Fueling up

I got back from a trip to the store to pick up a couple of items I needed for the 'fancy' meal I am making tonight.

And as usual I paused too long at the meat counter and ended up getting a steak in addition to the other items. It did make for a fast, protein packed lunch.

Steak and spinach salad.

I usually overcook steaks but I was pleasantly surprised that I managed to cook this one to a perfect rare/medium rare.

And I made a pan sauce with a little sherry and some non-fat evaporated milk.

The dogs enjoyed a few of the fatty/really rare pieces that I didn't want to eat. 

Now that I am fully fueled with a vitamin and protein rich lunch - it is time to get back to work!

Easy herbed baked Halibut

This recipe turned out one pretty piece of fish.

Herbed baked Halibut with crispy garlic spinach and mashed sweet potatoes.

I started with the rub for the fish. I mixed powdered garlic, paprika, lemon juice, a pinch of salt and olive oil.

I rinsed the halibut filet under running water and then patted it dry. Then it went into the spice bath.

Then the filet went into a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.

I also steamed some chopped sweet potato and mashed it with some plain yogurt.

Next, I tossed some frozen spinach into a skillet on medium heat and sprinkled it generously with powdered garlic.

All in all, a very tasty and fast dinner.

It is worth it to make this dish just for the beautiful color - but it also tasted amazing!

I blame the wedding

This morning's breakfast had a crispy theme.

Herbed scrambled egg whites, crispy spinach and crispy sweet potatoes.

I chopped up sweet potato and threw that along with a handful of frozen spinach into the steamer for about 6 minutes.

Then the partially cooked potatoes and the steamed spinach went into a saute pan on medium high heat until crispy and brown.


The potatoes turned out very pretty - 

And because y'all deserve a giggle on this Friday morning - 

Yup, I burnt some of them to a crisp.

They were in the pan when Kate Middleton's older sister started walking into the church. OMG~! that dress was gorgeous!


So, that is why the potatoes burned. I blame the royal wedding.


The spinach turned out nice and crispy - 

This morning I managed to cook the eggs perfectly. They turned out light, airy and dare I say it, ethereal.

But check out the color - 

Herbed scrambled egg whites with paprika, basil, parsley tumeric (unfortunately), salt and pepper.

They turned out a Snookie-like orange :-(

How did that happen? 

I was about to add in the spices to the egg whites when the first shots of Kate Middleton's wedding dress came on the TV. When I got back to the stove I reached for the tumeric instead of the paprika.

So, that is why my scrambled eggs are orange. Again, I blame the royal wedding.


Oh, and just so you know - tumeric is not the best spice to add to scrambled egg whites...

I also had a big mug of tea. And I will give you one more laugh before I go.


While I was taking the wide shot of my breakfast - 

This happened -

The next moment I was yelling, "No, no, no!!" Connor immediately backed off - but not before managing to lick two of the potatoes.

Ewwwwwwwwww!


But I can't blame the royal wedding for that one. It was my fault that I put the plate too close to the edge of the table.  But, of course, I had no idea that crispy sweet potatoes would be irresistible to Connor.

Yes, the dogs did get one piece of crispy sweet potato (previously licked by Connor) each.

Woot! It is Friday:-)