Dear Cooking Light
I heart you. I really, really do.
I love that you can take recipes for foods I love, make them healthy, and not sacrafice the taste.
And that’s high praise coming from me.
Really, just wait until I post my recipe (on Eat, Drink and Blog) for the Chicken Cordon Bleu Macaroni and Cheese I made last week.
You might die of a heart attack the moment you see the ingredient list.
Or…maybe not. Seeing as you promote healthy eating and probably have your cholesterol and blood pressure well within normal limits.
Anyhoo, I’ve slacked off lately, but I decided today that I was going to make a concerted effort to start cooking MEALS again. And baking frozen crap from the freezer doesn’t count.
So I went through last year’s Recipe book and earmarked a few that I thought might work.
I decided I’d start with your Cavatappi with Spinach, Beans and Asiago Cheese.
And it was a GIANT, HUGE, SPECTACULAR Cooking Light failure.
But it wasn’t your fault. It was mine.
There’s something wrong with me, Cooking Light.
I just. can’t. do. it.
I added Mild Italian Sausage.
I had to.
And you know what?
IT WAS REALLY FUCKING DELICIOUS.
Please don’t kick me out of the club.
I promise to try.
But also don’t be surprised if I start a new trend.
Cooking Semi-Light. Ish.
Love,
Meghan
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Nicole on 25 Aug 2009 at 7:32 pm #
HA! Love this, my kinda cooking right there!! I just wish i had time to cook all every night. I mangage to get a (almost) homecooked meal at least 3 nights during the school week. I’m getting better though!! LOL!! I can’t wait for the Mac and Cheese recipe!! Been wanting it since you tweeted those pics1
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Andrea's Sweet Life on 25 Aug 2009 at 8:16 pm #
MMMM, sausage. Delish.
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Erin on 25 Aug 2009 at 8:26 pm #
That is classic! Sounds yummy! So if I cook it and vacuum seal it and put it in the freezer…THEN heat it up…does that count as a “frozen meal?”
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Jennifer on 25 Aug 2009 at 8:45 pm #
I say it takes a creative cook to think of adding her OWN touches to a recipe and making it therefore taste better. Cooking semi-light. Love it!!
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Katrina on 25 Aug 2009 at 9:23 pm #
Cooking Semi-Light-ish — OMG I love it. I would buy that book, join that club. For sure.
Of course, I’d have to start cooking, I suppose. Would you believe that with all the kids I have, I rarely cook? I am so spoiled because my hubby loves to cook, and then he cooks in bulk so that all I have to do is heat ‘n eat the next day, when he’s at work (he’s a fire fighter w/ 24 hour shifts)
So yea, I’m spoiled.
When there’s nothing leftover from his meals the next day, we have cereal for breakfast. Umm. Yes. Does that make me a bad mom? I make up for it in other ways, I’m sure. (???)
But if I ever start cooking, I’m buying the Cooking-Semi-Light-ish cookbook because that sounds just about right!
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Katrina Reply:
August 25th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
ooops, I meant Cereal for DINNER. Not breakfast. Because having it for breakfast would be normal.
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Manic Mommy on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:21 am #
My favorite cookbook is Six Ingredients or Less. I have Six Ingredients or Less – Light but it’s basically plain chicken, boiled.
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Kellyn on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:26 am #
Semi-Light Ish is good enough for me! lol
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AmazingGreis on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:34 am #
Sausage makes EVERYTHING better!!!!
So, are you pregnant yet?
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grandmaother on 26 Aug 2009 at 9:25 am #
What about turkey sausage?
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meghan on 26 Aug 2009 at 11:47 am #
Amen sister! Amen!
You just summed up my philosophy on cooking!
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MommyGeekology on 26 Aug 2009 at 12:20 pm #
Please publish a cookbook called “Cooking Semi-Light. Ish.” That would make me smile.
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Meghan Reply:
August 26th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
The “ish” part would be pretty subjective. I have a high tolerance for fat and cholesterol. You should see what’s in my fridge!
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Cooking Light eds on 26 Aug 2009 at 1:29 pm #
Dear Meghan,
It’s okay. We still love you, and we know that a life devoid of things like sausage and bacon is not worth living. (Disclaimer: in moderation, of course.) In fact, two staffers at this very moment have a pound of hickory-smoked country bacon right here at our desks. Not joking. Typing with hands that smell so strongly of bacon it might rub off here on your blog.
So enjoy your Cooking Light-ish moments. We do, too.
The Cooking Light eds (who saw this when you tweeted us)
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Meghan Reply:
August 26th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Okay, good! I was a little nervous there for a second.
Maybe, if I ever get around to writing down my recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu Mac and Cheese I’ll submit it for your Lighten Up section! Even *I* know it needs it!
Now I want bacon…
xoxo
Meghan
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rachel-asouthernfairytale on 26 Aug 2009 at 2:22 pm #
spectacular.
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Tracy on 26 Aug 2009 at 4:42 pm #
LMAO……. you rock. And stuff.
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Karly on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:24 pm #
I have a really bad habit of cooking recipes from Cooking Light and totally reworking them to be full fat. They just taste better my way, full of butter and bacon and mayonnaise and whatnot.
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Susan on 27 Aug 2009 at 10:23 am #
I have the exact same problem. So nice of Cooking Light to respond
Now I’m hungry. When are you posting that recipe?
~Susan
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Jen on 28 Aug 2009 at 7:37 am #
Hahaha! You are the awesome.
And cooking semi-light ish or even sort-of-semi-light-ish… look! This cheese I smothered the meal with was made with 2% milk! …is better than cooking light. Because mmmmmm cheese.
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brittany on 29 Aug 2009 at 7:06 am #
This is my kind of cooking! I always ruin healthy recipes, with, you know….good stuff.
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