Today was one of those nights where I just ate something quick and easy: spinach and cheese tortellini with marinara sauce and vegetarian sausage.

For dessert I had cut up strawberries and blueberries.  It was refreshing but delicious non the less.

Sorry for the short post today.

I got to get into some more interesting eats!

Tomorrow is another day.

Peace, love & no beef!

Guramrit

Happy Birthday to my Daddy!  Today we decided to go out to dinner and a movie.  Dinner was a bit early but it was incredibly filling; so filling that we did not even order the usual snacks at the theaters (what a relief! Those snacks are fatty, full of calories and expensive).

My parents decided a diner near the theater would be our best bet.  We stopped at Raceway Diner, across the street from Yonkers Raceway and practically around the corner from Cross County’s Multiplex.

Mom and Dad went straight for the veggie burgers.  I am not too fond of veggie burgers unless they are prepared a certain way and diners just don’t seem to cut it for me.  I decided to go for an Italian Panini, tomatoes, pesto and mozzarella squished together in between two pieces of Ciabatta bread (or so it seemed and tasted).  I was a little disappointed that the cheese was not melted perfectly but the bread was hot and the combo of pesto, tomatoes and cheese just sent my taste buds to heaven.

What also added perfection to this sandwich?  The crisp, perfectly salted french fries and a pickle on the side.  I already miss my sandwich.  I want another one.

That’s all for now readers.

Peace, love & no beef.

Guramrit

On Friday I had a weird craving for tons of vegetables.  I think it has to do with my poor eating habits at work.  When I am super busy I neglect my normal healthy eating habits and opt for easy, cheap and unhealthy foods like Cheese Nips.

For dinner I had a baked potato topped with broccoli and cheddar cheese.  I know I said I was going to try to go without cheese but it is so hard especially when eating potatoes!  On the side I ate corn on the cob.  I don’t like biting into whole cobs of corn so I cut the corn off of the cob and seasoned it with a little dash of Sazon.

It was incredibly filling and delicious.

YUM!

P.s. A little secret when it comes to baked potatoes and being in a rush: go to Wendy’s and order it from there.  It is about $1 and you save all the prep time and wait time and get straight to the eating!

Peace, love & no beef!

Guramrit

My cousin Bani and I have a great love and appreciation for Italian cuisine.  I have always loved Italian food and often prefer it over Indian food.  My cousin loves it because of her trip to Italy a few years back.

Our original plan was to eat at Arriba Arriba on W 51st Street and 9th Avenue but because it was ridiculously crowded and noisy we decided to walk down and check out the other restaurants along 9th avenue.  As we walked we saw an empty restaurant, La Vineria.  It was odd to see this restaurant empty especially since it had been open for two hours already.

My cousin and I decided to give it a try.  We sat in the back of the restaurant which was fully equipped with mood lighting, air conditioning and Italian music.  You can tell my cousin and I are related because we both looked at each other and decided we wanted the exact same meal.  We even had the same wine choice: a glass of Pino Grigio. Our entrée was a mushroom and cheese ravioli swimming in a sweet creamy tomato sauce with a little parmesan cheese shaved on top.

Before you get to take a bite of your meal the waiter places a bread basket filled with flavorless bread sticks and two types of yummy bread.  For dipping there were lentils soaking in a spicy garlic extra virgin olive oil. My cousin did not really want the lentils and scooped out the olive oil but I gave the lentils a try and it was not as bad as I thought.

I actually had more fun drinking the wine and eating the bread than actually the entire meal.  The ravioli itself was mediocre.  The sauce was too sweet and the mushrooms were a tad overpowering.  I would have prefered a little more cheese but hey, I am a cheese girl.  Everything tastes much better to me with more cheese!

We decided against dessert especially since the price for a meal for two glasses of wine and two plates of ravioli was $50.  We opted for a less expensive but still satisfying dessert: Coldstone.

My overall rating of this meal: B+.

I think I have over done it with the cheese and bread for a while.  I am going to attempt a no cheese and no bread diet for a week. Wish me luck!

Peace, love & no beef!

Guramrit

Tonight for dinner I wanted something quick and easy and of course something that was pasta!

I tried a new Lean Cuisine Market Creation: Mushroom Tortellini. It is mushroom and cheese tortellini with snap peas, sun-dried tomatoes, red peppers and peas drowned in a mushroom cream sauce.  I love mushrooms but boy was this a mushroom overload.  The sauce was watered down and disgusting.  I know Lean Cuisine is trying to help maintain skinny waist lines but I need more than four pieces of tortellini to fill me up.  I was still hungry after I ate this pasta dinner.  I had to add marinara sauce and parmesan cheese to the pasta to actually add any type of appeal to this dish.

The only good part of the dinner?  The tortellini itself was delicious but all the extra froofroo was unnecessary and disgusting.

Lean Cuisine for Vegetarians, please step your game up.  I am really discouraged from buying these meals.

That is all for now.

Peace, love & no beef.

Guramrit