorie packs when avocados aren’t in season), cheese, lettuce, and salsa (I have an addiction to Joe T. Garcia’s brand). Enjoy!

Happy cooking and happy eating!

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Catch some fishes…

Posted by admin on January 9, 2012
Posted in: Activities, Canyon Lake, Fishing, Food, Garcia's, Mexican Food, Outdoors, Reviews. Leave a Comment

My husband woke up this morning with fishing on his mind, so after a late lunch we hightailed it to Canyon Lake, Texas.  We got a late start to the day and it’s winter, so by the time we got down to New Braunfels, Texas we only had a little over an hour of daylight left.

There were twelve people at the lake when we arrived, and slowly but surely they all got discouraged by the lack of biting fish and made their exit.  We didn’t catch a single fish, but we did enjoy a beautiful Hill Country sunset at Canyon Lake.

Canyon Lake, Texas

Sunset near the dam

 

As we drove through San Marcos on our way home to Austin, we realized we hadn’t visited my favorite restaurant ever in a long time: Garcia’s.  It was just as good, if not better, than I remembered.  While I was savoring the flavors I decided Garcia’s is the stuff last meals are made of.

I ordered my usual: One cheese enchilada, one guacamole chalupa, and one homemade flour tortilla with lots of house made hot sauce.  It was the best!  I saw a very pregnant woman eating at a table across from us and decided that if I am ever pregnant I might need to plan weekly trips to San Marcos just to get Garcia’s.

Garcia's in San Marcos, TX

 

 

My Greek(ish) Dinner

Posted by admin on January 8, 2012
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After my husband read a restaurant review for Maoz to me a couple days ago- a new vegetarian all falafel restaurant in Austin- we decided to go there this weekend.  I started thinking about falafel and I simply couldn’t wait for Saturday so I made my own Greek(ish) dinner on Friday night consisting of items I already had at home.

Homemade Greek Dinner

Tuna salad, pita, falafel, spinach artichoke dip, braised cucumber

 

My recipes for tuna salad and braised cucumbers:

Tuna salad is the easiest!  I just throw tuna together with whatever I have already in my fridge.

My recipe from Friday:

1 can tuna

2 large hard-boiled eggs, diced

2 slices apple, diced

1 Claussen pickle, diced

1 squirt of mustard

1 splash Claussen pickle juice

1 dash pepper

1 dash Spike seasoning

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Combine all ingredients into bowl and mix well.  Refrigerate.

Other items I add to tuna salad if I have them on hand:

Celery, Sliced almonds, Vegan mayo, Grapes, Walnuts

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Braised cucumbers:

1 large cucumber, peeled and de-seeded, cut into 1 inch pieces

1 tablespoon butter

1 dash Dill

1 dash salt

1 squeeze lemon

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Melt butter into pan on medium-high heat.

Add cucumber and cover for 5 minutes.

Add lemon, salt, dill to cucumber.

Cover pan and allow to cook 2 more minutes.

Plate and enjoy!!!

Happy cooking!!!

 

 

So we meet again, Weight Watchers…

Posted by admin on January 8, 2012
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I am back on the Weight Watchers program… again.  The format has slightly changed since the last time I used the system (hello PointsPlus 2012), but I am making the appropriate adjustments.  In fact, this system might be just as effective as the previous system I used to take off a good 40 pounds before my wedding day (over three years ago).

I lost four pounds my first week— while quitting smoking!

Howdy, ya’ll!!!

Posted by admin on January 8, 2012
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Welcome to Life Gazette- a lifestyle blog meant to provide you with information about important (and not so important) happenings in the world along with opinion pieces and reviews of all kinds.  Join me in this journey, won’t you?