This week’s eats were all about the cheese and carbs {see also: several servings of unpictured pizza and popcorn}. I’m missing many of the day-time meals but I managed to capture every single dinner for a change.
breakfast
Apple and honey french toast for Rosh Hashanah.
I soaked a slice of Trader Joe’s sourdough in 1 large egg, a splash of milk, vanilla extract, and some cinnamon maple sugar and then cooked it in 3/4 Tbsp butter. After my toast was frenched, I tossed a chopped Pink Lady apple in the rest of the Tbsp of butter with a little more cinnamon maple sugar. Then I topped my french toast with my cooked apples and drizzled the whole thing with honey.
Delish.
Tropical smoothie courtesy of the husband.
He said Thai young coconut, frozen mango and banana, lime juice, and sweetened condensed milk all went in the blender.
On the weekend we ate eggs as a family.
For two, I scrambled together 4 large eggs with salt, pepper, 1 slice of 2% provolone, and a big scoop of 2% cottage cheese.
Cottage cheese is my favorite scrambled egg addition; normally it tastes very sweet to me but in eggs it is so cheesy!
Plus toast with Strawberry Crofter’s on the side.
lunch
Leftover mac and cheese that I attempted to stir-fry.
I reheated the mac in canola oil with soy sauce, rice vinegar, and Sriracha and then scrambled in an egg. I’m not sure this dish really worked.
This next one looks like a “snack” picture, but I did in fact drink giant coffees for lunch two days this week. I had several errands that ended up running long.
The one pictured was a clover-brew of their Hawaiian blend, which was fantastic. And yesterday I cashed in a drink freebie so I went big – venti non-fat iced latte with an extra shot of espresso and 2 shots of salted caramel(!!).
snack
Number 2 Pencil is basically a single-serve cookie genius.
Milk drink.
This was a China Town find. ‘Twas very thick and sweet.
This flavor might even be better than their chocolate coconut water.
Sourdough with Smart Balance Light.
If I’m eating bread with butter (versus jam) I almost never toast it, for some reason I prefer my buttered bread raw.
Froyo.
Another snack that was on repeat this week.
dinner
You already saw our vegan mac and cheese.
Served with roasted green bean fries for our green.
We ate our fries right off of the baking sheet, like animals. We don’t have a dishwasher and plates are annoying to wash, damn it.
Salad and casserole night.
Adam said that my Cheesy Eggplant Bake is my best recipe, and that’s really saying something because I even cut back on the cheese this time.
Served with side salads.
Romaine lettuce blend, hemp hearts, cucumber, TJ’s peanut dressing, and Iberico cheese.
The dressing did NOT go with the rest of the salad but it was all we had.
The cheese was from this TJ’s pack that fancied up our whole week.
Kale nachos.
A kale chip base topped with broccoli, roasted corn, and melted cheese.
This was one of my better ideas.
Pizza on a quesadilla.
Inspired by Jenna’s idea, but particularly this comment.
I made quesadillas with flour tortillas and TJ’s reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend. Then topped them with Tj’s fat-free refried beans, ground turkey (99% fat-free, cooked with taco seasoning), sliced orange bell pepper, and manchego cheese.
With roasted kale on the side.
I told you this was a cheesy week!
fun
We put up a photo wall.
An assortment of pictures from college (round 1) to now, “framed” with washi tape.
It may not be perfect, but we love it. And it was so nice to add a pop of color to our drab living room.
We saw a racoon in our parking lot.
This may be the first little bandit I’ve actually seen in person, which is funny because I’m completely obsessed with them.
We went on a three-hour bike ride in Central Park.
Bike riding in the park may just be my favorite activity. I’ve chosen it for my birthday several times now.
Happy Monday, everyone!
Eating Chalk 