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Nutella Makes it Bella

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I knew my mother-in-law was a generous lady, but when she sent us home from Thanksgiving with this mostly full (huge) jar of Nutella she sealed the deal.

Yum!  When the family was taste-testing my brother-in-law came up with the perfect description for Nutella: it’s like the inside of a Ferrero Rocher!

This morning I spread ~1T of the good stuff on a toasted Sandwich Thin.

This to-go breakfast felt pretty gosh darn decadent.

In between classes I also had a Peach Chobani.

Then after class I headed the gym.  With finals coming up my goal is to become the queen of the quick workout.  Treadmill : 25minutes: 2.45miles.  Done and done.  I’m going to do some strength training throughout the afternoon as well.

Lunch was an on the spot masterpiece.  Wondering what to do with those thanksgiving leftovers?  Ponder no more.

Leftover rigotoni pasta topped with shredded turkey, cranberry dressing, a bit of parmesan cheese, and a few chopped pecans.

This dish tasted even better than the Turkey Day meal!

I’ve got a lot of work to do today and I’m still feeling hungry so I see a lot of snacking in my future….

What is your favorite thing to do with Turkey Day leftovers?

Highjinks Highlights

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Turkey Day #2 was a success!  This is our last night of family time so I’m going to keep this picture-heavy and words-light.  For accountability’s sake – do be aware that I ate a TON more food than I managed to photograph, I’m just showing the highlights.

When I woke up this morning I looked over to the cutest sight on earth – the husband was holding baby niece on one side and had 5-year-old niece cuddled up on his other side!  #myovarieshurt

Before the gluttony began, Adam and I started the morning with a run.  We did a quick 1.5miles.  I was very glad to get some movement into my day.

Now the food (again, just the highlights).  0% Honey Chobani.

Our contribution #1 was deviled eggs.

I enjoyed one with some *delicious* cocktail shrimp.

Contribution #2 was this Poinsettia Popcorn Tin.

1-800-Flowers.com sent me this to review and I decided to share the wealth with the in-laws.  Butter, cheese, and caramel.

Oh.my.god.  You can assume I had many many handfuls.  Everyone agreed this was delicious, great for the holidays.

My dinner plate – white meat turkey topped with cranberry sauce, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, and veggies with dip.

My dessert plate – chocolate cake and crock pot cake (a beyond amazing recipe which I will be making on my own and sharing soon).

And lots of kisses.

Applegate Farms Thanksgiveaway Winners

Via random integer generator –

Kristisn (#2), Jess (#4), and MaryBe (#5)

E-mail me at emilyhwaxATgmail.com with your addresses guys!

ThanksGiveaway

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I am thankful –

  • that my busy days really aren’t all that busy in the big scheme of things
  • for my family (and getting to see my grandparents and in-laws this weekend)
  • for my husband
  • for my health
  • for a 2nd season of “Modern Family”
  • for Cherry Coke Zero
  • that there are so many things I’m thankful for that I could probably keep this list going for pages; I am blessed

Today has been a busy day (in the little scheme of things).  My to-do’s have been taking longer than expected and I’ve been running around.  I packed a sliced cucumber to munch on in class and it was a great stress reliever.

Though I have to imagine that my seat-mates were stressed wondering why I was being so crunchy and drippy, sorry guys!

I didn’t get to pick up Adam until 1pm and by the time we got back to our apartment is was after 2:00 and I was starving.  I calmed my growling stomach with a 2% Pineapple Chobani while I put lunch in the oven.

I ended up with feast of dippable delights (all roasted in the oven) –

Green beans,

a small potato,

and some chicken strips,

with ketchup and homemade honey mustard.

The chicken strips were a free sample from Applegate Farms.  They heard me raving about their turkey bacon (so good that I don’t have to miss a thing about not eating mammals and the only kind of “fake” bacon that Adam will eat) and offered me a chance to try another product.

The strips were delicious.  They cook nice and crispy (I oven-baked) and had a nice buttery aftertaste to them.  Plus I approve of the ingredient list and nutritional stats.

And they said I could share the wealth with you guys!

Three readers will win a $1-off coupon for any Applegate Farms product.  All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post letting me know what you are thankful for.  Giveaway closes Friday (11/26) at noon and winners will be chosen via random integer generator.

Ulterior Motives

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Last night I whipped up a batch of Cooking Light‘s Pumpkin Pie Pudding.

The pudding is tasty, but I have to confess an ulterior motive: wanting leftover canned pumpkin for this –

This is canned pumpkin, 0% Fage, gingerbread flax granola, and honey.

Breakfast of champions.  Not exactly an apple though, as I’m heading to the doctor’s this morning.  I’ve had a rash on the side of my face for months and, of course, the day I’m heading to the dermatologist it’s disappeared!

I spent some time this morning making lunch…

…and now I can’t wait for noon!

It’s a good day in general though, Orgo was cancelled 🙂  I’m going to campus for one class and a gym session and then I’m free for the day!

Do you ever make a recipe just to get your hands on the leftovers?

There Are Some Stupid Questions

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Fact – the universe likes balance.

The last two nights I didn’t get home from school until after 9pm.  That made me frustrated and my response (on both days!) was to order pizza with Adam and stay up even later doing everything/nothing on my computer.  Not a good idea for the bedtime challenge, my health, or the quiz I’m going to fail today.

But as I said, the universe likes balance.  So I wasn’t even a little surprised to get a voicemail telling me that from 9 – 5 today our power – and therefore our internet – would be turned off.  I want to wonder what the heck our power company thinks it’s doing shutting off the power during the winter in Buffalo, but you don’t question fate.

Fact – whenever I think about fate I picture the tapestry weaving goddesses from “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.”  Has anyone else seen that episode?

Anyway, because of the power situation I made sure to get up early and eat breakfast.

0% Raspberry Chobani,

and a big Granny Smith.

Crunchy, creamy, sour, sweet; yup, got ’em all in!

After the doomed quiz I’m off to do some hardcore studying and gyming; you don’t question fate!

What do you picture when you think about fate?

10 Days

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 Our sleep schedule has been out of control lately, and that’s unhealthy for body, mind, and spirit.  In order to get back on track Adam and I made a pact to go to bed as early as possible (whether that’s 8pm some days or 11pm other days) for the next 10 days.  I’m excited to do something healthy for myself, but that does mean this has to be a quick post; go, go, go!

I stayed up so late with the boys last night (3am?!!) that I actually got hungry again!  I ended up pulling out the yogurt that was planned for my car snack as a late-night munch.  Liberte Strawberry.

This stuff is just so decadent and amazing.  The flavor and texture were spot on with 2% Fage with Strawberry; if you want the Greek yogurt experience this is the closest non-Greek gets.  Sadly this is not low-fat, and the 9grams of saturated fat (and 24grams of sugar) mean I can’t eat it as much as I’d like.

This morning felt like it came pretty early 😉  We headed out to one last breakfast with the family before we hit the road.  They took us to the restaurant inside Buehlers.  I was starving (probably actually tired) so I decided to go with the breakfast burrito.

With sauce on the side and fruit subbed for hash browns.

We were pretty impressed.

Even more impressive was the actual grocery store, we did a quick loop for road snacks and ended up finding all sorts of goodies we can’t get in Buffalo.  We ended up piecing together a very tasty lunch, all pieces split 50:50.  1st, Odwalla Pumpkin Protein.

Yuuuuum!  I was obsessed with this drink in Brooklyn, it’s perfectly sweet and creamy.

2nd, Stoneyfield Mango and Honey Fat Free yogurt.

This was actually not that good, sadly, it had almost no flavor and was oddly viscous.

And for dessert, Godiva Dark Chocolate with Extra Dark Ganache.

Pretty gourmet for a road trip if you ask me.

We got back into Buffalo around 6 and I’ve been running around ever since; lots of unpacking and getting of groceries.  While I was out I picked up dinner from the Co-op.

Thai cucumber salad and sweet ginger tofu.

Tasty, tasty.

And 1, 2, 3, Bedtime!

What time do you usually get in bed?

Breakfast, Preview, Lucky YOU

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An Early Breakfast

I am so not prepared for today’s exam that breakfast felt more like ‘last meal,’ but it’s a long day and I want to be well-fueled.  I don’t tend to eat much cereal but it is quick and tasty fuel.

1 serving of Barbara’s Vanilla Almond Shredded Oats and 1/2 serving Special K Red Berries with a chopped plum (with plain Silk Almond Milk).

A Lunch Preview

After my exam I’ve got two meetings that will keep me on campus until at least 2:30, so I thought I’d show you my eats early rather than late.

Today’s lunch is a milder form of yesterday’s Monte Cristo.

Arnold’s WW Sandwich Thin, topped with Crofter’s Strawberry Spread, and 1.5oz Cabot 50% Reduced White Cheddar.

I am so jazzed about my sandwich combo that apparently it put me in a jam mood, because I also packed a 2% Fage with Strawberry.

Finally, a serving of Terra Exotic Harvest Sea Salt Chips.

I’m not gonna lie, I gobbled up at least a serving of these chips while I packed my lunch.  I should not have accepted this free sample because as soon as this bag runs out I’m going to blow my whole budget buying more!

This new variety has carrots, blue potatoes, and kabocha squash.  All the Terra chips are extra thick in a way that is so fabulous, and this bag is the perfect variety of salty yet sweet.  They let the veggies’ flavors shine through, but you definitely feel like you are eating chips.  I’m in love….

Lucky for You

….which is good news for you, because I’m doing a giveaway!

Terra heard my raving about the Blues variety and offered to let me share the love with my readers (you guys!).  5 lucky winners will receive a coupon for $$-off a bag of heaven Terra Chips.  To enter –

  1. Leave a comment on this post before noon on Friday (11/12).
  2. For a 2nd entry, link back to this post from your blog and leave another comment letting me know you’ve done so.
  3. For a 3rd entry, link back to this post from Twitter and leave a comment letting me know you’ve done so.

And, just to be nice, you could wish me luck on my test today!  😉

Taking My Notecards to Bed

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It’s almost Friday!  Actually, I’m a bit less excited about that than usual, because Friday brings a Nutrition test I’m not quite prepared for.  I’m going to do a quick post, an even quicker shower, and then take my notecards to bed.

I wasn’t hungry for breakfast before lab, but I ate brunch when we got out at 10:30.  This Liberte Peach and Passionfruit yogurt was on sale at Wegmans so I thought I’d give it a try.

I ended up really enjoying it.  The texture was much closer to thick Greek yogurt than traditional yogurt and the tangy/sweet balance was perfect.  I generally choose lower fat yogurts but I do think the higher fat content helped with satiety in this smallish lunch.  If I can find this on sale again I’ll definitely snatch it up.

I also packed some baby carrots.

I think crunchy equals brain food for me because as I munched through these carrots I got a ton of work done.  When I headed to food lab at 1:40 I was able to hand in all of my lab assignments for the remainder of the semester!

Food lab was a lot of fun today too.  It was the Meat/Fish/Poultry lab so I was feeling a little anxious about having to cook pork or red meat but luckily my group was assigned fish and fowl only.  We made pan cooked salmon with fresh tomatoes and Laab (a spicy Thai chicken salad).

Also on the plate are curried chicken and lemon chicken.  Everything was delicious and I even ended up bringing our leftovers home to Adam.

I sipped a coffee (medium, non-fat latte with 1 pump of sugar-free English toffee syrup) throughout lab as well.

It kept me warm, but I think it also gave me a caffeine headache later in the afternoon.  I love the experience of coffee but sometimes it makes me feel so icky!  My headache definitely influenced my choice of afternoon snack.

Dinner ended up being pretty pathetic.  We had something exciting planned but I didn’t realize that it involved 45minutes in the oven until it was already after 8pm.  If I’d planned ahead I could have done my reading after I cooked but the way it worked out it was just too late.  Instead I ate 2 turkey corn dogs (dipped in fresh honey mustard).

My random eats worked well for my productivity, but I think I need to house some fruits and veggies this weekend!  😉

I’ve got my alarm set early for tomorrow; I can register online for Spring classes at 6am.  Keep your fingers crossed for me that I get what I need!

Do you ever cook with fish sauce?  My lab mates were weirded out (it’s a Laab ingredient), but it’s a staple in my fridge.