I’ve been toying with a new layout for a long time. There were just two things standing in my way: I am not computer savvy, and I am cheap! I didn’t want to have to pay someone to jazz it up! What do you think? I like how clean it looks. I had a lot of extra stuff on the old one that I never did anything with so I got rid of it 😀
I love when I make baked potatoes because that means. . . eggs in a potato jacket! This half of a potato weighed 5.5 ounces. I scooped out the potato and scrambled that with 1 ounce of diced cooked steak, 1/2 shredded zucchini, then topped it off under the broiler with Cabot’s habanero cheese.
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This kept me full for hours! While I normally walk during lunch with co-workers, I decided I wanted to do a hard core Jillian DVD at lunch to kick start my exercise again. Sadly, someone beat me down to the gym and was already doing a DVD – and an insane one at that! It was actually called Insanity!
So it was on to Plan B. I decided to run a 5k on the treadmill! The first 10 minutes sucked ass. I wanted to stop so many times! But I thought of Shelley and how she’s been rocking out the 5k’s, and that motivated me to keep going! I did not break any speed records, but I ran for 41:02 without stopping! With the warm up and cool down I did 50 minutes on the treadmill! 😀
I was hungry when I got back to my desk though! A bit of an eclectic lunch: 1 cajun sausage on a Thomas light english muffin with baby spinach and a touch of mustard! 😀 Salad on the side:
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Tony loves salmon. I am not a huge fan. So basically what I don’t like never gets made (sorry Tony!). I decided to change that though! I do like Chilean sea bass – only problem? It’s expensive!
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Since Sea bass is such a mild fish, I wanted a spicy marinade. When I tasted this it was so flavorful and spicy – the only problem is that it really needed to marinate longer than 30 minutes.
Marinade For Fish Recipe (printer friendly version here)
Makes 1 serving (87 calories, 2.7 fat, 12. Carbs, 1.0 fiber and 4.5 protein)
Ingredients
1/4 | cup Greek yogurt |
1 | teaspoon red curry paste |
1 | clove garlic |
1 | teaspoon lime zest |
1 | tablespoons lime juice |
1 | tablespoon cilantro |
1 | thai red chili pepper |
1/2 | teaspoon fish sauce |
Directions
Mix all ingredients together. Marinate fish overnight before grilling.
While my cedar plank soaked, the sea bass marinated. Time to grill!
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Tony’s salmon just had a touch of lemon pepper seasoning:
So I am standing on the deck when all of a sudden I was like “what’s that smell?”
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When I was cleaning my pantry over the weekend, I realized that I had a spaghetti squash I needed to use up. A quick Google search led me to this recipe, which I adapted:
I chopped up the spaghetti squash after it was cooked. The original recipe called for soaking jalapenos in a cream sauce, but removing the jalapenos before moving on. I decided to keep them chopped, and instead of finishing with cheese on the top before baking, I just added it to the cream sauce like I would for regular mac n cheese.
Spaghetti Squash Mac N Cheese Recipe (printer friendly version here)
Makes 4 servings (184 calories, 11.7 fat, 11.8 carbs, .5 fiber and 8.5 protein.
Ingredients
7 | ounce spaghetti squash |
2 | jalapeno peppers |
1 | cup milk |
1 | tablespoon butter |
1 1/2 | tablespoons flour |
1 | pinch salt |
1 | pinch pepper |
3 | ounce cheddar cheese |
2 | tablespoons bread crumbs |
Directions
- Cook pierced spaghetti squash in microwave, 7-10 minutes depending on size.
- Let cool, remove pulp. Put milk and chopped jalapenos and bring milk to warm. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Melt butter. Add flour and stir for 2 minutes. Slowly pour milk/jalapeno mixture into flour/butter mixture. Add cheese and stir until cheese melts. Stir in cut spaghetti squash and drizzle with the bread crumbs.
- Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes until browned on top and nice and bubbly.
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The perfect bite!
My dinner plate: 3.5 ounces Sea bass (the other half will be part of my Thai Pho soup for lunch today!), 1/2 cup of rice with 1/2 cup broccoli tossed in 1 tablespoon red chili paste and a serving of spaghetti squash mac n cheese.
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Stats for Monday:
- 10 minute AM Yoga
- 50 minute treadmill (5k baby!)
- 1,455 calories, 142 carbs, 114 protien, 54 fat and 29 fiber (not pictured – 1 oz. of peanuts!)
Hope you have a great Tuesday! I’ve given up on American Idol – but Biggest Loser is on tonight! I think this is the episode where they go back home – pretty sure I’ll need a box of Kleenex next to me! 😀
o, MY!! that spaghetti swuash looks TO DIE FOR! i seriously just added spaghetti squash & cheddar cheese to my grocery list to give this a shot! can i omit the jalapenos, tho? Im not much of a spicy girl 🙂
You could absolutely leave the jalapenos out – I just love the spice though! 😀
The new look is awesome! Looks great! I need to try that spaghetti squash recipe! I love casserole and anything cheesy and when its healthy that even better. The marinade looks great too! You need to start a cookbook because I will probably be the first to buy it lol! Everything always looks so amazing!
I’m only posting another comment b/c I forgot to subscribe to follow-up comments, that way I can see if you reply! (pressure’s on–haha) 🙂
The new look is great! Did you use a WordPress theme and if so, which one? I would like to update mine as well but haven’t been able to find another theme that I like. What did you think of that spaghetti squash mac n cheese? you didn’t say much so I’m not sure whether to try it or not. It intrigues me and looks really good. Sorry about your board burning up! That stinks.
It’s the new theme 2010, and it is a wordpress one! I am sorry I didn’t gush enough about the mac n cheese – pretty sure cheese is my #1 food love! I didn’t miss the noodles at all! 😀 Try it – you’ll love it!
Luckily those cedar boards are cheap and I’ll know better next time to soak them overnight!
What a beautiful site redesign! I’m very impressed; looks like you’re plenty computer-savvy to me. And the sea bass talk is making me drool—it’s such a luxurious-tasting fish. You’re putting my Cuban rice-and-beans diner to shame! 🙂
Love, love the new clean look. You should definitely keep this one.
it looks great! by the way, what kind of camera do you use?!
Thanks! I have a point and shoot camera. It’s an Olympus Stylus 1010, 10.1 megapixel.
I really have no idea how cameras work – all I know is that I usually use the scene “sport” even though I have a “cuisine” button because it seems to open up more. I really need to take a class! 😀
i like the look! although, your background could look like garbage and i would still LOVE your blog because of the awesome eats and rambles 🙂
Ha – that made me laugh out loud! 😀
I am SO excited to try the mac and cheese (finally! A lower carb alternative to mac and cheese that sounds delicious!). Also, if chilean sea bass is too pricey, I find that Trader Joe’s tends to have much better on halibut, which is quite similar. (Sea bass is so expensive because it’s overfished, and I think it’s only found in a remote part near Antarctica.)
Another enthusiastic thumbs-up on the new look, Biz! (Oh, and that casserole looks so tasty!)
LOVE the blog makeover!! It looks very clean and inviting!! 🙂
What a great alternative the spaghetti squash is to pasta, looks good!!
I LOVE the new look!
And that breakfast needs to find its way to my table soon. Yum!
Oh my gosh – I love the new look! It totally looks like you paid the big bucks to have it done, too. 🙂
And those pictures have me craving fish so badly right now!
I don’t usually like change, but I love this! Very classy!
Fantastic new look!
Can’t wait to here how you put it together.
I like the idea of your spaghetti squash mac & cheese. Can you believe I’ve never had spaghetti squash before? I think this might make me try it out.
I hadn’t either until a few years ago! I missed out all this time!
OH NO, fire on the grill! It’s ok, it wan’t the sea bass. He did want it smoked, right?
I love the new look! Looks unique and clean 🙂
– Beth @ http://www.DiningAndDishing.com
looks great! i am totally digging the new header!
Love the new look! Never thought about using squash for mac n cheese before. Something to look into! You’re always full of great ideas, friend 🙂