Pardon Me….
… do you have any Grey Poupon?? 😀
I have been mustard crazy lately. Not sure what happened but it tastes SO good right now! I’ve always loved it but it’s been a neglected condiment in my life. Never fear, mustard is back, yo.
Slathered on millet bread:
in my pasta:
Even in my salad:
Which brings us to the Garlic Meal of the Day! We’ll call it G-MOD for short 😉
(Thank you for the garlic container, Jeni!)
To celebrate National Garlic Week, I thought it would be fun to feature some delicious new uses for garlic and go over the healthy benefits.
I bring you the G-MOD:
Garlic Meal of the Day #1
Salad with Creamy Dijon Basil Dressing and Millet Croutons
*AKA The dressing that will change your life
-1 slice millet
-romaine + arugula (or greens of choice)
-Garlic Gold olive oil
-Garlic Gold Italian Herb seasoning (or you can use Italian seasoning and garlic powder)
-Oregano
-Thyme
-2 T Dijon mustard
-1/8-1/4 C almond milk
-1/4 C fresh basil
-Garlic bites for garnish
1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 and spray a small pan (I used a metal round pan) with Garlic Gold olive oil (or oil of choice).
2. Cut up a slice of millet bread (or bread of choice) into small cubes and place the bread cubes onto the pan. Spray with more olive oil and season well with Italian seasoning + garlic (or the Italian herb seasoning), oregano and sea salt.
3. Bake the croutons for about 10 minutes (keep an eye on them) until crispy and perfect.
4. While the croutons are a-baking, make the dressing that will change your life forever. In the food processor combine the Dijon mustard, almond milk, 1/4 T oregano, 1/2 t thyme, sea salt (to taste) and the basil. Blend until smooth and transfer the dressing to a large-ish salad bowl.
5. Top the dressing with chopped romaine and greens of choice, toss to coat.
6. Top salad with crunchy Garlic Gold bites (for extra pizazz) and the croutons. Eat some from your palm if you’re like me.
7. Devour 😀
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Here’s the promo that the OpenSky peeps are giving:
-20% off, which brings the price down to 16.80 for four shakers of goodness (Herb, Parmesan, Sea Salt and Regular)
-Coupon code: GarlicGold
-To get in on the garlicky action *click herrrre*
In other life events, I finally got my mane cut today:
Note: I do have a left eye. It just hides sometimes
And the bloggy was featured on Vitamin G, one of my favorites 🙂
It’s time to get ready for work, train clients and the pack for Vegas. I keep saying that I’m going to pack but I have a feeling it will happen tonight 😉
Enjoy your night! GLEEEEEEEE is on!!!!!! Wahoo!
xoxo,
Gina
Something to talk about: Are you a garlic fan or notsomuch? What’s your favorite way to use garlic? I LOVE garlic and my favorite use for it is in well, everything. It’s not a savory meal if it doesn’t have some garlic in there 😉 And yes, I brush my teeth a lot and invest in multiple packs of Spry gum 😀
Something to do: Keep those *spark* stories coming.. I love reading them 🙂
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Raw carrots dipped in spicy mustard is awesome. Just thought you should know.
And I’m a garlic hater. I’m Italian, so it’ basically sacrilegious, but I can’t help it. It makes my stomach hurt so much!
i don’t know if there are words that describe my love of all things garlic. i use it in and on everything (minus desserts), and i just count myself as blessed that my hubby loves it just as much! that way we can makeout with garlic breath and no one notices 😉
LOL. seksi dragon breath makeout seshes. I love it 🙂
I LOVE garlic! I love it in hummus especially, but I’ll take it roasted with veges or on fish, pretty much any way is good for me! I’m soo excited for glee and just downloaded some more music to workout too! 🙂 love the haircut btw!
thank you!
I am a HUGE garlic fan too ~ I love it in dips and blended into raw soups.
Happy packing!
Oh my gosh, I could eat garlic and mustard every single day! I’ve been known to just dip lettuce leaves into stone ground mustard as a snack! 😉
Love the haircut!
hahah i did that today, too! then i was like, well i might as well make a salad 😉
thank you!
LOVE your haircut!!! You look so perdyyy 🙂
Mmmmm I can’t think of anything I don’t like w/o garlic.
and YAY for Glee…..and not only is it Glee but it’s Madonna Glee tonight !!!
Have fun in Las Vegas, hopefully it’s better weather down there than it is up here in Reno 🙁 rain today and tomorrow with a touch of snow.
1. I love me some grey poupon. I like to use it as a marinade for pretty much any meat.
2. Your hair is super cute. I think I remember reading that you have really thick hair (me too!) and you give me hope that if I can get past the weird shoulder length poofy poodle stage I’ll be golden.
3. I loooove garlic. It goes in every savory meal, and I could eat garlic on my garlic. I may have to indulge in some Garlic Gold.
yes my hair is SUPAH thick. my stylist thins it out a lot when i get it cut and it makes it so much more manageable. like today, i only got an inch off, but it looked like a small animal on the floor 🙂
Hey, pretty lady! I like your hurr… and I love me some garlic:)
Such cute hair, Gina!!
I just got some garlic mustard from Trader Joe’s – I loooove mustard!
thanks girl!
garlic mustard? *swoon* i need to get my hands on some of that!
Yup, I love me some garlic in everything. I always at least double the amount of garlic called for in the recipe. It’s just SO delicious.
PS Your hair looks super cute!
AAH your hair looks GORGEY!!!! I want mine that long again… sigh…
Remind me to send you my garlic mustard salmon recipe…
I’m with you, it’s not savory without garlic! I even like I roasted on it’s own but that is the stinkiest way 😉
ahhhh it’s SO good roasted though!
garlic is awesome, especially on shrimp!
Love garlic oh so much. My favorite way is to saute it with olive oil to add tons of flavor to veggies- broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, brussels… pretty much any and all.
i really wish i was a bigger fan of garlic but i just can’t handle that much of it. i am crazy about mustard tho!! love that grey poupon!
hey, i have that same garlic holder! and yesterday was national garlic day! xo
I don’t print out every recipe that looks delicious just because I’d be overwhelmed with the piles of paper, so when I saw this recipe I was going to pass. Then I read the line, The dressing that will change your life, and it made me print it out because how could I NOT try a recipe that could potentially change my life? Or, at least tasted so good that someone would describe it like that! LOL! 🙂
haha! well i hope it lives up to expectations – changed my life for sure 🙂
wow. we are on the same wavelength. recently i’m obsessed with dijon mustard and spicy brown mustard. i recently strayed from grey poupon and tried the trader joe’s dijon and it has a serious tear-inducing kick. but i love it. 🙂
i am also seriously obsessed with all things garlic (much to my hubby’s shagrin) since i incorporate it into nearly every meal. gotta keep breath mints and sugar-free gum on hand!
and you hair looks lovely. i’m in the long and tedious process of growing mine out so it’s nice to see your mane as inspiration.
cute cut! And i am definitely going to be making that salad recipe, sounds fab. I have actually been on a mustard kick lately too. Mmmmm!
I LOVE mustard, I could honestly eat it on everything! I’ve never used it on my pasta before, I’ll have to try it soon!
haha- I love mustard tooooo! I love it with carrots- which is sort of odd. Great ensalad- you should submit that to Sabrina’s I love Salad! Challenge. Your hair looks adorable. Love the long bang
<3 garlic SO much
Your post made me want something super garlicky, so I came up with an awesome vegan-mac-and-cheese. Thanks for the inspiration its probably my favorite recipe that I’ve EVER come up with 🙂 http://changingthewayyoueat.blogspot.com/2010/04/vegan-mac-and-cheese-holy-wow.html
plus it’s your blog that got me into nooch 🙂 So without you it wouldn’t have happened lol.
it looks AMAZING 🙂
haha thanks 🙂 I’m ridiculously in love with it… i think it’s an awesome kid-friendly recipe too.
OH my goodness, I am a huge garlic fan. Luckily, my husband is too, so we cancel each other out, right? 🙂
Your hair is so shiny and healthy looking!
Love your hair!! And your going to Vegas…so jealous. I might be going there in the fall, think you could go again??
ahhh when are you going? i think i could find a reason to 🙂
I love your haircut, G!
I also really love mustard – and that garlic container. There is just a lot of love going on in this post tonight, I must say 😉
Speaking of which…<3 you!
love you too, friend!
Love the hair, and I think the hair covering your left eye makes you look mysterious 😉
My boyfriend is a HUGE fan of garlic he puts it on everything, soo now I am a HUGE fan of garlic as well!! Garlic adds such great flavor to every meal, now I can’t cook anything without it!
Your hair looks GREAT!
My husband and I LOVE LOVE LOVE garlic!! We try to eat as much as possible. Pretty sure my hands usually smell a little like garlic hehe There’s lots-o-garlic in this stir fry I just posted 😉
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2010/04/tofu-stir-fry-with-cauliflower-baby-bok.html
I’m with Gena…I HATE garlic and onions. Omg they linger on me for days and I can’t stand myself LOL. Scott can eat garlic on a biz trip 2000 miles away and come home 3 days later and I’ll be like WHAT did you eat?! He’s always amazed I can smell it. I think I have a super-nose or something!
Anyhoo..
Thanks for the super!!!! sweet!!!! compliment re my pics and how I’m looking. I havent announced my show date on my blog but it’s going to be sooner rather than later. I am just busting my hump in the gym and trying to do what I can to chisel the body in competitor form best I can 🙂
Oh and I also signed up to get my ACE. I have the books, I just need to read less blogs, read more of that 🙂 I know you have another personal trainer credential (I remember that post how that all came to be) but did you ever get your ACE? Anyway thanks for you support, Gina!!!
xoxo
🙂
Love your hair Gina! I’m so jealous it’s super thick.
Your blog is getting so much attention! I love how it is so different from most other blogs cause it includes real advice for workouts, recipes, and your personal life. Such a perfect balance 🙂
wow, thanks so much girl <3
hey girl. NOWWWW I understand the random Vogue black and white music video from last episode of glee… Madonna week. bahaha it just seemed so random last week hhaha. at least it makes sence and wasnt just some random glee moment lol.
p.s. i love your hair cut tomm. ill see it tomm at zumba. are u bringin me a moonie pie if you have any left lol.
i purposely stopped myself from eating the last moonie pie tonight. it’s got your name on it 😉
I LOVE GARLIC (and dijon mustard, too!!). This is the second blog I’ve read this week singing the praises of the Garlic Gold products. Guess I’m going to have to try them now. :o)
Your hair looks fab!!
thanks girl! and yes, the garlic gold products are beyond amazing
Hey Gina,
Love the new hair cute-super fresh! I am not into the mustard but in love with garlic. There are somedays where it is in my breakfast (veggie egg scramble) lunch (salad dressing) and dinner (practically everything I make has garlic.) I NEED to get me some of that garlic gold!
Have a great night!
The haircut is gorge! That’s the best feeling when you’ve got a fresh blow out! I adore grey poupon lately too! I’ve been adding it to eggs, SO good…..
garlic mustard + millet croutons = swoon! sounds like a fantastic lunch idea for tomorrow! thanks pretty lady!
Garlic is gold. Nuff said. 🙂 Your haircut looks fabulous!!!!! Can’t wait to try the salad dressing.
I remember always seeing chefs use dijon mustard on TV so I bought some to try but it was nasty and I was so disappointed. I really wanted to like it. =S
Your hair looks great, hot stuff. Can’t wait for our Vegas vacation. Love, me
Love the haircut!!
Nice cut! BTW, I am in love with mustard as well. I love to use the Mild & Creamy Grey Poupon as an emulsifier in a quick dressing I put on salads. Basically, A couple of tablespoons of creamy digon, minced garlic, red wine vinegar, or champagne vinegar. Whisk together and yum! To change it up, sometimes I add lemon zest to the mix, or half a packet of stevia with orange zest. Very versatile, super easy and quite addictive!. I love reading your blog! : )
Nice haircut!! I absolutely love getting my haircut. I actually looooooove mustard as well and grey poupon has a special place in my heart.
Ha! You made me “lol” with that opening, love those commercials 🙂 (And love Grey Poupon!)
That garlic meal sounds awesome- I love garlic!!
And your hair look gorgeous!
xo
K
OMG mustard and I are best friends. Especially honey mustard!!!
I have a love-hate relationship with garlic. Love the way it tastes, hate the way it tastes LATER.
I LOVE GARLIC. I grow enough to last us the year, fresh, sauteed, in soups, salads, any way really, I love it. My husband says I use so much, he can smell it outside the house if I’m cooking dinner.
Love garlic. I put it in everything. Well, not everything, but lots of stuff. It definitely has a ton of health benefits……and I can tackle the aftermath with a tooth brush and mint tea.
By the way, LOVE the haircut. So becoming!
i could put garlic on ANYTHING. and no worries about your mustard cravings!! ive been eating pickles all day long around here. they are just so good and crunchy! and yes, your hair looks fantastic! i, too, have a mane. it doesnt fall nice and smooth like other girls – it has such blunt ends and it doesnt matter how i get it tapered, it will never float and fall gracefully over my shoulders. i keep it short; i think it looks best in a blunt bob – but the bf doesnt always love this style 😉 he has no idea. yours looks GREAT!!
vitamin M = the great Mustard seed
vitamin G = garlic wonder (gena, garlic is giving you some competition for the initial here!)
Gina your hair looks FABULOUS! I luff it:)
The dressing sounds outta control delicious.