"What's on the Menu Tonight?"

Well, If you have been following my blog or me on Facebook, you know that this year I vowed to make a life change. I did not call it a resolution, because resolutions can be broken, thus the reason I am calling it a life change, it makes it become a commitment. So since the first of the year I have changed my eating habits. It is still going well and I am seeing the benefits. I will not share how much I have lost with you today, for I had my first weigh in about a week and a half ago, and my next weigh in will be on Friday. After that weigh in I will share my weight loss with all.

It is sort of funny, because it doesn't seem to matter to me how much I have lost! It isn't such a big deal. Rather, it seems like a big deal that I have been sticking to this 'life change' for an entire month. that is really good. As I would tell my math students that is 1/12 of a year of sticking to something that has been hard for me to stick to in the past. Why I don't know, I guess it is just my time.

So tonight I made a couple of recipes I found on Pinterst, I LOVE PINTERST! I love all the cool ideas I find for my home, garden and school. I have also found some really great recipes, and tonight I tried two of them, I think these main course and vegetable recipes are a couple of the best I have ever tasted.

Tonight I made 'Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Parmesan Roasted Green Beans. Both were very quick and easy to make. I served my dinner with a piece of garlic toast and a glass of Michigan Moscato Wine. A perfect paring for an absolutely perfect meal.

Garlic Parmesan Chicken
1/2 cup butter

4 chopped garlic cloves

4 boneless chicken breasts

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Salt & Pepper

Melt butter, add chopped garlic and saute.

Place chicken in a single layer of a shallow baking dish.

Mix the cheese and Italian seasoning.

Cover the chicken with the cheese and seasoning mixture.

Pour garlic butter over the cheese covered chicken breasts.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees until chicken is no longer pink.

Recipe from cheese.food.com

Roasted Parmesan Green Beans

12 oz green beans, trimmed (make sure they are dry)
2 tsp olive oil
salt + fresh cracked pepper to taste
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tbsp shredded Parmesan

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Line a baking sheet with aluminum for easy clean-up.

Lay green beans out on the baking sheet and drizzle oil over them.

Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder and toss to evenly coat.

Spread them out on the sheet so that they all lay flat.

Place on the lower third section of your oven.

Bake 10 minutes, shake the pan to turn.
Bake 5 additional minutes.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Recipe from skinnytaste.com

Well, be sure to check back after Friday when I share my news of how much weight I lost in January. February is the month to increase my activity. Yes, that means it's time to start a regular routine of exercising, and remember, if you see me out or around, please keep encouraging me on my 'Life Change' journey this year. I need the support of my family and friends to make my journey a success.