Its grill season.....

As we all know the grilling season is approaching very fast. Every year I love when it becomes time for all the cookout's and parties. This year is a little different for me. My eating habits have changed drastically since the last grill season and its going to be very difficult for me to get into it. I have already attended one cookout and I have been invited to a few more during the memorial day holiday. While everyone else will be enjoying their juicy burgers,dogs, steaks, and ribs, ill be enjoying most of the side dishes as my main event.

This past weekend I attended my first official cookout of the year. There was roughly around 20 people there and of course lots of food. At first I was a little scared on how my discipline I would give myself before I dive into a burger or hot dog. Thankfully I managed to consume only the necessary plant like items. I bought myself a pre-made salad at a local grocery store just in case the side dishes were not to my liking. When the party started it looked like I was going to be able to eat enough vegetarian friendly dishes that I wouldnt have to be victim of the nice juicy burgers. I had a plate with pasta salad, potato salad, potato chips and some raw broccoli and carrots. After that plate my belly wasnt quite satisfied so I went to my back-up plan and ate my delicious salad. At the end of the day I was very proud of myself for sticking to my guns and not indulging.

As we went on our weekend run to the grocery store and browsing at the mall. I passed a Barnes and noble and thought hmm....maybe I should look into a vegetarian cookbook to give me a little more direction instead of thinking on my feet when Im at the store. I purchased, Family Vegetarian Cooking by Good Housekeeping. The book has 225 recipes and lots of beautiful pictures. I have only had the chance to browse through it, but so far I have at least 10 recipes I can not WAIT to try and even my boyfriend thinks some of the recipes look yummy! Whenever I decide to make those recipes I will take a few pictures of prepping and final product and share with all of you the recipe and how much we/I liked it! Off for a fun shopping day tomorrow with my mom! I hope the restaurant we go to have a few easy options for me......