Saturday, March 27, 2010

What do you do with a bunch of asparagus?

I'm not a cook, I've said that many times before. So staring at a bunch of fresh asparagus I didn't feel like roasting - I was at a loss. Yay interwebs!! I searched, found a recipe and made a frittata. And surprise, surprise - it was good!

Veggies simply aren't my favorite, but in order to keep my diabetes under control and to lose weight, I need to find a way to get more vegetables and fiber into my diet. And what can go wrong with eggs and cheese? Actually, nothing did. Even though you start a frittata in a frying pan and transfer the pan to the broiler, and I didn't know if my pan was oven-safe, it was okay. And I didn't have the kind of cheese the recipe called for and no fresh cilantro. I wouldn't know what fresh cilantro looked like if it jumped up and called my name. Still - I was impressed with my effort. Looks yummy, doesn't it? It was!

On another note - I've reached a milestone with my weight that I haven't seen in 4 years. I still have a long way to go but cutting out sugar and adding lots of fiber, fruits and vegetables has slowly been taking weight off.

Last doctor's visit he said if my glucose averages keep up the way they have been and I keep losing weight - he'll be able to take me off the diabetes meds. Best news I've had in a long time!

So yeah, I'll find ways to cook a bunch of asparagus if it keeps me headed in the right direction and on the road I need to be on.

Asparagus & Jack Cheese Frittata

4 comments:

sue z said...

That looks yummy!!
Congrats on all your lifestyle changes for your health!

You are an inspiration!!

Susannah said...

I AM GONNA TRY THIS!!!

I LOVE asparagus!!

;)

Hope all is well with ya, darlin'!

Around My Kitchen Table said...

I'm a Brit and British asparagus is now in season. I bought a bunch yesterday and I'm going to try that frittata - it looks delish! However, haven't a clue what Jack cheese is - we don't get it here (at least, I don't think so). Will substitute Cheddar, I think.

BetteJo said...

I'm not a cheese expert, but jack is short for Monterey Jack cheese. It is a white cheese as opposed to a yellow. But - I didn't have any that day either. I think I mixed some cheddar and American and even some string cheese because that's a white cheese. But really, I just love cheese so I might have thrown all that in there anyway!