stuffed chicken breast

A body is like a long-term science experiment.  We can change it for the better, or completely f it up.  So, in an effort to motivate myself to eat better, I started using my calorie tracker again (it's free and gives you a really detailed analysis of your food intake).  Well, among a lot of mistakes I'm making is my lack of protein, which I need to complement my beachbody workout for this summer.

Anyway, all of this led me to try out a some high-protein recipes.  This recipe for cheese and spinach stuffed chicken breast was really good and pretty easy. 

I deviated from the recipe a little.  First of all, I used feta cheese instead of pepper Jack because I like it better and that's what I had in the fridge.  Secondly, I didn't roll it, but bunched it up and wrapped the bacon around the edges.  I pressed them a little flat to look like steaks or pork wheels.  I'm not a big garlic fan, so I left that out, but added some butter ontop before baking.  Made it with rice and salad with honey mustard vinaigrette.

blt - bacon, lettuce, tomato

I wanted to commemorate not only my blog's new home, but also this amazing bacon-filled day.

Sometimes, instead of taking step-by-step pictures of recipes, I like to take pictures of everyday food I eat. I feel like there's no meal or snack or dessert too simple to make it look "gourmet." Even when making food for yourself, I think it's important to make it look delicious.

On a side note, I kind of like the fact that we only have small plates. It makes everything look rich and giant.