I made a lot of healthy recipes this week and then I decided to reward myself by making cupcakes. Don’t judge me! I’m a firm believer in eating healthy 95% of the time and eating whatever you want 5% of the time. And the cupcakes were the 5%. A delicious, cream cheese frosted 5%.
Here’s what I ate this week:
Pesto-Roasted Veggie Sandwiches // Back in the day, I experimented with a feature called Improvisational Cookery where I threw things together to see whether they worked. I’m changing these into regular recipe posts, so I remade this to take another picture and to write down an exact recipe. And I’m glad I did because these sandwiches are good!
Mushroom & Tofu Soup // I got this recipe from the Weight Watchers website, so I can’t link to it. It’s basically a gingered vegetable broth with thinly sliced mushrooms, cubes of tofu, cilantro, and green onions. Eating this made me feel like I was having lunch at an Asian restaurant. It’s certainly not Chinese Soup Pot level of soup (seriously, click on the link and visit that blog!), but it was pretty good, particularly since I’ve been fighting a half-cold for the past few weeks.
Basil-Infused Lychee Lime Ice Pops // I always need something sweet after dinner and these are pretty low in calories. And they taste so tropical, which is always a plus in mid-February.
Mediterranean-Style Rotini with Toasted Garlic Panko // I love easy pasta recipes like this one. And since it serves four, we had it two days in a row. It’s vegan too!
Cupcakes! // This is a little sneak peak of what I have lined up for Monday. I’m not going to tell you the secret ingredient of these cupcakes, but oh my gosh, they are good.
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OH. My. GOODNESS! That bird plate is adorable!! Everything looks wonderful and can’t wait for the cupcake recipe! Have a great weekend!
Thank you! The plate was one of my birthday presents to myself–I couldn’t resist.
I’m totally (nerdily) excited about posting the cupcake recipe on Monday. The last time I was this excited about a recipe, I woke up at 4:30 to post it. I am laaaaame.
Hope you have a good weekend too!
Everything looks fantastic! Have to try the soup. Looking forward to the recipe for the cupcakes. Have a great weekend!
Thank you! The soup is so easy–just mince about an inch-long piece of ginger and boil it with 8 cups of broth and then add the tofu and veggies. I’ve been feeling under the weather and the ginger broth is so great for the cough/sore throat.
Hope you’re having a good weekend too!
Oh my goodness, I am so in love with that soup bowl. Adorable!
Thank you! It’s from Anthro–one of my many birthday presents to myself.
Your photos are breathtaking! And every one of your recipes looks delicious. I would like to try every one of them. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I’ve been spending the past few months teaching myself photography–slowly but surely!
I’ll take one sandwich, please!
I’ll wrap it up and send it to Georgia first thing in the morning!
I’m a firmer believer of the 5% rule. Though sometimes it slips up to unmentionable percentages. I’ve got to try those lychee pops when it gets warm!
Oh yes, sometimes the 5% becomes 10% or 15%. Especially when there are cupcakes on hand. But then I start feeling gross!
Oh, the soup and sandwich sound yummy…your photographs are really AWESOME!
I can’t wait for the cookbook to be published!
A cookbook would be my dream.
Can I just say I love everything about those photos? The photo quality, the food, and the dishes are all so awesome!! I need new plates and bowls – they are so boring!!
Thank you! I’m always buying plates and bowls now–my husband complains about it, but hey, at least they’re inexpensive!
wow, those cupcakes and sandwich on the bird plate look amazing
Your posts always make me want to step it up a notch with meals.
Lychee pops sound awesome (ok, everything you made kinda does). But the hubster loves those and I never knew they came in a can!
Wait, so when you have lychees, you buy the fresh ones?! You need to tell me what the heck you do with them! I see them at the Asian market, but I have no idea how you’re supposed to get the fruit out of them. (I guess I could just Google it… ha!)
As always, everything looks amazing! I can’t wait to see your cupcake recipe but those look tasty too! I’m curious to see if those are WW friendly…
Now you’re making me feel guilty for making cupcakes with sour cream, cream cheese, butter, and beer–ha. Not diet-friendly at all, but they were so worth it!
“I’m a firm believer in eating healthy 95% of the time and eating whatever you want 5% of the time.” <— THIS! I agree 100%. &Everything looks delish as always!
Thank you! And yes, I think if you’re eating right most of the time, you can get away with that 5% of the time. I could never just go without cupcakes and brownies and all those good things…
Looks like another yummy week. I love that bird plate.
Thank you! It’s from Crate & Barrel. I went on a dish buying spree on my birthday.
One of our local restaurants makes a grilled cheese veggie sandwich. It’s truly one of my favorite sandwiches. Grilled veggies, melting white and yellow cheeses yum!!
Ooh, I might have to make that.
I love grilled cheese sandwiches and adding veggies would be even better! The ones I made last week weren’t very cheesy.
That mushroom soup looks to die for. I love tofu!
Thanks–it’s seriously the easiest soup in the world. Just throw all the ingredients in the broth and 5 minutes later, it’s done!
O my, thank you so much for the mention! And that Basil-Infused Lychee Lime Ice Pops sound so refreshing!! Your photos are also beautiful!! You are eating so well. Keep it up! Have a great day! =)
I’m glad to see you back in the blogging world!