It’s official, I’m back in school!
This morning brought about a million plan changes, but it all worked out in the end. When Adam left (before sunrise) I couldn’t fall back asleep so I finished reading Kathy Reichs book #9 (Bones to Ashes) for an hour or so in bed. I couldn’t fall at 5 am but at 8 am I couldn’t wake up! I ended up getting out of bed 30 minutes before the yoga class I wanted to attend was slated to start. I thought I could make it, so I slammed this breakfast to fill up my stores.
A Wegman’s Whole Wheat Multigrain with Cranberry and Pomegranate bagel with strawberry cream cheese,
plus a big glass of water.
But getting ready took too long and I made myself a little sick eating too quickly, and that plan had to be scrapped. My original plan was to walk to school today, but when I saw the rain I realized it was time to reevaluate again. I would eat a little more breakfast, take a shower, drive to school and read Kathy Reichs book #10 (Devil Bones), go to class, and then go to the gym at school before driving home. (I had to go early because there wouldn’t be any parking closer to class time). And that’s exactly what I did.
My brunch additions were a small apple.
And a 0% Exotic Fig Voskos Greek Yogurt.
The yogurt was great. The taste wasn’t quite as good as the Greek Gods Fig Greek Yogurt (my all-time favorite), but the nutritional content was far superior.
Then I drove to school, walked the 20 minutes in the rain from my parking spot, and vowed never to drive to school after 8 am again. Today’s class went well, but apparently this semester is going to be very, very, very hard. I’m scared.
After class I headed straight to the gym. 35 minutes on the elliptical, level 6 random.
I stopped at Wegmans for a late lunch on my way home. I was only going so that I could sit in the comfy booths to finish the writing-intensive task of filling out my planner, but I ended up getting a pretty good meal.
Steamed veggies with a few pieces of kung pow tofu on top,
and two organic chicken dumplings.
Delicious, and it gave me the energy to power through some serious productivity. I walked and bathed the dog, did the dishes, made dinner, and completed my first homework assignment of the year. Woot! Also, I found 15 minutes to make Adam this –
Dinner was even exotic.
I followed this recipe for Orange Peel Shrimp. With a side of roasted zucchini,
and a 1/4 cup of whole grain texmati brown and rice red blend.
I used salad sized shrimp and subbed in mango butter for orange marmalade, but otherwise I followed the shrimp recipe.
The end flavor was delicious. The sauce had a great tang and a good level of spice. But I have to say that I think the recipe was poorly written. If you decide to make the Orange Peel Shrimp (which I do recommend), I would suggest frying the shrimp in batches. There is just no way to do 2 lbs at once without overcrowding the pan. Also, do the shrimp first, set it aside, and cook the sauce in the same pan. The cornstarch remaining in the pan is minimal, and does not cause the sauce to thicken to quickly; there is no reason to dirty two pans.
Dessert was two S’mores Cups.
If you can believe it, these are even better leftover! More chewy than gooey, but definitely a bit easier to eat. These cups are my favorite S’mores variation to date!
How often do you get Chinese take-out?
Eating Chalk 