Momma's Spaghetti Sauce

It has been a while since I posted any recipes so here it goes:

What you will need
enough olive oil to coat pan
2-3 garlic cloves (minced)
1/2- 1 yellow onion (diced)
mushrooms- however many you happen to have on hand; i like a lot so i could easily use an entire package (optional)
1/2 finely chopped carrot (optional)
1 large can of peeled whole tomatoes (use a smaller one if making for less than 2-4 people) crushed by hand or w/a masher (reserve the juice)
Salt (to taste)
Splash of worcestershire
1tbs dried thyme
bay leaves (for garnish)
Parmesan Cheese

How to Make
1. heat up your pain on medium low with the EVOO
2. once warm throw in the onions and garlic and cook until the onion is soft.
3. add the thyme and carrot & shrooms if you are using and cook until they are somewhat soft.
4. add the tomatoes and juice, stir, and begin to bring to a boil
5. while its on its way to boiling land, add the salt, some drops of worcestershire, some pepper, and maybe an italian seasoning if you are lucky enough to have some!
6. next, get started on boiling a big pot of spaghetti and cook according to the package
7. once you start the noodle process turn the sauce down and let it simmer for about 30-40 minutes- you want the sauce to be pretty thick. When I made this earlier this week, I made the mistake of adding too much water (i had put too much salt in the sauce and was trying to mellow out the taste) AND not letting it simmer long enough. LET IT SIMMER!!!
8. once everything is done, mix together, add some bay leaves and parm and eat up this yummy goodness!!!

Enjoy!

i wish i had a picture, but i was soooooo starving i forgot to take one!

New Move New Meals

As most of you know, I recently moved to Austin to study for the Texas Bar. Being the type of person who doesn't feel "normal" unless I am always challenging myself, I decided that in addition to studying for the bar, I would also try to really eat healthier. I cannot take all the credit for this though: i owe it to my momma.

The past couple of years my mom has gotten in FANTASTIC shape! She eats so healthy it is insane and exercises pretty much everyday; if I had that type of discipline, I would rule the world... really! Seeing how great she feels and not to mention looks now (even though in my eyes my mom has always been the most beautiful person on the planet!), I decided that it was time I did the same. What I like about what my mom has done is that she does not limit what she can eat in ANY way. She is just really smart and logical about what she puts into her mouth. I want to be logical when it comes to my body, just like her.

My mom helped me drive to Austin. We had a lot of fun on the ride here and the 2 days she was in town. One of the fun things we did was go to whole foods. I wanted my mom to help me pick out healthy stuff, NOTHING bad. I am usually a pretty good eater, but I have been known to buy "bad" stuff and over-indulge! Boy did she help! We did not buy one bad thing!! We got lots of organic veggies and fruits; fresh fish and chicken. I got nothing pre-made so that I would be forced to cook and eat healthy lol. And I have!!! Now, after that long story, I will share a recipe with you :-)

Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry

I marinated boneless skinless chicken tenders overnight with a ginger teriyaki sauce (that only has 20 calories per tbsp) i got from whole foods.

Then i cooked it in a pan on the stove. I started on high and then moved to medium/low.

Then i cut up a ton of veggies: zucchini, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and broccoli and stirfried them on the stove with a little olive oil! I did that for about 5 minutes which I think was too long because the veggies were not crisp like I wanted! So next time, I will probably only do for about 3 minutes!

After the veggies were done, I threw them in a bowl with the chicken and mixed them around!

I totally spaced out on taking a picture of the finished product, but I assure you that it looked as great as it tasted!!!

Enjoy!!