Healthy Bites

V and I are going to Florida sometime in the next few months (not saying when so you freaky peeps don't come swimming in my pool while we are gone.) It's hot in Florida. We are more air conditioning people than heat people. If I liked to ski I would say we are snow people... but I don't. However, I do like sitting in comfy chairs drinking hot chocolate so V could ski and I could sit and cheer him on... but that's for another vacation.

Anyway, so, V and I are trying to spend more time outside (not in the pool... doesn't count) so the Florida heat doesn't make us melt like the Wicked Witch of the West. I'm not a morning person so that means we go on our walks in the evening. This is great and all, but it makes it really difficult to make dinner. We usually don't get back from our walks until 7:30-ish and by the time I shower and start on dinner it's at least 8. My baby sister constantly reminds me how important it is to stop eating at least two hours before bed time so this is messing up my schedule. So, now we are trying to find easy meals that don't take much time. This means lots of grilling for the most part. Which is yummy, but our grill is massive so it's kind of a waste of propane... but I'm not sure how it compares to the cost of heating up an oven and having it on for an hour. Probably evens out.

The other night I made a really tasty and health veggie dish to be my main and V's side to go with his grilled meat. It's from Amateur Gourmet and, as all of his recipes, it was amazing. I highly recommend it.

Zucchini and Almonds

However much zucchini you want - I did one big and two little

However many slivered almonds you want - I had a little 1/2 cup bag

Salt

Pepper

Julienne the zucchini. AG used his mandolin but I just did mine by hand. Have them fairly small so they cook quickly. Toast the almonds in a skillet (I used a non-stick skillet). After you can start to smell them toasting, add in the zucchini. Cook until warmed through (I think about 15 minutes. The almonds continue to toast during this time.) Add salt and pepper and serve. Enjoy!