Leftovers rock!

Thanks to my squash last night for dinner, I not only had a tasty evening snack of roasted seeds, but they were also my breakfast. Yes, they weren't a substantial start to my day; but, they were yummy, full of nutrients, and kept me feeling not hungry until lunchtime. Woohoo!

Lunch was, of course, leftovers from last night's spaghetti squash. It was just as tasty today as it was yesterday. That will be a regular meal in our household. Because of my leftovers, breakfast and lunch took less than 4 minutes to get on the table.

Tonight for dinner I made a recipe from the book that prompted this experiment. It was a pork loin with cauliflower, zucchini, basil, and tomato sauce. I'm not a great recipe follower, though, so I made many changes. First off, it was supposed to be put in the Crock Pot. Oops. It was 1pm before I was even thinking about the dinner menu. No time for that. Secondly, I used a head of cauliflower and a ton of carrots, and forgot the zucchini. Oops. Oh well. I made it work, and tasty it was!!!

So, here's what I did: cut the pork loin in half because it was too big for my pressure cooker. Chopped the cauliflower and left them as big as I could. Dumped in probably a pound of baby carrots. Threw some basil in with it. Turned on the pressure cooker, and 30 minutes later, VOILA! Dinner is served. I did add a can of tomato sauce once I let the pressure out and let it heat up. I sauteed the zucchini with some onions and olive oil to serve with it, since I forgot to add it to the pot.

I did not get a picture of tonight's dinner, and I did it on purpose. See, while this dinner was quite delicious, to be quite honest it looked like vomit. Ha! I didn't feel like cooking the meat first in the pressure cooker, then putting the veggies in and bringing it back up to pressure, etc., etc., etc., so I just put it all in at the same time. The carrots were recognizable; the cauliflower didn't fare so well. Therefore, it looked icky on a plate. It would have made a beautiful stew in a bowl though...I'll do that next time! Oh, and it made plenty for leftovers for tomorrow. :)

On a side note: one of my BFFs came over today to pick something up from me, and she said that I "looked skinnier already."  !!!!!! Woohoo! Talk about a self-esteem boost! Thanks, friend!