While we haven’t been to any new places to eat lately (still waiting for Pan Pan, Norman!) we have a few tidbits to report on for you amusement and information today.
First of all, let me say that my days of eating whatever I want whenever I want are over. While I have mostly maintained a 50/50 diet, that is half of what I like and half of what is really good for me, I am moving forward into the 80/20 realm, which means only one treat per day and less eating out, unless I can manage more like this next bit; We love George’s Vineyard on Hwy 3, and I have tried just about everything, and it’s all good, but this week I tried the Hawaiian Pizza again. I usually order pizza with a light amount of cheese, but I forgot this time and Man oh Boy oh Girl oh Goodness! It was good. I ordered a small pizza for myself. Usually D and I split one, but I could see that look of the hungry hunter in his eyes and suggested he go ahead and order his usual gyros platter. I promote that because I usually steal some fries with the Greek yoghurt as a dip, or If I have spaghetti, I will put the yoghurt in the sauce. A tablespoon or so, does the trick.
I know I am saying ‘usually’ a lot, well that’s about to change! 
The tip is that I ate about one third of the small fully cheesed pizza, and packed up the rest for home. The next morning, I nuked the second third of it for 10 seconds and had it for breakfast. The next morning I did the same. So, pizza, yes, full cheese, yes…break the caloric barrier? NO! And it was good as can be with a very light crust, thinly sliced Canadian bacon and nice little chunks of pineapple. I like the very refreshing trend towards lightening up some recipes with citrus. Any citrus. But I wonder if I can contemplate pizza with mango?
My new favorite food recommendation is chutney. People are making chutney from more combinations of food than I can shake a stick at…and some of them sound quite delicious. Apple, cranberry, walnut chutney for example. Or string bean chutney with curry spices. The list is endless. Chutneys can be served with any mild food that takes on other flavors, like chicken, cheese, crackers, potatoes, rice, pasta and so on. So if someone offers you chutney, don’t crinkle up your nose…give it a go. It’s the most flavorful food I have ever tasted.
We got some great salsa from our Farmer’s Market, as well as some of the meatiest tomatoes I have seen in my life. We had some really delicious Yukon Gold potatoes from there last week, which we cut up, throw into a pot, boil them for 15 minutes, let them cool a bit, toss on some oil and vinegar, and drop them in a green salad with hard boiled eggs for lunch or dinner. It’s budget friendly, and tastes awesome.
We broke down and bought homemade bread, and cookies, too…but we didn’t eat them all at once. WHEW! Do check out the Farmer’s Market Real Soon! They have some great deals for you.
