Articles Archive for February 2009
For Vegetarians, Lentils and Legumes, Side Dish - Dry, Side Dishes, Snack Ideas, South Beach Diet Friendly, Vegetarian »
I am not exaggerating when I say that this is my new favorite dish! I have always liked chickpeas aka garbanzo beans aka Kabuli Chana, but the black chana which we call Kadala in Kerala has always been my favorite. I normally buy canned garbanzo beans only for quick fix dishes and for salads, but recently I came across an interesting recipe called Lemony Chickpea Stir-Fry on 101 Cookbooks. Just reading about the golden, crusty, pan-fried chickpeas had me drooling and made me wonder why I never tried chickpeas this …
Dinner Recipes, Seafood, South Beach Diet Friendly »
It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post. I’ve been doing so well this year, keeping up with my resolution of being a more active blogger and all. Like all new year resolutions, that one had a shelf life of exactly one month. On the same note, I couldn’t reply to many emails and comments in the past two weeks either, my apologies! I am so glad I started my diet long before New Year’s, I am still sticking with it. I did slightly slip last week, on …
Dinner Recipes, Greens, Pastas »
I just celebrated another birthday this week. An year older, and not a bit wiser! Just like last year, it was a truly rewarding birthday and by rewarding I mean loot-wise of course. What can I say, I am a Material Girl and stuff makes me happy! Especially now that I’ve really cut back on shopping, gifts are extra special. I didn’t take a picture of all the loot like last year due to sheer laziness, but trust me, the gifts were even better this year! Well, happy birthday to …
Phase 2, Snack Ideas, Soups and Salads, South Beach Diet Friendly »
This is my last SBD weekly update post, till I get to my target weight. SBD has become a way of life for me, with occasional indulgences. In some ways I think I might be in Phase 3 already, but I still have 4.5lbs to lose, so I am officially sticking to Phase 2. Weight loss is really slow now, it has been toggling up and down 0.2-0.3 lbs every day, which sounds like a plateau to me. But at the end of the week I am 0.7lbs down from …
