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Wednesday night we went out to dinner with friends. We went to a small plates place where we shared a bunch of appetizers. Unfortunately, they were not on my list of things to eat. I tried to hold my hand … Continue reading →

I stopped at Whole Foods in Palo Alto while I was over on the peninsula having lunch with Sarah and picked up a couple of packages of bison medallions. Each frozen package holds two medallions. Each piece contains 180 calories … Continue reading →

Friday night we played in a tennis tournament so John had a bean burger and I had a salad. We actually won two matches. Yay, us, we can beat high school kids. Saturday for lunch we went to the Mongolian … Continue reading →

Tonight we had one of our few “meat” meals. By meat, I mean pork, beef or lamb. For most cuts of this trio the fat content is just too high. But pork tenderloin is more like chicken when it comes … Continue reading →

Tonight’s dinner enlisted a new ingredient, bison medallions, from Costco. John grilled them. When we first cut into them they were too rare and had to spend a little more time on the grill. It was hard to tell doneness … Continue reading →

Last week was a hard week what with the Fourth of July and then our Wimbledon party. Needless to say, my weight was up quite a bit. Time to get back to basics. Today I exercised and ate correctly. It … Continue reading →

It being Chicken Monday, instead of putting shrimp in this dish we decided to use chicken (duh.) But before we get to the pasta, I thought I’d post a picture of what happens when we go to the grocery store … Continue reading →

Saturday night’s dinner consisted of a pan roasted pork tenderloin rubbed with ancho chiles, salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano. John used the spice grinder to turn the ancho chile into a powder. The pork turned out really well, rosy … Continue reading →

On Monday we had bison steaks which count like chicken so I may be excused for not making chicken on Chicken Monday. We get them frozen at Whole Foods. John cooked them quickly on the stovetop. We also made a … Continue reading →