Hello, hello! Happy Mardi Gras!
My afternoon was a lonnnnnng one. Ugh—it’s always hard to get back into the swing of things after a nice little break.
After a long day at campus, at least we came home to dinner already prepared! Before we left for school at noon, I threw together our salad for tonight:
Purple, Green and Gold Mardi Gras Slaw
Ingredients
1 head of purple cabbage, chopped
1 cup frozen shelled edamame
1 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup safflower oil
1/2 cup plum wine vinegar
juice and zest of one lime
1/4 cup tamari
1 tbsp. agave nectar
Directions
Combine all ingredients and allow to marinate for at least two hours.
Mmmm…this salad was great! We cooked up some brown rice to serve it over, which was the perfect accompaniment. There were so many different flavors and textures going on with this meal!
Do you have fun Mardi Gras plans? We’re just chilling…it’ll probably be an early night for this household! Here are some pictures of previous Mardi Gras shenanigans:
By the way, the sugar challenge has been going…well, okay. Other than a few obvious splurges (hello, chocolate mousse), I’ve been hitting between 15 and 30 grams a day, which is definitely within my “stay under 40 grams” goal. Ryan had a Coke in the office today (it came with his lunch, but he didn’t drink it), and I saw that it has 39 GRAMS in one little can! Crazy stuff! Not drinking soda is definitely giving me an edge in this sugar challenge…now if I could just get my night-time sugar cravings under control! I’d like to hit zero a few more times before the challenge is over. Maybe tomorrow will be a zero sugar day? We shall see!
Night y’all!
Madeline - Greens and Jeans said,
February 17, 2010 @ 2:21 am
That slaw looks so pretty! I’m very jealous of that guy’s awesome flamingo suit!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) said,
February 17, 2010 @ 2:23 am
OMG your food pics just get more delish and beautiful looking, Anna! I love the looks of this din-din!
Mardi Gras. If drunken antics b/c it’s “mardi gras” count as attending virtually or in spirit, I’ve attended plenty
Oh the memories. haha
Kelly said,
February 17, 2010 @ 2:28 am
What a cute idea…Mardi Gras salad! I love your pictures…they are always so good and colorful! And GOOD JOB on the sugar challenge…that is awesome!!
Anna said,
February 17, 2010 @ 1:34 pm
Thanks Kelly!!!
Evan Thomas said,
February 17, 2010 @ 2:46 am
You are so festive with that slaw! Didn’t even try here, haha
Christine (The Raw Project) said,
February 17, 2010 @ 3:09 am
What a fun salad, very creative! And fun pics! That’s awesome on the sugar challenge.
Karla said,
February 17, 2010 @ 3:12 am
Oooh your slaw looks delicious! So colorful! I love cabbage!
kbwood said,
February 17, 2010 @ 3:24 am
aww what a fun day! GREAT colorful slaw!! that looks awesome!
Katie O. @ Fit to Wed said,
February 17, 2010 @ 3:30 am
Beautiful salad pics! Yum. I love the photo of your(?) cat dressed up in mardi gras regalia… too funny!
Anna said,
February 17, 2010 @ 1:34 pm
lol– that’s my sister’s cat Oscar…he was really happy to be sporting those beads
Baroque Diva said,
February 17, 2010 @ 3:56 am
That’s amazing that we’re both monkey hat twins and have little Eloise’s! Also, my boyfriend is from New Orleans, so we really should have had a fun Fat Tuesday, but I spent most of the day working. sigh… See ya around the bloggies!
Can You Stay for Dinner said,
February 17, 2010 @ 4:27 am
Gorgeous mardi gras slaw! So colorful and fresh
Run Sarah said,
February 17, 2010 @ 6:15 am
That slaw looks awesome! The photo of your cat made me LOL, too funny!
Karin said,
February 17, 2010 @ 10:00 am
Team purple cabbage!!! Love it
Gabriela said,
February 17, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
I love that casserole! The colors are so pretty. I’m giving up sweets for Lent, and what I’m most worried about is the late-night cravings, too…solidarity, sister!
Heather said,
February 17, 2010 @ 12:38 pm
I think that should wine a prize for prettiest dish ever!!!
Joanna Sutter (Fitness & Spice) said,
February 17, 2010 @ 1:09 pm
Ok, that slaw looks amazing! I’m totally making that!
Sophie said,
February 17, 2010 @ 1:15 pm
That salad is great, perfect for Mardi Gras!! Oh I wish I was in NoLa right now =)
Heather (Where's the Beach) said,
February 17, 2010 @ 1:57 pm
What a gorgeous slaw! How could anyone resist that????!!!!
Christie @ Honoring Health said,
February 17, 2010 @ 3:50 pm
Yum, that slaw looks amazing!
Heather (Heather's Dish) said,
February 17, 2010 @ 4:26 pm
how cute is this?! looks fabulous and SO colorful
eaternotarunner said,
February 17, 2010 @ 4:40 pm
That salad looks so good, I love super colorful salads
Bonnie said,
February 17, 2010 @ 5:41 pm
Happy Mardi Gras to you Anna. Will you be skipping the King’s Cake? I am very impressed with how successfully you challenge yourself. But, into every life, a little sugar will come! I’ve just posted on my blog. It was going to be about Mardi Gras but I got sidetracked. Maybe I’ll do a jambalaya, crawfish pie and a file gumbo really soon–Sunday perhaps.
Chrysta said,
February 17, 2010 @ 5:55 pm
omg awesome dish hon!! Im loving those gorgeous colors. It is super festive and fabulous lookin! I wish we celebrated Mardi Gras more. Sssoo fun. I hope you have an awesome day!
Chelsea Ward said,
February 17, 2010 @ 6:05 pm
Way to go on the reduced sugar intake!
That slaw looks so colorful, clean, and delicious. Love the mixture of edamame and corn.
Nicole said,
February 17, 2010 @ 7:03 pm
Haha, I love the pictures! That red cabbage in the slaw looks beautiful against the gold and green!!
Yumm!