Fake It Til You Make It

December 4, 20094 Comments

I have two fakers here today and both are good for the environment and my tummy!

Faker #1: Chicken Parmesan for Lunch

1 Morningstar Chicken Patty, some pasta sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Faux-Chicken Parmesan! Delicous and meat-free! I love being home for lunch and making more exciting meals, not that Cliff bars and frozen vegetables aren’t great but I much prefer an exciting lunch. Do you prefer quick, light lunches? or elaborate lunches?

Faker #2: Paper Cup

It’s not paper! It’s a ceramic reusable travel mug! Kind of fun and environmentally friendly, right!?!

Speaking of paper… My paper is almost done! I’m putting the finishing touches on my bibliography! Thank goodness!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Interesting Find

December 4, 20091 Comment

I went to Target last night, thinking I wanted a pretty new plate (I won’t get into my obsession with dishes and flatware…). Then I remember Erin‘s post about Binge Spending and though I probably shouldn’t buy this since I don’t actually need it. So I was going to walk about empty handed, but on my way out I saw an interesting thing in the refrigerated section…

Double Twisted String Cheese!

Orange and White Mozzarella twisted together!

Okay so it’s tastes pretty much like regular string cheese, but it makes snacks that much more fun! I’m a nerd… I know!

Agenda for Today:
-Edit Paper
-Turn in Paper
-Gym
-Surprise outing with the lovely fella! I’ll post more about this later 🙂

December Recipe Challenge Update!
Head over to Karin’s Blog Give Me Bananas to see the recipe for Thai-riffic Spinach Curry Noodles she tried out for the December Recipe Challenge!

Have a great day!

Portabella Stuffed with Quinoa, Apples and Cranberries

December 3, 2009December 3, 20094 Comments

Since as earlier mentioned, lunch was ridiculously boring. I tried to get a little creative with dinner.

First, I cooked some Portabella Mushrooms in a pan with some salt, pepper and olive oil. To prevent them from sticking and burning I added a little bit of brine from my artichokes since I was out of vegetable broth.

Then I put those aside, sauteed some apples, added some cooked quinoa and dried cranberries. I cooked those together for a few minutes with some apple cider for moisture (you could probably use juice or water too).

Then I piled the mixture onto the Portabella and enjoyed!

The lovely fella decided to add some shredded mozzarella to his.

Quick and Easy! Pretty Tasty too!

Ready For Winter

December 3, 2009December 3, 20095 Comments

After an extremely long day, I came home to find a package on my doorstep. My snow boots arrived! (excuse my ridiculously messy room and haggard appearance, I slept a little less than 4 hours last night…)

I’m really pleased! I’ve never had snow boots before (I’m a California girl, remember!). I kind of can’t wait for it so snow so I can wear them. I’m ready for winter!

Are you ready for winter??

Last Day of Class

December 3, 20093 Comments

It’s the last day of class! Thank goodness!

I pretty much stayed up all night (actually went to bed at 4am woke up at 7am… so I had a nap). I won’t even tell you all the things I ate last night. I was all sorts of disgusting!

On to a happier day…

Breakfast was one of my favorites! I’m not sure how I’ve not had this for so long!

I didn’t have any toast so I used a Mini Pita, spread some PB (with flax!) on it and sliced up a banana! Yum! I have a slight banana obsession! I think it runs in the family. My mom eats multiple bananas per day.

What yours favorite breakfast?

Sad/Happy Story: I was up pretty much all night working on this paper that I’ve been obsessing over for weeks. I couldn’t figure out why I kept writing but I seemed to ways have 10-11 pages… then I realized, most of it was actually in 10pt font! So REALLY I had 17 pages! Amazing!

Lunch with probably be an apple, a carrot and a cliff bar again… hopefully dinner will make up in amazingness!

Have a fantastic day!

Raw vs Roasted

December 2, 2009December 2, 20095 Comments

Almond Butter

It’s pretty delicious. Last week, I was talking to a friend about almond butter, our favorite brands, cost, deliciousness, etc. He said he prefers raw almond butter. So when I stopped by Trader Joe’s on my way home from Thanksgiving, I got a jar of raw almond butter to see which one I liked better.

I think I like the regular roasted Almond Butter better. I mean they both obviously taste like almonds but the roasted one is smoother and has a more distinct taste.

Are there any health benefits to eating it raw vs roasted? Which do you prefer?

December Recipe Challenge Update:

Anna at Newly Wed, Newly Veg joined the December Recipe Challenge! Check out her recipe for Barley with Mushrooms!

If you have a fun/exciting/healthy recipe, don’t forget to e-mail me so I can link you here!

P.S. This is my life for the next week…

Have a fantastic day!

December Recipe Challenge: Vegetarian Borscht

December 1, 2009December 1, 200910 Comments

Today is day 1 of the December Recipe Challenge.

Since it was snowing when I went to class this morning, I decided upon something hot, delicious and FULL OF VEGETABLES!

I came across this recipe a few days ago and was instantly inspired!

Vegetarian Borscht

Inspired by Mostly Soup

1 Small Onion
1 tsp minced garlic (2 cloves)
1 Pound Beets (peeled and shredded)
1/2 lb carrots (shredded)
1 medium potato
1/2 cabbage (thinly sliced)
2 tbsp Olive Oil
4 cups of vegetable broth
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Lemon
Sour Cream (optional)

Gather all your ingredients:

Wash your veggies, peel your beets…

Use a handy dandy food processor to easily shred everything

Then heat the oil, add the onions and garlic with some salt and pepper. Sautee them for about 2 minutes.

Add the beets, carrots, and potato. Cook for about 5 minutes. In the mean time, heat up your vegetable broth. When you slice your cabbage, don’t use a crappy knife… it sucks.

Add the vegetable broth and cabbage. Simmer for 20-30 minutes. Then add the juice of 1 lemon.

Serve with a dollop of sour cream and enjoy! I had it with a slice of pumpernickel toast! Mmm!

That was super fun to make! It also helped that the lovely fella was there to take pictures and do the dishes! I can’t wait to make another fun/healthy recipe!

What do you like to have on a cold day?

Anyone else make an exciting new recipe?