A Healthy Dinner? November 20th.
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
November 20, 2018 8:09pm CST
The earlier meals were not healthy so I decided to try tonight.
First I made a salad each with just lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, black olives for me.
Then it was sort of a goulash. I used Ragu sauce an loaded it down with bell peppers, onions and mushrooms.
When Tony finished he said " That was the best goulash you have made in a long time."
I smiled and replied "It did not have any meat in it."
There ya go! Now you know why I get paid as a personal cook. It was so good he did not miss the meat.
How about you, anything special for dinner?
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18 responses
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
I did tell him so its not like lying.
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@wolfgirl569 (95134)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Nov 18
That does sound yummy. Maybe I will buy some sauce tomorrow, I have everything else here.
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@wolfgirl569 (95134)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Nov 18
@andriaperry I like ragu sauce. And it is cheap enough too. No more than what we use sauce I dont mind buying it.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
@wolfgirl569 Me either because I don`t eat pasta often, it jacks up my blood sugar.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
I usually make my own sauce from home canned tomatoes but I was lazy
@LadyDuck (458024)
• Switzerland
22 Nov 18
@andriaperry Thank you, I did not know it was a brand name. I buy tomato sauce in jars in winter to make my own sauces.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
Its actually a brand name of a jar sauce, I buy the mushroom or loaded vegetable type but I think you can get it with meat. Usually I make my own sauce but was lazy.
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
21 Nov 18
Chicken taco salad with homemade guacamole, sauteed sweet onions.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
The pasta is not really healthy but I do not eat it often.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
21 Nov 18
@andriaperry The pasta isn't really healthy but I don't eat it often.
yes I also don't eat too often to eat it
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
I have to open up the recipes I have made up and saved, get back to that way of life.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
Chop it all very small or when they ask, no that is not in the food. NEVER tell them what is in the food.
@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Nov 18
I made a vegie pot pie- individual sized. I meant to put salad along side but hubby's bus was late then my sister called to report on my Mom and just that quick, all thought of salad went out of my brain. We had nuts and cran raisins instead. Tofu inside the pie for protein. Garlic cauli sauce- kind of gravy- if we wanted it.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Nov 18
@andriaperry Much of my cooking is just go as I see it. Very few recipes. I used to make meat pot pies. Now I sub in stuff like tofu or beans or nuts. Same with gravy or sauce. Almond milk with wheat flour for thickening. Garlic powder or and onion, soy sauce, stuff like that. Works good and tastes good. Cauliflower sauce is tasty if I don't put quite so much garlic into it.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
I need to look up a recipe for that! I would so enjoy it.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
21 Nov 18
Wait you get paid for taking care of Tony?
I don't do Ragu, or bell peppers. So that would be a no. Ragu is too sweet for me.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
I usually make my own sauce from the tomatoes I grow and home can but I was lazy. Bell peppers are a huge part of my life.
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
21 Nov 18
@andriaperry We don't buy bell peppers. They don't have enough flavor for me, and the other half doesn't like them.
@MommyOfEli2013 (81983)
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Nov 18
That's great that he liked it and didn't miss the meat!
Didn't have the healthiest meal here, but kept it low carb-ish.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
I had pasta, I don`t have it sometimes for months, but this month I have twice.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81983)
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Nov 18
@andriaperry Well twice in a month doesn't too bad...but I understand that if you are trying to cut it out then twice is more than you want. There is a kind of pasta that is low calorie and mostly just fiber...but I can't stand the texture (it's called miracle noodles -- or shirataki noodles)
@snowy22315 (169937)
• United States
21 Nov 18
It sounds good to me..sometimes, if sauces are loaded enough you don't miss meat..Have you tried stuffed portobellos? They are awesome.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
21 Nov 18
You see, meat is not necessary if one is a good cook. If one is not a vegetarian, they can put just a tiny piece of meat but put more vegetables. 
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Nov 18
Yes! he could not tell there was no meat.
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