under the weather

so i stayed home from work today since i abruptly came down with some wicked cold. this means i got to watch top chef and the food network for the majority of the day. hallelujah.
i wish i could have mucinex laced ice cream.

i made these awesome brussel sprouts last night. since i'm not supposed to use butter, i cooked them in water. to my surprise, they came out delicious. (i also cooked my chicken breast in water and i'm most probably not going to use oil ever again.)

i started off by cooking turkey bacon on the skillet. once it started browning, i chopped up some garlic and threw it in (i can't give up garlic. i don't care what this diet says). i slowly kept adding little bits of water so that the bacon and garlic wouldn't stick. i added thawed brussel sprouts that were halved and sauteed it all until the brussel sprouts started browning.
done and delicious! the picture i posted on here shows added walnuts and blue cheese, which i'm sure tastes incredible as well.