My husband and I are trying again to exercise more and to weigh less. We have been going to the gym every week day, but our meals have not been great. Yesterday, our housemate and good friend took us out for hibachi dinner to celebrate a promotion in work. It was very exciting, I've never eaten Hibachi before. It was very delicious but it was a huge meal that contained a lot of fried rice, and it was followed by a tempura cheese cake which is really not a thing anyone needs to consume. I think if a starving survivor from the battle for Stalingrad ate a tempura cheesecake, they would immediately develop type two diabetes or die from shock.
The upshot of all of this is that we're not very good at taking care of ourselves and it makes me feel guilty. I resolved to make a healthier meal this evening. I made a kale and sweet potato hash with chicken, cloves and lemon juice. I followed this recipe but doubled all the quantities so it would be enough food for four hungry people. I added a sliced chicken breast to make it more hearty for my growing boy. I used the juice of half a lemon and a few red pepper flakes in place of chilli powder.
It didn't look as green as the one in the recipe. The kale wilted and shriveled but the sweet potatoes kept their volume so it was a very orange looking dish instead of a green one. I also had more liquid on my meal than the pictures in the recipe. I was a little disappointed with the look of it. I was not disappointed with the taste. I've never used ground cloves for anything. It reminded me of putting cloves into oranges at christmas when i was a girl. The overall flavor was very interesting and rich with the lemon juice and the cloves. It was also a fast and easy after work meal that is very healthy. Everyone liked it. I would certainly make it again
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