All the Tasty Summer Foods

Guys I love food a lot. So much so, in fact, that I'm going to blog about what I made for myself this week because it was (and will be for the next 3 days) so good. And real healthy. And pretty filling. And I'm procrastinating. SO THERE. 

Char always eats home grown tomatoes and cottage cheese for lunch in the summer, which I love. She calls it college cheese. But that doesn't keep me full so I add other stuff. Don't tell me about how you don't like cukes, I needed something else fresh to put on there. You don't have to eat cukes if you don't like them.

Light Lunch/Dinner (light means I snack on other stuff too, like apps):

sliced grape tomatoes (or really good big ones from the market)

chopped cukes

sliced avocado

cottage cheese

canned albacore tuna (white)

I sprinkle lime juice, a little salt, and a lot of pepper all over and it's real good. If I have char's pimento cheese handy I'll have that on a couple crackers too. This week I'll prob have some blue chips with it. Manager's Special for like $1 babyyyy.

Not as light Lunch/Dinner:

citrus slow cooker pulled chicken (link below) I didn't do it in the oven after to make it crispy, I just like it tender right out of the pot

mexican wild rice (just cooked some wild rice, added green onions, cilantro, lime juice, a little cumin, s&p)

lime cabbage slaw (tasted kinda weird bc I used greek yog but it's fresh)

Extra side:

Fresh green cabbage and kale salad with bacon and feta (link below and props to Milli) it's usually made with raw brussels and pecorino, but green cabbage is WAY cheaper and less tedious to cut, as well as kind of a milder just crunchy lettuce taste. Pecorino smells and feta was on sale, so there ya go.

Sometimes I'll mix and match stuff on a big salad and make up a quick dressing. I didn't feel like using the immersion blender last night so I added 2 parts oil and 1 part white balsamic vinegar in a mason jar and just shook it up with some fresh oregano, basil, honey, s&p. Pretty dang good. It'll keep on the counter for a little while.

And strawberries and chocolate every night of course :)

I LOVE THE SUMMER

http://www.closetcooking.com/2014/04/slow-cooker-chicken-carnitas-tacos.html

http://jenniferpiercehealth.com/guest-post-kale-and-brussels-sprouts-salad-w-bacon-and-pecorino/

Happy eating! Or food day dreaming! I know I am