Archive | July, 2012

This Week’s Worthy Eats

28 Jul

Hey peeps! I’m back and ready to roll with a show and tell of my favorite meals this week. :)

Quick and easy scramble with Peach Protein Muffins on the side.

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2 eggs, 1/2 tomato, 1/3 orange pepper, spinach, and goat cheese. I’m still not sure which roommate received flowers, but they definitely brightened my week.

The muffins were inspired by the lovely Healthy Diaries. I microwaved a chopped peach into a crushed sauce, mixed it into the basic vanilla recipe, and cooked it as two separate muffins. Coconut, peaches, and almond butter is a winning combo.

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I continued to use up my box of peaches with peach protein overnight oats.

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1/2 cup of oats, 1 microwaved peach sauce, 1/3 cup of soy milk, and 1/2 a scoop of sun warrior. 

Another bowl of leftover Spicy Basil Stir fry (which  basically tastes like Thai takeout)…

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and my first Masala Dosa with chutney. 

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Brought in to share by my coworker. Four in a box for $1.99! A steal!

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I don’t normally like frozen meals, but this was seriously delicious! Not too shabby on the nutrition stats either.

Another Turkey Mushroom Lasagna was made and enjoyed.

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I added an egg to the ricotta this time per some internet recommendations, but we really didn’t notice any difference. I’ll save my eggs for breakfast next time. ;)

Although, I clearly had plenty of eggs left because breakfast this morning was my first attempt at “traditional pancakes” and eggs.

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My plate + 1.5 more pancakes. This fluffy pancake was made out of a basic google search inspired batter of 1 cup flour, 2 t baking powder, 1/4 t salt, 2 T sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup milk, and 2T vegetable oil. Makes 6 pancakes. 

Before I go, let’s quickly discuss this week’s Spicy Basil Stirfry. Let me start by saying I have never been so excited to eat repeat leftovers for so many days in a row. This recipe clearly does not cause #singlepeopleproblems. 

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It is basically the awesome (never home) maker’s recipe but the only main ingredients I had were red pepper, mushroom, basil, onion, and chickpeas. I started out with tofu, but I had to toss it because it smelled, um yea… All the sauce and marinade components were pretty much followed to a tee. 

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It was just as awesome on the third day as it was on the first. So I suggest you go make it. ;)

Now I’m off to go catch up on lectures. My first exam opens up online this week, eek! I’ve been out of the swing for quite a while, so now it’s definitely time to buckle down.

Pity Party Break

25 Jul

Today I started writing a pretty heavy post about some things that have been weighing on my mind. But since this week started on such a low note I decided to break up this pity party by mentioning a few things that I have enjoyed lately. I’ll make this quick because I’m trying to watch Thor on Netflix tonight.

1. Popsicles. The popsicle neighbor is still at it this week. Shown below is cucumber lemonade. So refreshing after a hot walk home from work.

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2. Curry lentil soup. My amazing coworker witnessed my meltdown this week and sensed I could use some comforting soup. Her secret to lentil soup: a pressure cooker. I may need to investigate this wonderful appliance further.

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3. I tried a granola, milk, and nut butter combo for the first time this week and I think I liked it.

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4. Spicy Basil Stirfry. More on this later.

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5. Blog giveaways. I won this Jounery bar stash in a giveaway hosted by Modern Girl Nutrition last week. I haven’t tried them yet. But I’ll be sure to share the deets when I do.

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6. Long cool nighttime walks. Tonight I went on a 4 mile trek to the hill overlooking the harbor and caught part of this breathtaking show.

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See, no complaining today. Good night peeps!

Back to Reality is No Joke

24 Jul

I’m tearing myself away from my bed covers to visit with you all. You know that 4 day weekend in Richmond that I just came off of…well afterward my return to work kind of blew up in my face. It literally felt like everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong. I’ll spare you the mistakes I made, the machine I broke, the people I irritated, oh and my “monthly visitor” that decided to join the party, and instead skip to my feeble saving grace…Food.

This is what breakfast and lunch looks like on a Monday from hell.

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Yes, that is it. I actually had nothing ready to go Monday morning, ran past Starbucks for some necessary fuel, and then didn’t get an opportunity to chew something until lunch. I spy with my little eye a piece of chocolate.

At least the chicken pesto ciabatta was good. (and yes, that is my second iced coffee of the day, times were rough)

Unpictured work eats: A few small pastries from the coffee room donation box.

As the escapades of my work day slowed down I received an offer for a groceries and pizza night that I just could not refuse.

We tried one of Trader Joe’s premade pizza doughs, and with a few over-floured do-overs ended up with an undercooked pizza. Oops.

His side.

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Mine.

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Orange peppers, mushrooms, marinara, pepperoni, and goat cheese.

It looked crazy but I was too hungry to care. He may disagree, but I thought it was still delicious in its half cooked state. I really needed a win yesterday.

Oh and I ate half a Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate bar while dinner was coming together. Not a baby bar either, you know the one I’m talking about. ;)

I assumed today would start with a repeat of Monday’s madness and I still had no meals prepared for the day (#fail) so I tripled the easiest meal: Breakfast.

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I started with a waffle topped with almond butter and blueberry jam and an egg on the side. Also pictured are some coconut chai protein overnight oats packed for work.

I stopped at Starbucks (two days in a row, my bank account will scold me later) and this time added some extra food to reinforce my meager eats. Their protein box always does a pretty good job of satisfying all my cravings…Except chocolate…I should write to Starbucks about that…

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Unpictured work eat: Random bagel I found in the coffee room donation pile.

So, what have we learned from two days of intense return to work and no real planning: If there are no options, I will reach for the nearest caffeine/carb or bust.

Oh well, it could have been worse.

Now I’m off to regain some kitchen mojo for dinner, kick this migraine to the curb, and eat some peaches because this big box from TJ’s was a steal.

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PS. On the last day of my trip I had quite a bit of almond milk left over so I ventured to a nearby Starbucks and asked if they would make my drink with it. I asked for an iced drink because I wanted to be able to add more almond milk later to finish it off. They were cool with it, as long as I poured the milk in myself. So halfway through making my triple caramel machiattio (it was my last hurrah splurge!) the barista told me where to pour my milk up to and then finished making the drink as usual. Not too shabby.

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