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Archives for February 2010

Lazy Pants Pizza

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Tonight had potential for serious derailment.  I think most Thursdays do.  You spend all week working, dieting, deadlining, exercising, erranding – by Thursday you’re pooped!

I was so close to ordering take-out, but somewhere during the crazy amounts of rationalizing going on in my head, I thought of a quick compromise.  Hooray for pizza!

Lazy Pants Pizza:
– Sprouted Wheat Toast
– Baby Spinach
– Tomato Sauce
– Mozzarella Cheese
– Garlic Powder

While sprouted wheat bread is toasting, heat tomato sauce in the microwave for a minute.  Stir spinach leaves in the tomato sauce and microwave for an additional minute.  Spread tomato sauce on sprouted wheat toast, sprinkle with garlic powder, and cover with cheese.  Toast until golden.

Mid-Day Escape

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I am fortunate to be able to come home daily for lunch.  Most of the time, I re-heat my leftovers from the previous night.  But with spring creeping in, I was in the mood for something fresh.

I’ve had this sandwich in the back on my mind since hitting up the airport Starbucks a couple weeks back.  Don’t get me wrong, theirs was good, but I knew I could bedazzle it and make it mine.  I subbed sprouted wheat toast, nitrate-free turkey, baby spinach, honey mustard vinaigrette, and goat cheese.  So…  I modified pretty much everything but the cuke.  It’s a safe bet that I’ll be eating this exact sandwich for lunch this week until I’m forced to make the vegetarian version because I’ve run out of turkey.

To satisfy my dessert tummy, which on a rare occasion is full, I ate the leftover “Avocado Chocolate Mousse” from last night’s feast.

Is that Gak?

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Your face will cringe before your first sip.  You’ll mentally prepare yourself for the grossest green gulp of your life.  You’re nervous, it’s weird, you feel like a contestant on Fear Factor.  After you muster up the courage to drink?  Apples.  All you taste is apple.  And I describe this to everyone I “con” into drinking this concoction, but they don’t believe me until after their first sip.  It’s a guaranteed “I told you so”.
Green Smoothie:
1 Apple
2 Kale Stalks
1 Handful of Grapes
1/2 Cucumber
1/2 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Ice
I deviated from my usual formula and added avocado to the first batch.  Mistake!  You couldn’t taste the avocado, but it turned the texture into something that resembled Gak.

Productivity, Interrupted.

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Returning from vacation with a cold and list of mandatory work functions created a chore-filled Saturday.  I tossed on some sweats, made oatmeal and hot tea, and opened every window in the house.  It was chilly, but I was heated with motivation –  I was on it.

I was cruising through my list like a girl on a mission, multi-tasking the fun amongst the unfun.  Laundry, dishes, and a side of sweet tunes.  And then… a curve ball to my productive day – a text.

It’s impossible to turn down an outdoor drink when spring weather is impatiently peeking at you in February.  So we marched to Wine Exchange, decided to make it a bottle kind of day, and ordered the ahi tuna.  I prefer my tuna with wasabi and soy, but surprisingly, the carmelized onions stole my vote for best supporting side.