Archive for November 24th, 2009
Busy busy day!
Today is a pretty busy day. First I must clean our apartment which magically goes from clean to nightmare in a matter of a couple days. It still amazes me! Anyways, I must clean then work out. Then I am headed over to my in-laws house to help my mother-in-law grade papers for her high school English class they make them do so much work on their breaks! I told her I would help her grade multiple choice papers to hopefully help her out. Then around 5:45 I am picking up my sister from the airport! YAY! Also, her “puppy”(who’s 8 years old) whom we will be fostering essentially for a few weeks to possibly a few months! I am really excited about having a dog around, but it’s also a little stressful. Hopefully we will be good foster parents and it will prepare us for when we get our own puppy.
To fuel for my busy day..
I broke out the pumpkin butter and spread it onto a toasted whole wheat sandwich thin. Yummm..
Along with..
A fantabulous green monster! Sooo yummy with strawberries, mangoes, bananas, flax, superfood, yogurt, milk and spinach!
Such a great breakfast! 
Oh and since Lindsey put videos of cute babies I thought you should check these out too..they make me happy..
EDIT: Oh and my WONDERFUL husband finished the dishes before he left for work. (Thanks for the comment babe 
He is pretty great.
Have a great day!
Katy H.
10 comments November 24, 2009
Recipe Fail
Okay so I must admit this was my first attempt at making my own recipe..from scratch. I did a little research but obviously not the right kind because it was a fail. I suppose not a complete failure since it was edible and not too bad tasting..but it didn’t quite turn out. This was my attempt at making a healthier chicken pot pie..
Yep that’s what it should like after you eat it, and see it coming back the other way. Gross. I was trying to use yogurt and it coagulated. I think I would need to heat it up slowly? Any thoughts?
I added a little smart balance and flour and it thickened up. I was getting a little flustered trying to figure all of this out..but I pressed on. Imagine those people who have already lost the game but keep playing to hang on to their dignity…that was me. Good thing this is a healthy living blog and not just a food blog. This is why I am more of a baker!
Lessons learned:
Practice makes perfect, and I need to do more research!
Done and done. I will not give up.
Snacked on some of the baked dough. Yum pastry dough..
At least it looked pretty good! It didn’t taste too bad.
I munched on this waiting for Adam to get home.
I had made a pot of half-caf coffee earlier and drank half of the hot mug, and used the rest to make an iced coffee.
I ate one small scoop of the failed pot pie and it filled me up. I had one sip of this..
..before realizing I would rather run then finish it. We headed to the gym and I ran for 40 minutes, mostly an easy pace but I ran 3.02 miles! I barely made a dent in this glass at all. Sad..but true!
I had dessert afterwards, some yummy coconut cookie dough ice cream!
Looks like a large bowl, yes?
Nope, that probably equaled a scoop and a half! I’m a huge fan of using smaller plates and bowls! It’ll be one of my tricks for not overdoing it on Thanksgiving.
Another note, I realize I have been eating pretty heavy things. It’s important to remember balance this time of year. I plan on eating lighter the days before and after Thanksgiving to balance out the calorie overload that will be inevitable Thursday. I am just writing down this goal since writing it(especially on the blog) really helps me to follow through!
I’m off to sip my nighttime tea, and read Julie & Julia in bed. Night friends!
Love, love, love (:
Katy H.
1 comment November 24, 2009
