Tonight’s dinner was beyond delicious! There was a very silent 20 minutes where P and I both were engulfed in our food. But I’m getting ahead of myself…
I got home this afternoon and finally tackled my kitchen. I cannot wait until I have a dishwasher in my apartment - washing the same dishes several times a day is the most frustrating thing! Anyway, after that I was starving, so I had a Cocoa Banana Scone:
Around 45 minutes later, I was still starving - so I hit up the Fiber 1 and almond milk.
That did the trick - I was totally satisfied. I don’t take having a second snack lightly - I thought about my hunger for a long time before I decided on it. I analyzed it: am I thirsty? am I bored? am I tired? I finally decided that I was genuinely hungry, so I had my snack guilt-free. Snack was 208 calories, 50g carbs, 6g fat, 5g protein.
So on to dinner. This recipe was the inspiration for tonight’s meal. I switched out pecans for almonds and used regular milk with a little Greek yogurt instead of buttermilk. I also made homemade bread crumbs from a slice of Ezekiel bread. I like doing that because, again I don’t have to buy an additional product, plus I know exactly what is in the crumbs. Also I think it tastes fresher. So here was the finished product:
Yuuuuum. For the asparagus, I tossed these monster guys in a Ziploc bag with some balsamic vinegar, pepper, salt, and olive oil. Then I steamed them for about 5 minutes. These were amazingly fresh and delicious - so tender. Definitely the best method I’ve used to make asparagus.
All together:
Dinner was 244 calories, 18g carbs, 9g fat, and 28g protein. Delicious, delicious, delicious. Low calorie for sure, but you could punch it up with some sort of grain on the side. We weren’t very hungry tonight, especially with my double snack this afternoon. Pluuuuus…
P wanted to make sure I had room for dessert! He always wants me to have dessert for some reason… I had one chocolate from the box. 
Dessert was 77 calories, 9g carbs, 5g fat, and 1g protein.
Night everyone!
That Cocoa-Banana scone looks delicious; and that truffle is so elegant-looking!
The cocoa banana scone is amazing - it’s from Eat, Drink & Be Vegan. Dreena’s the best!
Is this a good starter fish? I haven’t had fish in 20 years - I never used to like it, but its SO good for you I want to try it again.
Impressive restraint at stopping at one chocolate.
Have a good night!
Amanda
Hey Amanda,
I was never a big fish person either - I don’t like very ‘fishy’ fish. But I have developed a taste for it in recent years. Yes, I would say that tilapia is a good starter fish: it’s very easy to work with, and very versatile tastewise- so you can make lots of different dishes.
I have to be honest, Peter hides the chocolate box! I have no idea where it is and he rations it out.