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Vegetable Kung Pao

I make vegetable kung pao with peanuts at least once a week. Josh loves it, I love it, and it’s quick and easy to make. I’m pretty sure I could make it with my eyes closed. I sauté two or three cups of celery and one chopped onion in 1-2 T sesame or olive oil. Cook until tender. I add fresh or powdered garlic, white pepper, a few pepper flakes, and one or two shakes of chinese five spice. Then I add about 2 T soy sauce, 2 T rice vinegar, 2 t sugar or honey, a shake of cornstarch and then 1/2 – 1 C. chicken of vegetable stock. Add more soy sauce or garlic to taste and about a cup of salted peanuts. Top off with chili sauce and serve with basmati rice.

Before dinner I did 40 minutes of Insanity and I swear during the whole thing I had Bob in my head yelling at me to work harder. I think it’s because of Gail. And you know what? I worked harder! Thanks Bob (and Gail.)

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Southern Goulash

Today’s lunch reminds me of my mom and home.  I used Bobby’s Goulash as a base recipe because it’s the closest to my mom’s goulash.  My version only had one pound of ground beef, I used diced tomatoes and an open jar of spaghetti sauce, I replaced two pounds meat with 3 cups of diced cremini mushrooms, and I used worcestershire sauce instead of soy sauce.  Aside from the mushrooms, which remind her of snails, I think she’d approve!

I ate this meal almost three hours ago and I’m still sufficiently stuffed. It looks like dinner won’t be for a few more hours.

Time to get my Insanity on!

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Cherries and Clementines

This morning’s breakfast: whole wheat toast with butter, local eggs (these guys were huge!), and a little fruit salad of cherries and clementines. I’m taking time to eat a filling breakfast in an attempt to eliminate the need for a snack before lunch. If I just eat cereal or something lighter, I’m hungry one or two hours later. Sometimes I’m just not satisfied and I find myself looking for something else to eat regardless of hunger. I’m thinking this will tide me over for at least four hours.

Eating three filling meals a day helps with clearing my mind. I don’t have to worry so much about eating when I’m not truly hungry because it’s more clear this way. And eating enough to keep me full for hours is so helpful.

I should note that I don’t think snacking is a bad thing for most people. In the past, snacking for me, leads to more snacking and eating without hunger. I’m finding that if my meal is filling, I really don’t need to eat between them.

Do you eat between meals?

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