02-20-07 Dinner: East-Meets-West? (Sitting in the whirlpool...thinking)

[synthcat]

After doing the cardio and weight workout at march wellness, I spent 15 minutes soaking in the whirlpool. I generally use the wind-down time to think about important things such as "what to make for dinner when I get home." Since Meyer lemons were on my mind (due to reading a recipe in FOODday earlier in the day which called for those lemons), and

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[solteronita]

You're inspiring me to plan and make more meals at home. I get lazy and just tend to snack on things. Maybe if my goal is to make my food blog-worthy, I'll do more cooking! :)

[synthcat]

I think it cuts both ways. Often times I've made dinner dishes that seemed like a good idea in my head, but came out either looking awful or tasting bland and/or unbalanced. I am getting better with time (I've only been cooking meals at home on a regular basis for just 2+ years....I used to be an eat-out-every-day guy for many years).

And on the other hand, sometimes simple snacks are both delectable *and* food blog-worthy. Things like small snacks plates of veggies and cheese, hummus with rice cakes, and simple fruit arrangements fall under those categories, methinks. And those kind of snacks are healthy to boot (and to think that at one point in time, my idea of a snack was a bag of potato chips and a 64 oz. cup of Big Gulp....).

I'd be interested in seeing pictures of the meals and snacks that you create. It sounds like you have excellent taste in food preferemces. :)

[synthcat]

Ooops. That should read, "food preferences." Ugh. I abhor typos. :o

[solteronita]

I'll start taking more pictures of my snacks. :) Usually it's just things like carrots and hummus or baby tomatoes or those little Arabian pita bread spinach pizza things from Trader Joe's. Healthy, but nothing that I make on my own. Perhaps presentation will make my food life more interesting!

[synthcat]

Yum! Those snacks do sound healthy and delicious. Just putting those things together onto a plate is worthy of a food pic post. You're right--it's about the presentation. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that look good and delectable. :)