Monday, January 16, 2012

weekend review: you win some, you lose some

 Figure 1. Saturday afternoon baking: carrot muffins. Win. These carrot muffins are moist and delicious and perfect for a snack or breakfast.

Figure 2. Saturday night's dinner: microwave honey-soy chicken, cauliflower fritters, and roasted green beans. Lose. The oven bag exploded, the marinade went everywhere except the chicken, the chicken was partially undercooked and flavorless. And these cauliflower fritters were okay, after dipping in ketchup, but nothing like I the delicious treat that I had conjured up in my head.

Figure 3. In preparation: homemade 'healthier' turkey meatballs (my first meatball making experience!).

Figure 4. Sunday night's dinner: homemade 'healthier' turkey meatballs over angel hair with roasted broccoli. Win. These meatballs are delicious AND healthy. A big, big, win.

12 comments:

  1. Sorry your chicken & fritters didn't turn out, cause it sounded really good! But those carrot muffins + meatballs look delicious! Losing always makes the winning taste even better :)

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  2. Ohh nooo I am sorry about the disaster in the kitchen! It does still look good though!

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  3. Cauliflower fritters sounds like a genius idea!

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  4. Carrot muffins - yum yum yum! They look absolutely delicious. Cauliflower fritters? Hello! Also amazing idea. Sounds great - I'm sure it will work.

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  5. Yum! Definitely making those carrot muffins! :)

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  6. All of your food look delicious! Those carrot muffins look amazing too! :)

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  7. I wouldn't have been able to tell that the chicken and cauliflower were fails from looking at the picture! They still look great. I'm glad everything else was good--meatballs are just some of the best things ever.

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  8. Those muffins look awesome! I make apple carrot muffins a lot, but I love this idea... seems more dessert-like for some reason. Maybe because I'm now craving carrot cake? ;)

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  9. Aww...I hate when things don't turn out as deliciously as I envisioned. Such a bummer.
    But, at least your meatballs and muffins made up for it! <3

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  10. Wow this chicken looks amazing, i love chicken very much and right now i am feeling hungry...

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  11. Those carrot muffins look awesome! And so do all your other eats from the weekend!
    I neeed to try out those healthy turkey meatballs!

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  12. Dem carrot muffins! I've got carrots I bought to chomp on, but now I want to grate them and bake them ...

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