Date night and such

My husband and I went on date night this weekend.

Wanna know how we whoop it up? A nice dinner out followed by a stop at…

That’s right. The baby needed dipes, we needed toilet bowl cleaner, and it pretty much doesn’t get more romantic than that.

Though I suppose in 50 years we’ll be stopping by Target to buy diapers for ourselves.

Ohhhh, aging.

On a less graphic note, the weather yesterday was solidly decent so we grilled kaaaaaabobs. I like to say it like “Daaaaaa BEARSSSS.”

I have pretty much stopped buying pre-made marinade because really, most of what’s in it is stuff you have in your cabinet. And if you don’t have it in your cabinet, you should strongly consider it.

Honey Garlic Marinade

1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce

½ cup olive oil

2 tablespoons honey

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons dried basil

1 ½ tablespoons dried parsley flakes

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon onion powder

Whisk all ingredients together. Pour equal parts marinade over veggies and meat, and ideally let sit for ~30 minutes, stirring occasionally to evenly coat.

We ended up with ~20 kabobs. The total calories for the marinade (which makes ~2 cups worth) is 1200. Seems like a lot, but it’s a LOT of marinade. Typically for 1 lb meat you’d need only ½ cup. The sodium content is acceptable too when broken down- about 1/8^th of the recommended daily sodium intake.

I made a dessert of Chia Rice Pudding. With all those veggies and protein, I had some room for carbs. Sometimes a meal in is just as fun as a date night.