{"id":5639,"date":"2014-05-09T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5639"},"modified":"2014-05-11T13:22:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T17:22:40","slug":"dysfunctional-chef-gracefully-lovingly-drizzle-good-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/05\/dysfunctional-chef-gracefully-lovingly-drizzle-good-fat.html","title":{"rendered":"Dysfunctional Chef:  Gracefully &amp; Lovingly Drizzle Good Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5566\" alt=\"dysfunctional chef copy\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2014\/03\/dysfunctional-chef-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>As we know, I am <em><strong>the<\/strong><\/em> Dysfunctional Chef.\u00a0 Not only do I have an ambivalent relationship with the kitchen, the last time I whipped up a fig sauce, I had to duct tape my mouth shut, lest I tasted away all of the incredibly sweet and amazing sauce before it hit the table.\u00a0 No joke!\u00a0 (See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jpNwPUMKHXg\" target=\"_blank\">Dysfunctional Chef Duct Tape Video<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>So, it was no easy feat for me to whip up dinner for six at a moment&#8217;s notice.\u00a0 I had all the ingredients for a quick two bean chili on a bed of rice.\u00a0 But what about a side dish?\u00a0 Something beyond the usual salad?\u00a0 Out of thin air, I managed to whip up a 5 yum side dish that was astonishingly good and easy! 5 Yums for Sure!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Side Dish Delish:\u00a0 Avocado, Olive Oil and Lemon<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>2 ripe avocados<br \/>\n2 T olive oil<br \/>\n2 T freshly squeezed lemon juicesea salt<br \/>\npepper<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Peel avocados, pop the pit, and slice thin.<br \/>\nPlace artfully on plate.<br \/>\nIn a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, lemon juice.<br \/>\nGracefully and lovingly drizzle the mixture on avocado slices.<br \/>\nSalt and Pepper to taste.<\/p>\n<p>Serve with anything and everything or on its own.\u00a0 Simple, healthy, delish!!!<\/p>\n<p>For more simply amazing happenings and miraculous manifesting, join Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">KICK in the TUSH Club\/FB<\/a>!!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p><em><strong>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nJanice<\/p>\n<p>PS:\u00a0 Dictated but not read by OLWL.\u00a0 Excuse all typos!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\nsign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-letter<br \/>\njoin and chat: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we know, I am the Dysfunctional Chef.\u00a0 Not only do I have an ambivalent relationship with the kitchen, the last time I whipped up a fig sauce, I had to duct tape my mouth shut, lest I tasted away all of the incredibly sweet and amazing sauce before it hit the table.\u00a0 No joke!\u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2130,1772,1793,3101,640,70,82,60,92,1],"tags":[3481,3482,3483,366,671,3826,3827,3825,8,3837],"class_list":["post-5639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cook-with-me-friday","category-cooking-tips","category-dysfunctional-chef","category-eat-this-lose-weight","category-healthy-eating","category-janice-taylor","category-kick-in-the-tush-club","category-our-lady-of-weight-loss","category-recipes","category-weight-loss","tag-avocado-recipes","tag-avocado-side-dish","tag-healthy-fats","tag-healthy-recipes","tag-how-to-lose-weight","tag-janice-taylor","tag-kick-in-the-tush-club","tag-our-lady-of-weight-loss","tag-weight-loss-coach","tag-weight-loss-motivation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dysfunctional Chef: Gracefully &amp; 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