Day One


So for the first day in my week-long journey on a diet shake-up, I started with a simple mango, coconut milk (light) and pineapple smoothie with a smidgen of honey plus a red apple.

For lunch, I made this Fiery Tofu and Coconut Curry Soup from Cooking Light and all I have to say is “fire in the hole!”. Yowza, this thing had some spice too it and it probably had something to do with the 1/4 cup of red curry paste in the soup. I have to say for a veggie tofu soup this was really good, but if you are not the heat lovin’ kind you might want to lower the red curry paste a bit.


For dinner, I made this Sauteed Halibut with Lemon-Pesto Butter (come on now, I had to have butter somewhere in my day) from Cooking Light and it was del-i-cious! The butter mixture was perfect over the halibut and I served this with a sauteed kale recipe from Bon Appetit magazine minus the nasty capers. The two dishes combined were perfect together and I highly recommend giving this a try. Also, if you haven’t explored the world of kale, this article from Molly Wizenberg might convince you.

Day one down and stay tuned for tomorrow!

3 thoughts on “Day One”

  1. Mmmmmmmmm kale…seriously, one of my favorite things of all time! I won't let myself eat any until it shows up at the farmers' markets though, because I know it will taste so much better than the supermarket stuff. Anticipation is one of the hardest, yet best, things about eating seasonally! I can't believe you threw out the capers though! :( I love capers!

    I looooved this month's Bon Appetit. I bookmarked pretty much every single recipe. And I am SOOOO thrilled (like over the moon!) that they are now including nutritional facts on all of their dishes. I think it's a great way to help people eat in moderation. I really hope they continue doing that in the future.

    -Nicole

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