Throw some garlic salt on your broccoli, maddy...maybe even that buttery spray stuff with zero calories. The spray stuff is my friend. :)

WW has a recipe I bookmarked for asparagus: http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/...?recipeId=57681. They have several ideas, though, that look interesting; of course, the points are already calculated for you.

You know, now that I look at that recipe - I think when I've enjoyed it at restaurants it was made with balsamic vinegar. I wonder if I used some balsamic vingairette dressing if I'd like it? Maybe I should try just one serving first.

I've never had ginger... (I know perish the thought) so am apprehensive to try it the first go round with the asparagus.

We'll raid the oriental store when you come to NH. ;)

I saw a recipe or two at WW.com with the balsamic, so you might want to hunt those up. Asparagus is also good with the garlic salt and spray butter, too.

this sounds yummy ... I may have to give this one a try.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/...?recipeId=50440

It just occured to me that non-WW members may not be able to see those recipies, maddy. Lil or fzzy or osuche or someone--can you let me know if you can view those links? If not, I'll copy and paste them in here.

fill a fry pan with water and start to boil
break the tough ends off the asparagus
drop the asparagus into the boiling water and stir til bright green (super quick)
drain
toss with some balsamic vinegrette

oooooo thanks Lilith! I will definitely be trying that this week.

I love Emeril's balsamic vinaigrette (why is that darn word so hard to spell correctly? I know I do it wrong all the time so I had to google it.)

On a different note, I don't think I like my new sneakers which makes me sad. I had to take them off after 10 minutes on the treadmill today. There is something about the area on the outside part of my foot (opposite the arch) that really isn't comfortable in the shoes. They comfortable for a casual stroll through the store though. I will be trying to return them this week.

I'm ready for the week, and it's going to be a busy & stressful one in the office. I prepared my salad for lunch tomorrow and think I have enough in the refrigerator for re-heating all week for dinners.

I am anxious to see what the scale says "officially" in the morning. I liked the direction and number it fed me this morning, but alas tomorrow is official.

I can see it but didn't before I posted my usual recipe :p They are basically the same. I add tomatoes and sometimes feta.

It's just me and the little guy tonight so I wanted a kid friendly dinner. Surprisingly I found pigs in a blanket to be fairly reasonable calorie-wise. 3 fat free hot dogs (120 calories) wrapped in 3 refrigerated biscuits (150 calories). So for 270 a super filling junk food night!

Ginger has no calories. :D

I would make the broccoli like that ginger sesame asparagus. I usually make garlic and brocolli in a stir fry pan then add a tny amount of stir fry sauce. Yum

Lilith, I've always had pigs in a blanket in the refrigerated croissant rolls - and I've read on the WW boards they make a reduced fat version as well.

They do but I just used the cheap old biscuits. I was making regular ones for my class and relaized that if I used the fat free dogs I'd be in good shape.

It's amazing to me what is actually out there in a "healthy" version. I mean, maddy and I were talking about hamburger/hot dog buns...the ones I'm buying now are just as good as the "regular" kind--I'd say maybe even better. Now, I usually make my pigs-in-a-blanket with cheese...I'll have to find what kind of low calorie/point cheese slices I can find now. :D

They sell fat free and 2% slices