Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Risotto & Radiohead LIGHT! Lo-Cal Recipe Makeover + South Park

It's the brink of Summer kids which means bikini and sundress weather abound...

For Z, this means an attempt to reign it in calorie-wise and to consider dusting off the gym membership card... Neither a success today - BUT tomorrow is a new day :)

Because I suspect I am not the only one who is thinking "Time for the Summer Slim-Down", please meet my health and fitness guru and pal, Julie S. over at The Calorie Rebel blog.  Julie's entertaining and inspiring blog posts focus on healthy eating, weight management, and provide great tips (even for foodies) on how to navigate daily high-calorie temptation (e.g., the huge bowl of M&Ms sitting on my co-worker's desk).

Julie checked into my May 18 post "Commitment and Dedication: Radiohead and Risotto" and has come-up with a creamy lo-cal alternative to the featured Mushroom and Gorgonzola recipe.  Her version uses less rice, more veggies, and less butter and it looks divine!   Right in time for Summer - this recipe is an excellent choice if you too are looking to reign it in...

Check out Julie's Risotto Recipe Make-Over as well as her other insightful and encouraging posts at The Calorie Rebel blog.  You will be glad you did once it's time to don that new swim suit...

Julie's Yummy Light Risotto at http://www.calorierebel.blogspot.com/

And now for a little Radiohead humor - In 2001, Radiohead made a guest appearance on South Park in an episode called "Scott Tenorman Must Die".  The plot involves Cartman's attempt to get revenge on Scott Tenorman whose favorite band is Radiohead, and Radiohead shows up in South Park at Cartman's request... It's actual pretty weird... 

For a detailed plot summary, see the Wikipedia article.  And to watch the whole episode click here.

For a couple of the Radiohead related clips from this quasi twisted episode, see below...





Alright - it's 10:30 and still early enough to burn a few calories on the ol' stationary recumbent bike...

Hugs and Kisses.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for mentioning my blog! I love the South Park references. Keep up all the entertaining and good stuff! -Julie

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