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Tuna Lasagna and 3.14

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Howdy there!  I left the apartment and made it to the pharmacy (across many many a highway) unscathed 🙂  I was so proud of myself I bought a fountain diet coke from Subway as a reward!  I reached school around 4:30, which meant I had 2ish hours to study before class.  I still understand everything but I did stay for a while after class to ask a question.

When I got home I made some Chocolate Amazing Grass with skim milk.

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Adam put the dinner I prepared this afternoon into the oven and it was ready when I got home.

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(That’s a small plate portion) Tuna Salad Lasagna Stacks from Rachel Ray magazine.  Here’ s a link to the recipe.

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It was pretty good, but I saved room for dessert.

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Tyler Pie was a success, the husband has been enjoying it.  It is nice and custard-like.

I’m hoping to shower and get to bed pretty quickly because I have tons of schoolwork to do tomorrow.  I’m going to head to a coffee shop to study so I won’t be posting until lunch.  Please keep your fingers crossed for me that I can go to the gym tomorrow.

Do you ever use food as a reward?  I don’t use “food” per se (and I am strongly against doing this with children), but a diet coke?  Hells yeah!  P.S. Whenever I get a fountain soda I always add a shot of cherry coke for funsies.

Peppers and Pie

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My biggest accomplishment this afternoon was getting rid of my headache, but that’s actually a pretty big accomplishment in my book!  I finished GhostWorld and I can officially say I’m not a fan 😦

After crappy movie hour I finally did my kitchen to-do’s.  I pre-made pasta for lunches this week, made dinner, and…..I made a pie! 

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Tyler Pie to be exact.  I can’t give you the recipe, but it is from Pie, Pie, Pie; Easy Homemade Favorites by John Phillip Carroll.  I’ve made things from this book throughout the years and I highly recommend it.  Here is the description he gives in the book –

Incredible as it sounds, in the past, it was not uncommon to christen foods, particularly desserts, after political figures.  Named for the 10th president of the United States, John Tyler of Virginia, this pie has its heritage in the South.  Though the ingredients are simple, the pie has a caramel-like flavor and a smooth texture that combine to give it a soothing quality.  It is a suitable for breakfast as it is after a good meal.

More on that later though, dinner was a success!  I pulled the recipe completely from my head and it ended up being great 🙂

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Stuffed Peppers, serves 4

  • 5oz ww penne pasta
  • 1C chopped broccoli
  • 1T evoo
  • 8oz 99% lean ground turkey
  • 1/2C marinara sauce
  • 4oz log goat cheese
  • 4 peppers, any color (we used red, yellow, and orange)
  • 1/4 shredded cheese (we used 2% cheddar)
  1. Cook pasta, following box directions.  In the last 3-5minutes of cooking stir in broccoli.  Drain and set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 475*.  Cut the tops off of the peppers.  Using a spoon, scoop out the pith and seeds, careful not to break the bottoms of the peppers.
  3. Put pot back on stove, turn heat down to medium and heat evoo.  Add turkey meat and cook for 2-3minutes.  Pour in marinara sauce and finish cooking meat through.  Remove from heat.
  4. Add pasta and broccoli back to pot, along with goat cheese, and stir to mix.
  5. Spoon pasta into peppers.  Split cheese ontop of the peppers.  Place peppers on a foiled cookie sheet.
  6. Bake for 15minutes.

Notes on the recipe –

* Think anti-Sir-Mix-A lot with the peppers, get ones with flat bottoms (i.e. they will stand alone)

*I did not do this, but I highly recommend preheating the peppers for 5-10minutes

* Each serving has ~400calories

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Our peppers were pretty small so I ate some filling on the side.

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I took too much though, I ended up leaving most of the extra filling.  I needed room in my belly for pie!

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It was pretty good, it had a nice eggy taste to it.  I got some free coupons for Wholly Wholesome products so I used one of their pie crusts.

We watched “The Open Window” while we ate, which was also a strange movie.  And now it is late, and bedtime.  Nighty night!

Do you bake?

Breakfast, Lunch, Junk

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I’ll be honest, I’m still feeling a bit down.  My foot is killing me and I’m pretty pissed about not being able to go to the gym.  Plus I’m still feeling a bit under the weather, so I’m all-around blah.  This will be quick, and therefore, less whiney 🙂

Breakfast.

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Stoneyfield Farms YoKids Lowfat Strawberry-Vanilla and Raspberry yogurts, white nectarine, and Justin’s Almond Butter packet.  I also added half a teaspoon of sunbutter.

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It was good, but I was still hungry afterwards.  I had to drop of a prescription for medicine for my foot so Adam and I set off.  During our errands we split a small frozen cappuccino.

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Our plan was to get lunch at Wegmans but the selection was pretty disappointing, no tofu!  I made do with a small plate.

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Broccoli and green beans plus a little bit of general tso’s chicken.  I had been expecting tofu and this did not deal with my hunger, I was still starving!  We shopped quickly, and I ate this candy on the way home.

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Plus I polished off 90% of these nachos from the bar downstairs.

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I’m having a love affair with jalopenos.

I’m watching GhostWorld and I’m really not sure what I think of it, but I guess I won’t judge until it’s over.  See you for dinner!

I Might As Well Be Working Undercover…

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…because I am wired!  But more on that later.

So last night the fun just kept going!  About an hour after we ate I threw up 😦  I get really bad gas sometimes (upper stomach, not like farting, ew!), especially after eating junky food, and occasionally I will burp 8million times and throw up.  Plus, when I took of my shoe (normally I would be rocking sandals but sneakers are required for lab) we figured out why my foot was hurting so badly; in addition to the sore spots my ring toe is messed up.  I dropped a trash can on my foot the other day and my toe was swollen, bright red, and unable to bend!  It looks better today, although I still can’t bend it, so I’m hoping to be fine in time for a run tomorrow.

In spite of our “fun” night I woke up around 8:45 and took care of some business calls.  Budget still has not paid us for the mattress that they ruined!  Then around 10:30 I headed down the street to the coffee house.

I think I’m developing an obsession for egg and cheese bagels.

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This was much calmer than the last one, but still quite tasty.  Plain bagel, provolone cheese, 1 egg.

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I drank a Cherry CokeZero with it (don’t judge me!).  And a few hours later I broke for a housemade chocolate chip cookie and a nonfat latte.

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I studied at the coffee shop for about 3hours total before Adam came home from school.  On my walk hobble home I stopped at the gas station for another coffee (I told you, I’ve really been craving it).

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I got Cinnamon Bun, to which I added skim milk when I got home.  This finally hit the spot!  I love flavored coffee (like flavored beans, not like syrups) and the gas station had lots of yummy looking flavors (snickerdoodle, blueberry crisp!) so I think I’ll be back there soon.

Now that I’m all hopped up on caffeine I’m going to continue my chemistry studying and head to the gym for some strength training around 5.  We are meeting some friends for dinner tonight so I have a lot to get done still this afternoon.

What is your favorite flavor of coffee?

I Think I Found My Motivation

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Woot! Woot!  My to-do’s finally got off-schedule for good reasons.  I’ve been so unmotivated the past week, everything feels like I’m moving in slow-motion and I got behind on my work, training schedule, life!  Now I am not only caught up, but slightly ahead 🙂  I had to push back my kitchen time but it’s a small price to pay.

After my 5hrs at the coffee shop I did 2.5more here.  I am halfway done with the online work due Monday.  While I worked I fueled up for the gym.

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Stoneyfield YoKids Lowfat Strawberry/Vanilla yogurt, sliced black plum, Justin’s Nut Butters Honey Almond Butter packet.  So satisfying.

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Around 8 Adam and I headed to the gym for some treadmill time.  My training schedule had 2miles for today and I decided to work on speed.

  • I did Mile 1 in 8minutes 11seconds
  • Mile 2 in 8minutes 35seconds
  • with warm up/between miles break/cool down I did 27minutes
  • and burned 287calories

Since cooked dinner got cooked back (but mostly because we had a coupon which is exciting to me) Adam convinced me to get Pizza Hut for dinner.  We did green peppers, green olives, and mushrooms.

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I had this x3 (that’s a small plate).

To drink/for dessert I made this hottness –

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I’ve been mulling this idea over for a week and I think it was a success: 2 So Delicious Dairy Free Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches + 5cubes ice + big splash skim milk + blending = cookies and cream inspired milkshake for ~200calories.

I’ve still got to shower (we ate slowly and watched a Bones rerun online) so I’m out for the evening, peace!

Do you ever reformat foods?  I was pretty proud of my sandwich to shake idea.

Bulimic Taco

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My class went well and I got all of my campus to-do’s completed.  My San Fransisco trip is causing me to miss a test so I have to complete some forms to be able to get a make-up date.  When I was looking at my day planner I realized that that trip is actually the weekend right after I am flying to Ohio for my grandma’s birthday; it’s going to be a busy fall!

Adam called me on the way home to say he was out of printer ink so I pushed baking back until tomorrow and picked him up to go to Target.  I had been pretty excited about my sweet endeavor so he really didn’t have to twist my arm to get me to agree to Anderson’s.

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I got a chocolate and cookie dough Arctic Swirl.  I’ve been obsessed with cookie dough lately, I don’t know what it is!  This hit the spot, I loved how custardy the soft-serve was.  Plus I liked that the sizing was slightly more reasonable than some other places.

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I ate about 3/4 of this.

When I got home I need a speedy meal so I thought of salad.  The resulting bowl is what would happen if a taco threw up 🙂

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  • lettuce base
  • 1/2C low sodium black beans, rinsed
  • 3T sharp cheddar
  • 2 shakes Chipotle Tabasco
  • 3T medium, chunky salsa
  • 1serving Garden of Eating Blue Chips

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It was shockingly good, I’m pretty sure I’ll be making this again soon.

As soon as I shower it will be time for bed.  I’m hoping to really dig into studying tomorrow, so I’m going to head to a coffee shop in the morning.  I’ll post at lunch time.  Sweet dreams.

Mexican food is often the same thing in a different package, what’s your favorite?  I don’t really like tacos, but I loved this taco salad!  My favorite is usually burritos or nachos 🙂

Unhappy Owl

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It is 2o’clock in the morning, holy frick holy frick holy frick!  Let me just add that I am not even caught up with all my work yet.  I am at least, completely finished with the assignment that is due tomorrow (I got 102.2%, woot).  Clearly, this will be a speedy post; I took a few walks, did something very exciting I will mention tomorrow, etc. but I will focus just on eats.

Snack = Justin’s Nut Butter Honey PB packet, squeezed straight into my mouth.

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Justin’s was so sweet to send me a box of samples, and I will be doing a full review tomorrow.

Lunch = tried some new veggies, i.e. turnips, parsnips, okra.

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Okra is actually not new to me perse, but I kept it whole this time.  Oven roasted.

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I ate all the okra and put 1/3 of the rest into the fridge for tomorrow.  My tasty dipping sauce was – buffalo wing sauce, ketchup, maple syrup, chipotle tabasco.

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Dinner takes forever = 5 salt water taffies.

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Actual dinner =

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Orange Tofu from Eat, Drink, and Be Veganby Dreena Burton.  It was good, but I had to sub some ingredients and I imagine it could be better.

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Oven roasted white asparagus.

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Broccoli, keeping with the citrus theme I sauted chopped broccoli and shalots in some clementine olive oil.

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Yums.

Studying hurts my brain snack = packet of Rolos.

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Nighty night!  I probably will skip the breakfast post tomorrow, but will be back after volunteering at 2.

What’s the latest work usually keeps you up?  When I was a teacher I would often sleep 2-3hours a night and still be behind!  Nyc’s standards from English teachers were out of control.

Too Nice Spice

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I would like to say I’ve snapped out of my funk, but alas this will be another quickie post.  In addition to the ten-bazillion other things I’ve been complaining about, my left ankle really really hurts and I’m nervous about running tomorrow.

This afternoon I stayed home taking care of business until about 3.  I watched a Bones rerun during a break and ate some of the candy my parents sent me from San Francisco.

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They bought it because I call my husband bear, and I couldn’t read the packaging so I really didn’t know what to expect.  They ended up being strawberry flavored caramels, similar to Hi-Chews.

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I ate 4.

I got to school just in time for my advising appointment, which ended up being a total bust.  I have blocked out some time tomorrow to call people at other schools I am interested. 

After the meeting I went to the library to do some printing.  I snuck a snack while I was there.

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Um, YUM.  This was a sample of the new Lara Bar flavor and I am totally impressed.

I had some time between the library and my class so I ended up getting “dinner” at the school food court.  The quotes are a sign of disrespect.

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I got an Angry Tendercrisp from Burger King.  I am an avid BK hater, but it was one of few options and the “Angry” commercials are seriously the husband’s and my favorite thing on television; we say “waiting for harvest, waiting for vengeance” to each other regularly.  The commercial reminds us of the “Broodwich” episode of ATH and rocks our socks; here is a link to watch it.  Plus, I’m a sucker for spicy sandwiches.  This was pretty bland though, the jalopenos were somehow less spicy than usual.

And now class is over, my drive is over, and I am home again.  I will probably have a small snack at some point before bed but I will post it in the morning. {Snack reminded me actually – this afternoon I had a handful, about 1serving, unphotographed of blue corn chips}  Have a good night.

What kind of spice is your favorite?  Jalopenos are only ok to me, I much prefer wasabi.  My favorite flavor by far though is buffalo.

P.S. A walk was taken, candy was eaten.

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