Friday and Saturday went pretty smoothly - except for being up 1 pound on Friday morning! But whatever. I'm really having to think about what I eat right now, so I think that's going to help. Had veggie nachos last night while the rest of the family had ground beef on theirs. Tastey!
But yesterday I randomly tune into Food Network and find the show "Jamie At Home" with Jamie Oliver. I've always been a fan since the whole "Naked Chef" thing, but haven't watched his new show. So I sit and get comfy. He's cooking outside. His twist on a chicken caesar salad. OHMYFRICKINGAWD!!!! It looked soooooo good! And - he was just so, um, "passionate" about the prep. The way he talks about and touches the food was turning me on big time!
The croutons were made from ciabbatta bread that he brutally tore up and put in the bottom of a pan. Then he masaged chicken leg quarters with Rosemary and Garlic that he bashed up with salt and pepper and put the chicken on top of the bread - yes, the chicken fat soaked into the bread to make the croutons! So he shoved that pan into a hot brick oven.
When the chicken was just about done he put thin slices of pancetta on top to get crispy. Meanwhile he cleaned and roughly tore up romaine leaves and made a fresh caesar dressing. When the chicken and pancetta were nice and crispy - he attacked the meat with a fork and knife and roughly tore it up. All the while talking in that sexy Jamie voice. I was seriously immersed in true food porn. All my senses were tingling! He was mixing it all up and tossing the salad with his hands and I wanted to launch myself through the screen and lick his fingers and have him hand feed me the salad!!!! Geezus, I practically need a cigarette just writing about it!
Anyway, it looked so good that I had to look it up and I'm making it tonite! So, a little chicken once a week! This is a transition. Not a full blown Vegan lifestyle for me! Here's a link:
http://tinyurl.com/66kr8f
But yesterday I randomly tune into Food Network and find the show "Jamie At Home" with Jamie Oliver. I've always been a fan since the whole "Naked Chef" thing, but haven't watched his new show. So I sit and get comfy. He's cooking outside. His twist on a chicken caesar salad. OHMYFRICKINGAWD!!!! It looked soooooo good! And - he was just so, um, "passionate" about the prep. The way he talks about and touches the food was turning me on big time!
The croutons were made from ciabbatta bread that he brutally tore up and put in the bottom of a pan. Then he masaged chicken leg quarters with Rosemary and Garlic that he bashed up with salt and pepper and put the chicken on top of the bread - yes, the chicken fat soaked into the bread to make the croutons! So he shoved that pan into a hot brick oven.
When the chicken was just about done he put thin slices of pancetta on top to get crispy. Meanwhile he cleaned and roughly tore up romaine leaves and made a fresh caesar dressing. When the chicken and pancetta were nice and crispy - he attacked the meat with a fork and knife and roughly tore it up. All the while talking in that sexy Jamie voice. I was seriously immersed in true food porn. All my senses were tingling! He was mixing it all up and tossing the salad with his hands and I wanted to launch myself through the screen and lick his fingers and have him hand feed me the salad!!!! Geezus, I practically need a cigarette just writing about it!
Anyway, it looked so good that I had to look it up and I'm making it tonite! So, a little chicken once a week! This is a transition. Not a full blown Vegan lifestyle for me! Here's a link:
http://tinyurl.com/66kr8f
2 comments:
Ha! I made it through yesterday without eating any meat. Even went to a grad party where they had several white castle crave cases. Didn't have one, nor any of the fried chicken or cabbage rolls people were raving about.
How was the chicken salad?!?!
I'll try to go meatless a few days a week when I move to BFE.
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