Post Summer Vacation Diet

I have mentioned that hubby and I gained weight during our vacation. We vowed to go on a diet the moment we come back. We did, for a few days I think and then we forgot we were on a diet haha! Here are some of the food I prepared during our 'diet' :P

squash in coco milk with shrimps

marinated boneless chicken thighs, mushrooms sauteed in lotsa butter and garlic

garlic butter mushrooms

perfect together!

My friend Jocelyn let me harvest fresh veggies from her garden when we came back. We got carrots, tomatoes, celery and beans. Perfect for our 'diet' :P

used fresh carrots for Caldereta

tomatoes, carrots and celery salad paired with fried chicken wings

my fave! sweet tomatoes with bagoong

my other version of pork adobo

There goes our cheat 'diet' haha! Believe it or not we cut down on rice for a bit and ate bread as much as we could but of course, hubby wanted his sandwiches loaded :P

Leila's new fave, bread dipped in sour cream

ham &egg sandwich

i love orange marmalade used as glaze for the ham

me being frugal, ends of bread used for pizza bread

Few weeks into our 'diet', we went back to eating our favorites. During our US trip, we ate at a Vietnamese restaurant and had the best Pho soup and pork chop. We tried two Vietnamese restaurants here but we weren't satisfied plus I hate wasting money on eating out. I decided to try cooking it at home and it was a success! We've been eating it almost every single day :)

sweet porkchop

Saturday brunch (Pho, bacon & waffles)

Vietnamese Pho

Pork Tonkatsu and cheesy omelette

scrambled egg cooked in a lot of chopped tomatoes

Egg Sarciado

To be honest, I haven't weighed myself to check if I lost any weight. I won't be surprised if I didn't :D

A Family Weekend

We spent the weekend in Calgary. I was able to convince hubby to stay there for 3 days and 2 nights and not just our usual overnight stay. The kids were pretty much amazed with the fancy hotel and begged to stay for a couple more nights.

Day 1 was spent in Deerfoot Mall and we ate lunch at Buffet Yangtze. It was delicious, there were plenty of choices, the kids loved the food and I would love to come back there again. The mall I didn't like much so after eating we headed to hubby's next agenda. The kids and I stayed in the car while hubby did his window shopping. A last minute trip to Chinook Centre was a must since Lance wanted to check out The Lego Store. Both kids got their toys while Mom and Dad bought nothing for themselves, maybe on Day 2!

Day 2 was reserved for CrossIron Mills. We had lunch at the food court, my favorite Tom Yum while the kids ordered pizza in Sbarro (I am craving for some Sbarro pizza as I type this), I forgot what hubby ordered all I can remember is we were satisfied and full. As usual hubby and I bought nothing but the kids got themselves some light up shoes. We went back to the hotel to rest then drove to Pacific Hut (a Filipino restaurant) and ate so much AGAIN!

Day 3 was the day of our very important appointment. We woke up early and walked to the building, luckily the kids were cooperative the whole time. After our appointment, we proceeded to the hotel and started packing. Our last day in Calgary, happy that we got what we came for, happy with the extra days and just happy for our family weekend.

I can't wait for August. A month long vacation, new places, new adventures, all I can think of is, soon I'll be tasting some yummy cannolis!!! :D

Lunch at Red Lobster

During our recent trip to Calgary, we stopped at Red Lobster for lunch. Hubby ordered the Ultimate Feast while I tried the Bar Harbor Lobster and Shrimp Trio with creamy parmesan lobster and shrimp bake. We were so full and satisfied after the meal. It's worth the wait (we've been planning to eat there for the longest time), but of course, the seafood back home is still the BEST!

Steak is next on our list but first, I'll give the Max's style Fried Chicken a try using my new steamer tomorrow :D

a steamer at last!