Hi Friends!
Next week is the last week of classes! Woo! That means the next few weeks I will be
or rather
Consequently this is the extent of the vegetables in my produce drawer:
Thus lunch has to be
Had this for a few days now. Not sure how tomorrow’s going to pan out since I’m out of bread and cheese. I’ll figure it out.
Also…
WTF, Ithaca!??! It’s practically May!!
Off to class I go!
Sunday is my least favorite day of those days that we consider “the weekend.”
Let’s be realistic. Sunday is a jerk.
Friday is exciting. It’s the beginning of the weekend, and you’re ready to relax. He’s like the cute boy you have a crush on and can’t wait to see.
Saturday is great. You can sleep in, go to the farmer’s market, watch shows you’ve been waiting all week to catch up on, stay up late with friends knowing that it doesn’t really matter what time you wake up the next day. He’s the boy that takes you on fun dates.
Then Sunday… There’s the expectation that you were lazy all weekend and should probably get something done. The lazy lounging around that makes Saturday so blissful is replaced by the guilt that you should be getting work done while your brain tells you that it’s still the weekend. He’s the boy you’ve been with far too long for your own good and should probably break up with to maintain your sanity.
This specific Sunday, today, was particularly unproductive. I opened readings, read the first paragraph and got distracted. I went to the computer lab and got little done. I lost my student ID and didn’t go to the gym. I ate about 15 oreos… maybe more.
I managed to redeem myself with dinner, featuring pee’s best friend: asparagus.
Open faced cheese, egg and asparagus sandwich.
1 sliced of multigrain bread, toasted with cheddar cheese.
Topped with roasted asparagus in olive oil, salt and pepper
and poached egg.
Nothing makes up for Sunday’s jerk like tendencies like a runny yolk. That and the potential of having strawberries grow in my window.
Now these little guys are sitting on my window sill soaking up the sun chillin’ like it’s Saturday.
I, on the other hand, must get to reading because pretty soon it’ll be Monday, everyone’s favorite day.
Hope you all had a nice weekend.
What’s your favorite day of the week?
The past few days I’ve been in a little big of a bloggy slump. I’ve taken pictures of things, but sadly have been unmotivated to write anything. Perhaps because I wrote a good sized term paper or maybe my current frustrations with health food blogs. This morning, while watching CNN on the elliptical, I heard a ridiculous news story related to food/dieting. I started formulating a post in my head and was pretty excited to share it, but then stopped myself.
Will I offend someone? Might this hurt a reading struggling from an eating disorder?
I don’t want either of those things to be the case. I want this to be fun, not stressful.
So I’ve decided, at least for now, to post my healthy meals and usual fatty treats that I pawn off to my friends and stop talking about health, weight, fitness, etc.
I like food. I’m sticking to it.
So without further delay:
Today was rainy, which meant that something warm was in order.
adapted from Eggs on Sunday’s Black Bean Tamale Pie
1-3 tsp olive oil
1 small onion, diced
1/2 red pepper, diced
1 tsp garlic, minced
1/2 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tbsp cumin
1/2 cup black beans, cooked
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup canned diced tomatoes with liquid
A few shakes of cinnamon
A few shakes of Cayenne
few ounces of cheese (I used 1 or 2 oz)
1 cup cornmeal
2 1/2 cups water
salt to taste
1 egg beaten
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
In a skilled heat the oil and cook the onions and garlic for a few minutes. Add peppers, cook for a few more minutes. Add spices, tomatoes, beans and corn. Bring to a boil, transfer to baking dish and sprinkle with cheese.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium sauce pan, combine water, salt and cornmeal. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, keep stirring until cornmeal is thick (about 5 minutes). Turn off heat. Add beaten egg, baking powder and sugar. Top the bean mixture with the cornmeal mixture and bake for about 40 minutes.
Pretty tasty. The “tamale” part formed a weird crust that I wasn’t a fan of, but other than that it was delicious! It sort of reminded me of the Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake that I’m obsessed with. I bought a plantain that is taking far too long to ripen. As soon as that puppy is black, I’m trying to conquer the Mayan Harvest Bake!
Have a wonderful weekend!!
You’re probably all too refined to watch South Park, but my lunch reminded me of that episode.
Taco Salad! (But way healthier and probably more delicious!)
Started with:
Then topped it with my amazing homemade creamy salsa dressing: 1/4 cup salsa + 1 tbsp greek yogurt! That’s it!
Doesn’t look that tasty but trust me, it is!
Delicious! I considered having it again for dinner but decided I should probably vary my daily nutrient consumption (not that soup and toast was a better option… but oh well).
After lunch, I couldn’t resist a cupcake. So I had a huge cat mug of tea with a cupcake.
Delightful!
So yesterday and today, I’ve been stress eating a bit, okay maybe more than a bit. Honestly, I’m trying not to worry about it too much. Everything will be turned in and done by Thursday. I figure if I overeat a little too much these days, it’s not going to kill me. I’m not going to let a little bit of overeating stress me out even more. There are more important things for me to stress about right now. I’ve realized this month that once my stress levels drop, I eat significantly less. So the moral of the story is, sometimes stress eating happens and while I do all I can to curb it, sometimes I just have to give in, get my work done and move on to maintain my sanity. What are your thoughts?
Guess I should get back to paper writing since I won’t be watching Lost 😦
Lastly, here’s a link to a hilarious blog post from NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me where they try the KFC Double Down Sandwich. Have a great night!!
Hi Ladies (and gentlemen?)! Hope your weekend is starting out well! Mine’s been okay. I finished the book I had to read, now paper writing can commence, but before all that I had a lovely morning.
I watched Ugly Betty (cried a bit… so sad this show is ending) while I had breakfast, cleaned the apartment, did some laundry and went to the gym (45min elliptical + 15 min treadmill + some weights). Then I came home and before going to the library decided I should probably have lunch. So this ensued…
Holey Moley! Sooo good!
Now, I love toasted/pressed sandwiches. However, I’m poor and unmarried (no registry… not for a long time, if ever) so instead I got a little creative.
I started with a flat out foldy thing (flat bread essentially but any bread would work), spread some delicious hummus on both sides, layered a little under 2 ounces of reduced fat cheese on both sides, then added spinach, sprouts and yellow peppers to create this:
Then I heated a pan and sprayed it with cooking spray and placed another pan on top and weighed it down with a jar of tahini, like such:
Then I had the most amazing meal ever! Check out the melty cheese!
But seriously what made this extra delicious was this hummus:
Tribe Mediterranean hummus. It tastes Moroccan!! Sooo good! (Note: if you have a Harris Teeter look in their deli section for Moroccan Hummus! Delish!)
I love this hummus with the yellow peppers as well.
Tip: If you don’t want to consume an entire pepper at one time, one way to keep it fresher longer (since they are expensive and you want them to last!) is to wrap the cored pepper in a paper towel then place it in a bag in the fridge.
It’ll keep fresh for up to a week!
Friends, I am a bottomless pit today! Sadly I came home from the library with no desire to cook (gasp, rarely happens). This is where I need a sexy man who waits eagerly for my arrival just so he can serve me a gourmet, healthy meal.
Wishful thinking. Instead I had PB&J
some edamame and cottage cheese.
I’m hoping my hunger monster will go away soon, in the meantime, I’m chugging water and starting this paper! Wish me luck!
Random Question: What’s your favorite sandwich ingredient?
It’s the weekend!!!! Woo! Too bad I have a ton to do this weekend! Oh well! It’ll all get done!
Today I was in desperate need of going to the grocery store. Luckily, I was provided with lunch on campus today (delish veggie pizza and salad!) because I literally had no fresh produce, which is a deal breaker for me.
So I went to the grocery store and spent tons of $$. I’ve realized I buy expensive things. I go through about 1 large container of greek yogurt per week which costs about $7.99. About 2 bags of spinach and 1 bag of romaine hearts and then I usually choose a few “exciting splurges.” For me, exciting splurges are fruits of vegetables that aren’t cheap (usually over $3/lb).
Last week’s exciting splurge was a cantaloupe. This week’s exciting splurge is a bag of colorful pepper and some mushrooms!
Do you splurge on expensive produce? Do you consider it a splurge even since it’s healthy?
So delicious! I had some dinner!
Broccoli and Yellow Pepper Stir Fry
Along with a can of soup since it was a cold day (we had a high of 45degrees! Yesterday the high was 80 degrees! What’s up with the weather??)
I also baked the most disappointing muffins ever tonight.
Bob’s Red Mill… you let me down. I made these: Ruthie’s 8 Grain Muffins
Omm… why were they salty? Not expected. They would probably taste good with chili but I was expecting something sweet. I’m a little disappointed…
Hitting ‘Publish’ Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution just started! Are you watching?
I baked last night! I used Pioneer Woman‘s Recipe for Yellow Cupcakes with Sticky Chocolate Icing.
Oh
My
Goodness
These may be the best things I’ve ever made, solely based on the icing. I messed it up a little and used too much sweetened condensed milk and not enough chocolate so it ended up a bit saucy. Which meant it was perfect for drizzling on popcorn…
My roommate enjoyed!
Along with splitting one with me. Need to make sure they’re safe to eat after all.
This morning after a rockin’ workout, I dug through the fridge looking for breakfast. I wasn’t in the mood for oatmeal (gasp) since it was 71 degrees this morning! Instead, I found some quinoa that needed to be consumed and decided to experiment:
Greek Yogurt + Banana + Quinoa + Ground Flax + Cinnamon = Delicious!
It was particularly amazing with sips of coffee, which leads me to believe it would be delicious to try this but cooking the quinoa in coffee to give it that flavor. I’ll give that a try at some point and let you know how it goes.
Then I went to class and got my study on. Remember my to do list from yesterday? Here’s my progress:
4 out of 7 things done! Woo! Also my paper has been extended and is now due Thursday! Super excited! I’m actually surprised at how much lower my stress level is now as compared to a month ago. I guess the changes I’ve made in life have been really helpful! How are you all holding up with stress?
Back to food…
I came home after class and was pretty much starving. While this morning I had planned to make a peanut stew (a la stew in a jar), all I really wanted was a HUGE salad. So I started with a layer of spinach and romaine mixed together, added some sliced cucumber, one piece of artichoke heart and some wheatberries and topped it with some dressing.
Then, the exciting part…
I added a poached egg, because let’s be realistic, everything tastes better with a good runny yolk.
My meal ended with another amazing combo: toast + cottage cheese + jam + flax
Aaaamazing!
Now I’m ready to read more, catch up on blogland (don’t think I’ve looked at the internet today!) and watch the episode of Lost that I missed last night! Hope you all have a fab night!
P.S. I was sent this NY Times Article about people who take pictures of food by at least 3 people today… I thought it was cute that some friends thought of me when they saw food photography. Anyone else see this article and smile?
Happy April Everyone!
I hate April Fool’s Day! Sorry to be a scrooge (what? wrong holiday?), but I won’t even pretend to be pregnant or dropping out of school or anything of that shocking sort. Are you a fan of April Fool’s Day??
Today has starting out wonderfully!!
Reason #1: It’s SUNNY out and there is going to be a high of 78!!!!
Check out the sunshine radiating from my fire escape!!
See Lauren‘s post on Vitamin D
Reason #2: Amazing oats in my new bowl! Isn’t it cute?
My oats may not be as fancy as some, but my oat + banana +yogurt + almond butter combo is the best thing on Earth to me! Case in point:
Reason #3: Delicious lunch!
At Allie‘s suggestion I had a tempeh + pumpkin butter + spinach sandwich. Yes there is tempeh and pumpkin butter amongst that mountain of spinach.
OMG delicious! Try it! Even better than yesterday’s sandwich!
Reason #4: Yesterday I got Mad Men season 3 arrived in the mail. Thus I can continue my love/hate relationship with Don Draper.
Reason #5: Class was outside today! I got to argue with someone, which is fun because usually it’s a huge group of people sitting around agreeing with each other.
Reason #6: Fantastic work out this morning! It flew by! I did 4 miles on the T-Mill while watching Tyra Banks’ E! True Hollywood Story. I love trash TV!
So I’m posting this later than expected but today has been a great day so far! To be honest, I’m not sure how much work I’m going to get done the rest of the day, but I’m a happy camper!
Hope your day has been as pleasant as mine!!
Tomorrow is Friday!!! WOO!
Ok actually you can and should do this with your clothes on!
My brother-in-law started a fun facebook group called The Running Streak Group.
Basically the idea is to run (at least) 1 mile everyday, never missing a day. You can see the United States Running Streak Association for more info!
Starting April 1st, I’m going to try to run at least 1 mile everyday! Sounds kind of fun right? Anyone want to join me? Feel free to join the facebook group! Good way to make sure you get moving at least a little bit everyday!
I wish I had more exciting eats to show you all, but unfortunately I’ve been running around like a chicken with its head cut off for the past few days! I’m trying to get together school work, apply for internships and be the overall rockstar that I am!
This morning I made a green monster for breakfast and in my rush out the door, forgot it. That was upsetting… luckily I wasn’t hungry this morning.
But I’m pretty excited for lunch. I’m trying something new!
Tempeh with jam and spinach! (Note my super bread slicing skills aka super uneven!) Ready to go…
Sounds like an interesting combo! I’ve seen it around the blog world! I’ll let you know how it is. Have you ever had the tempeh/preserve/sweet combo? Did you like it?
EDIT: OMG THIS IS AMAZING!!!
In other news, my Stress-Less March idea is working really well. While it sucks to have to take everything with me and lug it around campus all day, it’s really nice to get so much done and come home and sort of relax for a bit.
I’m in the library so I should probably get to work. Hope you have a great day!!
Sometimes, I want to make something, but don’t want to eat it (this happens pretty often with a lot of sweets). This morning I made the fella something fun that I like to make but don’t like to eat (namely because of my irrational aversion to crispy egg): Toad in a Hole.
I used Apple Oat Bread from Wegman’s. Cut a hole in with a cup. Buttered the bread.
Put it in a pan on medium heat.
Cracked in an egg.
Covered it for 3 minutes (ish)
Flipped and served!
Thank goodness the lovely fella was around to eat it!
Are a fan of toad in a hole?
Later in the day, I tried one of Jenn’s recipes that looked absolutely amazing: Eggplant Lasagna!
This isn’t your average lasagna! Instead of pasta noodles it has QUINOA!
I followed her recipe almost exactly except I used some pasta sauce Rhoda made and added some chopped spinach to bulk up the sauce with extra veggies.
OMG delicious! Make it now! Perfect for those who aren’t huge fans of pasta like me 🙂
Jenn, this is flat out wonderful!
Did anyone watch Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution tonight? In case you missed it, you can watch it online free at abc.com. Since you all had a lot of great feedback/comments on my previous post on Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, I’ll dedicate a whole post to the new episode in the days to come.
Ugh spring break is almost over 😦 Say it ain’t so!
Enjoy your night!!
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