Archive for January 14th, 2010
Giveaway winner, yummy dinner
No more empty fridge blues for me! I went grocery shopping.
Check out this spread.
I realized I have never shown you my groceries! I think we know each other well enough now. 
Kashi bars, spicy black bean burgers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, hummus, carrots, brussel sprouts, organic fat-free milk, tazo chai tea, yogurt, onions, an avocado, apples, bananas..
…whole wheat pita, whole wheat tortillas, blue corn chips, whole wheat pancake mix, natural coffee filters, string cheese, shredded cheese, garbanzo beans, salsa, eggs, and spinach. Phew!
Lovely spread.
That made a lovely, lovely lunch!
The nom-factor was 10/10. I used Oikos plain greek yogurt, a little shredded cheese, salsa, garbanzo beans, spinach and salsa.
Plus another, smaller one. A few blue corn chips, and some cranberry juice-water. Yum.
Plus a banana for some potassium power.
When Adam got home we headed to a coffee shop to get some reading done. I sipped on another skim iced vanilla latte. Yum.
For dinner, I roasted some frozen brussel sprouts, made my spinach with onions and blue cheese, and Adam made sausage!
I promise, the brussel sprouts just look dark they aren’t burnt! This was my first time using frozen brussels, and they worked but were just mushier in the middle. I microed them for 30 seconds then roasted them. It’s a cheaper alternative to buying fresh, and still tasted pretty good to me!
Then we headed to our local wine shop, Wine Styles to enjoy a free wine tasting.
They have free wine tastings every Thursday, it’s great!
Tonight’s theme was “fruity” and “sweet” wines.
We tried a bunch and really enjoyed them.
The most interesting..
ChocoVine.
A mix of rich dutch chocolate and a french cabernet! It tasted like a chocolate liquor though, I couldn’t tell it was wine!
We bought a bottle of a dessert wine for another time, and headed home.
Dessert was a strawberry yogurt.
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Now, for the WINNER!!
I used a random integer generator and the winner was…
NIKI!
“I have heard so much about Greek yogurt but have not tried it yet! I would love to but it is a little hard to find where I live, but I know some stores I would actually go out of my way to, to try it. The thing that makes me excited about it is THAT IT HAS SO MUCH MORE PROTEIN THAN REGULAR YOGURT. I have very low protein intakes and this might help! 
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Congratulations Niki! Now you can finally try some Oikos greek yogurt! Just send me your address and your prize will be mailed out to you!
Thanks to everyone who entered, I loved reading your entries so much! You guys are great.
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I found out some exciting news today, that hopefully I will be able to announce by next week, and no I am not pregnant! Why does everything exciting have to do with babies when you are married? I posted on Facebook that I found out something exciting and everyone thought I was preggers. Not for a few years people!
I am off to bed, I am not going to be getting too much sleep tonight..blah! I am babysitting for friends of mine before coming home to get Leo and then head home for a night. I am visiting my grandpa Saturday, luckily he’s been hanging in there.
Goodnight!
Katy
4 comments January 14, 2010
Empty fridge blues
Yesterday I managed to make a super delicious lunch even though we didn’t have much in our fridge!
Mmm..pita pizzas are so wonderful!
I made mine with a whole wheat pita, some tomato sauce, a sprinkle of blue cheese and a little bit of reduced fat provolone. Topped with some frozen organic broccoli florets I cooked up and a couple drips of truffle oil I got in Italy which added an earth decadence.
Three large peeled carrots and it was a colorful, yummy lunch!
I also brewed some iced pomegranate green tea. I brewed two tea bags in about 1/4 cup of boiling water and then added some cool water and ice with a squirt of agave! Light and refreshing.
After I digested, I headed out for my four miler. LOVED IT!! It wasn’t easy but I loved it. I am falling in love with running. I am becoming a runner!
I refueled with an Oikos yogurt and some warm cinnamon H2H. Yum! Perfect fuel.
I also iced my knees and shins, although I do feel a little pain in my right knee and left shin. Any tips on good stretches?
When Adam got home we headed out.
We first headed to the bucks of stars for a little reading time. I enjoyed a grande nonfat iced vanilla latte. I think this is my new fave!
Dinner was scrumptious as it always is. I covered my plate with salad and corn, and took a scoop of our broccoli, cheese and chicken casserole.
Also, a biscuit with a little butter and honey. So good. Oh my gosh.
Dessert was a cookie, a peppermint kiss and a cup of milk.
Adam and I drove separately so I could go hang out with some friends of mine for my friend, Jamie’s, birthday today!
Happy birthday Jamie! She heads back to Italy on Sunday until July. I am praying I see her in Italy before I see her in Orlando.
I got home pretty late and let myself sleep in a little longer to get my eight hours in. As much as I wanted to get up early, I know rest is necessary for recovery after running and working out so I try to be careful and get plenty of rest!
I was really in a pickle this morning with breakfast, I didn’t have any pickles. I didn’t have much at all.
I made a smoothie with some frozen peaches, mangoes, strawberries, milk, flax and a little plain Oikos.
Two egg whites, some whole grain crackers and hummus.
Can we say random??
All together now..
I think every time I have a lame meal I should follow it with a picture of this guy.
I am off to go refill the fridge after I eat a snack so I don’t buy out the grocery store.
I got some great questions from you guys when I announced I am going to be setting up the FAQ question on my new site which should be debuting soon, hopefully by February 1st. I would still love to answer more questions. To help with that you can head over here to my Formspring page to ask me questions anonymously and I will gather a bunch and answer them on the page. Thanks!
Also, I will be announcing the giveaway winner in my next post! Be sure to check and see if you won some delicious Oikos.
Katy
11 comments January 14, 2010
