Monthly Archives: March 2011

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Wednesdays are such a useless day. I don’t know why, but I always feel completely burnt out around this time. Tired, lacking energy and appetite with no motivation to exercise. Even though I sit at a desk all day, I feel exhausted by the time I leave work due to the lack of physical activity. Now that the temperatures are rising, I’m going to try to spend my lunch breaks going for a walk.

This mornings breakfast made me happy

Pumpkin pie-ish oatmeal with a dollop of vanilla greek yogurt

For lunch I had a turkey bagelwich, baby carrots and a cold, juicy sliced orange.

Dinner made me even happier… we had sushi.

Court and I shared house special, rainbow, spicy salmon and tuna rolls, along with some salmon sashimi. I wish the Japanese restaurants in our city would make brown rice sushi!

After dinner I tried to work out, but only lasted 15 mins on the elliptical before quitting. So tired. I’m off to relax in a hot shower and hopefully finish reading Mockingjay tonight!

Blueberry Coconut Overnight Oats

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Now that the weather is getting slightly warmer, I’ve been cracking the bedroom windows at night. Cool, clean, refreshing air always guarantees me a good night’s sleep!

I started my day with overnight oats, which I made the night before by combining

1/2 c oats

1 tsp cinnamon

1/3 cup water

1/3 cup coconut milk

then placed in the fridge overnight to soak. In the morning, I topped my oats with a spoonful of Smuckers reduced sugar blueberry jam.

I recently attempted overnight oats made with Bobs Red Mill 5 grain cereal, yogurt, milk, pumpkin and cinnamon, but I couldn’t get past the gritty texture. Yuck.

I inhaled my lunch today

curried brown rice, peas, broccoli and wild salmon. I didn’t want it to end! For dessert, a pink grapefruit.

Later in the afternoon, I snacked on salsa and brown rice cakes mixed with two Laughing Cow wedges

I love Laughing Cows! I know they’re comparable to Cheez Whiz – a slightly classier version, but I they’re so tasty… and gooey. Don’t judge me.

At dinnertime, I was in a veggie-only mood and loaded my plate with half a baked potato topped with greek yogurt, parsley and green onion, broccoli, asparagus, and sauteed mushrooms drizzled in balsamic.

Cheesey Spinach Muffins

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I was in a ‘salty baking’ mood today, which resulted in

spinach & cheese muffins

To begin, I sauteed 1/3 red onion in a few tbsp of butter

While the onions were cooking, I combined

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbsp baking powder
a pinch of cumin & paprika
salt & pepper

In a separate bowl:

1 1/4 cup milk
1 beaten egg
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

handful of chopped spinach

After the onions were done, I added 1/4 cup butter to melt in the pan, then poured the buttery onions into the wet ingredient bowl.

Combine flour mixture with the wet, scoop into a muffin tin and bake at 350 for approx 20 mins.

They’re so good it hurts. Court and I each ate a couple.. I hope we don’t ruin our dinner appetites… Alaskan King crab is on tonights menu!

Sashimi Lettuce Wraps

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I ate like a man at lunch today. First, I started with a chickpea salad topped with basil infused bread crumbs…

Then chased it with an orange, plate of raw veggies, a mini veggie and cheese sandwich along with two bite sized hemp brownies. (There was a potluck at work today)

I was feeling pleasantly full, but lost my willpower and went back to the buffet table for a white chocolate chunk Costco cookie. I LOVE THOSE THINGS. Absolutely, 100%, hands down, my favourite cookie.