running low...
Andrea
Good evening! Thank you all for the sweet comments today! I am feeling much better after a good night's sleep. I'm very happy that tomorrow is Friday and I'll be able to take it easy this weekend and catch up on some shut-eye. This whole 5-day workweek thing is killing me! :)
Along with the end of the week comes the end of our grocery supply. This end of the week is especially difficult because we actually grocery shopped last Wednesday, but instead of shopping for 1-1/2 weeks we did our normal week's worth of groceries so now...we're running quite low. :)
I dug some Ezekiel bread out of the freezer to make some toast for breakfast. I have no idea how long it had been there, but apparently it was too long. The toast was packed up to take to work with me this morning because I was running a little late, 1 piece smeared with almond butter the other with cranberry ketchup.
When I bit in, I was hit with an intense freezer-burn flavor and had a really tough time chewing the old bread. Into the trash it went, and off I was to a cafe' down the street for some oatmeal. What a waste of almond butter and cran ketchup (if you want the recipe shoot me an email, its straight from a cookbook so I can't post it).
Breakfast: a cup of oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar, golden raisins and chopped apple.
Morning Snack: a grapefruit that was supposed to be part of breakfast, but my oatmeal was pretty filling.
Leftovers for lunch make me pretty happy, especially when the leftovers are Thai!!! Thank you all for the great suggestions of places to find good Thai recipes. I have a feeling you'll be seeing some experimentation on the blog. I'm especially excited about Ellen's suggestion to check out Chez Pim for a great Pad Thai tutorial. Thank you Ellen!!!
Lunch: tofu scallion soup with bean sprouts and extra rice noodles, spring rolls with spicy pineapple sauce. Delish.
Mid-Afternoon Snack: 1/4 cup of mixed nuts and dried fruit (cherries and figs, my favorites!!!). My hubb also brought me a few fries from his lunch, 'cause he knows what I like. :)
The hubb and I went for a run after work tonight...2-3/4 miles. I kept up with my love as best I could which resulted in a speedier than normal run for me. There were also hills. I've discovered that you can't go further than 2 miles in Charlottesville without hitting a decent hill. When we got home I stretched for a long time, I even did a few Vinyasa flows. My hips have been really tight (maybe because of all the hills?!?) so I spent extra time with poses that would help to release some tension. Hmmmmmmm....I feel so much better! :)
For dinner tonight I wanted to make some kind of cheesy, veggie-ful casserole thing. I wasn't sure where it was going, but I thought that this spaghetti squash might be a good start.
The hubb disagreed (don't worry, I'll try it eventually) so the squash was delegated to fill my belly at lunch tomorrow. I love getting the next day's lunch packed the night before, it makes my mornings so much easier! I'll save the picture of my packed lunch for tomorrow's post though... :)
Instead, we went with our classic mexican dip night. This is now a once-a-month favorite of ours, and typically corresponds with new episodes of Grey's Anatomy. We used to eat it at least once-a-week...I think we've come very far. I even went so far as to dip raw veggies into the cheesy goodness rather than tortilla chips...yay me!
Dinner: mexican dip with one whole carrot and 1/2 a cucumber. I caved in and had a few blue corn tortilla chips too, but not NEARLY as many as I would have had if I hadn't chopped up some veggies.
This dip included:
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When I bit in, I was hit with an intense freezer-burn flavor and had a really tough time chewing the old bread. Into the trash it went, and off I was to a cafe' down the street for some oatmeal. What a waste of almond butter and cran ketchup (if you want the recipe shoot me an email, its straight from a cookbook so I can't post it).
Breakfast: a cup of oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar, golden raisins and chopped apple.
Morning Snack: a grapefruit that was supposed to be part of breakfast, but my oatmeal was pretty filling.
Leftovers for lunch make me pretty happy, especially when the leftovers are Thai!!! Thank you all for the great suggestions of places to find good Thai recipes. I have a feeling you'll be seeing some experimentation on the blog. I'm especially excited about Ellen's suggestion to check out Chez Pim for a great Pad Thai tutorial. Thank you Ellen!!!
Lunch: tofu scallion soup with bean sprouts and extra rice noodles, spring rolls with spicy pineapple sauce. Delish.
Mid-Afternoon Snack: 1/4 cup of mixed nuts and dried fruit (cherries and figs, my favorites!!!). My hubb also brought me a few fries from his lunch, 'cause he knows what I like. :)
The hubb and I went for a run after work tonight...2-3/4 miles. I kept up with my love as best I could which resulted in a speedier than normal run for me. There were also hills. I've discovered that you can't go further than 2 miles in Charlottesville without hitting a decent hill. When we got home I stretched for a long time, I even did a few Vinyasa flows. My hips have been really tight (maybe because of all the hills?!?) so I spent extra time with poses that would help to release some tension. Hmmmmmmm....I feel so much better! :)
For dinner tonight I wanted to make some kind of cheesy, veggie-ful casserole thing. I wasn't sure where it was going, but I thought that this spaghetti squash might be a good start.
The hubb disagreed (don't worry, I'll try it eventually) so the squash was delegated to fill my belly at lunch tomorrow. I love getting the next day's lunch packed the night before, it makes my mornings so much easier! I'll save the picture of my packed lunch for tomorrow's post though... :)
Instead, we went with our classic mexican dip night. This is now a once-a-month favorite of ours, and typically corresponds with new episodes of Grey's Anatomy. We used to eat it at least once-a-week...I think we've come very far. I even went so far as to dip raw veggies into the cheesy goodness rather than tortilla chips...yay me!
Dinner: mexican dip with one whole carrot and 1/2 a cucumber. I caved in and had a few blue corn tortilla chips too, but not NEARLY as many as I would have had if I hadn't chopped up some veggies.
This dip included:
- spanish rice
- one can of diced tomatoes
- one can of black beans, mashed and mixed with taco seasoning
- salsa
- corn
- orange bell pepper
- cheddar / monterrey jack shredded cheese
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Snacks: Clems and Stoneyfield Yogurt. I only ate one clem, after my run.
Dinner: Take-out Thai!!!! Yay! My fave. I picked the tofu scallion soup with bean sprouts, and ordered some rice noodles on the side to throw on top. The broth was absolutely amazing! I really need to start cooking Thai food...
I also had a small pile of the hubb's tofu pad thai and a few veggie spring rolls dipped in their amazing spicy pineapple sauce.
Does anybody have a good resource for Thai recipes? I'm looking for a book, or website, or chef I should watch out for...
Before rushing off to the bath I must write about my run. I'm so excited to be past the 3-mile mark and getting in 30+ minute running workouts multiple times a week! While at dinner with our friends last weekend, Kelly and I chatted about starting to run together again occasionally. She was my first running partner in Charlottesville, we 
I've just recently discovered Maggie's blog and am enjoying getting to know it. She has some fabulous recipes...go check her out! I'd like to pass the award on to Jennifer at 
Saturday Lunch / Snack: Medjool Date with PB, 3/4 cup plain Oikos with 1/4 cup TJ's Pumpkin Spice Granola and a sprinkling of currants. Breakfast was late so I just kinda snacked my way through the afternoon. I also had a handful of TJ's multigrain tortilla chips...
Several of you comment that you've never had currants before! Just a warning, they are tart so if you're not a fan of tang you may want to try them before you add them to anything.
Saturday Dinner: Take-out Thai...yum! I ordered Pad Thai with Tofu and veggie spring rolls with spicy pineapple sauce.
Saturday Dessert: 1/2 a 
Sunday Breakfast: Scrambled egg whites with sauteed pepper and onion, and two leftover 
Sunday Lunch #1: Leftover Pad Thai
The hubb and I were on different lunch schedules, and somehow we got out of the house to run errands without him eating anything. A couple of hours in he was starving, and I was craving veggies since I hadn't had many over the previous 24 hours. So we stopped at a little pizza place for his first lunch (calzone) and my second...
Sunday Lunch #2: Garden Salad with Bean Salad on top.
Sunday Dinner: So not healthy in any way... Mexican Dip with Multigrain Tortilla Chips.
This is a classic favorite of ours. The tradition started with my college roommate and I, we'd pile refried beans, salsa and shredded cheese together in a casserole dish and bake it for 20 minutes before dipping tortilla chips in while watching movies. The hubb and I have experimented some and never have the same dip twice. This one consisted of refried black beans, taco seasoning, sour cream, salsa, onion, orange bell pepper, corn, and cheddar cheese. Sooooo good, yet so bad... The good news is that this is the first time in the six weeks since I've been writing this blog that you have seen this dish. We used to eat is once a week...seriously.
Sunday Dessert: A Peppermint Eggnog Scone.
We went to the grocery store today, but I won't bore you with all the details. We did get this fabulous treat though...
Brussels Sprouts on their stalk!!! I've never seen them in the store like this before. We tried growing them in our garden this year but because we don't spray, the bugs got to them before they could mature. Aren't they fabulous!?!?!
Sadly I missed yoga yesterday because we were running errands. I hate missing yoga, but will have to try to make up for it this week. I'm going to try to keep my posts short and sweet because our evenings are jam-packed with Christmas prep, so this will probably be the last long post for awhile...I'm sure you won't mind because we're ALL busy! :)