Last night’s meal must have gotten in my head because all I could think about for breakfast was a quesadilla.
A whole wheat tortilla, loaded with 2Tbsp of 2% sharp cheddar, and pressed on the George Foreman.
I sliced up a Gala apple too.
Apples are a breakfast food!
But I suppose dessert isn’t a breakfast thing…
Meh, I march to my own beat.
At least once a week I put “smoothies!” on our meal plan for breakfast. I would say the ratio of smoothies made to smoothies listed is something like 1:10. Why am I such a sucker for the allure of morning smoothies?! They sound so refreshing and tasty, but I never actually have time to make one, leaving me breakfastless and cranky.
Thankfully today I packed a pretty breakfast-y lunch, so I pulled that out a few hours early.
A berry flavored Revolution Foods squeeze packet,
and a 2% Mango Chobani.
With a small coffee (that large cup is half full) with two creamers.
I loved the new fruit packet flavor (on sale at Buffalo Tops!) but I wasn’t thrilled by the new-to-me Chobani. I was expecting to love it because Pineapple is so good, but the texture just seemed strange to me.
Speaking of fruit, we had a fun lab today – finding the ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) content of different food items. It was an interesting lab; always nice to practice something that actually relates to my profession. P.S. Tang has .023mg of vitamin C per mL.
I was a busy bee after lab, with work to complete, a trip to the health center, a date with the gym, and finally an impromptu lunch date with Adam. I was at the health center for a required physical before I begin working in the hospitals during the Coordinated Program next year. After I get a PPD test next week there will be nothing between me and clinical work!
Next up was the gym. I’m not going to lie to you guys, this visit was hard! I did interval sets on the treadmill, 1minute walking/3minutes jogging. I hit 3miles just around my 9th set. With a quick cool down for a total of 3.25miles and 35minutes.
Since I ate my lunch for breakfast, I made an impromptu lunch date with the husband. Adam was my savior and drove my drippingly sweaty self home for a much-needed shower. We set a timer as I got out of the car (he had to sit out in front of the house) and getting upstairs, undressed, showered, ready to go, and back downstairs took me 11minutes and 5seconds. And I even made an outfit change!
Go speedy!
Yes, that picture is at Wegmans. Yes, we do have a hot bar problem!
I know we should try someplace new, but we love all the options and the price is right. I’d much rather take a bunch of little different bites than have one choice in bulk. Today I got a random mix of tofu, chicken, and slaw,
with pretty much every kind of roasted veggie.
The veggies were fantabulous as usual, but I ended up leaving behind most of the other side; my slaw had ham in it!
It was great to spend some mid-day time with Adam, and even better to get to head back to school with some yogurt pretzels to munch on during my night class.
Having a snack definitely made the time go faster.
In no time at all we were home eating burritos.
It helped that I pre-made the filling yesterday so the burritos came together in a cinch.
We topped whole wheat tortillas with sautéed mushrooms and onions, black beans, corn relish, sliced jalopenos, and some shredded 2% sharp cheddar.
Then we pressed them in the George Foreman like what we see them do at Moe’s.
Plus a side of scoops tortilla chips with spicy salsa for authenticity.
Perhaps I should have saved this meal for May 5th?
And since I’m a bottomless pit, I’ve got a mug waiting for dessert.
I stirred hot cocoa mix into some 0% Plain Oikos, then topped with brownie crumbles and toasted coconut. I haven’t tasted it yet, but I can pretty well guess that it’s going to be amazing.
I hope this means I’m all set up for sweet dreams! But first, some reruns of “Iron Chef” on Hulu.
How often do you make smoothies? How often do you purchase them out?
No post yesterday, I was busy at the orthodontist getting a new retainer. Unsurprisingly, losing my ability to snack without dealing with mouthgear or to freely sip diet coke all day put me in a sour mood. It didn’t help that my orthodontist accidentally sliced open the side of my lip, the effect of which is twofold – 1) I look like the Joker; 2) I’m not even wearing the retainers today because I can’t open my damn mouth!
Breakfast was restricted to something I could eat with a straw –
Leftover vanilla coffee, maple syrup, Silk Vanilla Almond Milk, and lots of ice.
I couldn’t figure out what to pack for lunch, so I ended up ordering a nice flat quesadilla.
The Taco Bell workers were surprisingly accommodating and agreed to add all of their veggies (lettuce, tomato, and onions) to my cheese quesadilla.
I could only manage to eat half of it though, and even that took me 45minutes!
By the time my second nutrition class was over I was hungry and cranky. In a not-so-nutritious move, I ended up carefully shoving chicken fingers and fries into my sore mouth.
My plan was to hit the gym between my afternoon class and Music, but a research presentation crisis took me to the library instead. Just as well, since my greasy platter of food left me wanting to throw up anyway.
But I surprised myself by making it to the gym after my night class. Normally my motivation wanes as the day goes on, but I knew I needed the mood-boosting effects. It helped that he let us out of class an hour early! I did 20 (difficult) minutes of jogging on the treadmill, followed by a quick cool down, for a total of 25minutes and 2.4miles.
When I finally got home at 9pm, I needed to spend some time in the kitchen, prepping for Adam’s lunch and tomorrow’s dinner. I also had a few school loose ends to tie up for tomorrow, pushing this post even later. As soon as I realized my early bedtime was shot, I begged Adam to take me to 7-11 for a diet pop, where this happened –
Cherry/Coke slushies make me giddy!
Now as soon as I hit publish I can’t wait to get showered and get in bed!
What is your slushie flavor (combo) of choice?
Confession #1 – I stole this post idea from every blogger on the internet. I’m unique, just like everybody else.
Confession # 2 – I am obsessed with online comic sites. Amazing Super Powers, Butter Safe, Hyperbole and a Half, Natalie Dee… I’m also fairly enamored of Meme Base.
Confession #3 – I didn’t post today because I was too busy reading my new book –
Confession #4 – I didn’t take any notes in Biochem because I was too busy finishing my new book, that I started this morning.
Confession #5 – I edged the Hello Dolly Pie for breakfast. I blame my new book.
No one could accuse me of being a gold-digger. I started dating Adam when we were still in high school. I will stay with him through countless years of undergrad, Teach for America, medical school, residency, and grunt work before he becomes a wealthy doctor (my Jewish grandma would be so proud!). But sometimes, like when he calls me in a tizzy, shouting “the radio says there’s a BOGO special at Medieval Times!,” I close my eyes and think “he’s going to be rich someday.”
And then I open them, and get busy buying tickets to Medieval Times and mapping out the drive to Toronto. And I feel so lucky to get to spend 4 hours in the car with my funny, handsome husband, who also happens to be a total dork.
Seriously though, Adam has wanted to go to Medieval Times since he watched “Cable Guy,” and I was thrilled to help his dream come true.
First though, we had to clean up from the poker party and get in a grocery trip. While we were at Wegman’s we picked up hot bar for the road.
I grabbed a random spread, including several veggies plucked from their meat dish counterparts (think chicken and mushrooms, not beef and broccoli).
In total, I ended up with kale, carrots, mushrooms, celery, broccoli, butternut squash, and green beans.
I also munched on half a leftover turkey reuben.
And then, we were at Medieval Times!
I don’t have any pictures of the show (the mood lighting was a little rough on my food photos as well), but I did take a few shots around the castle.
We had a great time walking around, although the blatant commercialism was a little frustrating; it would have been nice to see an exhibit that wasn’t trying to sell us something.
The show was a lot of fun though, packing with jousting and ceremony. The best part was definitely the horses though. And dinner was surprisingly good. No silverware, metal plates, and huge pieces of meat –
None for me though, I actually pre-ordered the vegetarian meal (which p.s., was even tastier!). We started with tomato bisque,
and garlic bread,
both of which were only ok.
And then my meal blew me out of the water.
Hummus with pita chips, rice pilaf, and a grilled veggie skewer (I got a fork!), all of which were delicious.
Dessert was an apple tart.
It was good, but I only took a few bites because I knew Adam and I were going to share some Canada candy on the car ride home.
Smarties make the drive go so much faster!
We were served dinner at 5, so unsurprisingly I was ready for a snack when we got home. I snacked on spinach and artichoke dip with a serving of chips while I blogged.
I don’t think we’d ever go back (holy price tag, Batman!!), but it was a pretty fabulous day!
Have you ever been to Medieval Times?
I’m not bluffing, the recipe in this post is a Full House!
That’s a winning hand in poker, right?!? Can you tell I wasn’t invited to the party living room?
No, it’s been a good evening, the boys are all having fun and my cooking got good reviews. I may not have played poker, but I sat in the office and banged out some important school work, so I feel like the real winner.
I’m not going to do a full recap of the evening; I took lots of little unphotographed bites and it’s likely I’ll nibble on the dip leftovers when the party winds down. Besides, you guys don’t really give a flip what I ate, you want to know about the pie!
Hello Dolly Pie, serves 8-10
What leftovers?
I’ve been a busy bee this afternoon; a busy baking bee!
Lunch was simple but good.
A Thai chicken Lean Cuisine,
with 1.5 slices of beer bread with Smart Balance Light.
I made the loaf I beer bread for the husband’s lunches next week.
I followed my usual beer bread recipe, though I did skip the butter drizzle this time. Adam said not to skip it again, but I didn’t think it made too much of a difference. Don’t skip it if you’re making the recipe for the first time though, you’ve got to fall in love with the original first.
I also made a batch of Cooking Light’s Pistachio Chai Muffins.
Only mine were Pistachio Green Tea Muffins.
I addition to switching from Chai to green tea, I also used half the amount of nuts and skipped the drizzle.
My substitutions worked out well; I split a muffin with Adam (topped with maple jelly) and it was delicious.
Bakers eat a lot of bread, but they also take a lot of nibbles. I’ve done my fair share of “tastes” while getting the food ready for Adam and his friends tonight. On the menu for the poker game:
Oh yeah, you read that dessert correctly. Check back for my dinner post if you want to be in hog heaven!
Good morning! I know I don’t usually blog weekend mornings, but I was up so I figured why the heck not?
I also usually don’t eat breakfast on the weekends, but I had to get out of bed at 7:30 to make Adam a smoothie so why the heck not?
I’ve never made buttermilk pancakes before (I doubt I’ve ever eaten them either), but there was a half used container of buttermilk in our fridge that was speaking to me. Buttermilk as a muse, why the heck not?
I used this recipe for buttermilk pancakes, and topped mine with banana slices and chia seeds before the flip (why the heck not?).
It took me a while to get the hang of the flipping, and I ended up with one of Kath’s pancake tacos –
It was actually delicious. P.S. My serving today was also topped with a drizzle of maple syrup and a sprinkle of extra chia seeds, why the heck not?
AllRecipes lets you scale the recipes (amazing!) so I could have just made one serving but instead I made four, why the heck not?
I’ve got them individually wrapped – use wax paper to separate the individual pancakes within the serving – so they can be easily reheated for breakfasts throughout the week.
We’ve got a busy day around here, Adam has a clincal test this morning (hence the 7am smoothie) and we have to prep for the poker party he’s hosting here tonight.
“Honey, it’s my turn to host the poker game this weekend. You can’t come, it’s just boys, but can you make the food for us please? Oh, and baby, all the other wives made really good food, so please don’t make anything that sucks.” Why the heck not?
