Back to the Grind

Quick dinner post (I'm blogged out after my afternoon entry! Must try to do it all in one swoop each day!)

For dinner, I had almost nothing left in the fridge to work with (despite our outing today, the grocery store just didn't happen).

All we had left was the final dregs of a few bags of greens, frozen buffalo burgers, hot dog buns, my leftover salad from last night, and some red potatoes.

As we are STILL without an oven, the Foreman was my only means of cooking.

I decided to mix all three remaining salads together (green mix, baby spinach, and iceberg) with a few carrots, onions, fresh parm, and one shredded piece of prosciutto.

Then, I wanted to use the potatoes, so I made roasted mashed potatoes. I have always just boiled potatoes for mashing, but have been interested in roasting them instead for quite a while.

So, I took:

• 3 red potatoes, halved and narrowly sliced
• 1 tbsp of evoo
• 1 tsp of minced garlic
• 1 tsp of cajun seasoning (any spices will do!)

I then placed them on two sheets of tin foil and folded them into a packet the size of the Foreman grill face, and cooked them for ~20 minutes or so until they were very tender.

When they were all done, I smashed them with the bottom of a cup, and added 1 tbsp of unsalted butter and a splash of skim milk and stirred with a wooden spoon. In hindsight I would have sprinkled a bit more cajun seasoning in for more spice!

I then threw on two TJ's Buffalo Burgers.

These are GREAT! Considering they are frozen burgers, they have wonderful flavor and cook very nicely. They have mushrooms, onions, and white cheddar cheese mixed in and are about $7 for a pack of four. After having them for dinner once last week, too, Kyle and I have decided that they need to become a staple in our freezer!

My finished dinner (on some of my awesome new dinnerware!):

I had ~1 cup of potatoes, 1 piece of skim provolone cheese on my burger, and lots of salad drizzled with balsamic vin.

Kyle wanted some bread, so I had to get creative with what we had:

Haha :-)

For dipping, I had ketchup with some Cholua mixed in, and a new mustard we got: Emeril's Kicked up Horseradish Mustard. I love mustard, and I like horseradish, but it was waaay too much. I had to cut it with lotsa ketchup!

Now I am winding down for the night, and about to enjoy another Breyer's 100 cal yo crunch cheesecake yogurt.

Take it easy!