Chard

This lovely rainbow chard is being made into a simple quiche.

Moss Horse

I saw this little guy at the green house the other day, and he almost came home with me. It is an iron structure horse, filled with sphagnum moss, and potted with an assortment of succulents. I'm just going to save this idea for later.

Air plant

Tillandsia Bulbosa and Funkiana are new additions to the air plant family.

Whiskey Chicken

6 oz. Chicken breast
1/4 C. teriyaki sauce
1/2 tsp. Garlic
1/2 tsp. Sambal oelek
1 oz. whiskey
1 C. Cauliflower florets
1 Tb. butter

Marinate chicken in teriyaki sauce, garlic, and sambal oelek for at least 2 hours. Chop up cauliflower until it resembles rice sized pieces. In a skillet, heat butter until it begins to brown. Add cauliflower and sautée until semi soft. Season with pepper if desired. Plate cauliflower. In skillet cook chicken until no longer pink. Remove chicken from pan, chop into bite sized pieces, then return to pan with remaining teriyaki marinade. Cook until sauce caramelizes. De-glaze pan with whiskey, then serve immediately.

Omelet

287 calories, 3.4g carbs, 1.25g fiber. 3 egg beater omelet with 2 strips bacon, 4 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 jalapeno, and 1 slice cheddar cheese.

Lunch Wrap

Flat Out sandwich wrap 9 net carb, 90 calories. 7 pickles 3 carbohydrates, 12 calories. 5 salami circles 2 carbs, 100 calories (not a good value). 1 ounce turkey 1/2 carb, 25 calories (much better value). 5 slices of ham 1 carb, 50 calories. 1 tsp. mayonnaise 20 calories, 1 tsp. mustard (and who uses that much mustard? nobody) 5 calories.

1 Flat Out sandwich wrap with turkey, ham, salami, and a side of pickles is  15.5 carbs,  285 calories.

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