Well, I must confess to you that this weekend was not my caloric finest hour. I know, I know, a week ago LeeLee and I had gotten back on the straight and narrow, but we were led astray this weekend by a housewarming party, an evening out to eat to watch the Ronda Rousey fight (which we ended up abandoning before it even began because we didn’t know said fight was actually going to start after midnight!), and a picnic of epic proportions yesterday evening to see David Sedaris with about a dozen friends. Big Fun all the way around, mind you – but not calorically virtuous.
So tonight we decided to start the week off on a healthy foot! I pulled out an old favorite – the Pioneer Woman’s spinach salad recipe – from my arsenal and got to cooking. First, I boiled two eggs, and as they cooked I chopped up an onion and plunked it into a pan that was coated with cooking spray. I heated the pan to Medium and cooked the onions until they were translucent and slightly brown.
Next, I put a generous helping of baby spinach leaves on both of our plates, then added a layer of fresh sliced white button mushrooms. Then I went outside, clipped some dill from the garden, and added it to a bowl along with some Just Mayo, lemon juice, olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper, and whisked like a madwoman to make a fresh salad dressing.
By the time I was done with the dressing, the eggs had boiled, and I took them off the heat and let them cool while I heated up several strips of veggie bacon. Then I peeled the eggs, sliced them into five slices apiece, and put them on our plates, topping them with the onions, the bacon (cut into pieces), and, as the cherry on top, some leftover cheese curds from our picnic yesterday (we used them in a beet salad).
Then it was time to chow down! LeeLee and I mowed down every shred of our spinach (to say nothing of the toppings!) and left nothing on our plates to show for it. And when we finished our meal, we reveled in our good dietary choices! We’re back on the Road to Fitness, people. And we’re putting the pedal to the metal!
:)