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Easy Ethnic Cuisine!

Sean and I love all kinds of ethnic food- Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese- you get the idea! The problem is that eating out all the time can be taxing on the bank account and the waistline. For this reason, I am always looking for easy ways to create our favorite dishes at home.

Without further aideu...I present the easiest way I have found to create yummy curries at home...




The company, Seeds of Change, sells a line of organic "simmer sauces" that make ethnic cooking a snap!

Two nights ago, I used this one with leftover grilled chicken breasts and lots of fresh veggies from our weekly CSA. It was delicious, and I utilized four items from this week's share (see my post, What is a CSA?, if you are curious about this!).

I started by sautéing a chopped shallot with olive oil and chopped red and green peppers. Then I added cubes of eggplant. I continued cooking until everything was tender.

Next, I added the sauce, the cut up chicken, and the green beans. I let this all simmer on low for about thirty minutes.

SO. EASY.



I heated up some brown rice from the night before, and presto, dinner was served!

(Sean even said he would order this again if we were at a restaurant!)

Bonus- I calculated a serving to only be 5 weight watchers points! *brown rice not included :)

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Breakfast of Champions

Sean and I are obsessed...

With Fage Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt from Costco! At 23 grams of protein per serving, it makes the perfect, quick breakfast that keeps us full until lunch. We are going through two quarts a week right now. We stock the house with fresh fruit to throw on top and voila...



A-MAZ-ING!!!!

The combos are endless. Yesterday was raspberries, blueberries, and clementines (pictured), and today I opted for dark, sweet cherries with clementines.

So delicious and healthy!

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Cheffie's Cafe

One of my new faves for lunch! This is a great little spot in the High Point neighborhood that has a simple and delicious menu. They have several sandwiches and salads to choose from or you can build your own from a long list of fresh ingredients.

For the second visit in a row, I ordered the nicoise salad. It is AMAZING!!! It is definitely my new favorite salad.







As you can see, it consists of a huge bowl of beautiful mixed greens, a nice scoop of Cheffie's lemony tuna salad, kalamata olives, hard boiled eggs, and tomatoes. This is finished off with the perfect amount of lemon vinaigrette! I am not a fan of tuna salad that has a lot of mayo. That is why this version is so delish! The lemon complements the tuna so nicely.

This is how my bowl looked at the end of the meal...







You think I like this salad just a little bit???

Cheffie's also has a great patio that is built around some wonderful old trees. Perfect for patio weather that is heading our way. Check it out next time you are looking for a new lunch spot!

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Homemade roasted tomato sauce

I found this recipe on Pinterest and decided to try it out, seeing as how we have an abundance of tomatoes from our CSA right now. I've never made a homemade sauce, so I thought, why not? So here we go, step by step...

First, I cut the tomatoes and arranged them cut side up on the baking sheet (after preheating the oven to 450 degrees).




Next, I cut up a onion and scattered it over the tomatoes.




Finally, I added a red and orange bell pepper and a head of peeled garlic (whole cloves).




Then I drizzled with olive oil and roasted everything for about 45 minutes until it looked like this...




Popped it all in the blender, and voila!



Yummy, fresh sauce!

Sean decided to add fresh basil and salt and pepper, which finished it off perfectly!

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Ladybugg Bakery Breakfast

Yesterday, we decided to eat breakfast at Labybugg Bakery on Cooper. Heather, the owner, is an acquaintance of ours, and she just added breakfast to the menu. Sean just shot a video of her and her co-owners (her mom and sis) to submit to the Food Network for Cupcake Wars!

So, back to breakfast. I ordered the Ladybugg Bennies, Heather's version of Eggs Benedict...


They were delicious! It was two poached eggs served on a homemade biscuit with pesto, Benton's bacon, and a roasted red pepper hollandaise. Yum-o! I got the sweet potato hash as my side, which was also amazing!

I highly recommend Ladybugg for breakfast. The menu can be viewed here. You will be supporting a small, locally owned business and enjoying amazing food!
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A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.  A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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