Happy Saturday! Looking for an easy dinner that won’t have you slaving away in the kitchen all afternoon? This is the one for you. These tostadas are quick, but they come out looking beautiful and delicious. Use leftover or rotisserie chicken to get dinner on the table in under 30 minutes.
Baby, it’s cold outside…and snowy…and windy. I don’t know about you, but this weather makes me want a nice comforting meal. A nice comforting meal without all of the extra calories of a nice comforting meal. Doable? Oh yeah.
I don’t know about you, but I am currently OBSESSED with coconut oil. I cook with it. I use it as a makeup remover, cleanser, and a moisturizer. It is the only moisturizer that soothes my skin instead of irritating it after shaving. I use it as a deep conditioning treatment for my hair… I even brush my teeth with this magical oil. Seriously, I could go on and on. Try it. I promise you will be singing its praises if you do.
Okay, I’m done with my ode to coconut oil…for the time being. Let’s talk scones.
Ahhh, the month of January. Health food month. I kicked off the new year with a bit of a cleanse. It was a 3 day liquid diet filled with smoothies and soup. I would say it really worked for me. Yes, I lost some water weight that comes back when you start to eat normally… I know. However, taking those 3 days to really zone in on what I was eating helped to refocus myself on my fitness goals. I feel the best when I am eating healthy. (Yeah, nothing really groundbreaking about that one, but it is true!)
Since then, I have been cutting back on my heavy carbs in the evening. So at dinner, I have been shying away from things like tortillas, bread, buns, etc. However, I never want to feel deprived. Queue the lettuce wraps. For some reason being able to pick these up and eat them is more satisfying to me then eating them knife and fork style. Anyone else? Try it! Let me know what you think. These are so delicious, pretty, and fun to eat!
I did not intend for this soup to be vegan. That was just a happy coincidence. I’ve had a bag of red lentils just sitting in my pantry for a while now…maybe 6 months? I bought them on an ooh-this-week-I’m-going-to-eat-super-super-healthy kind of a whim. Sadly, they ended up pushed behind a box of whole wheat fusilli… until this week. I also had a bag of carrots to either eat or pitch that day. (I hate throwing away food!) And so, this delicious, creamy soup was created out of pantry items. Oh, and its super quick and easy. Yay for accidental vegan meals!
Alexandra Taylor 