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Happy Easter

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It’s the final day of Adam’s spring break and we celebrated in lazy spirit.  Actually, I had big plans for getting some work done today but our fun last night killed that idea a bit.  What fun you ask?  Oh, that would be around 2am when the upstairs apartment had a plumbing issue and water started pouring into our kitchen!!!  Good times, good times D:

Although 9:30 ended up feeling way too early this morning we made the best of it and went for a walk.

We ended up at Starbucks for a tall, nonfat, iced white chocolate mocha.

A mile of walking was all my leg could take, but it was a pretty day so we took a drive.  Somehow we ended up with a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy’s for lunch, which was sort of anti-climatic.

This happened a couple of times as well.

TJ’s SunButter is kinda addictive.

We wanted to do Easter-y things so we dyed some eggs.

It’ll be nice to have these hard-boiled fellows around this week.

Plus I made some lemon curd from scratch!

I used this recipe the people from Old London sent me –

Lemon Meringue Tarts, yields 24 tarts

  • 1 box Melba Snacks
  • Lemon Curd
  • Meringue

For Lemon Curd, yield 2C

  • 1T finely grated fresh lemon zest
  • 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2cup unsalted butter, cut into T pieces
  1. Whisk together zest, lemon juice, sugar, and eggs in a 2-quart heavy saucepan.
  2. Add butter all at once and cook over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubbles appear on the surface, about 10minutes.
  3. Immediately pour curd through a fine sieve into a bowl, then chill, covered.

For Meringue

  • 3 large egg whites, at room temperature 30minutes
  • 1/4 t cream of tartar
  • 1/2cup granulated sugar
  1. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar using an electic mixer at medium speed until they hold soft peaks.
  2. Increase speed to high and add sugar, 1 T at a time, beating until meringue just holds stiff, glossy peaks.

Assemble Tarts

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Spoon cold lemon curd in a large re-sealable plastic bag and remove any air pockets; knead slightly.
  3. Cut one corner tip off the bag which allows you to squeeze the cold curd onto the toast.
  4. Gently squeeze the lemon curd onto the toast, making sure to have a smooth, flat top.
  5. Add a dollop of meringue decoratively over the filling.
  6. Immediately bake until meringue is golden-brown, 8-10minutes.

My notes –

  • it took waaaaay longer than 10minutes for my curd to thicken; I’m not sure if it was my old stove or if the recipe is wonky
  • we skipped the sieve, I prefer a little texture
  • Adam and I went without the meringue, opting to spread some curd on some Sea Salt Melba Toasts and leaving it at that

Yum!  I might want to tweak the recipe to get it a little thicker, but the flavor was spot on!  And the toasts were a tasty accompaniment.

Evening plans include tv time with the husband and an easy peasy dinner.  Plus, hopefully, an early uninterrupted bedtime!

What ‘Easter things’ did you and your family do today?

Achoo, Achoo!

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I’m feeling sick so I’ll keep this quick.  (I’m a poet and I don’t even know it, ha!)  My s-i-l has cats that I’m super allergic to I’ve been sneezing my head off.  So I’ve got showering, packing, and sneezing 8bazillion times still on the agenda before bed.

This morning I made a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with skim milk.

I’m not gonna lie, Adam was getting some seriously whining about my inability to make a Green Monster.  Sometimes (like all day today) the food situation with my in-laws is frustrating because I eat so differently than they do.

When Adam and I went to gas up the car around noon I spotted a ‘make-your-own’ milkshake machine and squealed with glee.

I’m not sure why these are so exciting to me but they really are.  Adam and split a mint chocolate chip.

And then we came home for a real lunch.

Celery and carrots with a little bit of ranch,

part of a Cara Cara Orange,

and a turkey sandwich.

I also had a few of these throughout the afternoon.

My m-i-l made an adorable bunny cake –

But it was box cake with can icing and there was no way that was worth the trans fat ingestion.

Dinner was a Mexican affair.

Turkey nachos,

and chicken, peppers, and black bean quesadillas.

Adam and I were in charge of making the quesadillas but I only ended up eating half of one.  I did go back for nachos seconds though.

My b-i-l made a plate with nachos just for the two of us and I was in heaven.

My favorite part of dinner was my beverage though.  Diet cola with Strawberry Crush, hell yeah!

I ate way too much crap this weekend, but I know that that streak will be continued tomorrow because we have a foodie day planned……..in New York City!!!!!

Do y’all have any idea how excited I am to back to the city?!  Oh man!  We are getting there around 11 and staying until around 7pm.  It’s obviously not the trip we had planned originally, because our favorite thing to do in NYC is walk, but we wanted to go in spite of my injury.  Even a low-key day will be a lot of fun.

We have an 8+hour drive back to Buffalo and I have classes Tuesday afternoon so I’m not sure when I’ll be able to post a recap.  I hope everyone else had a great weekend.

What is your favorite US city?

Equations of Sorts

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It’s 9:20 and I would kill to already be in bed so I’ll keep this short and sweet.  My day went lab –> people watching on campus –> doctor’s appointment/waiting for the husband’s doctor’s appointment –>  eating junk whilst watching tv –> this super lame post.

Breakfast = green.

1cup frozen spinach, 1cup oj, 1 frozen banana.

Lunch = sandwich + spicy.

Bread, sliced turkey, spinach, Crofters superfruit spread, cheese.  Looks unassuming, but the Yancey’s Farm Buffalo Wing cheese was intense.

Plus a sliced jazz apple.

A less healthy snack.

1 small mint milkshake – minty flavor = half a milkshake in the trash.

Dinner = Moes.

Chicken Homewrecker Jr (that’s a small plate).

I swear on a Big Gulp of diet coke that I will have an actual post tomorrow.  And some good news!

The Airing of Grievances*

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It’s been a day! <– If I said that instead of typed it my tone would emphasize the words long and frustrating between “a” and “day.”

I couldn’t find a bag that would hold my school books but not throw me off-balance so I ditched the crutches in favor of limping around campus.  Not my best idea, my leg hurt.  I guess my best compromise will be to use the crutches whenever I’m doing an activity with the husband (he loves to doesn’t want to kill me when I ask him to carry my bag).

My smoothie lunch was pretty light so I packed some snacks that were consumed at the library.  Mini Luna Bar from the half expo,

and a package of Berry Acai Teather snacks.

Adam’s tired of hearing me so I’ll just list my complaints here (because it’s the equivalent of calling my mommy to tell her) – 1. I move so slowly it took me 20minutes to walk from the library to class;  2. half of my papers didn’t print and I didn’t have time to reprint them;  3. my leg hurts!  4. the soda machine stole my $.   Ahhh, I feel better.

I spent the evening working on Chemistry assignments (I still have to finish my lab) so the husband ran to the bar down the street to get me dinner.

I got the Turkey Grill, no bacon, no butter (so sourdough with turkey, jack cheese and 1000island dressing).

Not the healthiest – especially after I scarfed those fries, but a far cry better than the jalopeno nachos I was wanting.

Now I’ve got to get back to work.  Tomorrow is an 8am lab day and then we are headed to the grocery to replenish the stores so don’t get too excited for a post from me.  Peace out!

Would you like to air any complaints about your day?  *How cool are you; what holiday does my post title come from?

Sandwiches, Smoothies, and Schedules

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Hello again, happy Monday!  This will definitely be the longest recap post I’ve done in a while – Friday through Monday.  Physically things have been low-key but mentally there’s been lots of drama – my flight was canceled!  And since I’m in St. Thomas it could have meant getting into Buffalo on Tuesday and not having a ride and missing class.  I was freaking out a bit.  Thankfully 45minutes on the phone + my firm but calm voice got me on a different flight that leaves/gets in on pretty much the same schedule.  And now my layover is shorter and in Philly and not Charlotte.  🙂

I’m a big proponent of the firm but calm voice.  I was polite, and said multiple please and thank yous, but unwavering.  I didn’t ask whether or not I could get on another flight, I simply said “I will be leaving St. Thomas tomorrow, what can you do to help me make that happen?”  And it worked.

Anyway, back to Friday.  My mom served me a slice of cake,

which promptly got stripped of it’s icing because I don’t eat cake.

Then I moved on to greens, a small container I put together at the salad bar we stopped by.

Lettuce, beans, corn, cheese, 1 hard-boiled egg and a drizzle of light Cesar.

I also made myself some frozen coffee – coffee, ice, skim milk, and 2T sugar.

Soo much better than Starbucks could ever do.

Dinner was all about the leftovers.

Oven baked okra is kind of my favorite.

And I served up some leftover baked tofu on toasted rye with hot pepper raspberry preserves and sharp cheddar.

Friday night I did end up going out to meet some friends.  We had a good time and I had a few drinks but photo-taking was abandoned in favor of trying to keep my balance on one leg!  I don’t know how on earth I managed to stand on one leg past 2am but a fun time was had by all.

For Saturday morning breakfast my mom and I hit up one of my favorite places on earth – Barefoot Buddha.  I had fresh-made lemonade,

and a Bigfoot Bagel Sandwich.

Frittata, smoked turkey, turkey bacon, cream cheese, spicy sauce…

I love these sandwiches so much I ate them on my wedding day!  I know most brides say they are too nervous to eat but I was just nervous my friends would devour them before I got any 😀

We hung out and studied for a bit and I had a passionfruit, banana, coconut smoothie.

We laid low the rest of the day before going out to a fabulous dinner at The Cellar.  We did a lot of sharing and the lighting was low so let me apologize for the picture quality in advance.

There were way too many things I wanted off the drink menu but I finally settled on the Caribbean Champagne.

Champagne with coconut rum and key lime juice.  GREAT combination.

We split a cheese plate that was kind of out of this world.  The goat cheese was my favorite but the stewed plums were pretty fantastic as well.

My plate –

And at The Cellar the chef always sends out an amuse bouche.

Ahi wontons.

Plus homemade bread and butter.

For my meal I got the Vegetable Cutlet – panfried, potatoes, peas, carrots, eggplant and pickled papaya, and tiki masala sauce.

The cutlets were delicious but my favorite part of the entire meal was the eggplant wrapped papaya.  I ate one cutlet and took the other home, and I had a few bites of my dad’s tamarind mahi as well.

We were stuffed, but couldn’t not order a dessert plate to share.  It came with little forks,

because we got four little desserts!

NY cheesecake with fruit sauce and bananas foster,

cinnamon creme brulee and chocolate mousse.

Yum, yum, yum; I wished I could have had a BIG serving of the bananas foster.

Sunday morning I made a nice green monster for breakfast.

My mom and I got our nails done (green again, I’ll show you later!) and then I picked up nachos for lunch from the bar I used to work at.

Yum, but I think it’s time to be fully done with any sort of nachos for a while.

We saw a matinée of “Our Family Wedding,” during which I munched on a box of Nerds.

I would like to show you dinner but it was so dark at our table I never could get a picture.  I shared green bean fries with my parents and ate half of a tamarind turkey burger.

When I got home I had 2 maple pecan sticky blondies for dessert.

Dreena would be sad to know I deveganized these, but at least I made the recipe for my parents!

This morning (Monday) I’m hanging out at school for a bit before I head home to pack.  I brought a pineapple Chiobani for breakfast,

but that didn’t begin to cut it.

I ended up also having an egg and cheese biscuit from Wendy’s.

It is 100% time to stop eating like I’m on vacation!  Especially because I’m not sure what the workout situation with my leg is going to be like.

I had fabulous spring break but I am more than ready to get back with the husband and back on a schedule.  I get in late tonight so I won’t be posting today’s eats but hopefully Tuesday my sleeping, eating, and blogging will all be back on track!  I can tell you now though, that I have a Greek Gods honey yogurt in the freezer for a pre-packing treat!

When you get to the end of a vacation are you sad it’s over or ready to get back to business?

Story Time

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I did NOT do enough Anthropology reading today.  My mom was reading Mr. Maxwell’s Mouse to a group of 3rd graders and I got totally sucked in!  I did have a tasty lunch though.

A turkey sandwich on rye bread with cole slaw.

I only ate half of the sandwich, but I did demolish the fries, with ranch.

I’m heading home soon and I’ve got dinner plans with my parents and tentative plans to meet up with some old friends later.  Just FYI – I will probably not be posting again until I come to school with my mom again on Monday.  FYI2 – My bone scan is scheduled for Friday so I won’t definitely know what’s up with my leg until then.

Do you do cole slaw on sandwiches or only ever as a side?

Playing Catch Up

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Hello, hello!  As per the title of my post, I have lots to do so I’ll make this quick.

When we got home last night I munched on some turkey bacon.

I’ll never ever ever eat pork again, but turkey bacon is one of my favorite things and my mom always has it ready for me when I come home.

And I also ate a small bowl of cole slaw while we cooked dinner.

My dad (who’s a little bit picky) was doing leftovers so my mom and I made a roasted feast.

Tofu: cut a block of firm tofu into 6-7 pieces and place on a foiled, sprayed baking sheet.  Rub with maple syrup, sesame oil, salt, and red pepper.  Bake at 450* for 35minutes.

Baked okra.

And my mom made some sautéed cabbage with almonds.

Delish!

Then, for the second night in a row, I passed out fully dressed at 8pm!!!  I had been getting to bed really late and sleeping really poorly for the last few months and apparently my body is finally ready to catch up on some of that lost rest!

I even slept in (6:40) a bit this morning so I was glad I packed a breakfast sandwich last night while preparing dinner.

Although first I had a banana half so I could take Alieve on a non-empty stomach.

Eaten in the car, my sandwich was rye bread with roasted red pepper and goat cheese spread, chive cream cheese, turkey bacon, and spinach.

This was a fantabulous combo.  I thought I was fueling up for my bone scan but unfortunately once I got to the hospital I decided to cancel my appointment.  The scan was not 100% positively going to be covered by insurance and even if it was if I went out of network I’d have a $360 co-pay.  I’m using the crutches and resting my leg this week regardless so I’ll just wait until I’m back in Buffalo for the bone scan.

Equally fun was when I realized that using crutches with a button-up shirt was a bad idea.  There were at least 15men watching me struggle across the parking lot when my shirt popped open all the way down to my belly-button!!  This shirt usually goes in my conservative pile, not my Brittany pile!

Now I’ve got to spend the day catching up on Anthropology reading.  Thankfully I’ve got a lunch date planned with my mom in the middle!

What is your favorite kind of bacon?  I honestly really prefer turkey to pork but I do think that the fakin’ stuff can be pretty tasty.

It Must Be the Jalopenos

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I’ve come to the conclusion that a month spent eating nachos on the couch somehow turned me into a certifiable bad-ass.  I’m probably really a dumb-ass but for now I’ll keep feeling cool.  Why am I a dumbbad-ass?

  • the biggie – I quit a job I hated to persue hapiness
  • I ran a half marathon without training
  • I finished said stupid idea in two and half hours
  • I’m going to lose a couple toenails before all is said and done
  • I got a 2nd tattoo
  • I spent the last 5 days walking around on a semi-broken leg!

That last one came from my doctor’s appointment.  The x-ray was inconclusive and I’ll know more after tomorrow’s bone scan but she’s pretty certain its a stress fracture.  I’m not even going to address what that might mean as far as when I can start running again (bad-asses don’t cry!) but for the time being I’m rocking crutches.

Before I headed to my appointment I ate a Nonfat Peach Chiobani for breakfast.

And once I got back I had lunch.

A baggie of baby carrots,

and the other half of yesterday’s airport chicken sandwich.

Then I spent the afternoon reading blogs, whoops!  I have a TON of make-up work to do for school this week and I have got to get on it.

What have you done lately that made you feel like a bad-ass?