• HOME
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • RECIPES
  • WEDDING
The Little Jogger

  By an exercise-loving Registered Dietitian

My Easy Dinner

5/6/2011

0 Comments

 
After sitting in Friday afternoon traffic, a brief gym session and then browsing shops in Rundle Mall with Al after work yesterday, I really didn't feel like cooking a serious dinner. I was ready to whip up a lentil and vegetable curry, but it seemed too complicated for me after 8 pm on a Friday night. I decided instead to make my easy dinner: cous cous!
Picture
I wanted feta cheese in my cous cous. I have a habit of taking a fork and eating some plain feta before I add it to anything else. I eat it like chocolate. I also like it just as much as chocolate.
Picture
I  poured myself a glass of Wolfblass savignon blanc. 
Picture
Cous cous is my go-to easy dish, because it takes about three minutes to make. For one serving, I pour half a cup of water into a small pot with a little extra virgin olive oil and boil it. I then move it off the heat and pour in half a cup of dry cous cous. I let it sit for a minute or two with the lid on, and then it's done.  
Picture
Picture
I mix it up with a fork.
Picture
I then add whatever mix-ins I want. Yesterday, I wanted something very simple. I threw in some crumbled feta and sprinkled on Garlic Gold Sea Salt Nuggets. I also mixed in a spoonful of nonfat Greek yogurt for some extra flavor and creaminess. 
Picture
My dinner was light and fluffy and slightly salty. I wouldn't eat it every night, but it was just what I wanted last night. 
Picture
Cous cous, by the way, has zero fat and is a good source of protein. It doesn't have as much vitamins and fiber as whole grains, which explains why I wouldn't want to eat it every day. It's still convenient, easy and tasty when you add the right things in. 


How unbelievably delicious does this gnocchi look, by the way? 
Picture
We ordered Fasta Pasta last weekend, and I ordered the Gnocchi alla Rosetta (gnocchi with bolognese sause, mozzarella cheese and a little cream). It was probably the best gnocchi I have ever ordered from a restaurant. I wanted to eat the whole thing at once, but I would have thrown up all over my couch. I was good, and I saved half for lunch the next day. 

Look at all that oil. Mmmmmm. Unfortunately, that's another dish I can't eat every day. Out of the two, though, cous cous wins the healthy contest. 
Picture
It's early on a Saturday morning, and it's time for me to start my day!
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    ABOUT jennifer Martin, MS, RD, LDN

    I am  a Chicago-based Registered Dietitian working primarily in Acute Clinical Care. I started this blog in 2010, before I even knew that I wanted to be an RD! Now, as an active dietitian, this blog will become part of my life again. Read about my current healthy habits, but please peruse my old posts (from 2014 and before) to read about life as an RD student and my previous years in Australia!


    @thelittlejogger on instagram 

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Adelaide
    Australian Culture
    Australian Food
    Baking
    Books
    Chicago
    Cooking
    Culture Clash
    Dining In Chicago
    Dining Out Down Under
    Drinking In Chicago
    Exercises
    Flashbacks
    Jenastair
    Jogging
    Kangaroos
    Moving To Australia
    Nutrition Education
    Nutrition School
    Oz Travels
    Puppies
    Races
    RD
    Recipes
    Reviews
    Usa Dining
    Usa Travel
    Wacky
    Weddings
    World Travel

    Archives

    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2014
    December 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    January 2013
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010

    Weather for blog
    YoWindow.com yr.no
    Weather Widget
    YoWindow.com NWS
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • RECIPES
  • WEDDING