Hallelujah it’s Friday!
With September here already (where the heck did August go, by the way?), I’ve already got my head in “fall mode”. My favorite time of the year is BY FAR the last quarter – October, November, and December. I love the weather, the excessive parties and family activities, and I also love how things just seem to slow down from the fast pace of summer. Speaking of fast-paced summers, it saddens me that I haven’t been doing much cooking lately. The good news is I’ll have plenty of time to cook… in two more weeks!
Breakfast #1
Ever since last weekend’s awesome breakfast fit for vacation, I’ve been craving the spinach and tomato breakfast burrito. (Let’s be honest, I’ve been craving the potatoes and pancakes too) … So last night instead of doing my usual batch-scrambled eggs, I made a double serving of the spinach and tomato scrambled eggs.
First up, I chopped up:
- 2 tbsp red onion (I used white onion last time, but didn’t have any on hand)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup chiffonade spinach
- 1/2 a roma tomato, diced
I sprayed a skillet down with some cooking spray, and once it was hot I tossed in the garlic and onions.
While these guys were cooking I whisked together the following in a bowl:
- 2 whole eggs
- 6 egg whites
- Splash of water
Once the onions were soft, I poured the egg mixture on top and seasoned everything up with S&P and red pepper flakes. I let the eggs start to cook up, and when they were about 1/2 way done I added the tomato and spinach:
Look how delicious:
While the eggs were getting their groove on, I also roasted up some broccoli that was seasoned with black pepper and garlic salt:
Is it just me, or does that broccoli look really happy to be here?
2 happy campers:
One of which I brought to work with me today to introduce to my friend Heinz:
Stats on B#1: 205 calories, 15g carbs, 5g fat, 23g protein, 2g fiber
B#2 = OO 😀
OVERNIGHT OATSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! What a great way to end the workweek!
Doesn’t that just bring a smile to your face??? 😀
YUM.
Stats on B#2: 233 calories, 44g carbs, 5g fat, 6g protein, 7g fiber
Lunch
What better way to end the Bruegger’s Bagels giveaway, then to have Bruegger’s for lunch, of course!
Today I went with the Spinach & Lentil soup, and a half sandwich with turkey and lots and lots of veggies. I can’t believe this is the HALF sandwich. It was HUGE!
The Bruegger’s Giveaway ends tonight at midnight (eastern time), so get your posts in!
Hallelujah it’s Friday!
With September here already (where the heck did August go, by the way?), I’ve already got my head in “fall mode”. My favorite time of the year is BY FAR the last quarter – October, November, and December. I love the weather, the excessive parties and family activities, and I also love how things just seem to slow down from the fast pace of summer. Speaking of fast-paced summers, it saddens me that I haven’t been doing much cooking lately. The good news is I’ll have plenty of time to cook… in two more weeks!
Breakfast #1
Ever since last weekend’s awesome breakfast fit for vacation, I’ve been craving the spinach and tomato breakfast burrito. (Let’s be honest, I’ve been craving the potatoes and pancakes too) … So last night instead of doing my usual batch-scrambled eggs, I made a double serving of the spinach and tomato scrambled eggs.
First up, I chopped up:
- 2 tbsp red onion (I used white onion last time, but didn’t have any on hand)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup chiffonade spinach
- 1/2 a roma tomato, diced
I sprayed a skillet down with some cooking spray, and once it was hot I tossed in the garlic and onions.
While these guys were cooking I whisked together the following in a bowl:
- 2 whole eggs
- 6 egg whites
- Splash of water
Once the onions were soft, I poured the egg mixture on top and seasoned everything up with S&P and red pepper flakes. I let the eggs start to cook up, and when they were about 1/2 way done I added the tomato and spinach:
Look how delicious:
While the eggs were getting their groove on, I also roasted up some broccoli that was seasoned with black pepper and garlic salt:
Is it just me, or does that broccoli look really happy to be here?
2 happy campers:
One of which I brought to work with me today to introduce to my friend Heinz:
Stats on B#1: 205 calories, 15g carbs, 5g fat, 23g protein, 2g fiber
B#2 = OO 😀
OVERNIGHT OATSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! What a great way to end the workweek!
Doesn’t that just bring a smile to your face??? 😀
YUM.
Stats on B#2: 233 calories, 44g carbs, 5g fat, 6g protein, 7g fiber
Lunch
What better way to end the Bruegger’s Bagels giveaway, then to have Bruegger’s for lunch, of course!
Today I went with the Spinach & Lentil soup, and a half sandwich with turkey and lots and lots of veggies. I can’t believe this is the HALF sandwich. It was HUGE!
The Bruegger’s Giveaway ends tonight at midnight (eastern time), so get your posts in!
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
Whenever I think of the word “Sunday” in my head, I automatically hear “Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!” (think football/race announcer guy Jan Gabriel).
When I woke up this Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY! 😉 my body was begging for three things: Coffee. Eggs. Ham.
So after throwing some coffee on, I got to work on a 4 egg white scramble with leftover deli ham from the jewelry party I had last week.
I also had some potatoes on the side. That’s one of the best things about being at the BF’s — he keeps a GIANT container of pre-baked potatoes in his fridge. 😀
Once the eggs were pretty much done scrambling, I threw the ham and potatoes into the pan to heat up. And breakfast was served!
After breakfast, I hunkered down and finally posted the clothes I’ve been wanting to sell on ebay. I’m really glad to have that done with! All that ebaying made me hungry, so I decided to give the barley breakfast bowl a go.
My barley bowl consisted of 1/2 a serving of barley (cooked up last night and stuck in the fridge), 1 Chobani vanilla greek yogurt, and some blackberries and raspberries.
I loved the barley in the yogurt! It was pretty filling too.
I must be honest though, and this may be blasphemy, but I actually prefer dannon’s vanilla greek yogurt to Chobani! I took a minute to compare the stats:
- Chobani Vanilla Greek Yogurt — 120 calories, 13g carbs, 16g protein, 13g sugar
- Dannon Vanilla Greek Yogurt — 110 calories, 17g carbs, 12g protein, 16g sugar
Chobani has less carbs, more protein, and less sugar — so I’m hoping it grows on me!
On the agenda today:
- Hit up the elliptical (Friday went well)
- Finish light tent
- Dinner with friends 😀
Hump day crackalacking
Happy Hump Day! 😀
Seems like the past few days I have been entirely devoted to preparing for the Jewelry Party! Well today’s the day friends! Those of you who know me well know that I L-O-V-E hosting parties. I tend to over dedicate myself to them — but I really enjoy the whole preparation process. Slightly weird, I know, but I’m ok with it.
Since this fervent foodie has to leave work early today to get ready for the ladies to come over for the Jewelry Party tonight, my meals for the day needed to be quick and light.
Breakfast #1
- 3 Egg Whites, 12 Grain Bread with Sunflower Seeds, Broccoli, Squirt o’ ketchup
Breakfast #1 Stats: 173 Calories, 23g Carbs, 2g Fat, 17g Protein, 2g Fiber
Breakfast 2: Oikos Greek Honey Yogurt, Blackberries, and some Bear Naked Maple Pecan Granola
Breakfast #2 Stats: 200 Calories, 32g Carbs, 2g Fat, 16g Protein, 3g Fiber
Lunch: Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wrap! broccoli (meh..) carrots and Trader Joe’s Jalapeno Cilantro Hummus (A-MAY-ZING).
Lunch Stats: 283 Calories, 24g Carbs, 6g Fat, 33g Protein, 8g Fiber
Looking forward to trying out some new recipes tomorrow and this weekend!!!
Countdown til food and Bling: T-minus 6 hours 😀