Jalapaneos!

This afternoon, Mom found a family who put all their extra vegetables out on the curb with a free sign. The majority of what was there was tomatoes and jalapaneos. With all those *fresh* veggies in the kitchen, we decided to do a repeat of the Chicken Tomatoe Soup-erior dish we already came up with. It was even better this time than I recall it being the first time. If you haven't given that a shot, I highly recommend it.

The other thing she did was pickle and candy the jalapaneos. I don't know how those taste, save that she's been after a spot to get them from for a LONG time. So, even though she can't have them now, she's canning them for later. LOL!

It occurred to me this evening, after our meal and just before writing this post, that Mom and I are 25% of the way through this protocol. I'm stuck at 22# off, she's stuck at 8# off. Nothing to sneeze at, granted, but still. Stuck is stuck. All in all, though, it's really not a bad place to be a quarter of the way into this.

Supper Menu

Well, we decided we wanted to have some soup tonight - cabbage soup. I looked through all the recipes available to us and there's just not a recipe! So, we're making one up. Here's what we came up with:

Cabbage Soup (180 calories)

100g chicken (110 calories)

4 cups cabbage (70 calories) <--that's about 1/2 a head of a medium cabbage

4-5 cups water, depending on how soupy you want it

1/2 t celery seed

1/2 t Tony's Creole seasoning

1 T chicken boullion

3-4 T Braggs' Liquid Aminos

salt and pepper to taste

In pot, add all ingredients, put the lid on and turn on medium heat. Cook until cabbage is done to your preference and enjoy!

This, by far, is the most filling meal we've come up with so far. In fact, neither Mom nor myself could finish what we had. Of course, we added the breadstick to the meal (20 calories) and plan to have cantalope to top the meal off... :)

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Update: Mom was still too full to bother with the fruit. I shared mine with my pup, Molly. She was thrilled to have the whole rind! Hahahaha! I love my dog.