Happy Friday!!
I can’t believe the week is almost over!! And we’ve had several days in a row of sunshine in Chicago, so that makes me happy (even though its still freezing out!) I had to share my yummy stir fry! I think I had at least …
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Breakfast stir fry?
Have you ever woken up and decided you don’t really feel like a “breakfasty” kind of meal. No pancakes, no oatmeal, no cereal, I want something different! So, this is what I made for my breakfast: 1 cup cooked quinoa sugar snap peas red onion, …
Pork chops and easy rice dish
When I got home from work, the only kind of meat I had in the fridge was a 2.5 pound pork tenderloin….and it was almost 6 o’clock. No time to roast that baby, so I decided I would cut it into pork chops and cook …
Turkey Kielbasa vegetable stew
Thanks to Jessie and Michael of Chef Fresco, I tried a new recipe they made using sausage and veggies. I love trying new recipes. Usually when I make something new, I just wait and see if my family says anything. Sometimes they do, sometimes they …
Pot sticker pillows + Biggest Loser re-cap
I am re-posting this recipe because I love pot stickers so much! I think I could eat these every day and never get tired of them! The best thing about making these is that you can pretty much use up any extra veggies or protein …
The best smoothie ever!
Even though in Chicago the actual temperature is 0, with a windchill of -23, I still enjoy making smoothies for breakfast and today’s was the tastiest EVER! Ingredients in my Magic Bullet: 3 handfuls of fresh spinach 1 tsp. sugar 1 TB. ground flax seed …
Great lunch idea + Biggest Loser re-cap!
For lunch yesterday, I brought a baked potato and on top I put leftover sloppy Jo’s and a slice of Alpine Lace Reduced Fat swiss cheese. It was so good and totally filling. For the sloppy Jo’s I actually used ground chicken with Manwhich sauce. …
Roasted chick peas
I made another batch of these last night to bring as a snack for work (also counts as veggie serving!) It’s so good, I wanted to post the recipe again. I would suggest using 2 cans of chick peas (garbanzo beans) because the process takes …
Doing things differently…. + Bolthouse coupons
I’ve done a few things differently as I mark the first week of trying to consume 10-13 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. I’ve noticed a few patterns here: *I’ve had almost no snacks. Just breakfast, lunch and dinner *I’ve had NOTHING after dinner …
Great food day!
One thing that helped me out today was preparing my food the night before. That way I have time to make something deluxe if I want and not be rushed throwing things in my bag. For breakfast I had: 1 Thomas whole grain English Muffin …
Veggie/fruit challenge continues…
So, after trying to get more fruits and veggies in, I didn’t do so hot over the weekend. I ate better, but I did NOT get all the servings I needed, so on Monday, I was back on. One thing I am noticing by eating …
Happy Halloween!!!
I can’t believe its Halloween already!! It’s going to be a great day. I can’t remember the last time it was on a Saturday, but to have the time to get costumes on, help with make-up and not have to take a vacation day from …
Veggie/Fruit challenge
Yesterday, I talked about how fruits and veggies affect your health. I listened to a Dr. who suggested we eat 10-13 serving of vegetables and fruits every day! How is that possible, I thought? But I decided to give it a try and see if …
And the winner is…..
Okay, I had 14 comments on getting a free coupon for Silk Soy Milk and so I asked my 3 kids to each pick a number. The winners are: Duo Dishes Sophia of Burp and Slurp Cassie from Foodie with a Little Thyme Please e-mail …
Best Ever Pumpkin bread
I’ve read a bunch of blogs lately using pumpkin and I LOVE pumpkin! It’s one of those things that I bake that smells like fall. I’ve had a can of pumpkin in my pantry for several months now. Every time I would see it, I …
Kicked up Noodle Soup + Heart Health Silk Soy Milk! – free coupon to try for 3 lucky readers!
Last week Christina posted a recipe using the noodles of ramen noodles to make her own soup that was more nutritious as well as quick and easy. That was the inspiration of my soup today. I’ve been sick the last few days and nothing makes …
Chicken Fajita Soup
I have to thank Pots and Plots site for the basis of my soup I made this weekend. She made a Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup that sounded amazing. Since I already went to the store, I decided to see if I could use that as …
Thai beef lettuce wraps
This recipe comes from this months issue of Women’s Health Magazine. It reminds me of my favorite at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro…their lettuce wraps which are so good. But this recipe looks pretty easy! I like it because it only has a few ingredients, quick …
Happy labor day weekend!
It’s been a busy weekend so far, so I haven’t had time to post anything yet! This will be a quick post today. I’m pretty sure this is going to be my go-to breakfast every weekend. The Breakfast Pizza I made it last weekend and …
Baked Ravioli
It was kind of chilly over the weekend, so instead of grilling out, I wanted to make some kind of pasta dish. I went to Cooking Light and searched for pasta dishes. As I scrolled down the page, this recipe for Baked Ravioli shouted my …
Great work out/great lunch/pasta with spinach
This is the Pilates studio right by my office that I am taking my boot camp class. It was a hard class yesterday, but I felt great afterwards! I brought a wrap for lunch. And I was happy to see these baked lays in the …
Week 2 of regular exercise + Pesto mozzarella stuffed chicken breasts
My friend and I at work ran another 5k at lunch today. It was a little hot outside, but we did great. And I rode my bike to work. I was laughing so hard to myself because as I was riding home, I kind of …
Very veggie chicken tortilla soup
I had another successful day yesterday!! I did the boot camp class with my friend at work at a Pilates studio by our office. I was SUPER nervous to go, because the first class was so hard and I was sore for a few days …
Mac and Cheese + yummy late night snack
I make mac and cheese a few times a month. It’s my go-to meal when I don’t know what to make or want to make something easy. And there are usually leftovers to take to work for my lunches! I ended up sprinkling a few …