I had a decent dinner yesterday, and by decent I really mean, It would have been awesome had it included ground turkey or chicken breast strips. I basically tried my hand at a naked veggie fajita bowl. I used the McCormick's fajita seasoning and was actually really repulsed by the smell of the spices mixed only with the veggies. It seems to blend and thicken better when made with ground beef or turkey. I mixed in some Uncle Ben's Brown & Wild Ready Rice and topped it all with some 2% Shredded Mexican Cheese. Overall, a nice change from my basil pesto obsession but still lacking the flavor of what I was shooting for.



It's 70 degrees outside, blamy and quite windy. It's supposed to be a bit stormy this evening, but I'm going to brave the elements for a grilling session. I just purcahsed Morningstar Garden Veggie Burgers in hopes of hitting my burger craving right in the gut. I'm super excited to pair that with my sandwich thin and have a main tasty entree that only equals 240 calories! I'm also going to grill some honey teriyaki veggie kabobs as my side... it's ok to be jealous, I know I would be! :)

Burgers full of Black Beans!

This weekend was originally supposed to be full of friends, fun, food and catching up. Unfortunately my good friend was unable to visit due to extreme back pain issues. Last night was a bit of a bummer, I just lazed around and caught up on some DVR'd shows. Today was productive as I returned/exchanged clothes to the outlets at Jeffersonville, came back and did some laundry, went for a run with the dog and lifted some weights. After my parents came down looking for new bedroom furniture and we got dinner at Chili's to visit my sister during her shift.

I had a wonderful, delicious and semi healthy meal. I completely forgot that almost everything at Chili's has meat... meat meat meat. Darn it I couldn't enjoy the queso, or the south western egg rolls or the mini burgers. Instead I tried their black bean burger with a bit of BBQ sauce and cheddar cheese. While it was a bit overdone and crispy, I enjoyed the burger with half the bun and subbed out the fries for a side salad with fat free honey mustard.

It wasn't the best "burger" I've ever had, but it did hit the spot in my meat craving. I'm going to investigate some veggie burgers at the store this weekend as next week calls for 60 degree weather, great for beginning the grilling season. Does anyone have a specific brand of veggie burgers to suggest?