I, like many females across the world, fall victim to the classic cravings of carbs and chocolates regularly. By regularly, I mean daily. Maybe even hourly. After fighting the urge all day, my will power lost out and dinner became a means to satisfy my lust.
First: the carbs.
I could live all day, everyday off of various bread products and pasta. (My ideal heaven would be a 5-star Italian restaurant) Tonight, I decided a new pasta dish would be the best way to relapse in carbaholic-ism. After a trip to Market Street this morning left me in fresh produce up to my eyeballs, I decide on whole-wheat penne with vegetables in a tomato-basil sauce. Bonus points for making my endeavour healthy.
Ta-dah! This dish turned out excellent, much better than I could have imagined. A blend of chopped cooked onion and carrots, and some fresh zucchini slices in olive oil, then added to a sauce of diced tomatoes seasoned with basil, garlic, and oregano. Add some fresh parsley, top off the pasta and sauce with some fresh grated parmesean, and bada-bing bada-boom..
Delicious. Next time I’ll put more cheese on top, but all in all it was unbelievably flavorful, especially for a vegetarian dish.
Part deux: the chocolate.
I debated for a few minutes after the satisfying dinner on whether or not I should give in to the more sinful of my two vices. After a single small piece of dark chocolate didn’t fill the docket, I gave in. Low-fat chocolate ice cream with bits of chocolate brownie mixed in, topped with a generous amount of chocolate sauce.
Use your imagination- it’s better than any picture I could provide you.
-Mel
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