New Cookbook!

Hey guys, I'm Shauna. I'm going to shadow Lacy in her blogging adventure. :) Really my goal is to lose some weight by stepping outside of my "comfort-food zone." I pretty much cook the same thing every week: some sort of chicken, then pizza. Chicken pizza even. Chicken pasta. Sprinkle cheese, repeat. Chicken!

So I got a new book - "Cook This, Not That" and I've been having a good time cooking thru it.

Some of our recipes might overlap. For example, I also made fish tacos. Here's a pic:

Page 174

Made exactly the same way except I used some old flounder I found in the freezer & a mango-avocado chutney. Say THAT 3 times fast. And I always thought Greek Yogurt sounded nasty. Now I know it really IS nasty if you go in having your mouth ready for sweetish yogurt taste. Think "sour cream" and it's just fine. So mine have a dollop of Greek yogurt & no cheese.

Page 127, #8 of  "13 Instant Lunches"

My new fav lunch is avocados, sliced in half and pit removed, hole filled with tuna salad. Mmmm good. I'm using olive oil based mayo and green onions as the salad. Salt & peppa.

Page 326, Olive Oil Ice Cream

And finally, perhaps the weirdest thing I ever tried and liked: Vanilla ice cream, topped with olive oil, cashews, and coarse salt. No, its impossible for me to be pregnant. Hey, this is Iron Chef Batali's recipe! 

 That's all for today. Thanks for reading! And thank you, Lacy, for having me on your blog.

SIMMER DOWN!