Contemplations and Concoctions

Last night for dinner this is what I made and it was great hit with hubby and the baby.

Ingredients:

2 Eggs
2 Tbsp fat-free milk
1 cup Italian-seasoned dry bread crumbs
2 lbs of eggplant
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 (28 oz can) of crushed tomatoes
1 (141/2 oz can) of diced tomatoes, I used stewed
1/4 cup red wine
2 tsp dried basil
pinch of salt
pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 cup part-skim mozzarella, grated
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 575 degrees fairenheit.  Lightly beat eggs and milk together in a shallow bowl to dip eggplant into.  Place breadcrumbs in another bowl.  Dip eggplant in egg mixture and then coat in bread crumbs.  Lay on cookie sheet.  Lightly spray eggplant with nonstick spray.  Bake until eggplant is soft and lightly brown, about 25 minutes.

So today just for kicks I pulled out the box of clothes under my bed that I can't fit and haven't been able to since about my 5th month of pregnancy.  The pants went a little earlier but the shirts about the 5th month.  At the time I thought it was just being pregnant that made them to small.  Now I realize that I put on too much weight during my pregnancy and that I may never lose it. 

Yes, it was Monday evening and about an hour before dinner and all I have left in the fridge is some lean ground turkey and a zucchini.   I could have to the store and got something but I'm trying to stick to my budget for the month and that means working with what I have.  Here's what I came up with!

Turkey and Zucchini Tomato Sauce with Penne

This week started out very promising.  Until Tuesday when my Mom came over and bought us pizza for dinner.  I was still doing good after that watched my points and was still on my way to a weight loss goal.  Then Wednesday came around and we went out for dinner with my in-laws to a buffet.  Now I didn't think I went to crazy only had two plates that were partially full and didn't have dessert because I had made cake for mom in law's b-day.  The first plate was full of salad!  But alas things did not work out well and I am still recovering from the tiny oopsy th

So I made this the other night for dinner.  Pretty tasty and good for you.  Went over very well with a little ketchup for the baby.  The Chocolate cake if for my mother in law's 60th birthday.  One is point friendly and the cake well....  lets just say it's a rare treat!

Chicken Pot Pie

1 lb. chicken breast, uncooked, boneless, skinless

2 cup water

So this is my version of a low-fat oatmeal raisin cookie.  I was asked to make cookies by my Husband and my baby... and he's so cute with his little coo's of "Ookie" how could I turn him down?! (Now did I mean my husband or the baby? >:))

I started this blog so that it could be a story about my weight loss and so that I could share the recipes that I love along the way.  I'm torn right now if it should be more than that though.  There are so many ideas and thoughts that swim around in my head every night before I go to bed that it takes me almost an hour to get to sleep.  I've decided I'll write this post and if I don't like it I won't post it but maybe it will help me to sleep a little better tonight!

Well, I've decided since my little boy is 10 and a half months old it might be time to get serious about losing the baby weight I put on while I was pregnant with him.  I've decided to follow my weight watchers plan that I did a few years ago, it helped me to get to 107 lbs so it should help me get to my new goal of 120.