Showing posts with label proscuitto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label proscuitto. Show all posts

Monday, October 19, 2009

Just Another Sunday

I have to start off this post saying THANK YOU to all for your encouraging and congratulatory comments!  I am so humbled by it and I appreciate it so much.  It makes me so glad to think that I have inspired some of you to push outside of your comfort zone, set your fears aside and accomplish things you never thought you could.  It’s so cliche, but seriously, if I can do it, you can, too!  Don’t let fears hold you back.  You can lose weight, you can keep it off, you can make healthy choices, you can make time to exercise, you can run, you can bike, you can..you can.. you can!  Don’t doubt it.  It’s all out there waiting for you :) 

Okay, Tony Robbins pep talk over;  let’s get to the food!

After lazing around the rest of Saturday, it was a little hard to get moving on Sunday.  We had to be at church by 9:30 for a special service involving little daughter’s religion class, so I was rushed for time.  I ended up not eating breakfast before we left and forgot to grab a bar or something portable, too!  The race fried my brain!

Thankfully, the husband keeps a nut stash in his car for snacking during his travels, so I grabbed a handful and munched after church…

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We ran some errands as a family which is always fun not and headed home for some much needed lunching.  I was in a salty mood (in flavor not attitude!), so I made up a proscuitto, asiago and pesto panini using 2 slices proscuitto, 1 slice asiago cheese, 1 tsp. pesto and a handful of baby spinach on whole wheat pane bread.  I pressed it in the George Forman grill til it got warm and melty.  Sweet goes great with salty, so a Fuji apple was the perfect side…

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A little later, I worked on some homework with the daughters.  I made us a study snack of Celestial Seasons Sugar Cookie Tea and some homemade granola bar pieces…

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Tofu was on my dinner menu (not the husband or daughters of course!) since I had some Nasoya Firm Lite Tofu in the fridge that needed to get used up.  I decided to dice it up and bake it this time instead of baking in slices like I have done in the past.  I seasoned it with some garlic powder, onion powder, s+p, a few dashes of Frank’s Hot Sauce and a tbsp. of honey bbq sauce.  I baked it, on a foil-lined cookie sheet, with some sweet potato wedges and served it with green beans sauteed in evoo and garlic.  This was the best dinner…

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And ketchup on sweet potatoes = fab:)

So, that’s my regular old just another day Sunday!  Quite anti-climatic after Saturday!  But, it’s just the way I like it :)

ONE GOOD THING:  My hip is not as sore as I thought it might be after the race.  I think the pre and post ibuprofen really worked!

Question of the Day:  What is one thing that you would like to do, but have doubts that are holding you back?

Friday, October 16, 2009

In The Soup

Brrrr…such a cold and dreary day!  I was in the mood for a warm and cozy breakfast, but I needed to be fasting for bloodwork , so I had to settle for yogurt in the car afterward.  I did blast the heat in the car to fulfill the “warm” part :)

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I had to ditch the gym again this morning.  I had to prepare for my lunch guests and I had no idea what I was serving!  I headed off to Fresh Market and Trader Joe’s and wandered around hoping for some inspiration.  My menu finally came together in my mind and along the way, I found this cool soap in Trader Joe’s that smelled amazing, so I had to get it…

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Random, I know! 

I made it home with my loot and got to work preparing lunch for my guests – The Grandparents- all 5 of them!  They had a special morning at little daughter’s school and I invited them to lunch afterward.  The (last minute) menu for The Grandparents Lunch …

Proscuitto, fresh mozzarella and arugula on French Demi bread spread with pesto…

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Same sandwich, but on whole wheat pane…

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Fruit salad…

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These awesome chips…

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and some Trader Joe’s Organic Creamy Tomato Soup which was the hit of lunch!

Getting ready…

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They all arrived and we got right down to eating.  I enjoyed listening to them talking while I dug into my lunch…

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and a few more handfuls of those addictive chips!

I did snack a little more this afternoon.  Nothing major to speak of, mainly bites, licks and tastes.  I knew it wasn’t  hunger.  It was definitely my nervousness about the race getting to me.  I made the mistake of looking at the race results from last year’s race and the last run time was 37 minutes.  Holy guacamole.  I haven’t run 3.1 miles in 37 minutes.  Ever.  My last treadmill run was 46 minutes!  UGH!  I know I shouldn’t care, but how embarassing to have everyone waiting for you at the finish line?!  Crawl under a rock…

Anywho…

Dinner was relaxed.  The husband and daughters had breakfast for dinner and I opted for more soup!  I had some leftover mashed potatoes in the fridge, so I added some chicken broth to it, heated it all together and topped it with 1 oz. Cabot’s 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar, green onions and a slice of center cut bacon.  Viola!  Baked Potato Soup…

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I felt the need for green.  A small side salad with light ranch did the trick…

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I was about to break into some chocolate, but decided against it.  Instead, I went to my room, turned on the TV and watched the weather, willing it to stop raining for Saturday :(

ONE GOOD THING:  I feel so blessed that my daughters have both sets of grandparents and a great grandmom !

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Have a great day everyone!  I’ll see you later tonight for another post.  Please come back  - I may need some talking down off the ledge :-0