Last Friday, the husband did something very exciting.
“What does your husband do?”
“Oh, Adam? He’s a doctor.”
P.S. He was also awarded The Department of Surgery Chair’s Award for Academic Excellence in Surgery.
Go, husband!
Bento Box Lunch
Today’s lunch was packed Bento-style.
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen the awesome care package that Cascadian Farm sent me awhile back:
Among the goodies was a Bento Box lunch box from Laptop Lunches.
The box is dishwasher and microwave safe and the little boxes are the perfect size(s) for lunchtime goodies – two of mine came with additional lids. It is pretty awesome.
Today I packed a fruit and veggie spread. Cucumber slices and cherry tomatoes with a sprinkle of salt.
Roasted coconut chips.
Nacho kale chips.
And Kiwiberries.
Yum!
Have you ever used a bento box? Do you carry a lunch box to work/school?
Ohio Surprise!
The past weekend I drove to Ohio to pay my mom and grandmother a surprise visit. Adam was actually already with them hanging out but we weren’t sure about my work schedule so I didn’t want to tell them any plans. The timing worked out at the last-minute and I showed up in the parking lot one night after dinner and scared the crap out of them. {Surprise!} It was great to get some family time.
I didn’t manage to snap many pictures, but we did have a fun weekend.
We went to Sonic and a giant strawberry diet coke rocked my face off.
We checked out the sign that was dedicated to my grandpa who passed away last year.
That field is named after him!
And of course we made time for a trip to Trader Joe’s.
I picked up some tasty stuff that I plan on blogging about soon.
P.S. After family time, Adam drove to meet up with friends for a Tough Mudder challenge. He is officially a bad ass.
The Jolly Roy Rogers
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy going to bars and ordering ridiculous, embarrassing drinks. This drink is both awkward and insanely delicious. I didn’t invent the combo (thanks, random bar in Boston) but I was pretty pleased with myself when I came up with the name tonight.
The Jolly Roy Rogers
- Coke
- cherry vodka
- 2-4 maraschino cherries
Alternative recipe – Diet coke, grenadine, cherry vodka, cherries. I’m trying this variety next time!
Spinach And Sprouts Scrambled Eggs
This post comes to you from breakfast. Adam and I both had the morning free so I scrambled us up some eggs. I know the sugar sounds weird, but go with it, the sweetness just works.
Whisk together 4 large eggs, 1/4 cup skim milk, 1 Tbsp granulated sugar, and a pinch of salt.
Sautée 3 cups raw baby spinach, 1 cup radish sprouts, with 1 Tbsp Earth Balance Buttery Spread.
Scramble egg mixture into cooked veggies. Fold in 1 cup shredded parmesan. Serves 2.
Spinach Salad With Soft Boiled Eggs
Dinner tonight was a delicious salad. I had to get in my greens on Earth Day!
A bed of baby spinach topped with a sprinkle of salt, radish greens, blue cheese crumbles, and two soft-cooked eggs.
I use Jenna’s recipe for soft-cooked eggs and they come out perfectly every time.
The flavors all melded nicely and I used creamy yolks in lieu of dressing. Plus, I fit every single food group into one meal (I had a fruit smoothie and slice of ciabatta bread on the side)!
What is your favorite way to replace the dressing on a salad?
Love Factually
Facts:
Dark chocolate and I have been having a moment lately.
Whenever I rock one of Adam’s t-shirts I always double up on eye makeup to try to compensate.
Kim and I spent five straight hours at Panera on Friday and I still am utterly confused by our final projects for this portion of the semester.
Adam and I were supposed to go to Toronto for pat bing soo this afternoon but the weather froze us out so we went to Gin Gin for red bean bubble tea instead.
The new grocery store in Orchard Park is amazing; Wegmans and Whole Foods wrapped up all in one.
This is the closest I’ll come to an egg cream while we live in Buffalo.
Classed up mac and cheese is super easy and tasty {boxed mac and cheese / peas / smoked kippered herring / capers / parmesan / panko / red pepper flakes}.
Watching “Buffy” with Adam is even better the 2nd time around.
Time For A Blog Break
I am usually not one to follow trends, but unfortunately I need to take a page from some of the bigger bloggers and take a break. Sort of.
There are a lot of things going on in my life right now that I can’t blog about. This makes doing full-day posts tricky, and not all that fun. So for the next couple months, I need to pull back. But… when I am done with school and we’ve moved and my life is my own I do plan on going back to my usual style.
For now, I still want to blog most days of the week. I plan on sharing fun things we do, product reviews, new recipes, goals from my birthday list, and anything particularly tasty. I hope you guys will stick with me!
Bloggers – how has your posting schedule changed over the years?
Eating Chalk 