I have been focusing on my diet this week. I eat fairly well most of the time, but obviously if I ate well all the time I would lose weight. I admit that my partner and I get convenience food for dinner when we are busy. Which is ridiculous because I am unemployed, and I should have time to cook dinner most nights. I also admit that I binge eat from time to time. I often snack after dinner, or have two helpings. This has contributed to my weight staying the same for so long.
So I have been focusing on making really yummy dinners and having a healthy portion. Focusing on being positive, instead of feeling restricted in what I eat.
To further these efforts, we got some yummy vegetables at the local farmers market. We also got one we have never had before.
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| Luffa looks like this at the store - wiki commons photo |
Luffa! Also known as Silk Gourd or Chinese Okra. That's right, the same luffa they use to make shower sponges. When it is young it is commonly eaten in Vietnam and many parts of Asia. It is part of the cucumber family of vegetables.
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| The luffa cut up, I put some other veggies in the shot to look nice and fresh. We only got two little ones to try so they didn't go very far. |
I actually lived in China for six months, and have taught myself to cook a lot of the dishes I miss. So I used the luffa along with eggplant for Fish Fragrant Eggplant, Yu Xiang Qie Zi.
Dinner turned out pretty good. The luffa were really soft, I overcooked them. They did taste like cucumber, but were a bit slimy, less so than okra.
My partner was really excited to make a GIF on his new phone. So there I am.
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| Frizzy and cooking |
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