I have been pretty much AWOL this entire pregnancy. Hey - I was growing a human, that's some tiring work. Then after growing him, taking care of him happened and that is even more tiring. Now that he is nearly 6 weeks old, I have decided to get back in the saddle and do some recipe blogging again (and soon travelling- WOO HOO!). Hopefully I can get the creative juices flowing, because during pregnancy I didn't really have any (creative juices, or energy for that matter) and ate a lot of same old, easy dishes and Domino's Pizza and cake and ice cream and chips. So my cravings weren't the most healthy (nor energizing). I have to add that I ate a lot of fruits and vegetables, but this was in addition to lots of junk. Now that I lost my excuse to eat like crap -I am a pregnant lady- give me what I want NOW (which actually sounds really bad), it is time to clean up my act.
To start, I am replacing one meal per day with a salad. We generally eat a lot of salad, but as a side dish in addition to the pasta or frozen pizza. But, now I am cutting out that pizza or pasta, at least for one meal per day. It's not too bold, but it's a start. To prevent boredom, I am going to have to mix up my salad eating a lot. No more lettuce, cuc, and tomato only salads (I will still eat them, I just won't blog about it). It's time to experiment with some new fruits and veggies and homemade dressing concoctions.
Blueberry Peach Salad
Ingredients:
1 head red leaf lettuce
1 c blueberries
1 peach
1/2 cucumber
1-2 T pumpkin seeds
Goat Cheese (as much as you desire)
Viniagarette:
2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 T Balsamic Vinegar
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
1 T Pure Maple Syrup
a dash of salt
Combine Viniagrette ingredients and refrigerate. Combine salad ingredients. Top with vinaigrette before serving.
Bon Appetit!
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