Tomorrow includes the last quiz of this semester. Quick, how many mg of cholesterol in 3 oz of dark meat turkey?
A: 72 mg.
P.S. Alter Ego makes the best flipping chocolate, the Dark Coconut Toffee bar blew my mind.
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Charleston, Day 1 And 2
Hello from the South! I’m blogging in a spring-ish 50-something degrees (it’s better than Buffalo!). Actually, I’m blogging from Adam’s computer this trip, so I’ve got to keep things quick. We are having a terrific, delicious time.
Breakfast day 1 – brunch at the famous Hominy Grill.
I got a(n extra spicy) bloody mary.
And a bowl of she crab soup.
Charleston is famous for its she crab soup; this bowl was super creamy and loaded with pieces of crab. I adore anything with sherry.
We ordered a piece of buttermilk pie for the table.
But it was much drier and less custard-y than we were hoping so we all just took a small taste.
It was a rainy first day so we did lots of inside and driving activities. We got in some good sight-seeing and scoped out a few spots to hit up during the rest of our trip.
One of our stops was Whole Foods for stocking up on goodies. <– chocolate coconut butter packets, it’s good to have you back in my life!
There was froyo next door.
I didn’t really love any of the flavor offerings so I got a small cup of cheesecake yogurt with tons of popping boba.
Can’t go wrong with boba.
We went to Hyman’s Seafood for dinner and they brought us complimentary hush puppies.
Best hush puppies ever; they had the perfect amount of sweetness.
We also started with fried pickles.
Lots of fried food in that dinner. I got french fries as my side,
with steamed shrimp.
Every component of my meal ended up smothered in tartar and cocktail sauce. I’m a girl who loves her condiments.
I was exhausted by the end of the day and crashed into bed hard. Let’s pretend it was the 20 minute stationary bike ride I started the day with, and not the heavy dinner!
Day 2 we skipped the gym and slept in. Instead I made it a healthy morning by starting my day with an apple.
Then we headed to Bakehouse for breakfast.
The offerings were as delicious as the space was adorable. The cookies and bars looks amazing but the closest we came to them was splitting a caramel marshmallow.
I also did a toasted marshmallow cappuccino.
Adam and I shared breakfast.
We had a mixed berry scone.
And a piece of Greek turkey strata.
It was a great breakfast.
We spent our second day exploring on foot. King Street and Meeting Street provided lots to look at.
We even got to see dolphins!
I couldn’t get a picture to save my life, but we saw lots of waving flippers and even a mama/baby combo.
Tastes from the day included…. Praline,
a drop of the spiciest hot sauce available (I stuck a toothpick in it and touched it to my tongue; I honestly didn’t think it was that hot!),
honey,
an Earl Grey macaron (<– squeeee!),
a KIND bar,
and some watermelon Zots from one of the many old-time candy stores.
All good, but I am definitely a lunch eater; when we got back to the hotel to change for dinner I was starving. Enter the perfect snack –
Diet coke and Cacao Bliss? Yes please!
But I sure was glad I saved room for dinner. We had an incredible Southern meal at Magnolias.
Bread with ridiculous cream cheese herb butter came when we sat down.
And we ordered a pimento cheese plate to start.
Sadly, the cheese wasn’t quite as sharp as I was hoping for, but everyone else at the table loved it. Pimento cheese was at the top of my to-do list for the Southern vacation though, so I hope to try again tomorrow.
I ordered a Bellini to drink (champagne/peach nectar/and a touch of grenadine),
but ended up swapping with Adam halfway through for his vodka/creme de cassis/pineapple juice martini.
For dinner I went with the “Fresh, Local, and Vegetarian.” You can’t go wrong with a name like that!
Sautéed spinach, fresh corn salad, roasted carrots, fried green tomatoes with jalopeño pimento cheese, and mashed potatoes.
We were too stuffed for dessert, though the menu listed a cream cheese pecan brownie with white chocolate ice cream that I’ll probably be dreaming about!
In fact, I’d like to be dreaming now; goodnight!
Have you ever been to Charleston? Is there anything we just can’t miss on our last day?
South Carolina
After a long day of travel, we are in Charleston! Our spring break matched up with my parents’ so we met up for a few days of fun. I’ve never been to Charleston before and I am very excited to explore.
Our flight wasn’t until 4 pm so we had a nice easy morning to pack and say goodbye to the dog. I made a sweet bowl for breakfast.
0% plain Greek yogurt, 1% large curd cottage cheese, sliced plum, fresh blackberries, and maple syrup.
We were a bit rushed in the afternoon (you know I waited until the last second to get ready!) so I saved lunch for the airport. Cherry tomatoes and baby carrots dipped in Greek yogurt asiago artichoke dip.
Plus cheese popchips shared with the husband.
And the last serving of quinoa dark chocolate for dessert.
Our flights were stupid (I hate Delta) and we ended up with a lengthy layover in Atlanta. We took advantage of the time and took a nice looooong walk. The movement was great, but then unfortunately I cut it too close to buy food-food.
Cheetos and a peanut butter strawberry KIND bar (and free pretzels), dinner of champions.
And now we’re here. Wheee!
Break Begins
Did you know that this was my last day before spring break begins? Of course not, I didn’t tell you. In fact, I was so tired this week that I kept forgetting about it, but then I was very happy every time I remembered. We are doing something fun for break, but I’ll tell you more about that later because right now I want to get in bed.
I mixed things up and packed breakfast this morning. Stonyfield Chocolate Greek Yogurt.
I ate on the walk from my car to the hospital.
Lunch was salad leftovers. When I made our dinners last night I went ahead and made four bowls at once – his & hers lunch and dinner.
My maple vinaigrette dressing was so good.
I also packed a Cascadian Farm Oats & Honey Crunchy Granola Bar (a free sample).
And I drank a coffee with creamer in the afternoon.
I had some really interesting patients today; lots of tube feeds, which I love.
When I got home I snacked on some BBQ Smart Fries.
Looking back I feel like I ate (more than) enough food today, but I was so flipping hungry this afternoon. A friend and I had plans for dinner and I could not have been more excited when she called me to go.
First though, we walked our dogs and had a drink.
The Honeycrisp Apple Shock Top is good, but not quite as good as I was expecting.
We headed out aimlessly down Elmwood and thankfully my friend thought of the “The Place” for dinner because I probably would have wandered down to Allentown!
My foodie co-worker has been raving about The Place’s buffalo chicken mac and cheese for weeks and I knew what I was going to get before I even sat down.
I was definitely hungry – I ate almost half of that skillet full of mac and cheese!
I thought the dish was ok, not all that exciting, but Adam polished off my leftovers in a matter of minutes and declared that we have to go back immediately, so apparently it were a hit with him.
After dinner my friend and I walked back up Elmwood (it felt so nice to take a walk!) to meet the rest of our group for drinks at Mezza. I am totally kicking myself that I didn’t get a photo of all of us, but I did manage a shot of my amaretto sour.
I’m an embarrassment. And I’m pretty sure the (cute) bartender thought I was special because I ordered a diet coke for my 2nd round and he refilled my glass free-of-charge at least three times. I basically wanted to move in.
I stopped at Starbucks on the way home for something warm to drink while I wrote this post.
Tall/toffee nut/black tea/skim latte.
Adam and his friends are in the middle of a poker game in the living room but I’ve got to fold… myself into bed.
My goodnight gift to you? Shots of the dog chillaxing.
Squee!
…I am so tired I forgot to title this post originally
So I already told you guys the good news. More on that later, I’m too tired right now to be excited. I don’t know why I’ve been so exhausted lately – other than, you know, working really hard at my internship and continuing to get in bed after midnight even though up I’m at 6 – but this evening it hit me really hard. I went to work all day, did a quick grocery trip, then had a major meltdown. The husband is the kindest man on the planet and he ran out and got us calzones for a late dinner. We are eating now (and watching “Chopped!”) and then I’m going to pour myself into bed.
Packed breakfast for work. Cinnamon Apple GoGo Squeez.
Coconut Chia Bar. <– very nice, the coconut flavor was great
Muller low-fat Greek yogurt with honeyed apricot.
Lunch from the Co-op hot bar. I was hurrying to photograph because I was on the floor at work and I did not get a good picture.
A salad base – spinach and romaine with red pepper, cherry tomato, and maple vinaigrette – topped with corn relish and a jalopeño cheddar turkey burger.
Post-meltdown fuel. We shared a buffalo chicken stromboli and a cheese calzone.
Mmmmmn! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Almost Spring And Almost Celebrating
Today has been just fantastic, one of those days that reminds me how happy I am with my life. I felt totally blessed.
First, lunch. I was too busy for breakfast but I did have a nice noon-time meal. Dannon Oikos Cafe Latte Greek Yogurt. So smooth and creamy, and the flavor was better than any other coffee yogurt I’ve ever had.
Cascadian Farm Crunchy Oats & Honey Granola Bar.
GoGo Squeez Cinnamon Applesauce.
’twas a good lunch.
But the news I got just before lunch was even better – Adam is going to be a surgeon! Ok, so it wasn’t surprising news, but it was good to have things confirmed. Today is the first half of Match Day and on Friday we’ll learn where (and if) we’re going to move. So exciting! I opened the e-mail and burst into tears, right there on the Neuro floor. Apparently I’ve been a little bit stressed. But I can’t stress enough, how proud I am of my husband!!!
I got home before him this afternoon so I got him a few congratulation gifts.
I may have stolen a few bites. 2 dumplings,
and 2 big bites of frosting.
Yum!
And I got more good news this evening – my night class was canceled! This meant I had free time to celebrate the real news with Adam. The past two days have basically been Spring so we took a long walk up Elmwood, in sandals natch.
My taste buds are even more ready for Spring than my feet. We wanted to get take-out so we could go home and watch “The Nanny” and I had the hardest time choosing food because I had to have something fresh. I couldn’t stand the thought of cheddar, popcorn or runny eggs, my usual favorites!
I ended up getting a green juice for our walk.
And bringing a salad from Ashker’s home.
I added banana peppers, tomatoes, and kalmata olives to the Roasted Turkey, Apple, Walnut Salad; which also came with spring mix, feta, craisins, and Vidalia onion dressing. It was exactly what I’d been craving.
Dessert was something amazing.
I’ve been stalking local freezers for weeks and I squealed with joy when I finally spotted Ben and Jerry’s Liz Lemon Greek Frozen Yogurt last night.
Three things you should know:
- I adore both lemon and lavender in dessert
- I have a legit problem with Ben and Jerry’s ice creams
- I recently decided that Liz Lemon is my spirit tv character
I had 1.5 servings and loved every bite.
Buffalo people – I found my pint at the Elmwood Tops.
Have a great night!
Loaded
I’ve made it halfway through the first week of this rotation and I only sort of want to nap for a million years. The teachers have warned us for years that this is the placement that makes everyone get in bed at 9 pm. I’m crazy, so I’m still staying up ’til midnight, but I’m definitely tired!
I’ve been eating breakfast at the hospital but I need to figure out a new system because the cost of bars is going to add up. This one was a free sample at least.
And tasty too. Cascadian Farm Crunchy Peanut Butter Granola Bar.
Lunch was more black-eyed pea salad (beans, green pepper, cheese, smoked almonds).
The Talenti gelato pint made an awesome leftovers container; gotta love that screw-on lid.
Plus a pear.
I skipped the dark chocolate today because I knew we were planning a big dinner.
Of course, then I decided to get a milkshake on the way home.
You have to do a yearly Shamrock Shake! This was so good.
I also had a bagel thin with smoked salmon cream cheese when I got home.
I’ve been so hungry today, I want to say it was yesterday’s workout but let’s be real, I only did 4 miles.
Dinner was fantastic; loaded baked potatoes for the win.
Toppings included turkey bacon, mushrooms cooked in turkey bacon drippings, Smart Balance Light, shredded cheese, and green onions.
We were both practically licking our plates.
And I had a Toasted Onion Sea Snax while we watched The Nanny.
Love that show! We’ve got two more episodes to go and then I’ve got to get to bed. Good night!
Cider House Run
Let me apologize in advance for what is sure to be a post riddled with typos. I’ll do my best, but I can’t make any promises. I’m two days in and I’m going to have to agree with my friends who were in the previous rotation – this placement is exhausting.
Breakfast was a Pirouette Cinnamon Pecan Barre.
This bar was in my Yumvelope shipment. The ingredient list is great – dates, walnuts, pecans, agave nectar, hemp seed, rolled oats, hemp protein, ground flax-seed,brown rice protein, vanilla, cinnamon, sea salt, peanuts – but I wasn’t a big fan of the final flavor; too much date.
Plus hospital coffee with 2% milk.
We get free soda and coffee at this hospital so expect to see a lot of caffeine breaks!
Lunch was an easy assortment. A Pear Chobani.
A Honeycrisp apple.
And 70% dark chocolate.
I also packed this blue algae nut butter packet but I threw it out one lick in.
Much too gaggy.
At the end of the day, Adam texted me that he and a friend were at a bar near our house so I met them for a quick drink.
The McKenzie’s Seasonal Reserve Hard Cider was great. It had notes of cinnamon that were quite tasty.
I headed straight from Cole’s to meet my friend for a gym visit. I’m back to the Couch to 10k plan, right where I left off, though obviously I’ve got to stick with it this time. 2 minutes of running/3 minutes of walking, x 10. I am fat, I am out of shape, I was still a little drunk – my workout was so flipping hard!
In spite of my extreme tiredness and Adam’s messing up our meal plan by eating while I was at the gym, I managed to cobble together a good dinner. I was worried about not having enough to eat, but I think I ultimately went a bit overboard!
My favorite black-eyed pea salad,
green beans with shredded parmesan,
and 1.5 servings of Wegman’s vegan “chicken” nuggets with sweet and sour sauce.
Everything was delicious. Those nuggets are awesome.
Have you ever done the inebriated workout?
Eating Chalk 