August 5, 2009

I haven’t had spicy oats in ages!  I hope my friend doesn’t mind, but I forgot my camera at home so I am stealing a picture from her because she first gave me the idea!  Thanks Allison! Breakfast comes in at 351 calories, 14 fat, 26 protein, 28 carbs and 4 fiber.  Hopefully Hannah can bring me my camera for lunch!  😀 Today is the...

I have to credit www.cooksillustrated.com for me NOT to overcook a beef roast.  Tony and I like our beef on the rare side.  Rare on a typical meat thermometer is 140 degrees.  The secret is to pull the meat off the grill at 125 degrees, let it rest for 20 minutes, and its a perfect medium rare every time.  We always cook our meat over...

Lately I’ve liked the combination of mixing flavors and textures, and this grilled cheese certainly delivers in that category!  I picked up this bread, which I am loving: two slices healthy life flax bread (really nutty!) 2 ounces deli smoked turkey breast 1 ounce pepper jack cheese 1/2 anjou pear, sliced thin handful of baby spinach I used Smart Balance oil – about 1 tsp....

We could not have asked for better weather last night at Ravinia!  Perfect temperature, slight breeze and no bugs! We all caravaned from our office – during that time of day it took us about an hour to get there.  It didn’t take long for us to set up the food and drinks! The lawn area really fills up fast – its first come, first...

Quick post – my boss is only in one day this week so we have a lot to get done before she’s off again. I brought one of my jalapeno bagels for breakfast this morning, but the jalapenos fell off, so I ended up sticking them in my sammie! 1 egg 1 ounce Canadian bacon 1 ounce cheddar cheese jalapeno bagel Breakfast comes in at:...

Before I get on to dinner, I decided to throw a quick whole wheat pizza together for me and Tony.  My side was a few pieces of pepperoni and red pepper, his was pepperoni and sautéed mushrooms.  We split a bottle of diet root beer – perfect lunch for two!  I am tweaking this whole wheat crust and I’ll post the recipe when I get...

I saw a recipe for this eggs in a cloud and immediately upon seeing it, I knew I would make it – and Sunday morning is the perfect morning to try new things when not in a hurry.  I don’t remember where I got the recipe though!  It was a bed and breakfast recipe blog – so if its yours, let me know! I decided...

Since Hannah had to work most of the day yesterday, it was a Biz and Tony day!  We went to the farm to pick up the CSA box – I got more blueberries!  They are so good.  I plan on making more of the Blueberry Yogurt Muffins to make for an outdoor concert tomorrow night.  It’s my office Girls Night Out tomorrow night and we...

I have to thank Andrea for writing about Molly Wizenberg’s book, A Homemade Life.  She is the blog writer of Orangette – a food blog I wish I had found a long, long time ago.  I just finished reading her book and there are so many parallels between her life and mine, it was as if I was reading the diary of a dear, close...

Hannah and I had such a good time together!  We decided that if we were going to have fried green beans later in the day, that we had to get to the gym!  I ran 20 minutes straight at 5.0 mph!  I did a jog/walk the rest of the time. Before working out I had a Kashi bar – this one is my favorite so...