Thursday, October 30, 2008
I Love My Dinner Plates - Is That Weird?
So while traveling, I'm thinking of the things I want to cook when I get home. And I'm thinking of the plates I'm going to serve said cooked food on. Hubs & I just moved into a new apartment and *finally* opened all of our wedding gifts and are using them. It makes such a difference to have really pretty, "grown-up" tableware.
Don't know if I have many readers, but if you're reading, do you have any favorite patterns? Mine is Portmeirion Botanic Roses :)
How Would I Travel Without Starbucks.....
Nevermind the fact that I completely rely on it for caffeine when I have to be at work at 6am (or beg a coworker to bring it in for me when I have to be in at 5!) but Starbucks is awesome for eating when traveling. No, I'm not talking about the pumpkin bread, rainbow cookies, or apple fritters (omg, amazing!). It's their oatmeal that I've come to absolutely love.
It helps that it's getting cooler, but being able to run be a place and get coffee and a filling good source of protein and fiber for not crazy calories is wonderful. I've also gotten it when taking early flights at the airport, or being stuck with delays. Definitely keeps me full for a while, so I'm not tempted to hit up the vending machines.
I think everything Starbucks has been doing lately to push nutrition - their healthy sandwiches, oatmeal, sugar-free syrups, fruit cups, etc. - has been great. Their nutrition information is also readily available on their website. True, they still have some outrageously high-cal treats, but it's called personal responsibility people. I do enjoy the occasional apple fritter, but I work it into my day.
Back to my skinny vanilla latte and catching up on email :)...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Starting back up...
I'm trying to plan out our meals for each week. I tend to buy too much food, and want to try too many recipes, so I'm going to plan to have the same meals for breakfast and lunch for me and the hubs, and rotate dinner meals. This will also help me eat better, if I know that the majority of the day I have meals planned. Let's see how well it goes!
This weekend will be food shopping, so I'll post on Sunday how that goes. Until then, it's trying to get by with eating out for every meal and airport food. One good thing about flying back home on Halloween night is that I won't be buying (and subsequently eating!) any Halloween candy. I will miss seeing all the cute costumes though...especially the ones I bought for my dog :).
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Traveling and Eating Well
Add to that 12 hour days on my feet, and the prospect of the gym just flies out the window. If I can really get my traveling under control, I think that's a huge part of getting healthier and happier.
I'm trying to make September a really healthy month. I got a workout in on the 1st, and tracked my calories fully for the past two days. Today I was flying here, so I gave myself some slack - flying always throws me off, so it's eat whatever I can stomach.
I just found out that the Starbucks here is carrying the new breakfast items - I can't wait to try the oatmeal. And they are now promoting their whey protein to add into drinks - that'll definitely help me meet my protein goals. Over the weekend I had the veggie egg white flatbread sandwich at Dunkin Donuts - so good! Too bad they don't have DD down here!
Alright, off to watch America's Next Top Model - such a guilty pleasure, I love it.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Perfect Day for a Bike Ride
Today is absolutely gorgeous :). Hubby & I dragged out our bikes and went on an hour long bike ride. His bike is pretty sporty, but mine is very girly and perfect for rides around the park. The pic above is of my bike.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
The Incredible Inedible Egg?
A little over two years ago I decided I wanted to eat egg white omelets (for health value, protein, etc.) and can now do that as long as they have cheese - goat cheese is the best - or lots of veggies and a ton of hot sauce. This morning I tried to have scrambled eggs whites along with some veggie sausage patties and 3 small pancakes I made, but it just wasn't working. I tried dipping them into Grey Poupon, but the eggy flavor still came through. Maybe I should've tried hot sauce? I would just really like to be able to whip them up quickly in the morning and have them as a nice protein boost for the day.
I guess I should just stick to omelets! I have another recipe from Everyday Food for an Egg White Omelet with Spinach and Cottage Cheese. I have spinach in my fridge, so maybe I'll pick up some cottage cheese later to try it tomorrow morning. The recipe isn't online, but another blogger has it posted: http://sweetandsaucy.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/egg-white-omelet-with-spinach-and-cottage-cheese/
Off to the dog park for a perfect Saturday with lots of little dogs running around :)
Friday, August 15, 2008
Dinner Tonight
- Spinach and brie chicken with tomato orzo
- Leaping Lizard 2006 Chardonnay
- Sugar-free chocolate pudding and raspberries for dessert
I haven't made the recipe before, but I got it online from Everyday Food magazine (a GREAT magazine with easy, simple, delicious recipes). The recipe can be found here: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/spinach-and-brie-chicken-with-tomato-orzo
I don't eat much chicken and only recently started cooking it as I used to be a full-fledged vegetarian who had also dabbled in veganism. But, since I got married and my husband is definitely more of a meat-and-potatoes guy, I've started cooking meat and have even been eating some. I've been sticking to chicken and fish, and I don't really see myself branching out into red meat.
As for the menu, Leaping Lizard is also one of my favorite types of wine. They are really reasonably priced (<$15) and have a great chardonnay and cabernet.
I'll post later how dinner turns out :)
Update: Dinner was good. The chicken came out well, and I used toothpicks to help hold it together. I wasn't thrilled with the tomato orzo though - needed more of a flavor boost.