I cook with vino
Sometimes, I even add it to the food 😀
Hey guys! How are ya?? I’m so excited to finally be able to post right now- I’ve spent the last hour looking for my camera to finally find it in with the dog leashes. A little scatterbrained over here!
I have a TON of pics to share, so here we go…
Yesterday’s snaky:
(Ezekiel with almond butter, mequite and cinnamon… my new flavor trilogy)
Lonchi was a kale salad beast (with grape tomatoes, sweet onion, nama shoyu, lime juice, agave, cayenne and half a mashed avocado)
I cleaned around the casa, did a 20 minute yoga podcast (I miss taking REAL classes.. it’s much easier to slack off in the comfort of my own home), and then the pilot and I started on dinner.
We grilled up some veggie packs:
(Summer squash, campari tomatoes, sweet onion, garlic, sea salt, pepper, evoo, rosemary and oregano)
I busted out the organic cab 😉
I just love cooking with a glass of wine. I feel like the meals I make come out better (and know that’s purely psychological), and it just makes the whole shebang so leisurely and relaxing. For our final meal prep in school, Megan and I were practically begging our teach to let us have some vino while we (un)cooked. We had to wait until after it was all over 😉
We also had grilled sweet potatoes, corn and organic filet mignon for the pilot. (I’m not a corn fan. At all)
Watching the grill master:
The pilot and his little fox:
(ow ow!!!)
I also roasted some asparagus with lemon, garlic, evoo, sea salt and pepper
And covered my sweet potato with goat jack cheese, cayenne and scallions.
This, my friends, is why I am not a vegan. I <3 goat cheese.
Foodgasm, anyone??? 😀
The pilot’s plate (he had butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar on his sweet tater)
Such a lovely meal!
(yes, I eat with a baby fork)
I’ve been meaning to tell you all that I’m going to Cali next week for a POM event. I’m a little beyond stoked to go back to the west coast, learn from the POM peeps and hang out with some amazing bloggies :D I found out I was going quite awhile ago (while I was in Tucson) and forgot to tell ya’ll! Slacker 😀
Well I’m off to chill with the pilot (he’s off today! yeahhhhhh!), do some work on a new website, and going to the gym with Jeni.
Have a happy Monday and to my Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving!
xoxo,
Gina
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Your goat cheese covered sweet potato looks divine! I really like topping my sweet potato with savory stuff (like chili and cheese) instead of sugary stuff because I love the flavor contrast!
Gena,
At what temperature and for how long do you grill the veggies? They look so good!!
I can never get them to be crispy when I grill them in a foil.
honestly neha, i have no idea. i just put the veggies in the foil packs and the pilot does the rest. i have no clue how to grill! i’m sorry
Such sweet puppies! That sweet potato looks HEAVENLY! And of course I agree that vino + cooking = match made in heaven.
I love cooking with wine, too! The sweet potatoes look to die for!
Sweet potatoes on the grill might be one of the most amazing things ever. I had some last night.
have fun in Cali!
What a fun grill meal!
I love sweet potatoes — yum! Your puppies are so cute!
Ahhh epic sweet potatoes! I’ll take one of each, please.
What a great din din. Milk in my coffee is what prevents me from going vegan!haha- the subs just don’t seem to do it for me (although I haven’t given them ALL a chance). Love veggie packets. Have so much fun in cali…I am so JEALOUS!
That potato looks so yummy! 🙂
Looks great!
Raw kale is bad for me. I cannot digest it very well. My SO has the exact same problem. It doesn’t give you any problems Gena?
hahah definitely not. i could eat kale chips or kale salad all day and feel bueno. guess i’m just weird 😉
that’s a good reason for why i couldn’t go vegan either.. goat cheese is sooo delicious! especially on a bed of lettuce toasted yum! you and the pilot are too cute for words… love your dinners together adorable
thank you! <3
Dinner looks fabulous!
Yay your going to the POM event! I live just outside of Fresno, hope I get a chance to meet you!
http://chickfood.wordpress.com
whoo hoo! i hope so too!!! if any events are open to the public, i’ll be sure to post it on the bloggy 😀
I think roasted asparagus is my favorite veggie at the moment. SO GOOD!
I just got super happy cuz I eat with a baby fork too! Everyone always makes fun of me, but it helps me to slow down when I eat. Those sweet taters look great too!!
I had 1/2 sweet potato with black beans and feta for lunch today…. feta (and greek yogurt) are why I could never give up dairy, even though I wish I could.
Your grilled veggies look delicious! Unfortunately I don’t have a grill b/c I live in NYC so do you think I could do that (wrap in tin foil instead of putting them on a tray) in the oven? How long/temperature do you recommend?
Goat cheese is so so wonderful. Everytime I read your blog I have to remind myself to stock up on it again. I’ve never tried it on sweet potatoes, but it looks great! 🙂
Yum! Everything looks delicious and healthy – love it. Sweet potatoes are one of my favorites and I love them because they remind me of Fall.
Have you guys decided what to do with Viesa? Hopefully you have figured something out!
hey chloe,
we’re keeping viesa for now and just watching the dogs like hawks. we’re waiting until we find a really good home for her.
Your dinner looks yummy! I live in Cali (San Diego)….not sure where the POM event is. Enjoy your day!!!
it’s in fresno 😀 i’ll put any public info on the bloggy in case we can do a meet up!
Gina, I’m hoping this “new website” is a place where we can mailorder your kale chips and macaroons!!! 😉 tee heee
I almost always have some vino when I cook… feels very “Julia Child-ish” right? Love it!
exactly.. just makes it instantly more gourmet 🙂
Your meals are always so unique and interesting. They always inspire me to try new things and new combinations of things.
This may or may not be my first comment to your blog (I can’t remember!) but I enjoy reading it everyday!
thanks girl!
and thanks so much for saying hi- hope to see you around here more often 😀
mmm your grilled meal looks great! Have a great monday evening!
I love your parenthetical comments about the husband’s hotness every time you post a picture of him — it puts a smile on my face every time. I need to find a man of my own worthy of that kind of zealous love! 🙂
hahah you will find your prince, i promise!
i have to do it.. he’s just so good looking 😉
That is one of my favorite quotes! The magnet sits directly on the fridge and I am reminded every time I cook! 🙂
Vino is definitely a meal enhancer. I swear,it’s like a chef’s secret “juice”. LOL
Everything looks fabulous! 🙂 Glad to see you are enjoying the Pilot dinners again.
Gina, I just love you and the pilot. You are too damn cute!
I also love wine with dinner, especially when dinner features a sweet potato! Perfection! And about the cheese–I can say that’s one thing I miss from time to time. Mad props to you for doin’ yo thang and enjoying goat cheese!
what a gorgeous date night dinner! Really sad that your pups can’t stay together as a happy fam, you are all so cute together!! 🙁
me too 🙁
Sweet potatoes and veggie packs?! Yummy! Love both of your sp toppings- awesome!
great food you cooked gina!
jenna
I just found your blog and read your “About” and “Weight Loss Story” pages. I love your food philosophy and the foods that are staples in your diet!
And I so agree, cooking is sooo much more enjoyable with a little bit of wine! 😉 Your sweet potato looks amazing. And yes, goat cheese is awesome!
hey andrea!
so lovely to see you 😀 thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words. hope to see you around more often!
I just move to AZ from CA and now you’re gonna be in CA. Dang girl! But I’d love to catch up with you sometime when you’re in AZ again!
New website..you just re did it. Again? It looks awesome as is 🙂
Asparagus…love it, had tons last nite!
i’d love to chill when i’m in az again!
it’s a different website 😀
Hey Lady,
I have to say that you are absolutely adorable. And your little comments such as “ow ow” about your husband is so sweet and it just makes me happy that you’re so crazy about each other! I just read your personal training info and that was really great too. I just graduated from college and I’m still not sure what I want to be when I grow up! If your interested in a completely different region of the country check out my blog! I live in Minnesota and I just completed my second marathon. If your ever looking for a great marathon check out the Twin Cities Marathon! If is fabulous!
I love your blog it is something I look forward to reading everyday!
Leah
Hellooo!! How are you, my dear? I feel like it’s been way too long since I’ve had a proper conversation with you, and it’s my fault. I’m sorry!
We have that wine quote on a cooking spoon holder thingamajig at our house in AZ 🙂 Love it! The pictures of you and the grillmaster made me smile. Dinner looks delicious and I totally agree with you on the goat cheese!
Have a lovely day, miss! We should chat soon. I want to know your latest and greatest AZ travel plans – hoping we can meet up sometime this fall/winter!
I love to cook with a glass of wine, too. I made pumpkin apple soup last weekend….ahhh! Life is good.
I am now officially craving a big ole sweet potato…maybe with blue cheese.
I really like how you show your plate and then your husband’s. It’s nice to see that couples can eat together (and basically the same thing) with modifications.