When I do a Sam’s Club run for work, I invariably find shit I want and throw it in the cart. While I drool over the box of 24 apple fritters, luckily right next to all the baked goodness is the two pack of Thomas Light Mutli-Grain muffins. 100 calories, 8 grams of fiber = love. You all know I loves me a savory breakfast sammie – one scrambled egg, Virginia ham, baby spinach and a thick slice of American cheese. Dietz & Watson had their American cheese on sale for $4.99 a pound – sold! I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I slice my apples sideways like that – there is hardly any core and you get the most out of the apple. That was a new to me apple – called Sonya – super sweet and it has a firm flesh.
It was gorgeous yesterday – 75 and sunny! Can’t have too many cloud pictures. I think my co-worker and I were talking too much because our second mile was slower than the rest!
When I got back I wasn’t really hungry for lunch yet – but then about a half hour later I was starving! So I put balls in my mouth. Falafel balls! I reheated them in the toaster oven and they got all crispy again.
I was so excited because after work I was going to hit up the outdoor pool at my gym for the very first time this summer! OMG, the water was perfect. And I got there just in time because the swimming lessons for the kids were just ending.
Um, I forgot how hard swimming is guys! I swam for 20 minutes straight and that was about it. I decided to hang out and listen to Spotify and just chill out for 30 minutes – it was glorious! I have to laugh at my sandal tan lines though! I contemplated trying another 20 minutes after my rest, but as luck would have it, my blood sugar was tanking. I didn’t even change out of my bathing suit, just got my shit and bought a chocolate milk from the lobby of the gym. 150 calories and 24 grams of carbs – it did the trick!
I joke with Jacob all the time that I love that he loves cheap meat. Don’t get me wrong – we both love bone-in ribeyes, filet mignon, etc., but if you know who to cook meat, you can really make some good tasting food on a budget. My store routinely sells pork blade steaks for $1.99 a pound.
The pork blade steaks are taken from the shoulder – so they have the full flavor of a pork shoulder, but they are cut thin so perfect for week night dinners. I just used a dry rub from Q BBQ, and let the pork come to room temperature – since they were thin it only took about 20 minutes. Then I pan seared them in a bit of olive oil in a hot cast iron skillet – just 3-4 minutes a side. I let the steaks rest for a couple minutes, and made a quick pan sauce – just 1/3 cup of chicken broth, a teaspoon of Dijon mustard, salt, pepper and a teaspoon of butter. I scraped the bottom of the pan to get all that delicious goodness. On the side was new potatoes with green beans. Klassy!
These steaks are also awesome on the grill. But guys, I still haven’t bought a gas grill yet! At this point I may as well wait until the end of the summer when they go on sale.
I did great on my steps, since my swim didn’t count towards my steps:
Alright, I have to scoot – I have to get into work early today – happy hump day – make it a great day!
Woohoo for the first outdoor swim.
As a kid I was at the pool all Summer and I tried swimming again a couple of years ago but I have lost my love for it.
(Catching up on blogs so commenting can be a little late).
I would love to have your awesome meat skills. I would love to throw together beef or pork on a weeknight but alas if it isn’t ground sirloin I’m afraid to tackle it for a quick meal. I’m going to have practice some on a weekend. I love to swim and really miss our pool. We filled it in a few years ago because of the upkeep. It was too much for me to keep up with 🙁
Glad you were able to use the pool – it’s finally cooled off into the 80s today with some rain. That means I can swim again. YAY!
I am not a fan of swimming. I think it is the chlorine. I am also not really a sun person LOL! I have color on my arms from biking – even after sunscreen, but when you put my arm against anyone else, it still looks really pale. 😀
I wish I had a pool to go to. Lucky you! And you are like all the current chefs. Learning to use all pieces of meat and letting nothing go to waste! I’m not a big pork eater but those looked pretty good!
LOVE the pool shot! And yup, swimming sure works the body!
Okay Biz
I like the way you slice your apples
Those potatoes and green beans look SOOOO good
I love swimming! But yes it is tiring if you are out of practice. I try to swim 2x a week for about 45 minutes. But there’s one week a month that I don’t swim. And I’m going on vacation soon too, so I think I’m going to miss my swimming! I’ll be missing 3 Tuesdays and 2 Thursdays, eek!
But my inlaws have a cabin on a lake, so if I’m lucky, I may be able to get in a 20-30 minute swim at the lake. As long as someone has got the kids covered. That’s always the problem.
I didn’t know those English muffins were only 100 calories! I’ll have to get some and sub them in for all the… bagels (doh!) I’ve been eating!
That pork dinner looks very southern! I’ve found that the cheaper cuts (those closer to the bone) of most meats are much more flavorful. Isn’t our weather great?
Best,
Bonnie