A few weeks ago T challenged me to make something edible with radishes. A google or two later and we were dining on this delicious Black Bean, Corn, and Radish Salad.
What to do with the remaining radishes? I ate two in my lunchtime salad.
This week's budget was busted early on! I'm starting to think $100 per week is too little. Went over by $22. Our cupboards were painfully low. Now they are stocked with all things evil i.e. processed, preserved, cheap eats. I eat way too much as it is, now I am tempting my lack of will power with pop tarts and crackers. Shame shame.
Despite the lack of plum sauce needed to make Jerk Tofu, this week's menu was kept. A quick substitution and we barely noticed the difference. Yay! We are eliminating the weekend meals of Chipotle Sweet Potatoes and Black Beans and whatever I was bringing to my sister-in-law's house. Lil' T loves sweet potatoes, so there goes the extra taters I bought. T loves Huevos Rancheros, so there goes the black beans. I dried the cilantro for later use. T used the limes in his beer. Nothing wasted! I just finished baking (and sampling) Chewy Low-Fat Banana Nut Cookies. SIL requested I bring something sweet, and we had all the ingredients.
After downing a "small" cookies 'n cream frozen yogurt at the mall tonight, I felt awful. (So, it wasn't just THAT frozen yogurt. Too many weekend indulgences. I'll have to run extra tomorrow, just like I did today...frown.) I requested that the next time I suggest such sugary delights, T enforce some restraint. "Think again, Fatty." He refused to say such a thing. I have mixed feelings: 'Aw, he's sweet, loving and wants me to be happy,' and 'be a man, have a spine.' I need someone to be strong, unfortunately that someone is me.
*Note* I don't usually follow recipes exactly, but I did with the Black Bean, Corn and Radish Salad. I was scared. The cookies, on the other hand, I added oat bran, more banana, and fewer nuts.
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