But first you have to read about my breakfast and lunch š
But before I go any further THANK YOU for all of your suggestions on a lower sodium diet – the links and ideas are extremely helpful and will be put to good use – thanks!
I made my co-worker a loaf of rosemary bread – this loaf has no salt in it at all, but I did sprinkle 1/8 of a teaspoon over the top – adding 200 mg. of sodium to the whole loaf.
When I handed her the bread and soup I was like “the soup is good, but it needs salt!”Ā š
Breakfast pizza was on my brain – yesterdays was 3.5 ounces of bread dough, 1 serving precooked bacon, green pepper, 1 ounce goat cheese andĀ 1 egg:

I worked out early – I ended up doing 45 minutes on the elliptical on level 10 šĀ It was a perfect fall day – the air is a bit crisp, and nothing but blue skies!
I got back to my desk, was about to make my lunch, when Tony called and said that Hannah’s car was stalled.Ā She had work and school yesterday afternoon, and he took her car to run errands.Ā So after I picked him up, we came back home and figured out what to do.
We have three cars, but our Explorer needs a new transmission ($$$).Ā So Tony took charge, called to reserve a rental car, called a repair shop and talked to the tow truck people.Ā So Hannah took our working car, dropped us off at the rental car place and then went on to work and school.Ā It’s funny, because before we decided to rent a car or not, Tony was like “do you have to go to school tonight?”Ā Which of course, being Hannah, she replied “I really don’t like missing class if at all possible.”Ā Had that been me, I would have blown off school in a heart beat!
So while Tony was on the phone, I wasn’t sure what we were doing, other than I was hungry and needed something quick:

We got the rental car, then went to where Hannah’s car was to call and wait for the tow truck.Ā Can I just say that it happened to be by one of my favorite thrift stores??Ā I had to kill time before the tow truck came, didn’t I?”Ā Well, it’s already decorated for Christmas!Ā So many snowmen, but I am proud that I didn’t buy any.Ā I’ll wait until I go by myself and then mingle them into all the other snowmen things I have – Tony will never know! š

Then it was off to the repair shop.Ā We just followed the tow truck.
So here is my new car!Ā Well, until next Thursday šĀ It’s a Hyndai Elentra – quite roomy!
By the time we finished all that, it was 4:30 by the time we got home.Ā I ended up taking an impromptu 1/2 day off yesterday.Ā I did cardio at lunch, so I had time to do some weight training – this is the first time I’ve seen this offered on Exercise TV.Ā I was actually expecting to be a bit sore this morning, but I feel good š

And since I thought dinner wasn’t going to take too long, after that decided to take our dog for a walk.Ā He LOVES going on walks, all I really have to do is put my shoes on and a jacket and he’s ready for me at the back door!

I liked this flower – or whatever it is – it looked pretty among the fallen leaves:
So I had stuffed peppers on my menu – usually I never eat them, but I make them because Tony does.Ā Well, I decided to eat them too and they were delicious!Ā I didn’t have a real recipe – I defrosted a combination of ground sirloin and Italian sausage – I added about a cup of leftover rice, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.Ā I usually always cook the meat mixture, then stuff the peppers and bake.Ā This time I stuffed them raw.
I blanched the peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes.Ā Let cool slightly, stuffed them, added an ounce of mozzarella cheese on top and then baked them in the oven with some marinara sauce on the bottom.Ā The only thing I wasn’t sure about was how long to cook them – I went to Simply Recipes and saw that I needed to bake them at 350 for 40 – 50 minutes.
Ours took almost an hour to get to temperature – but definitely worth the wait!Ā Dinner comes in at 531 calories, 58 carbs, 27 protein, 21 fat and 7.6 fiber.
I am submitting this to Christina’s Friday Firsts – first time I ate a stuffed pepper! š
Today is also the Hot 100 Update.Ā Ā I had a great week, but again, looking back through my online food diary, I need to get my percentage of calories of fat around the 25% mark, and need to up my fruit and veggie intake – not sure I can count a cilantro garnish as having greens! š
Stats for Thursday:
- 1,273 calories, 126 carbs, 65 protein, 58 fat and 13.5 fiber
- 40% of calories from fat (due to my delicious hot dog!)
- 45 minutes elliptical on level 10
- 33 minute Jillian Shred with the 4 pound ball (includes warm up and cool down)
- 15 minute walk with the dog
Happy Friday!
I almost forgot!Ā Some of my local Chicagoland blogger friends are getting together before the craziness of the holidays – we are meeting at Big Bowl in Schaumburg on November 21, at 12:30 – please feel free to join me, Christina, Mara and Jennifer for lunch!Ā If you’d like to join us, just shoot me an email so we get a big enough table:Ā bdl319@gmail.com.
I made stuffed peppers for the first time last week…my mom use to make them for my dad all the time. I didn’t follow the recipe though..lol…i stated with the meat, onions, rice, little pasta sauce…but I added some frozen spinach
(from Roniās method), some more peppers, and oh my…so good
That sounds great Jamie! š
Oh no, you said transmission, which is my worst enemy. I once went through 3 transmission in 2 cars in a matter of a few years. I once jumped a curb when I slid in the rain on a poorly lit road I was not familiar with, and when I came down on the curb, I made a hole and leaked all the transmission fluid. It was bad. Have fun in this car for now.
The rosemary loaf looks delicious. Glad the salt substitute worked for the soup…
You really got me with the title! š Car troubles are such a hassle… Glad you have a nice ride until Thursday! š
Happy Weekend!
Your’s has to be the only blog that posts about a new car and has food pictures on it! š The artesan bread with rosmarin looks great, I did something similar not long ago (I added sundried tomatos to my bread).
I have started enjoying baking lately. It’s because I finally learned to let the dough rise long enough!
I’ve been to the Big Bowl….. If it wasnt a 3 1/2 hour drive…. I would join you.. Sounds like you had a great day.
Your food looks so amazing. How did you learn to cook?
I hope Hannah’s car is fixed soon! And I can’t believe you haven’t had stuffed pepper before – they are so yummy. The picture with all the melted cheese on top is making my mouth water!
Sure, cilantro is a green, isn’t it? š I have trouble believe you haven’t had a stuffed pepper before!
The flower is Queen Anne’s Lace. So pretty! Cool car even if it is for a little bit.
your photos are awesome š wish i had some stuffed peppers right now… have a nice weekend.
Those stuffed peppers look awesome. Too bad J doesn’t like them otherwise I would totally be making them this week.
Perhaps I shall have to see if I can schedule a trip to Ikea the weekend of 11/21. When is the latest you need to know by?
That would be awesome Mel!! Shiz, you can tell me the day before if you are able to come!
Still need to get up to your neck of the woods too!
Cilantro is totally a green. š
I love stuffed peppers, I like the recipe I have as it has no rice and it is super low calorie! I think they are SO pretty!
Funny, I hate rentals. I can’t stand the idea of driving “someone elses” car. My husband will get one whenever necessary and I just refuse to drive with him. Weird, huh.
I have stuffed peppers on my meal plan for this week! I usually just stuff mine w/ sausage and then add a spoonful of marinara and mozz cheese on top. This time I’m going more in your route – w/ brown rice and stuff. I’ll see how I like them!
I love Ed! š
Still cracks me up that you added cilantro to your dish and called it a green! š
I love stuffed peppers! My go to recipe is Emeril’s Mr. John’s Meat-Stuffed Pepper recipe. It’s basically the same as your non recipe except that he adds tomato sauce to the stuffing, it’s cooked prior to going into the oven, and his doesn’t have cheese on top. I think the cheese part is genius though! Helps to keep the stuffing inside!
Happy Friday!!!