The Caboose!

So on my work adventure yesterday I ended up in Rutledge, Ga! The below picture describes this town perfectly!! Ha! Yes that is a 4 way stop on a barrel in the middle of the road!!!!! I can just see these springing up all around Atlanta!

I absolutely live for hole in the wall restaurants!!! So while we were in this town we uncovered a little hidden Jewel. The place is called The Caboose. It serves deli style sandwiches with all the side fixings one can imagine! I ordered the smoked turkey sandwich on 9 grain wheat bread, it came with lettuce tomato, onion, sprouts and I got it with spicy mustard. It was sooooo good!!! It came with a side of chips and I ordered their homemade lemonade. I absolutely love when people take the time to make homemade lemonade it's my favorite! They also make their own root beer, pralines, and get this DEVILED EGGS!! That was defiantly a first for me to see Deviled eggs on the menu how cool is that!! I really enjoyed stumbling into this area and it made my week! So if your ever in Rutledge, Ga stop and eat at The Caboose!

First time for everything! Deviled eggs on the menu:)

Figure Friendly Meal Recipe!

So it's bathing suit season and we all want to look good and eat well! So I wanted to share my new figure friendly meal with you!! I above all things love love love the produce aisle and prefer fresh veggies over anything frozen or out of a can. Not that there is anything wrong in my eyes to eat veggies frozen or out of can, which I do from time to time. Plus frozen are just as good as fresh if you buy the right type, and well sorry can is not as nutritionally the same, but I digress. Getting back to what I was saying, I love fresh veggies. So the other night when I was going through my refrigerator I had some zucchini, carrots, and onions. I decided to saute these up for a side dish. Then I also had some ground turkey patties and that is where my meal started. You should try this dish out one night, and you can add a starch if you like but I enjoyed it with just the items below to keep it figure friendly;) I absolutely enjoyed this meal it was so flavorful! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to come up with the below recipe but I thought I would share it with you!

Note: I do not use measurements so apply to your liking:)

Parmesan Encrusted Turkey Patties

-Ground turkey hamburger Patties (not all white meat, it's not as flavorful)

-Garlic Salt

-Shredded Parmesan (not the grated, shredded)

Sauteed Zucchini, Carrots, and Onions

-items that are in the name! lol

-olive oil

-garlic salt

-pepper

-spoon full of water


1) Heat oven to 350. Add garlic salt to the turkey patties, using hands to mix and reform the patties. Have a plate with the shredded parmesan in it and lay the patties in it and flip them to have a nice layer on each side.

2)Place tin foil on a pan and spray with olive oil or cooking spray. Then place patties on pan and into the oven. Cook till the outside is a golden brown.

3)Heat a saute skillet up to medium. While the patties are cooking chop up your onion and zucchini. For the carrot peel off the outside with a potato peeler. Then continue shaving the carrot in the same way to get long thin pieces and then cut the pieces in half.

4)Spray or pour a good amount of olive oil into the pan, not too much though we are not frying them. Toss the veggies into the pan and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper. Stirring frequently. After they sweat down a bit and there is no liquid in the bottom of the skillet add a spoon full of water, turn the heat down and put a lid on it. After about 5 min take the lid off, turn the heat back to medium and continue to let water cook off. Then cook longer to your tasting.

Okay I hope your enjoy my Figure Friendly Meal idea! Please don't hesitate to share one of your FF Meals, I love hearing and sharing new ideas!

Orange Flower Love!

This is what I learned from Chef Enes who is the executive chef for Jerry Dilts & Associates catering. It is simpler than it looks, and I am so happy I finally found out how to make flowers out of fruits and veggies!! I will post later with a video on how to do this and trust me you will be making these all the time when you throw your parties once you find out how simple it is!!!;) So hooray for my orange flower love!!

Morning Health Reading!!

Good Morning!!! So I was reading an interesting article this morning from AOL's home page and I really thought the exerpt from the article could be some useful information on my blog! I love little health facts and I love to share them!!

From~ 15 Ways to fight, fix, and Minimize Cellulite

Eat Your Way Firm
Bright fruits such as mango and papaya have antioxidants that are thought to prevent tissue damage, which may minimize the appearance of cellulite. Broccoli, peas and lima beans help fight inflammation of the connective tissue, as well. Darker berries, such as blueberries and blackberries, also help boost the antioxidant level in the body and stimulate the production of collagen which may lessen the appearance of cellulite.

Drink More Water
To flush out stress hormones, detox your liver and other organs and rebalance estrogen production -- which may impact cellulite -- regular exercisers should drink eight to 10 glasses of water and green tea each day. "Mix water with lemon juice, which is a bile thinner and more efficiently helps your body metabolize fat stores," said trainer Jackie Warner, author of "This is Why You're Fat." Green tea contains chemicals that boost stress-relieving hormones and regulates appetite and cravings. "Green tea contains certain compounds that block fat storage, too," she said.

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I hope you enjoyed the exerpt from my enjoyable morning read!!! EAT AND DRINK UP!!!!

To read more of the article click on this link~ http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/04/30/fight-fix-and-minimize-cellulite/?icid=mainhp-laptopdl3link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thatsfit.com%2F2010%2F04%2F30%2Ffight-fix-and-minimize-cellulite%2F

WELCOME!!!

Hello everyone and WELCOME to my new blog!!! As most of you know, well if you know me, I absolutely love anything that has to do with FOOD! I am constantly finding any excuse to entertain and cook. What, your birthday is next week?? I would love to throw your party!!!! Yep that’s me! I catch myself thumbing through any article I can get my hands on that has to do with food facts, recipes, and what’s in and what’s out in the food industry. Oh yes there is such a thing as food being out of date, and I’m not talking expiration date! I’m talking what’s so last year and what’s the new modern craze!!!! Okay I am getting on a tangent, as you will get use to as you read my blog! I do not claim to be a fantastic writer, but I do claim to be a CHATTER BOX!! So I hope you will get use to my shorthanded, bad grammar post;) So getting back to the topic, I am always storing up all this SUPER awesome information that I read. Then I always want to tell someone, and that someone normally ends up being my dear fiance. So after completely exasperating his sweet ears with all that I claim INCREDIBLE, I have decided to channel all of my chatter into this blog which he is very happy about! You can expect to see things that I have made, restaurant reviews, recipes, nutrition info, food news, and anything I deem as extremely important to your LIFE EXSITANCE posted on here!!! I have lots of plans for this blog but we will get to those as I get settled in here:)

Thanks for reading! That is the overview to my new blog - Misty’s Food Chatter! I hope to keep you entertained and have you coming back frequently!