Vegetables. What I wanted for dinner tonight was vegetables. Lots and lots of vegetables.
I knew I wanted vegetables, but the question was how I wanted these vegetables served. On top of a salad? Steamed? In a stir fry?
How about all three?
I wanted a salad, I wanted steamed veggies and I wanted a stir fry sauce. So I simply combined it all. Yum!
For starters I made a quick and easy Almond Butter Stir Fry Sauce/ Tofu Marinade which consisted of Almond Butter, Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Ground GInger and Apple Cider Vinegar. I marinaded a 1/3 of a package of already cubed tofu in the marinade and then baked it at 420 for 15 minutes.
While the tofu was baking I steamed 1/2 a Sweet Potato, Zucchini, Yellow Squash and Asparagus.
When everything was finish I topped a bed of spinach with the steamed veggies, baked tofu, sesame seeds, and the rest of the Almond Butter Stir Fry Sauce.
Yum! It was light, refreshing and everything I was craving. 
For dessert I was feeling a little adventurous. Thanks to my trip to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday I am now experiencing a peach over flow. What better for an excess amount of peaches then a lovely peach crisp? 
I used Kath’s friend’s Ashley’s recipe for a Healthy Peach Crisp, but scaled everything way back and revamped it to fit my tastes.
Here’s the recipe I ended up with
Filling:
- 1 Peach
- 1t WW Flour
- 1/2T Brown Sugar
- 1t Lemon Juice
Cut the peach in thin slices and coat with the flour, brown sugar and lemon juice. Layer on the bottom of a mini loaf pan
Topping:
- 3T Rolled Oats
- 3T WW Flour
- 1/2T Brown Sugar
- 1t Cinnamon
- Teeny Tiny Pinch of Salt
- 1T Butter
- 1T Plain Yogurt
Combine all the dry ingredients and then add in the wet until you get a dough. Spread the dough atop the peach mix in the mini loaf pan.
Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.
I had 1/2 the finished crisp with a spoonful of Coconut Milk Vanilla Ice Cream.
YUM!!! This wasn’t very sweet so if you want it to be sweeter then add more sugar. It’s all up to your tastes.
Before I left work this afternoon I snacked on a serving of Brazil Nuts.
I love how nuts instantly fill me, they really are the perfect snack.
In Maddie Training News…
I am happy to announce we are making some progress on the house breaking front with Maddie. She has wised up to the fact that if she potties outside she will get a piece of cheese. It’s funny how quickly they learn when there is cheese involved.
It’s a slow process but I think she is getting it. Now we just need to work with her biting and chewing. One step at a time I guess.
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