Angela has offered me (Eric – Angela’s husband) a guest posting at “Oh She Glows”, so I was thinking this is my shot to make it big!!! Keeping with the regular format I figure I would show off my amazing meals this weekend… Okay I lied, I basically ate Raisin Bran all weekend and I’ll spare you the photo (as no matter what angle I tried, it never looked any better).
So I called in the backup yesterday, and had 4 of my co-workers over for a BBQ. They brought all the food & drinks, so it was pretty sweet.
One of my co-workers marinated some chicken wings and chicken strips in his home-made Portuguese sauce @ 3:00am the night before. Here they are on the BBQ:
Some of you might be thinking “Damn thats a lot of chicken for 5 guys…” , well that wasn’t even all the chicken… Another co-worker brought over some Steaks as well. We couldn’t let these go to waste so we threw them on as well.
One of my co-workers “Tony”, demanded that he BBQ, I think we were outside for 2 hours while he barbequed, we ate the food straight off the BBQ. Here is a finished shot of the Steak cooked Medium/Well.
Some of you might be wondering, "did they only eat meat?”. I looked in the fridge to see what we had; Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Cucumbers, Carrots, etc… Considering I asked “Tony” to try some of Angela’s Aunts amazing spinach dip a few weeks back and he wouldn’t even touch it. I begged him to try because it was so good, and he said “If there is green in it, I don’t eat it”. So I figured nothing in our fridge was going to do the trick. Luckily someone also brought bread.
So there you have it, that was “the just” of my meals. Luckily nobody read the margarine container as I’m sure if they read “Olive Oil Margarine” they probably wouldn’t have touched that either. I tried eating enough of that BBQ so I could hibernate until Angela gets back, but something was still missing. I searched desperately for some baked goods and NOTHING!!!! So I told myself… “I’m Oh He Glows… I can do what she does!!!”. I searched everywhere for the recipes before I remembered she typed them all up! So I found this post: Angela’s favourite oatmeal Raisin Cookies (luckily I fixed the search function a few weeks ago).
Before you scroll to see the pictures, just remember “Don’t judge a book by its cover”…
Lookin’ good so far.. Maybe a “tad” too close together…
Well all in all they turned out alright… I almost forgot the egg replacement so I put it in last (probably not best idea), as well when it says 15-17 minutes… I probably should have listened instead of the 20-25 minutes they were in for – but they weren’t too crisp (yet). Oh and I made my own substitute in the recipe. Chocolate Chunks instead of raisins! I definitely spoiled my dinner tonight (not that spoiling that leftover bread really matters).
Well, there was my 15 minutes of fame. Needless to say I’m probably not cut out for the whole “healthy living” blogs.
Ange: I miss you, please come home soon! Sketchie has been sulking since you left. =(
Eric
Oh I am jealous at the way boys can eat. . .
Haha this post is awesome… cookies, meat, bread… perfect!
your cat is absolutely beautiful!!!!!
LOVE this post, NICE JOB ERIC!! :-P
Haha, this is ADORABLE!!! Loving this guest post Eric! You are such a manly man! At least you got in the 3 basic “man” food groups… meat, bread, and cookies. :D
Angela… He just misses you! ;)
Haha, this was adorable. I vote for regular Oh He Glows spots! So tell me, after your cookie, bread and meat-a-palooza, were you glowing with vigor and health? :-D
Ange, hurry home. Your husband’s cholesterol needs you. :-D
hilarious
Eric ~ How lucky Ange is to have such a fantastic husband. Great post.
Oh HE Glows, you’ve outdone yourself!!! So, we are all wondering, what’s on tomorrow’s agenda for healthy eating?
Also, we are hoping for a before and after picture of you GLOWING! We want proof :) Don’t worry Ange will be home tomorrow night and regular MEAT-LESS meals will resume.
Bahahaha, meat and bread – perfect!!! You were just making up for lost meat eating time, right? ;)
What a great post Eric!! It was really nice seeing a male perspective. Your meal looks delicious, that was a lot meat and lacked a real side dish but still looked good. It would be nice to see you post every once in a while. Good Job!!
Glad everyone liked the post. Definetly can’t eat that stuff everyday, but everyone once in a while doesn’t hurt… I’m not sure if I could say I was “glowing” after this weekend… Possibly “growing” though. Ange will get me back on track tomorrow night. =) I was going to make a spinach salad but I was sure I’d be the only one who would eat it. Angela has definetly gotten me to expand my horizons and eat a lot more stuff than I used to (although you wouldn’t be able to tell from this post).
Haha I loved this post! Those meals sound like my boyfriends daily eats… I don’t see the deal with boys and tons of meat! lol
Haha I love this. Meat, meat and meat. Nice baking attempt -I’m sure they tasted great!
An Oh He Glows regular feature would be great!
Way to go Eric! Damn, that meat looks UH-MAY-ZING. Can I ask you what kind of camera you have? I am shopping for a new digital cam, and either you’re a professional, or that’s a decent digi. :]
Ange, I just hope my Clayton turns out a 16th of what Eric is, he seems so sweet! Both of you are so lucky to have each other! :)
http://peacelovehealthiness.wordpress.com, that’s me. I typed in the wrong URL in the above comment ;]
Good stuff Eric! I love love love that you made your own “Oh HE Glows” cookies!
Your photography skillz ain’t too shabby either! Very cute pic of Sketchie- my dog sulks the entire time I am out of town too…it makes my husband feel depressed.
You two remind me so much of myself and my husband!
What a great post, Eric! I bet Angela laughs her butt off when she reads it! That is exactly the type of BBQ that my husband lives for….who needs a plate??? Or green stuff??? :)
Hope to see you do some more guest posts!
Great post Eric! Those steaks look absolutely mouth watering!
haha My cat sulks when I’m gone too :(
haha love this! those steaks on the grill look like a magazine quality photo!