Well it’s appropriate to end the first month of 2019 with a first blog on what I am hoping will turn into a monthly affair….Recipe of the Month. I’ve been thinking of clever ways to advertise Hassan’s Food Photography business, so I thought, why not actually try a new healthy recipe and have him photograph it at his studio.
Today’s Recipe I am trying is the Bon Appetit’s Raw and Roasted Dinner Salad. Here’s the link to the recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/raw-and-roasted-dinner-salad
I (read Hassan) couldn’t (read couldn’t bother) find a delicata squash (in all fairness its season is September), so I ended up using a regular butternut (peeled) squash. Everything else went according to plan.
I am in a constant struggle to eat healthier, to be more active, to drop those pounds I haven’t been able to drop since having my kids. It’s tough to balance everything, and I tend to go into the “all or nothing” cycle a lot (thanks for pointing that out to me, husband). So I am working on a new strategy that “every little bit helps” and just because I snapped and had a side of french fries for lunch, that doesn’t negate my entire day of otherwise healthy eating. Basically, not all is lost!
Another struggle is that I often want to try out a new healthy recipe. If you know my blog, you probably heard me mention that Hassan doesn’t eat salads (yes, the struggle is real!). That means that unless I have friends over who will help me eat that salad…I don’t have the time/will/energy to cook a second meal just for myself.
So with this recipe of the month launch, I am hoping to give Hassan some creative challenges and spoil myself with a new healthy recipe at least once a month!
Here are the results of our labour
Check out Hassan’s food photography portfolio.
Do you have a suggestion you’d like me to try out next month? Shout it out in the comments!
Until then…