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Week 18: Working Through the Pains…and the Leftovers…
This week was a recovery week for us…recovery in a couple of ways. Recovering from the Thanksgiving Holiday (plus all of those leftovers, my vegan platter shown above) and allowing our bodies recover from 16+ miles of running over the course of 3 days! Luckily as the week has progressed, we’ve been able to ease back into our normal routine and divorce ourselves from night after night of leftovers! [Read More] “Breakfast” Cake…Because Why Not Cake For Breakfast?
What makes a “breakfast cake”??? Well, in this case, my co-workers were highly anticipating my arrival with my strawberry themed cake and couldn’t wait to eat it…for breakfast! I thought that was an ok proposition, as you’ll see, this cake is more of a quick bread than a cake anyway, so it is fit to eat anytime of the day! [Read More] American Twists to a Classic Mexican Dish…
I was first introduced to calabacita con pollo at our favorite tex-mex restaurant, Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen (see capirotada and fajitas posts). It’s a wonderful and light dish, reminding me of a good light summer meal (much like my vegetarian penne). We had a lot of Mexican-style ingredients sitting around last weekend from a dinner party we hosted, and I thought it would be great to try a casserole combining “calabacita con pollo” and enchiladas…it was good…really good! So good in fact that my husband not only went up for seconds, but also took leftovers to work for lunch (it’s like pulling teeth to get my husband to veer from his sandwich lunches)! It’s, as most of my recipes, a highly adaptable recipe that can be modified to fit nearly any picky family. [Read More] The Next Step in my Pancake Journey…
Okay…you probably know by now that I love pancakes…not jut any pancakes, but healthy pancakes. For some reason, I can’t get myself to eat classic buttermilk pancakes made with APF. I crave multigrain or alternative grain pancakes. That luckily (or unluckily, you decide) means I need to make my own pancakes rather than go out for breakfast most of the time (Ziggy’s Healthy Grill is an exception, excellent multigrain pancakes there!). Here is my first attempt at a multigrain pancake using my own mix, I normally vere towards buckwheat pancakes when I make them myself, but these turned out great and I even made a better mix this weekend (I’ll post that recipe in the coming week or so). So, click on to read all about my Strawberry Lemon Pancakes! [Read More]
The Fifth and Final Installment of “Eating Healthy(ish) on the Road…” Series Today I write the final installment from my journey to Austin (finally getting caught up)… This installment focuses on how to properly stock your hotel room fridge and make full use of your facilities when you are traveling for extended periods of time with limited resources. My method is adaptable and by no means is the best or only way to stock your hotel mini-fridge…my stock method is to pick a theme and stick with it. Most of my condiments emphasized utilizing Mexican or Latin-inspired leftovers, but you may want to choose an Asian or more traditional American theme? Heck, you may want to do Mediterranean, the sky is the limit! [Read More] Carbo-loading for a big run? This meal will do the trick!
On Friday, I was readying to run the Bayou City Classic 10k (which I unfortunately missed) and was looking for a good, healthy way to carb load without going out to our favorite Italian restaurant, George’s Pastaria (I was in desperate need of a homecooked meal after my 2 weeks in Austin). So, the hubby and I teamed up to make a huge batch of our marinara sauce to make a spaghetti dish worthy of carbo-loading! [Read More] What a Glorious Way to Start off a Sunday!
I’m finally back home in Houston from my 2 week long business trip to Austin! That means I can get back to blogging and catch everyone up on some of my recipes from the past few weeks… [Read More] Second in the “Eating Healthy(ish) on the road…” series
 Can you believe this was made in my hotel room? On Monday evening, I had gone to a “Mexican/Tex-Mex” (not really, but they said they were), restaurant in Austin and got a combination beef and chicken fajitas. I normally prefer enchiladas and not fajitas, but I had a mission in mind…leftovers for Tuesday lunch! [Read More] First in the Series of “Eating Healthy(ish) on the road… “
This past Sunday was a busy one for me…I was preparing to leave town for 2 weeks on a business trip and had to make enough goodies to sustain myself in a somewhat healthy manner while I was away. So, this will act as the first in my series of “eating healthy(ish) on the road…”. [Read More] Another way to make leftovers new!
Yesterday I made a large batch of arepas which we served with shredded beef. There are a bunch of patties left, so I decided to prepare my lunch for work tomorrow! This time, I’ll serve with a chunk of Queso Fresco and Refried Black Beans… [Read More]
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