I don't know about you, but I need food with good flavor, texture, and color in order to feel satisfied. I could each a million rice cakes and still want chocolate cake afterwards. However, by filling my tummy several times a day with delicious, flavorful, appetizing food, I haven't had a hard time with craving junk food. I've also found good substitutes for some things I couldn't stop craving. Also, if I want chocolate, I'll have a few dark chocolate chips. It has antioxidants!
On that note, dinner was super yummy tonight. I kind of invented it. I'll try my best to give the recipe:
1 package, 6 links, Italian chicken sausage (was on manager's special and it's full of flavor)
1 shallot
1 garlic clove
1/2 red pepper
1/2 yellow pepper
about 1/3 a box of frozen spinach
Whole Wheat pasta (I used rainbow fettuccine, which is fortified with carrot, spinach, and something else to make yellow)
olive oil
red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
Remove sausage from casings, cook thoroughly while breaking up into pieces. While that's cooking, mince the shallot and garlic. Add to pan when done, with about a tablespoon of olive oil. Cook until shallot is translucent. Add chopped peppers and spinach, cook a couple of minutes until tender and heated through. Toss with cooked pasta. Drizzle with about 1 tablespoon more olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to taste. I sprinkled mozzarella over mine, but only because we are out of parmesan, which I think would taste better. It would also be good with black olives, but we don't have those either.
A couple of days ago our refrigerator started smelling very strongly of eggnog. We cleaned out all the left overs and everything that might be a little old, and nothing has spilled or leaked. We have to hold our breath when we open it. I have a feeling it's some healthy new food we haven't had in there before, but we really can't figure it out. Any ideas?
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