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One of the rewards of switching over to this low-carb WOE is I am encouraging myself to try totally new things. Not old things in new ways, totally new. To that end, yesterday I was out with my latina friend and we stopped in a tienda for me to get some fresh chicharrones. I bought some crema, which is a latino version of sour cream. Actually there are Salvadoran, Mexican and more variations, but one at at time, eh? Crema is just tastier than sour cream, it has a different mouth feel and is less 'sour'. The new thing I bought was fresh cactus leaves (paddles), known as nopales. I have seen them in jars and cans but didn't know what they were. Adriana pulled up some images of dishes made with the fresh ones on her Iphone, gave me a few pro-tips and I was good to go.
Last night I washed one, heated a heavy skillet and pan grilled it. I topped it with leftover chicken and creamed cremini mushrooms and a flourished swirl of crema. Muy deliciosa!
This morning I took another paddle and cut it in strips, parboiled it for 18 minutes and then added to an egg, sausage and parmesan skillet scramble. It added just that je ne sais veggie touch (lol, mixing my cultures here).
I have added something new to my vegetable choices. Score!
Diet Calendar Entry for 08 January 2013:
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1459 kcal
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Fat: 105.65g | Prot: 101.44g | Carb: 29.46g.
Breakfast: Nopales, parmesan cheese, egg, unsalted stick butter, turkey sausage hearty crumbles, cod liver oil. Lunch: Provolone Cheese, Roasted Broiled or Baked Chicken, Smothered Cabbage II. Dinner: trader joe's manzanilla olvies, blue cheese dressing, grape tomatoes, sweet onion, 50/50 Blend Baby Spinach & Spring Mix, trader joe's caesar dressing, london broil steak, blue cheese crumbles, portobello mushroom. more...
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