Good Eats

Matt has been a good sport lately as I've made some fairly radical changes to the way we eat for dinner. In an attempt to cook and eat more healthy foods, in more reasonable size portions, I've had some concern I'd be asking too much of him. He likes the way I cook. Of all the things I do around here, it seems that's his favorite. 

My goal has been to make the food we eat radically healthier than what we've eaten previously without sacrificing taste. So far, it really hasn't been as hard as I expected. The supply of fresh fruits and vegetables helps tremendously. I'm hopeful wintertime won't present a significantly greater challenge, though it may.

Since moderation is the key word, I am not completely cutting out chocolate, ice cream or fried foods. I simply have a goal to consider such foods a "special treat" that we can partake of on occasion. My goal is once a month. We'll see how that goes. 

In the meantime, there are still some foods in the frig, freezer and pantry that don't meet the new goals. Over the weekend, I came up with a way to use some of the less healthy supplies in a moderate fashion. Inspired by a recent commercial advertising garlic bread pizza, I came up with this: 

It's a slice of Texas Toast with sauteed mushrooms, peppers and onions, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and sweet Italian sausage. I must admit, it was delicious.

After serving Matt a meatball sub the next night (I did not partake), he said, "You've been hitting it out of the park all week." Here's to hoping I continue to find good recipes as I search...