Veg-All at Tour de Apple

Our first Saturday night meal was kicked off at Tour de Apple with a celebration of Julie passing her NASM personal training certification! While Julie was happy to finally be out of the books, Ashley and I were a little worried that she might try out her new found skills on us. However, we ventured on with high hopes for our first vegetarian meal. We were relieved when Julie answered with a smile instead of taking on a Biggest Loser alter ego.

This meal might have been vegetarian, but it was definitely not low carb! Against Dr. Atkins advice, we lavishly enjoyed Chardonnay and nine grain bread with oil and balsamic vinegar. If bread and wine are good enough for Jesus, they are good enough for us! Take that Robert!

But, never fear, we of course saved room for our piece de resistance! This entree didn't just contain vegetables, as foreshadowed by the title, it was one big vegetable. The spaghetti squash (yes, this was Atkins approved) complete with marinara, mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta was c'est magnifique. Even the most devout red meat eaters might be converted!

The third course has quickly become our favorite on Tour de Kitchens. Mmmm dessert...its a good thing we've started running again. After Ashley questioned the name and function of Julie's baked goods, we convinced her that Cherry Dump Cake did not contain prunes and that "dump" only referred to the process of making the cake. I then proceeded to educate the girls on every other kind of fruit that could be used to make this cake. For a quick summary, click here.


While we greatly enjoyed our bread and wine, spaghetti squash, and yes, even the dump cake, we mainly enjoyed the company! After TDK, we will be back to sign up for your personal training services. Thanks Julie!