September 21, 2008

My step-son is 19 today!  We are having a quick breakfast because a fondue feast is on the menu for lunch while the Bears are playing. 1/2 honey whole wheat bagel 1 egg 1 sausage link 1 ounce extra sharp cheddar cheese Found the birthday boy asleep this morning. . . One of my favorite pics of him from vacation in 2006:

Since its just me for dinner tonight, I decided to use the last of the beer can chicken to make Ramen noodle soup.  So simple! 8 ounce chopped chicken 1 cup chicken broth 4 cups water 3 ounce chopped carrots 6 ounce diced canned potato 1 package chicken ramen noodles (with seasoning) Just throw everything except noodles in and simmer until carrots are cooked.  Add noodles...

Using up more leftovers, I made tostadas with the homemade tortillas.  THEY WERE SOOOOO GOOOOOD! 2 ounces diced chicken mixed with 2 tablespoons green salsa 1/4 cup veggie refried beans as the base 1 ounce chopped fresh spinach 1 ounce pepper jack cheese Tabasco! Off to do laundry . . .

To www.hangrypants.com for the picnic wrap recipe!  So light!  I ended up getting 10 tortillas out of this recipe: 2 cups whole wheat bread flour 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon salt (which I forgot to add!) In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the flour and oil.  Gradually mix in the water (and salt!).  Knead briefly.  Divide the dough into 10 pieces...

I LOVE sleeping in.  I didn’t get out of bed until 9:00, but I was starving! The last of the leftover steak – not bad, 3 meals out of the steak!  And those 10 potatos for a $1?  I made potato soup, pan fried potatoes, broccoli cheese twice baked potatoes and hash browns this morning – nice! My daughter smelled the coffee I made this...

I tried to make a deep dish pizza tonight – and it turned out pretty good.  The only thing I would have done differently is not oil the sides of the pan, because when I tried to make the dough stick on the side, it kept sliding down.  I cooked it on my lowest oven rack.  This one is ground beef, Italian sausage and mushroom....

Today’s lunch used up some of the steak from last night. 3.5 ounces chopped romaine 2 ounce chopped carrots 3 ounce chopped cucumbers 1 ounce chopped pickled jalapeno peppers 3 ounces chopped leftover steak 1 cup of my potato soup 8 ounce peach slices And as I was putting my steak on my salad, some pieces fell into my soup, so its like steak potato...

When I got home from dropping my daughter off to school, my dog was sitting at the top of the steps.  He immediately looked at me, to his leash, and back to me! We went on a 30 minute walk and ended our walk down by the river.  It was so pretty this morning. Breakfast: 1.1 ounce dry oats 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup hemp...

It’s what’s for dinner!  First off though, my husband brought home White Castle.  My daughter and I have never had it before.  She loved them – I did not.   I could taste the onions and the texture of the beef was weird.  But at least I can say that I had a bite of one! Dinner was steak and stuffed potatoes with broccoli and shredded...

It wasn’t very fast (4.0 per hour) but I was able to run! 5 minute warm up 5 minute run 2 minute walk 5 minute run 2 minute walk 8 minute run (yahoo!) 2 minute walk 5 minute run 5 minute cool down I am pleased – hoping that by 10/19 I’ll be able to run the whole 5k without stopping, even if I run...