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Walking Dead

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Ugh, it’s a good thing I made two home-cooked meals today because that is about all I did!  I felt like a zombie all afternoon!  This post will be a quickie because frankly I don’t even want to think about it.

Afternoon snacks: Stoneyfield Pumpkin Pie yogurt.

I searched high and low for this item all fall and then it randomly showed up at the grocery store the other day before disappearing again.  I finally got to try it and all I really have to say is meh; real pumpkin stirred into Greek yogurt is much better.

A heaping t Sun Butter.

And some Cedar’s pita chips with feta spread (YUM!).

Like lunch, however, dinner was a delicious homecooked creation.

Cocoa-Coconut Chilli from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan.  In the year I’ve owned this cookbook this is the only recipe I’ve made and I still consider it a good buy!  The husband will not eat this (hence his pasta leftovers) so I only made a half batch this time.

Topped with a dollop of 0% Fage, some shredded 2% colby, and Siracha.  Delicious!

Dinner’s success didn’t distract me from the fact that my sweet tooth is annoyed with me and I am disappointed in myself, boo.  I’m going to go sulk, and hopefully get in bed before 10.

FEST Check-in, Day 3

  • Food- excellent!  Everything I ate today was homemade and healthy.
  • Exercise – zilch, although I feel like my body did need a day off.
  • Sleep – poor, per usual we stayed up, and slept in, too late.
  • Time management – terrible!  Who has a quiz in two days?  How much did I study this weekend?  Urk!

Sweet Serendipity

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After my last post I grabbed my People: Style Watch and headed out to the gym.  The magazine was a total clock-killer, if I hadn’t gone so close to closing time I would have been totally motivated to keep going.  As it was, I did 35minutes on the elliptical.  My machine said that was worth 3.3miles but I was going at a pretty easy pace so I’m not sure how accurate that is.  When I got home I did 25more minutes of strength training, stretching, and pt exercises.

After a quick shower it was time for a dinner I’ve been looking forward to all week; I finally recreated the Summer Bries sandwich from Serendipity3!  Serendipity is my favorite restaurant on the planet – the atmosphere is fun and the food is fabulous!  Plus it’s right off Lexington, one of my favorite streets on the planet!  Serendipity is the spot I always would take visitors when I lived in the city: click on the links to see the recaps for some of those fun meals link 1  link 2.

I own the cookbook and even in my hands their desserts are amazing.  However, while most people go to Serendipity for the ice-cream, I go for the sandwiches!  My very favorite – The Summer Bries – is what I recreated tonight.

*Note – dinner was delayed by a mold problem, ugh! and I snacked on a few Cedar’s pita chips and feta spread.  No pictures because I tried to pretend it wasn’t happening*

The sandwiches turned out divine!  Whole wheat raisin pecan bread with 98% ff turkey, apple, alfalfa sprouts, brie, and homemade 1000island dressing.  They got gooey in a 400* oven and turned into perfection.  I had two smallish sandwiches,

Plus some oven-roasted brussels sprouts on the side.

Such a good dinner!  I demolished the sandwiches but I did put back some of my mountain of brussels sprouts.

We are watching the season 2 finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer so the bedtime goal is 11 – 11:30.  Sweet dreams.

FEST Check-in, Day 2

  • Food – pretty good, my goal was never to skip meals out, just to cut back on the take-out and “box” foods.
  • Exercise – great.
  • Sleep – poor.  11am is not when successful people wake up!
  • Time Management – see sleep.

Double Question Time!

  1. I know the calorie counts are suspect, but do you trust the miles counter on the elliptical machine?
  2. What is your favorite street in the US?  As much as I adore Lexington, my heart is forever devoted to Lincoln Ave in South Beach.  I think Lincoln is the best spot for people (and dog!) watching.

Dinner

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I hope you entered my giveaway, because I’m be fawning over Cedar’s some more in this post!  Speaking of giveaways, here’s a healthy one.  I was super excited about this dinner, I’ve been planning my Mediterranean Fest for a week!

All of the individual components were fabulous, and they melded together perfectly.

Mini whole wheat pita from Wegmans.  A serving size was 2 for 110 calories but one was more than enough.  I loved how doughy these were.

Collards.  The absolute star of the dish!

I steamed a 16oz bag of frozen collard greens then mixed it with 1/3 cup toasted walnuts,a drizzle of  maple syrup, and 3.5oz of chopped blue brie cheese.  The flavors went together so perfectly, I was in heaven with every bite!  The cheese was from Saga, something I’ve wanted to try forever and I’m glad I did.

Falafel.

I used half of the box, mixed with H2O, but decided to ignore the package directions and bake instead of fry.  After 25minutes in a 350* oven they were perfect.  Tasty as they were, the falafels were a bit dense, I ended up only eating 2 of 3.

Cedar’s Garlic Tzatzika for dipping.

Everything went together so well, the mix of textures and tastes was kind of a dinner thrill.  Plus, after all the junk I ate this weekend it feels really good to eat something good.

After dinner it was time for my final to do: the gym.  37minutes on the treadmill; it was good to add to my training log.

What is your favorite kind of cheese?  I tie between blue and brie so the Saga blend was perfection for me!

P.S. Eating Bird Food is also doing a giveaway.

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?

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.

Falling for You

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Don’t even ask me how I managed to make it to 8pm today with accomplishing or eating a single thing, but that’s what I did.  Fortunately from 8 on I managed to squeeze in a days worth of fun!

We had to go out to Kohls on an errand for my mom and we went to a spur of the moment dinner at Panos.

Yes, I did rock this hair-do at a nice restaurant.

There were lots of choices on the menu, and the lobster mac and cheese! really caught my eye but the in the end I went with a healthy salad.

It was Cesar with blackened chicken, grilled veggies, and smoked gouda.

Yums!  I love smoked gouda so much and I liked how fresh and healthy the whole thing felt.  I ended up with tons of leftovers to box home though.

For dessert Adam ordered the chocolate peanut butter pie.

This was to die for, I ate about 30% and I couldn’t stop swooning!

After dinner we weren’t ready for the fun to stop so we ran by her house and picked up our friend Danielle and we all went up to ….. Niagara Falls!

This was my first time on the American side and it was gorgeous.  We took a long(ish) walk and even got to see the river run up to the fall.

So much fun!  Adam has school off for Martin Luther King day tomorrow but I’ve still got volunteering so it’s time for bed.

Have you ever been to Niagara Falls?  American and/or Canadian side?  This was only my second time; I went to Canada with my parents when I was 13 and I’m dying to get back.]

P.S. Brandi’s had her blog for a year now!   and Janetha has some jewlery to share.  or you could win some chocolate.

Two Courses, Two Birds

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Post-posting this morning I got down to business.  My break felt like it wasn’t just from blogging, but from life, I have some catching up to do!  After cleaning up the house it was time for lunch –

The exciting box I referenced last week was actually from Cedar’s Mediterranean Inc.  Today’s lunch was based around these two selections:

Cucumber and Garlic Tzatziki spread on 2/3 of a cucumber,

and Spinach Dip on a serving of Flipsides crackers.

‘Twas a tasty first course.

My second course actually came from Amy’s Kitchen –

Heart Spanish Rice and Red Bean Soup.

The portion shown is the whole can but I only ate half.  This was delicious, I think I am a canned soup convert!

We are going to a fun, slightly themed party tonight and I’m getting excited.  Adam is doing some buying for it so he’s going to swing by to pick me up first so we can get next week’s grocery shopping out of the way too; two birds folks.  Right now the plan is grocery — gym — shower — party!

What kind of veggie is your favorite for dipping?  Sliced cucs are mine.  Baby carrots are actually my favorite food, but I prefer them plain.