Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Health Kick

By now, I should have learned that healthy cooking isn't my thing. After my healthy cookie disaster, I should know that jumping into super healthy eating probably isn't going to work for us. Once again, I tried to go max health, and it resulted in an inedible dinner.

I was so excited about making this Spaghetti Squash Lasagna. We're trying to cut out carbs this week, so I figured this would be the perfect solution. Nope. The recipe called for microwaving the spaghetti squash to soften it. On the quest to be healthy, I objected and chose to bake it instead. Apparently, I didn't bake for long enough. The squash was still crunchy. Yuck!

Dinner was so bad in fact, that Hubs and the girls had peanut butter sandwiches for dinner. That was a first in our marriage.

I'd definitely like to try the recipe and spaghetti squash again. The turkey meat sauce was delicious! Next time I'll stick with the directions in the recipe.


For dinner tonight, we had Bruschetta Chicken. AMAZING! I had to toss a little spaghetti on the plate. Just a little! And in my defense, it was vegetable spaghetti, so I count it as a vegetable, and not a carb.

Love, Alex

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13 comments:

  1. JenSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Oh goodness, yum!!!!!!! :)

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  2. Miranda PridgeonSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:58 PM

    That looks sooo good. My Husband and I are also on a health kick and this looks delicious!

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  3. KelseyBSeptember 10, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    That looks amazing!! I say never substitute pasta for anything ;) but I'm italian pasta is it's own food group.

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  4. Lisa CSeptember 10, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    I really like spaghetti squash but have suffered from the crunchy squash syndrome. I've found that I have to cook it for 45-50 minutes and then check it.

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  5. Dara @ Not In JerseySeptember 10, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    I don't like spaghetti squash, but yeah you have to microwave it, unless you want it to take forever!

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  6. SaraSeptember 10, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    This is why I never make spaghetti squash I have no clue what I'm doing. Just checked out the chicken bruschetta recipe and it looks so simple to make. Curious who makes the veggie pasta you used?

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  7. Kerry @ Till Then Smile Often September 11, 2013 at 3:03 AM

    Try cutting it in half and boiling the Spaghetti squash for 20 minutes. It comes out really tender and comes out in strings with a fork.

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  8. whit | Black Little Button blogSeptember 11, 2013 at 4:23 AM

    ooo yum!
    -wHiT

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  9. NicoleSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:39 AM

    Wow that does look amazing! And healthy!

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  10. Eloquent ObiSeptember 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    mmm, looks good! so glad eating healthy is tasting better. it is not all just salads anymore!

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  11. Lanaya | Raising ReaganSeptember 11, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    Bruschetta chicken is one of my favorites. I'm loving the simple look to your new blog design.

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  12. KymSeptember 11, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    This looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  13. ChelseaSeptember 12, 2013 at 3:06 AM

    Delicious!! Would love if you linked-up with us for Kitchenspiration!

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