Good Food Ends with Good Talk

And that's exactly why I love writing this blog.  Especially after a pretty spectacular dinner.  However before we get to the food of the day, we're going to touch on life for a second.

So one of the other reasons I started this blog was to talk about my entrance into being a parent.  Unfortunately that is still on hold, but I have hope that soon, things will turn around.  Work is going pretty good too; a lot of big changes coming up and some great opportunities.  With some hard work, good planning and teamwork we should be seeing some positive results.  As far as sports...hockey starts after Labor Day, and i'm looking forward to a much better season than we had last time.  I mean we can't do much worse than 3 wins and with those new jerseys for color changes...we are gonna look sharp!  Music (my third love) is going to get pretty awesome very soon.  I've missed a few great concerts, namely Def Leppard, Journey, Skynyrd, just to name a few.  However the BIG 4 is just a few short weeks away - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax!  It's going to be at Yankee Stadium (boo), but all in all it will be EPIC!  So that's life in a nutshell.

Ginger Beef Stir Fry

Back to food; tonight's dinner was by myself...sad face, but it was damn good.  The only thing I would change about it was the sauce.  Possibly something a little bit sweeter.  On the menu was Ginger Beef Stir Fry with steamed broccoli over rice.  I know I always say this, but again, one of the best things about this diet and cooking in general is the food is so fresh and good that 9 times out of 10 it leaves you nice and full and not wanting more.  OK, back to the meal...some diced ginger and garlic sauteed to get some nice flavor into the sesame oil.  The steak was cut into thin strips and then added to the wok to cook till just golden brown.  Add in some thinly sliced scallions and orange bell pepper and let that all mix together and become yummy for a bit.   The sauce was some water, light soy sauce and corn starch.  Mix into the wok and cook until the sauce thickens.  The original recipe called for edamame (sp), but I substituted in some broccoli instead.  I plated it over some brown rice and that's it!  The stir fry (minus the rice) comes to about 325 calories per serving and only takes around 20 mins to prep and cook.

This mornings smoothie was a thrown together one...no fancy name...sorry.  It was basically a banana and mixed berry smoothie.  Still very good.  Ice, 1 banana and frozen blueberries, raspberries, blackberries & cranberries.

This weekend we are apparently having a hurricane up here in Connecticut, so the blog may be delayed depending on weather/power and crap.  My first attempt at a webisode may be shot this Saturday too, but we'll see.  Hope everyone has a good night and remember voting for the naming ends at 12pm tomorrow.  Make your opinion heard!