Wacky Weather & A Whole Lot of Good Cooking!

January started off with a BANG here in Atlanta. After a relaxing low key holiday season Mother Nature decided it was time to shake things up with blast of wacky winter weather and an unusual amount of that white fluffy stuff called SNOW! Top it off with a bunch of ice and the city came to a complete halt.

My first business trip of the year was canceled given that the airport along with pretty much everything else went into shut down mode. With little else to do Sir J and I made the best of the situation took a walk or should I say slide down the street to explore the local situation. We got a few chuckles at the sight of empty shelves in the market and crowd gathered at the Waffle House!  With plenty of food on hand we kept ourselves busy cooking up a few quick, simple and delicious meals. Goals for the New Year include preparing and eating healthier less time consuming meals. Using the great Ultra-Metabolism Cookbook as our guide we cut out red meat, bread and sugar and added more fresh vegetables, fish and whole grains.

A few of our delights included: Grouper en Papillote with Red Onion, Carrots and Yellow Squash with a Garlic White Wine Lemon Butter; Shrimp, Calamari and Tilapia poached in Thai Coconut Curry Broth with Brown Rice; Honey & Mustard rubbed Pork loin and Mustard Green salad with Tahini Viniagrette. Sir J recreated his New Year's Day spicy Chorizo Lentil soup which hit the spot taking the chill off and warming our bellies.

A new week ahead, the sun is shining the remains of the ice and snow are melting and I finally get to go back to work!

Until our next adventures...Peace Love Food!
YBC