Mediterranean Vegetarian Quinoa & Hummus Buddha Bowl

July 16, 2019 By Linda Leave a Comment

Mediterranean Vegetarian Quinoa & Hummus Buddha Bowl – Weight Watchers 6 Point Buddha Bowl Recipe

I’m done with dieting.

Done. Done. And Done.

I’m done with counting calories. Counting points.

I’m done with measuring. Done with weighing. Done.

I’m done with restricting. I’m done with grazing.

Now, this doesn’t mean I’m going to eat a Big Mac everyday. In fact, quite the opposite.

I’m going vegan. Ish.

My daughter calls me a fake vegan. Which, I suppose, is true.

Because I’m not exactly adopting the whole vegan mindset. I’m just co-opting the food.

It comes down to me liking to eat. A lot. And, with a vegan lifestyle you can eat. A lot. Of food.

I guess technically you could call my new “diet” (which isn’t a diet in the sense of the whole counting/measuring/restricting version) is plant-based.
99% of the time. With the Buddha bowl making up a large portion of my daily food intake.

And now, I digress ….

After my whole no more measuring, counting, weighing rant, I’m going to give you a recipe that not only includes measurements … but also includes Weight Watchers points.

I know, I know.

If we were on Twitter I’d say don’t @ me.

But, technically, Weight Watchers isn’t really a diet. Right? They call it a lifestyle plan.

But mostly I’m giving the Weight Watchers points for this Mediterranean Vegetarian Quinoa & Hummus Buddha Bowl because I’ve already built up … over the years … a pretty extensive library of assorted Weight Watchers recipes. They’re some of my most visited posts, so I don’t want to disappoint.

And let’s face it: just because I’m no loner counting and measuring and weighing and restricting, it doesn’t mean everyone else is. So for those counting and measuring etc. etc., I’ll offer some counting and measuring … and Weight Watchers points … for this Buddha bowl recipe.

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Mediterranean Quinoa & Hummus Buddha Bowl

Weight Watchers 6 Point Salad Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients

2 cups shredded lettuce
1-2 cups cherry tomatoes, halves
1 small carrot
1/2 medium cucumber
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
4 tbsp hummus (link for homemade hummus recipe below)
1/2 cup quinoa, cooked
paprika

Instructions

Add shredded lettuce to bottom of large bowl. Mix with 1 tbsp of fresh lemon juice.
Add cooked quinoa, tomatoes, cucumber, carrot. Sprinkle with second tbsp of fresh lemon juice.
Top with homemade hummus (recipe link below) or store bought.

Here’s the link to the homemade hummus recipe (click here). And, if I must say so myself, it’s the most delicious and creamy hummus. Ever.

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Weight Watchers Vegetarian Chili / Zero Point Dinner

May 8, 2018 By Linda Leave a Comment

Weight Watchers Vegetarian Chili – Zero Point Dinner – Mariano’s Vegetarian Chili Recipe.

The race is on …

Temperatures hit 80 degrees in Chicago last week.

They’re predicted to hit 80 again today.

I’m panicked. Things are getting real. And I’m not ready.

My legs are not shaven.

My toes are not pedicured.

And my waistline?

Yeah, my waistline is not ready to be exposed.

So I’ve been racing …

Racing to the gym to race on the treadmill. Racing to the grocery store to stock up on good-for-me fruits and vegetables. And lean proteins.

And speaking of grocery stores …

have you heard …. or do you know … the magic that is Mariano’s? Mariano’s grocery store?

(And no, this is not a sponsored post for Mariano’s).

But it is glorious.

There’s a bar. Um huh. You read that right. A bona fide bartender tending bar.

And there’s a piano. With a piano player. Playing.

You can sit at the bar and chat with friends (as many do) before or after you shop. Or you can shop while sipping on your beverage of choice (as many do).

Oh, and did I mention the sampling?

Yep. There’s food along the way to sample with your libations.

Neither of which, by the by, has helped with the whole waistline exposing dilemma.

So now I’m racing against time. Racing against the weather to get shorts-and-tank-top-80-degree ready. Starting with this delicious Weight Watchers Vegetarian Chili recipe from Mariano’s. The best? It’s 0 Weight Watchers points …

Weight Watchers Vegetarian Chili / Zero Point Dinner / Mariano’s Recipe

Click here to download & print recipe

So …. are you ready for shorts-and-tank-top-80-degree weather?

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Weight Watchers Pizza Recipe

January 11, 2018 By Linda 5 Comments

Weight Watchers Pizza Recipe – Phyllo Dough Margherita Pizza.

So, how’s that “New Year, New You” coming along?

Or are you on the “New Year, New Me” plan?

Or perhaps you’ve signed up for the “JanYOUary” movement.

Yes, that is a thing. Well, at least a thing as coined by one of the morning talk shows.

JanYOUary is also a thing that makes want to cringe …

and …

give props to the master punster who came up with it. I mean, c’mon. In hindsight, it’s so head-clunking obvious!

Admittedly, I’ve had a slow start to the whole new-year-new-you-new-me-JanYOUary thing.

Which means I’ve had no start on the new-year-new-you-new-me-JanYOUary thing.

Which means I’ve actually had a regressive start to the new-year-new-you-new-me-JanYOUary thing.

And by regressive, I mean in anticipation of all that would be given up in the name of the new-year-new-you-new-me-JanYOUary thing, I’ve spent the first week of January eating (read: binging) and drinking all my favorite calorie-filled foods and beverages.

Lots of carbs. Lots of wine.

But it’s now time. For me.

Time to get on track. For me.

To a new you. For me.

A new me.

And a JanYOUary. For me.

I’m kicking it all off this week with some Weight Watchers goodness. And this 8 point Weight Watchers Pizza recipe using Phyllo Dough. And mozzarella. And tomatoes. And basil …

Weight Watchers Pizza Recipe

8 Points/Serving | Servings: 4

(Click here to download & print recipe)

Ingredients

10 Sheets Phyllo Dough (thawed)

1 1/2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella, Part Skim

1 1/2 Medium Tomatoes

Fresh Basil

Dried Oregano

Salt & Pepper

Parchment Paper (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Lay out 10 sheets of thawed Phyllo/Fillo sheets onto parchment paper (you can also just use a non-stick pan).

Spread out 1 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella.

Slice tomatoes and place on top of mozzarella.

Sprinkle with dried mozzarella, salt & pepper (to taste).

Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes.

Top with fresh basil.

Click here to download & print recipe.

Will you be joining me in my new-year-new-you-new-me-JanYOUary journey?

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Weight Watchers Cauliflower Fried Rice

October 12, 2017 By Linda 4 Comments

Weight Watchers Cauliflower Fried Rice – Low-Point Weight Watchers Entree Ideas.

I’m going to be brutally honest with you. Tell it like it is. I won’t sugar coat it …

or more like soy sauce coat it …

cauliflower does not taste like rice.

Period.

No matter how you slice or dice or grate or food process it, at the end of the day, cauliflower is cauliflower and rice is rice.

Don’t believe the hype that you can turn a good-for-you vegetable into a yummy carb.

Sadly, the world doesn’t work that way.

Now, with that said, this Weight Watchers cauliflower fried rice is pretty darn good. Yes, you can still taste the unmistakable tastes of cauliflower. But once grated and cooked and mixed with egg and peas and onion and carrots and soy sauce …

and if you close your eyes just the right way …

you could pretend it’s fried rice.

Nah. Just kidding.

It doesn’t work that way. But it does offer the flavors of fried rice. And it is a good tasting, satisfying and healthy alternative for those keeping an eye on their waistlines. Especially with one serving at a mere 3 Weight Watchers SmartPoints points.

Weight Watchers Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe

Servings: 4 | Weight Watchers Points (per serving): 3

Ingredients

1 medium head cauliflower

1 tablespoon sesame oil

2 eggs

1/2 medium onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 cup frozen peas

1/2 cup carrots, shredded

5 scallions/green onions, chopped

2-3 tablespoons of soy sauce (to taste)

Pinch of salt & pepper (optional)

Instructions

Remove cauliflower core and chop into large florets. Using largest side of grater, grate cauliflower florets. Warming, this gets messy. If you have a food processor pulse until size of rice or couscous.
(Optional step: Beat eggs in small bowl. Scramble in small sauce pan. Set aside. I do this because I have yet to master the scrambling of eggs in the wok while all the other ingredients are in the wok!)
Heat 1 TBS sesame oil in wok (or deep frying pan) on high heat. Saute onions and garlic until release aroma (about 1-2 minutes).
Add frozen peas and carrots. Stir frequently as stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add cauliflower and stir fry for another 3-4 minutes until soft.
Add soy sauce and stir fry for another minute.
Add pre-scrambled egg and stir fry for another 1-2 minutes.
Remove from heat and scallions.

I will offer one final piece of advice: Don’t pop in a tic tac before tasting your creation. Because you’ll want to dump all your hard (and messy) work grating that cauliflower and stir frying this recipe down the garbage disposal. 🙂

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Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad with Pickled Onion

November 15, 2016 By Linda 6 Comments

Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad with Pickled Onion: Zero Point Weight Watchers Salad.

I planned to publish this recipe last week. Accompanied by a silly, light-hearted, and (dare I say) vapid story. But it didn’t feel right. Or, more accurately, it didn’t feel like the right time for a silly, light-hearted (vapid) story.

And then … for all of a nanosecond … I debated discussing the election. I quickly shot that idea down. I don’t want to go there. And you don’t want me to go there. Let’s face it, you don’t come here for that. You come here for a distraction from all that!

And then … for all of two nanoseconds … I debated discussing the Chicago Cubs win. And how it seemed sad that the election quickly eclipsed their celebration. But then I shot that down idea, based on some excellent advice from my husband.

So for today … for one day only … I’m going all Seinfeld on you all. And this blog post is going to be about nothing. Well, not exactly nothing. It is about a zero point Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad with Pickled Onions recipe.

🙂

Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad with Pickled Onion

0 Weight Watchers Points | Makes 8 Servings | 3/4 Cup Serving Size

You can download & print out the recipe by clicking here.

Form my next post, I’ll resume to our regularly scheduled silly, light-hearted (and, dare I say, vapid) programming. Promise. 😉

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Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles

September 27, 2016 By Linda 3 Comments

Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles – One Point Weight Watchers Dessert.

I started working out again.

And I’m going to let that statement sit out there for a moment. A moment of silence, if you will. Because those who know me may be shocked into silence … 🙂

At face value, it sounds like a reasonable thing. Working out. Again. As if I’ve had some ongoing workout routine that I abandoned for a reasonable period of a time. A few weeks. Months. Even a year or two. And now I’ve re-engaged.

But in truth that again is loaded. It carries a lot of weight. Pun intended. And, more catastrophically, a lot of time …

The last time I participated in any organized exercise program (a class at the local park district) was when my daughter was in pre-school.

Let me do the math. She’s 16 now. So that would be 13 years ago, give a year or two.

Sigh.

And the last time I was a card-carrying gym member was after my son was born and I was trying to lose the baby weight.

The baby is now 19.

Sigh. Sigh.

So me wearing laced up sneakers carrying a gym bag and suited up in yoga pants to actually work out is pretty much the equivalent of pigs flying. And you-know-where freezing over.

And speaking of freezing over …

Smooth transition, right? 😉

How about these one-point Weight Watcher’s Blueberry Yogurt popsicles? They make a perfect after-workout snack packed with protein and healthy carbs to re-energize my body …

To download a free copy of the Blueberry Yogurt Popsicle recipe card, click here …

Also, here’s a link (click here)* to the Popsicle mold I used.

… and add back electrolytes. Or something like that.

I think …

Hey, it’s only been two weeks. I’m still working on my working out jargon.

🙂

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Easy Honey Mustard Dressing

June 30, 2016 By Linda 10 Comments

Easy Honey Mustard Dressing – Weight Watchers 2 Points.

My daughter wants to go vegetarian. Which, in and of itself, is fine. However …

She’s a challenge to cook for even when meat is involved. She has a limited palette. Very limited.

I mean, she’s only just discovered the joy that is pizza. Pizza, people! She shunned it all through her childhood and now regrets all those pizza parties where she turned her back on those slices of deliciousness!

Then add in her desire to shed a few pounds.

Oh, and she only likes a handful of vegetables.

Plus she has adamantly said no to tofu.

Suddenly this whole eating (and for me cooking) vegetarian has become that much more challenging.

Sigh.

So now is the point where I ask for any and all recommendations for the most boring and bland and low-fat, low-carb vegetarian meal ideas. Fish and eggs are fair game.

Easy to prepare is a plus for mom. 😉

In the meanwhile, I see a lot of salads in my future. So I decided to whip up a super easy honey mustard dressing to, well, dress up all those future salads …

Easy Honey Mustard Dressing

2 Weight Watchers Points

Makes 16 servings | Serving size: 1 tablespoon

Ingredients

1/4 cup dijon mustard

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 extra virgin olive oil

Combine all ingredients in mason jar. Cover and shake. Store at room temperature. That’s it!

So yummy! No I just need some vegetarian recipes to pour this on …

I’m counting on you, my friends! 🙂

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Weight Watchers Garlic Shrimp Recipe

May 25, 2016 By Linda 26 Comments

Weight Watchers Garlic Shrimp Recipe – 2 Points

Ladies, I have a public service announcement for you.

Yoga pants are evil. They lull you into a false sense of security with their super stretchy fabric pulling in tummies and slimming legs. They embolden you to eat more.

I implore you to trust me on this one. I’ve done the groundwork. And I can personally attest to the dangers. In fact, just last week I floated another test run. For whatever reason – comfort, laziness – I decided to wear yoga pants.

All. Week. Long.

It started out a-okay on Monday. Weight Watcher’s business as usual. Breakfast went off without a hitch. Lunch was the usual healthy fare. Dinner kept me within my allotted daily Weight Watchers points. And then something clicked in the early evening. The yoga pants waste wasn’t pressing into my stomach with a gentle reminder to stop eating.

Nooooooo …..

Those evil yoga pants led me into the kitchen. They compelled me to open cabinets. They egged me on as I pulled out out one after another of my 100 calorie almond packs. They suggested some yogurt might complement those 100 calorie almond packs. Two 80 calorie yogurts wouldn’t be all that bad …

This was Monday.

By Wednesday I was cracking open the wine. Over the weekend I championed my daughter’s idea for Chinese take-out and eagerly placed the order. Or, more accurately, over order. I had enough food to feed half the neighborhood.

Sigh.

Monday morning was a rude – but very much needed – awakening. My jeans were just a bit snugger. Just a bit more uncomfortable.

I don’t even want to step on the scale.

Those evil yoga pants have been tucked back into the drawer. Only – and I emphasize that only with underlines and exclamation points and capital letters – to be removed and worn when physical activity is involved. And no, walking to the refrigerator does not qualify as physical activity. Neither does walking the dog. They can only be worn if there will be crunching of abs or lifting of limbs. And sweating. Lots and lots of sweating.

Ahem.

So I’m back on the Weight Watchers bandwagon. And created a super yummy Weight Watcher’s garlic shrimp recipe that feels like I’m still yoga-pant-cheating …

Weight Watchers Garlic Shrimp Recipe

4 Servings | 2 Weight Watchers Points

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Weight Watchers Garlic Shrimp

2 Weight Watchers points/serving

Course: Main Course

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 tsp olive oil
20 large uncooked shrimp (I used frozen, pre-peeled, uncooked)
6 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. Heat skillet over high heat until very hot. Add 2 tsp olive oil.
2. Add shrimp to pan in single layer (break into two batches if all won't fit in single layer and use 1 tsp oil per batch).
3. Cook shrimp until golden and orange (10 seconds to 1 minute per side). Immediately transfer to plate.
4. Reduce heat to medium-high and add remaining 2 tsp of olive oil.
5. Add garlic and cook until light golden (about 2 minutes).
6. Return shrimp to pan. Stir in paprika.
7. Reduce heat to medium and cook shrimp until done, about 1 minute.
8. Fold in parsley, cilantro and lemon juice. Salt to taste.

The only down side: These Weight Watchers garlic shrimp are so delicious, I’m tempted to put on my yoga pants and eat them all in one sitting! 🙂

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Weight Watchers Butternut Squash Soup

February 18, 2016 By Linda 17 Comments

One point Weight Watchers butternut squash soup recipe: easy, delicious & satisfying

I recently purchased a photography ebook from another blogger. I’ll be honest, it wasn’t cheap. But I’m truly committed to improving my photography and I’m hoping it proves to be a smart investment.

You see, I don’t just suffer from body dysmorphia. The condition has expanded to include just about every aspect of my life. My hair. My clothes. My home. My blog …

and my photography.

Sigh.

It’s my burden to bear. And I’m learning to cope. Avoiding mirrors helps. But I can’t use avoidance tactics with the blog and my photography. Each and every day they are front and center. Staring me in the face. Larger than life on my computer screen.

I bring this up because the photos of my One Point Weight Watchers Butternut Squash Soup recipe were taken before the somewhat pricey ebook’s purchase. And as I edited them for this post, I realized just how much they do not reflect the tips and pointers I’ve since culled from the ebook. They do, however, reflect quite a few of the ‘what not to do’s‘ and ‘what I should’ve done’s‘ that my new photography ebook has opened my eyes to.

Take that first photograph. The one above.

So many infractions.

The biggest ‘no no’ is my focal point. I focused on the garnish. Turns out, you should not focus on the garnish. You should focus on the food.

Okay, that seems like a no-brainer and yet my brain thought it was okay to get that mint leaf fully focused.

ebook lesson learned.

Then there’s this photo.

Take a look at the spoon. See that glare? And those shadows? The ones under the bowl? Yeah, turns out it’s another ‘no no.’

Oh, and if you look back at the first photo you’ll see even more shadow ‘no no’s’ there too …

Turns out I need to use a reflector. Which can be as simple as holding up a white poster board or foam core board.

And this photo?

The soup is getting cold. And old. And the garnish has seen better days. I should have cleaned it up. Scooped out that sad, soggy mint. Reheated that soup. Sprinkled on a bit more nutmeg. And tried again. Away from shadows. And focusing on the food, not the garnish.

Sigh.

So much to learn!

Oh, and on all three set ups I should have used a Q-tip to clean up the soup and spices from on the sides of the ramekin.

Yet another ebook tip.

But can you guess my biggest infraction of all? Turns out when you write about food you should get right to the point. Right to the recipe. And leave out all the mumbo jumbo blah blah blah about your life and your day and the weather and your thoughts. And in my case, about your food photography dysmorphia …

One Point Weight Watchers Butternut Squash Soup

Source: Weight Watchers

Serves: 8 | Serving Size: 3/4 cup | Weight Watcher’s Points: 1

Ingredients

4 cups vegetable broth (fat free)

12 oz uncooked butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch cubes

¹⁄₂large uncooked onion, cut into 2-inch cubes

¹⁄₂small apple, peeled and cut into to 2-inch cubes

¹⁄₄tsp table salt, or to taste

¹⁄₈tsp black pepper, or to taste

¹⁄₈tsp ground nutmeg, or to taste

Directions

Step 1:

In a large stock pot, combine broth, squash, onion and apple; cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover pot and reduce heat to low; gently simmer until squash is very tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 2:

Puree soup in pot using an immersion blender (or puree in a regular blender in batches, careful not to splatter hot liquid). Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg; serve. Yields about 3/4 cup per serving.

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Zero Point Weight Watchers Soup

January 27, 2016 By Linda 14 Comments

Zero Point Weight Watchers Soup: Spicy Tomato Cabbage Soup

Dear Oprah,

Let me start by saying welcome back to my living room! While you may not be hanging around for an hour each day, seeing your smiling face and hearing your comforting words one 60-second Weight Watchers commercial at a time has truly lifted my spirits …

And those words you speak really resonate with me. Okay, maybe not the words about red carpet events, but the ones about embracing our best bodies.

To which I’ll add a caveat.

Because there is no way in h-e-double-hockey-sticks that my body today could ever compete with my body in my 20’s. But I still buy into the idea of striving for my best body for this particular decade in my life.

Now Oprah, I’m thrilled to be joining you on this journey. I’m not even a little hurt that you started without me (congratulations on that 26 pound weight loss!). Or that you have a vested interest in Weight Watchers …

But with your encouragement and words of inspiration, I’m hoping my 2016 diet will finally achieve the success I so desperately desire. Because my attempts in 2015 were a complete and utter failure that went something like this: 1-2 weeks really great; 2-4 weeks not so great.

;(

I hit rock bottom (with a very large bottom) around Thanksgiving …

and then there you were. In my living room. With that comforting soundtrack and your ‘we’re in this together mantra.’

Which sent me back to the recipe archives. To the Weight Watchers plan and recipes I successfully followed to drop the baby weight all those many years ago.

This zero point Weight Watchers spicy tomato cabbage vegetable soup was my go-to back then. And has been my go-to since the start of January …

Zero Point Weight Watchers Soup Recipe: Spicy Tomato Cabbage

0 Weight Watchers Points | Makes 12 one-cup servings

Ingredients

29 oz. tomato sauce, canned

32 oz. fat free vegetable or chicken broth

4 cups cabbage

2 cups carrots

2 cups broccoli (frozen or fresh)

1 cup green beans (frozen or fresh)

1 medium onion

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp. red pepper flakes

Instructions

Spray bottom of sauce pot with Pam. Brown garlic and onions briefly. Add all ingredients. Bring to boil. Turn heat down and simmer for 30-45 minutes (until vegetables are soft).

Oh, and I’m going on 3 1/2+ weeks of being really, really great. I’m feeling so optimistic that I’m off to join Planet Fitness today.

I wonder if Oprah wants to join with me …

🙂

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Zero Point Weight Watchers Soup

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Weight Watchers Breakfast Recipe

November 23, 2015 By Linda 1 Comment

I’ll be perfectly honest with you. When I spotted this Weight Watchers breakfast recipe on the Weight Watcher’s site, I wasn’t 100% sold on the idea.

I mean, I liked the 2-point value.

I liked the idea of eggs.

I liked the idea of tomato sauce. Served up spicy.

I liked the idea of fresh basil.

I just wasn’t sure if I would like all those ingredients mixed together.

And then I thought, what the hay? You only live once. Why not just give it a try …

I mean, what’s the worst that could happen? Not liking it?

Egg in Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe

2-Points | Servings: 1

Source: Weight Watchers

Ingredients

1/2 cup(s) canned tomato sauce (chunky style of your choice)

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

1 large egg

fresh basil

Instructions

Heat tomato sauce and pepper flakes in small skillet over medium heat. Make a small indentation in middle of sauce and crack egg into. Cover skillet and cook until egg is cooked through (I gave it about 4 minutes). Serve with fresh basil.

And you know what? Now I’m 100% sold.

It was so tasty. And satisfying.

And I can’t wait until tomorrow morning to have it again.

🙂

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What’s That Gnarly Thing? Ginger Root Tea

November 5, 2015 By Linda 22 Comments

My metabolism died on February 14, 2012.

I know the exact date because it’s the day I gave up my pack-a-day smoking habit.

Though, I’m not sure about the exact time. I’ll venture a guess that it was around 6:00 AM; the time I would have lit up my first of the day.

For 25 years, my pack-a-day smoking habit kept my weight in line. The one-two punch of the nicotine fueling my metabolism and dulling my taste buds meant I was only ever chasing after five or ten pounds at a time.

But now? Now I’m chasing metabolism boosters as I tackle double that number. And when I say that number I mean the ten pounds. Not the five.

Oh how I wish for the days of chasing five to ten!

But not enough to take up the habit again.

And then one day my daughter and I were at the supermarket. And in front of us we saw this gnarly looking root thing rolling down the check out line.

We were curious about this alien food-like substance. A conversation was struck. And we came to learn it was ginger root. And how it’s used in cooking. And tea. But not just any tea.

Metabolism boosting tea.

Yes, please!

So, naturally, I Googled it when I got home. And checked out some ideas on how to best work with that gnarly ginger root. And am now sharing with you my metabolism-boosting recipe idea …

Ginger Root Tea Recipe

Ingredients

Medium Ginger Root

2 Cups Water

Optional: Lemon, Cinnamon Stick, Honey

Directions

Peel ginger root and cut into 12-15 slices. Add to 2 cups of water (lemon slice and cinnamon stick optional) and bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 15-minutes. Serve with honey or sweetener (again, optional).

Now I’ll be chasing that 20 extra pounds with one cup of ginger root tea at a time! 🙂

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