A paw full of spice makes everything nice
Oh, dinner salad. The often overlooked attempt at a healthy green side dish. Most of the time it is an after thought, following on to more glamorous main entrees like a lasagna, pizza or a roast: “just throw together some lettuce, tomato, cucumber, maybe go crazy and add some sliced onion or bell…
What do you think of when you think of vegetables? Do flashbacks of your childhood spring up? A stern parent pointing their finger at you while threatening no dessert if you don’t finish your greens? Does your imagination conjure up something dull, lifeless and tasteless? Something frozen or from a can? Something you eat…
In high school, my husband was quite the sweet talker. I wouldn’t know since I was on a different continent entirely so I did not witness his charms or any of the other awkward phases of youth we all suffer through. Instead I just heard the stories, which were corroborated by his family. …
I never was a refried bean girl. Sorry, I know that is an incendiary statement but I just wasn’t all that into them. Although tasty, refried beans were viscous, like lava, spilling over and expanding on my plate capturing little grains of rice in its wake or worse, how it completely over…
Whatever happened to anchovies? Once a popular pizza topping, if you dare to order anchovies on your pizza these days then you are shunned as some weirdo with dubious tastes. After all, who puts fish on pizza? Can’t say I blame the naysayers. Just the sight of the little fish conjures up ideas of rank,…
What is there to say about how this project is going so far? Well, Andy has been noticing some gains in his performance and continued weight loss each week. Which is great because it was the main goal for this whole thing-to see how far the right nutrition could aid in athletic performance. However, the…
I know what you’re thinking….rice, fish, eggs? Why? How can this be good? AND why is it eaten for breakfast? Well, I hate to shatter your prejudices about British cuisine but I have to say that it can sometimes be surprisingly good and kedgeree – a breakfast dish that contains exactly those…
Hello everyone and welcome to another week of ‘How to Feed Your Mamil’. Unfortunately for me, I have been feeling less than stellar during the past week so I have been taking it easy and recovering. As a result of me not being on top of things, Andy has been taking advantage of the lack…
I don’t know about you but my 2 year old is my biggest critic. If the scrambled eggs aren’t to her liking, she’ll leave them untouched. If the roast chicken isn’t freshly cooked, it is not up to snuff. She doesn’t like leftovers. She won’t eat any pasta in a cream sauce. …
Hello everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and called their mom. After all, all she really wants is to know how you are doing….and if you are seeing anyone….and that you’re happy….Also, please clean up after yourself. Project MAMIL has had some interesting results thus far. Andy has seen a good chunk of weight…
Let me preface this by saying that I know fajitas were originally made with skirt steak. Some food purists would argue that steak is the only way to have fajitas but I disagree. You gotta change with the times if you to stay current and fajitas NEED to stay current. They are…
So, after one week of the MAMIL Feeding plan, how are things going? “Fairly well” is the less-than-dramatic answer. After a hungry Monday and Tuesday (and a bit of a cheat on Wednesday because it was a public holiday here in Malaysia), Thursday and Friday saw me get into the swing of snacking in…
Hello everyone, hope you are having as good a time as we are and are getting everything ready for Mother’s Day next Sunday. Speaking of which, we will be spending it at the local cinema chomping on popcorn. It’s fast becoming one of my favorite things to do as a family especially here in Malaysia…
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: no one does vegetarian food better than the Indians. The way they carefully and lovingly work with vegetables and spice is genius. I always judge a new Indian restaurant by it’s vegetarian Thali. Why do I order that specific dish (or…
Project MAMIL is all about seeing how much improvement a high quality, healthy and delicious diet, suitable for the whole family, can have on the performance of a middle aged cyclist. To measure this, we need to look at performance. This feeding plan is not about weight loss, although that might happen, nor is it…
The overall goal for this week is to ease into a new routine. Eating healthy is a lifestyle built upon the routine of meal planning, cooking, lunch packing, etc. AND this routine is brand new for him. Never before in his adult life will my dear husband been so meticulously fed. Fresh ingredients, nothing pre-packaged,…
Question: When is a MAMIL (Middle Aged Man In Lycra) not a MAMIL? Answer: When it is a guinea pig! One of the best things about my wife’s food blog is that I get to eat it. She cooks things that actually go on the table every day, not weird pumpkin spice quinoa balls…
What is there to say about this omelette? What anecdote or clever quip can I use to describe it? How shall I sing its praises? Should I discuss how the combination of sweet Marsala wine and lemony thyme are soaked up by meaty mushrooms? Should I elaborate about how much I love those…
Salty Spanish Chorizo in a light garlic and tomato sauce with a bit of added heat. Serve over pasta for a delicious and easy meal.
I knew this sandwich was good when my husband and I had it twice in one day: once at lunch and then again at dinner because “I quite fancy another one of those”. In my mind, I could eat this tasty sandwich for the rest of my life. …