Author Archives: Emily

Late Lunch, Very Veggied

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The lateness of my lunch post is well worth it; more than half my to-do’s are complete!  My new laptop is already starting to feel like “home” –

Volunteering went well and on my way out I used my lunch voucher to grab a large coffee.

I made a tasty mix of amaretto coffee, toffee cappuccino, and 2% milk.

If I got my fruits at breakfast, I got my veggies at lunch!  I made a tasty, Southwestern stir fry of sorts.  3oz of okra were chopped and cooked with some evoo, and s&p (charred),

and then I added 1/2cup of black beans to the skillet,

and finally 1/2cup of Cedar’s Edamame Salad.

The end result was so delicious!

The mix of textures and flavors was so pleasing and the warmth felt comforting after my treck through the blustering winds to do my errands.  Is there anything better than okra???

Since I’m soooooo out of shape I need a bit more fuel for my gym trip this evening but luckily I’ve got an afternoon snack (and a giveaway!) already planned.  See you then.

Are you an okra fan?  What do you love/hate about it?

Front-Loading Fruits

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Isn’t she lovely?!?

It’s good to be back.  I missed you guys!  I’m not gonna lie though – the husband and I took advantage of the few camera free days and ate a bunch of crap (those of you who’re thinking “but you always eat a bunch of junk,” this was actually worse, gasp).  So this morning I front-loaded my day with antioxidant rich fruit.

First a tasty kiwi.

I love the taste of kiwis but eating them skin on makes me gag and removing the skin requires Iron Chef-like knife skills.  However, my Kiwi Bowl method works perfectly!

Next I tried this Siggi’s Pomegranate Passion Fruit.

The yogurt was disturbingly tart but topped with blueberries, half a minneola, and ~1.5t of agave syrup it was perfection.

A healthy start to the day is always energizing.

And I needed the energy.  Adam and I had lots and lots of fun this weekend, not limited to dinner at a new Vegan spot with Katie (me), purchasing/playing RockBand with friends (him), getting Adam hooked on Buffy reruns, purchasing my Bloggie Secret Valentine gift, and seeing “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.”  Whew!  All that didn’t leave much time for work so we actually set the alarms for 6am to finish homework this morning.

My homework is done but I have a long list of to-do’s for the day still:

  1. volunteering shift at the hospital
  2. errands – mail, bank, etc.
  3. a bit of blog business
  4. a bit of school business
  5. getting my new computer set up
  6. laundry
  7. a beyond necessary trip to the gym for training
  8. dinner

Yikes, I better get going!

it’s a 2fer day – 1. How do you eat your kiwi?  2. Did you see “The Imaginarium,” what’d you think?

Guess Who’s Back

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Me!  The husband, understandably, wanted to use his own computer the last few days and my blog has suffered.  However, as of today I am the proud owner of a new laptop – yippie!  As UB students we can download all the programming for free so it’s not quite ready for use yet, but by tomorrow afternoon blogging should be back to its regular schedule.

When was the last time you got a new laptop?

More Nachos!

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Don’t even ask if I’ve eaten nachos for the last 5 meals because you know I have!  Basically, the last two days have looked something like this –

Yum 🙂  I’m fat 😦

I would like to be posting breakfast right now but Adam left the car in a night only parking lot and I’ve got to scurry and move it.  As long as my coat is on I’m going to run to the grocery store too.  I guess I’ll have to make a big brunch when I get back.

On the agenda for today –

  1. gym
  2. tv watching (Community and Bones were on last night!)
  3. tip of the ice-burg on my reading for this weekend
  4. dinner with my friend Katie

Do you ever get a one-track stomach?

More Nachos?

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My burnt nachos were fabulous, but I just couldn’t get the idea of gooey cheese out of my head….So I made a second (smaller!) plate; hello tummy-ache!  I regret nothing!* (*said with a French accent)

I did NOT however, make nachos for breakfast 🙂  Ever since my fabulous overnight nog oats last month I’ve been dreaming about new overnight bowls.  I finally decided that chocolate milk would be the way to go.

Sadly, I bought this for nutritional stats and the flavor was lacking. 

(sorry about the janky images, I’m not happy about using the husband’s laptop for blogging)  I’ll trade a few more calories for more chocolate flavor next time.  Maybe soy milk?  Breakfast was still ok though –

1/3 cup each Almond Breeze and oats were put in the fridge last night and this morning 1/3 cup each plain nonfat yogurt and blueberries were added.

The plan for today includes housework, schoolwork, and some tv watching.  I want to make a real dinner tonight (you know, like a wife) so I’m moving the gym trip to earlier this afternoon.  Happy Hump Day!

What is your favorite kind of flavored “milk?”  I’m a skim-cow’s kind of girl, but nothing can beat Silk Soy Nog.

A Few of My Favorite Things

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School went well today; I know it’s only the 2nd week but I’m really enjoying everything I’m learning in my classes so far.

I ate a Kind Mango Macadamia Bar during Chemistry to refuel.

I think my macadamias-make-me-happy faces were freaking out my neighbors 🙂

When I got home all I wanted to do was veg – ya know, read a few blogs 😉 – but I headed to the gym anyways and was glad I did.  I almost always regret skipping the gym but I’m always happy when I go.

I did a similar treadmill workout to yesterday, followed by my pt exercises for a grand total of 55minutes and 540calories.

After a quick shower it was time for dinner.  Yesterday Tina asked readers to name their 10favorite foods.  I could come up with my list pretty easily, but when I looked at tonight’s dinner plan later I realized I had forgotten one of my very favorite things – Jalopeno and Cheddar Nachos!!!  Here is my updated list:

1. baby carrots
2. roasted brussels sprouts
3. Pad See Eiw (Thai, broad rice noodles)
4. diet soda
5. soursop juice
6. black and white milk shakes
7. nachos!
8. baked sweet potato fries
9. popcorn
10. buffalo chicken sandwiches

And now you already know what dinner was –

And they were delicious!  I topped 2oz of blue corn chips with black beans, jalopenos, and 1/2cup of 2% sharp cheddar cheese.  Baked at 450* for 10minutes, which ended up being a bit too long.

They were awesome, but since that size and cheesiness level was almost 600calories I shudder to think how much damage I do with restaurant nachos.

What are your top 10 favorite foods?

Simple is Sweet

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It’s barely noon and it’s already been a quite tasty day!  Breakfast and lunch both prove how sweet simple can be.

Breakfast was Pineapple Chiobani topped with blueberries and a drizzle of organic agave syrup.

I don’t actually love blueberries, I eat them because I know how healthy they are, but this was delicious.  And I liked the agave better than my first try too.  The whole combo knocked my socks off!

Lunch was equally stunning.

This was the perfect kind of tasting plate.

Leftover grilled veggies and blackened chicken from dinner at Pano’s on Sunday,

1/3 of a sliced cucumber,

1/2cup Cedar’s Aegean Edamame Salad,

and 2T Cedar’s Artichoke Spinach Hommus.

Cedar’s just might be my new favorite brand.

In just a bit I’m heading to campus.  I have Anthropology and ChemII today, but I also need to return something to the bookstore and do a few things at the campus library.

We’re doing a gym visit when I get home and then we have something fun planned for dinner.

Do you take restaurant leftovers home?  Why or why not?  We always try to, leaving it is wasteful and usually they are tasty!

Finally!

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Woo – who; today has been a rollercoaster!  I’ve gotten good news and bad news, but mostly Adam and I have had a blast on his day off.

Today was my first day back at volunteering and it was good to be “home” again.  I didn’t eat before I went and by the time I headed home my legs were actually shaking with hunger!  Adam and I made plans to go to our friend Benji’s house so we hit up a favorite neighbor of his, Wegmans!

I know the salad bar got jealous but the sushi was pretty fantastic.  I got the brown rice veggie combo with carrot, cucumber, and avocado.

Veggie sushi with brown rice is just so tasty!  I ate 3/4 of the package.

Wegmans has a section where you can bag your own candy so for dessert I got 50cents’ (tenth of a #) worth.

I ate an adorable gummi heart,

but mostly I stuck to sour worms.

I also tasted Adam’s Divine Bar, milk chocolate and hazelnut.

We had a fun time with our friends, we all played some rounds of Eucher and then Danielle and I studied while the boys shot zombies.

Sadly, when I got home the bad news started – my laptop is broken!  I actually typed this post on the husband’s computer.  Mine works ok for a bit but then the screen randomly goes black.  So frustrating!!!  My goal is to back up all my files by Wednesday and try to get a new one (which we can’t afford) this weekend 😦

I created a GoogleCalendar and a Todoist list for both of my classes today and my ‘puter issues made it take forever.  I started freaking out as the clock moved closer and closer to gym closing time but thankfully I managed to make it for a work-out!  My first, in fact, of many since my 1/2 Marathon is officially in 47days!

It was good to get back on the treadmill;  5min walk + 10min run + 2min walk + 10min run + 2min walk + 4min run + 2min walk = 3.1miles.  By the by, I’ve created a GoogleDocument to log my training over the next 7 weeks, you can check it out here.

Running often kills my appetite and my crappy sports bra gave me a killer neckache so I’m actually going to shower and haul myself to bed without dinner.  I hope everyone had a good MLK day!

What is your favorite kind of gummi candy?  I love anything sour but my all-time favorite is coke bottles.