Gluten-free pasta!

No brand to mention here! I used my madeline slicer (purchased over a year ago and never used) to thinly slice carrots, yellow squash, zucchini, and some weird third squash that was on sale. I also sliced my thumb...approximately 2 minutes after the hubs told me to use the safety deal on the slicer. I look forward to using the sharp blades to make some homemade sweet potato chips!
Steam everything until it's as soft as you like (or too soft, if you're busy drinking wine and can't be bothered to watch it). Drain excess water, top with delicious meat sauce, and a silly amount of good parmesan.
Enjoy!

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I am the condiment queen!

I used exactly 14 different sauces, condiments, and flavors to create the ginger sauce featured in this delicious dish. It dressed some thinly sliced sirloin, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, and buckwheat noodles. It was super good. I'm really not sure if it tastes similar to the aforementioned noodle dish from Noodle Express, but it was damn good. Wanting to feel authentic (certainly not because we are out of clean forks), I ate with chopsticks. I believe this food is good for you (buckwheat sounds so healthy!) And it's good for your spirits after a very productive day.
Enjoy!

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Meatless monday... A day late!

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Last night we were at a Fourth of July party... celebrating America and all of her glory.  That, of course, means we couldn't do Meatless Monday.  Nothing says America like a big ol' burger or a pulled pork sammich.  Hells yeah.  I managed to be good about not eating too much... until my good friend introduced me to jello shots.  Drinking = excessive eating.  It happens.  Luckily I knew that being bad was a very real possibility so I worked my butt off in the pool and cleaned like a crazy woman before the party.   Can I just say how amazing it is that I've never experienced jello shots before?  I was in college for five years (not to mention I was a bad kid in high school, too)!  Now I know to be a bit more careful.
So, Happy Meatless Monday Tuesday!  These portobello melts were delicious- even my meat-loving-America hubby liked them. The smoky red pepper mayo was a great accent to the cheese and the filling fungi.  Time to get back on track!

How did you either prepare for the Fourth or keep yourself from over-indulging?  
...and (because I'm curious)....
What was your first jello shot experience?

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Meatless Monday!

Eggs poached in a curried tomato sauce with whole grain English muffins. Yum!

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Steroid withdrawal v. Eating healthy

Spinach salad and cumin-crusted salmon over mashed sweet potatoes. Only took 30 minutes start to finish.

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Dinner tonight:

Curried turkey tenderloin with penne and roasted asparagus. Thanks, Chef MD!

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Check out this lupus girl rock dinner!

Broiled swai with thai coconut curry sauce, brown rice, and broccoli. Not bad for a girl who has to start steroids tonight.

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Yes, please

Simmering and getting happy on the stove.

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Meal planning: Meat sauce!

Behold the glorious amount of meat sauce I'm working on. I include a ton of carrots and lean hamburger meat. This will all eventually be frozen and used on busy weeknights or last weekends.

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Pot roast

Nothing fancy here, but bound to be delicious.

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Also, I just thought I would share that searing the meat set off my smoke detector.  In an embarrassed panic, I pushed the little button on the thing until I had a minor flip out and then yanked on the damn thing.  It's now hanging from the ceiling.  Then, after I finally got all the kids into the hot tub to get delicious the alterations place called and canceled my appointment.  It's going to be one of those mornings.