I Love Short Work Weeks

 

appy Friday Peeps!

My peanut butter banana cream pie oats kept me full all morning yesterday.  Lunch was a small piece of wifesaver, an orange, and fruit cup.  After work I had a cheese string.

Dinner was Swiss steak served over roasted potatoes:

In the evening the hubby and I watched a commemorative 9/11 DVD.  I was previewing it to see if it would be good to show to my class.  I decided that it not.  It is too graphic and emotional, and at some parts very hard to watch.

My evening snack was some popcorn and a grapefruit:

This morning I had a smoothie with 1 cup unsweetened chocolate Almond Breeze, 1 banana, 1 scoop Amazing Grass, 1 tsp Salba, and 1 tsp hemp seeds:

What do you have planned for the weekend?  

I don't have any big plans yet, but I do have to get some things ready for Project Food Blog 2010 - Anyone else participating in this?

Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie Oats

 

esterdays eats were uneventful (wifesaver, ice cappuccino, small veggie sub, veggie pita pizza, and a grapefruit), so lets get on to breakfast this morning!

Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie Oats

(This recipe was inspired by this pie that a colleague of mine brought to work the other day)

1/2 cup chocolate almond breeze

1/2 cup brewed coffee

1/2 cup quick oats

1/2 banana

1 T dark chocolate PB

1 graham cracker

Bring the liquid to a boil.  Stir in the oats, and cook on med for 1 minute.

Remove from heat and cover for a couple minutes.

Meanwhile, mash 1/2 a banana with 1 T dark chocolate dreams PB.

Stir the mixture into the oats, and top with 1 crumbled graham cracker.

Yummmmmmm!

Yesterday was my first day of grad school!!  My class last night was Neuro. Psych..  I have a bit of a background in Neuro., so the class should be no problem.  I have actually used the textbook before in a class I took about 2 years ago.  I still have all my notes too :-)

I am so thankful that we sold our car yesterday!  We bought a new car back in July, and have we have been trying to sell an older one since then.  Yesterday if finally sold.

What are you thankful for today?

Easy Green Curry

couple of weeks ago I made 2 pans of Wifesaver breakfast.  I froze one and served the other at a brunch with friends.  This meal freezes very well, and it tasted absolutely fabulous when I had it for breakfast this morning.  We put the frozen Wifesaver in our oven last night and set the timer on the oven to start at 4:30 a.m..  I was awoken by the delicious smell of Wifesaver at 6:28 a.m., just before my alarm.  Ahhhh, the sweet, sweet smell of an effortless breakfast.

 

I had a good day at work today.  It is much easier to go back to work on a Tuesday than a Monday!

Lunch was a bowl of clam chowder, a cheese string, and snap peas.

We had a farewell celebration at work for a colleague who is moving to a new school.  I nibbled on a few goodies in the staffroom (cake, pie, chips and dip - a bit of each).

We wanted a fast, yet delicious dinner for today.

I threw some tofu, green pepper, spinach and tomato in with this curry sauce, warmed it up, and served it over sticky rice:

I am impressed with the quality, short ingredient list, and great taste of this curry sauce.  We have tried the yellow, green, and red curries that this brand makes, and all have been fabulous.  The ingredient list is short, and I recognize every ingredient.  If you love curries, you should give this stuff a shot! (I bought this stuff at Wal-Mart for about $1.00, believe it or not).

Have you ever made a Wifesaver breakfast or other 1-dish breakfast recipe?  Breakfast casserole?

Any winning breakfast recipes that you'd like to share?

The Wifesaver breakfast is perfect for brunch.  You can serve it with fresh fruit, cinnamon rolls, OJ, coffee, and bacon.  Ahhh, bacon.

Weekend Off

ork is in full swing, and school starts this week.  This was my last weekend to relax before the craziness of full-time work and full-time grad school kicks into gear.  I decided to take the weekend off from blogging and just relax, and visit with friends and family.

Eats Recapped:

FRIDAY

Breakfast was a lovely bowl of oatmeal made with vanilla almond breeze, banana, cinnamon raisin PB, cinnamon and maple flakes:

I had lunch with some friends from work at a Thai restaurant called Angkor.  I had the Pad Thai.

Dinner was a hot chicken sandwich and a bowl of soup at another restaurant called The Mercury.

SATURDAY

The hubby made French toast for breakfast.  I had 2 pieces sprinkled with icing sugar, and dipped in real maple syrup.  We then headed out on the road for a couple hours to visit my mom.

I had Bee Bim Bap for lunch.  It was fabulous as usual!

For dinner I had a small turkey sub loaded with veggies.  I also had vanilla yogurt with a tsp of PB in it (this is a GREAT combination!)

Saturday night we went to two different parties.  One was for the hubby's friend Mike, who just finished the Penticton Ironman.  The other was for our friends' birthdays.  I had a few Caesars throughout the night.

SUNDAY

Sunday morning we went out for breakfast with my dad, sister, and nephew.  I had a southwestern breakfast (minus the toast):

Lunch was leftover Pad Thai:

We had dinner at the hubby's parent's house.  This was my plate:

MONDAY

Today I spent the day relaxing.  The hubby and I watched the movie/ documentary "Babies."  It was really cute!  Breakfast was a VOO and banana soft serve parfait, and a fruit cup:

I had a spinach and feta pita pizza for lunch:

And chili for dinner:

What was the highlight of your weekend?

Anyone planning on going to the FoodBuzz festival?  

I am thinking about it, but would love to have some buddies to meet up with there!

Desktop or Laptop?

 

e have finally found a company to shingle our roof for a reasonable price - we have been looking for over a week.  Not my idea of a fun way to spend $2600, but a necessary expense nonetheless.  We are also in need of a new desktop computer - ours is prehistoric (it's sad how 5 years old is ancient when it comes to technology).

Do you use a desktop, or are you a "laptop only" kind of person?  

We use both.  I have a laptop for work, and then at home we have a laptop and a desktop.  I always blog from our desktop.  People have said that I should get rid of my desktop, and only use a laptop.   
What are your thoughts on this?  Are you team laptop or team desktop, and why?

This full week back to work with kids is tiring me out!  I needed a Green Monster boost this morning to get me going.  It contained: 3 cups spinach (lightly steamed), 1 cup almond breeze, 1 t almond butter, 1 scoop salba, 1 scoop Amazing Grass:

I had a great day at work, and enjoyed a delicious and nutritious lunch:

Dinner this evening was a chicken Caesar salad, with 1 slice of garlic toast:

I had 1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt with 1 tsp PB for a snack.

What are your plans for the long weekend?

I have a fun and busy weekend ahead - stay tuned!

I Refuse to Accept That ...

 eptember has arrived.

The days are getting shorter, and I don't like it.  

In order to rebel, I made a very summery breakfast this morning.  No pumpkin for this girl (yet).

Piña Colada Oatmeal

3/4 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze

1/4 cup Mott's Pina Colada Mix

1/2 cup quick oats

Bring liquid to a boil.  Add oats.  Cook 1 minute.  

Remove and cover for a few minutes, until desired consistency.

Top with coconut and pineapple.

Lunch was lazy man lasagna and an orange.  I also had an icecap this afternoon. I have joined a coffee club at work, and will be getting an icecap once a week :-)

Dinner was a simple pita pizza (1.5 pitas with tomato sauce, green pepper, tomatoes, onions, green olives and mozza cheese - 10 minutes @ 400).  If you haven't made a pita pizza before, you really need to.  They are SO easy, fun to make, and very satisfying.  Kids would love 'em too!

Are you embracing Fall already, or still holding on to what is left of Summer?  What are you going to miss most about summer?

Ten on Tuesday

I saw this on Lisa's blog, and I thought it would be fun:

Ten On Tuesday

1. Pretend it’s Monday morning–take us through a day in the life of you:

6:30 - Wake up, breakfast, read blogs
7:00 - Shower, waste time
7:30 - Get ready for work, waste time
8:00 - Think about leaving for work, waste time, leave for work
8:30 - 3:45 Work, Break, Work, Lunch, Work
3:45 - 4:00 Leave work
4:00 - 5:00 Pick up groceries, run errands, make supper
5:00 - 6:00 Supper, TV
6:00 - 9:00 Soon to be school or homework, Run or Walk or workout (sometimes ;-))
9:00 - 10:00 Read
10:00 - 11:00 Bed

2. What’s your favorite reality TV show? Big Brother

3. What motto do you live by? Don't take anything for granted. Ever.

4. If you knew could you try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? I would open a small side business as a personal party planner.

5. What was your first job? Walmart Cashier.

6. What is your current job? Teacher

7. What would you call yourself if you could choose your own name (and you cannot pick the one you already have)? Piper Annyx

8. What musical instruments can you play? None, but I want to learn to play piano.

9. Is it easier to forgive or forget? Both. I forgive very quickly, and don't waste energy holding on to negative emotions/ feelings. Forgetting is important. Move on.

10. What is one food you’d never want to taste again? Bone marrow. I tasted it. 3 bites. It is not disgusting, but it is definitely something I have no desire to try again.

The last day of August means ...

Time is going by too fast.

And

The natural lighting is getting worse for food pictures.

My breakfasts aren't their usual bright, summery selves. They are dim, and dull, and dreading the impending snowfall. Eeeeeeeeep.


(2 scrambled eggs and 1 slice toast)

Back to work means ...

Bagged lunches that are too ugly to post.
(I had lazy man lasagna, a cheese string and yogurt).

And.

Quick comforting dinners.


(Organic cashew, carrot and ginger soup)


(Grilled cheese)

Tell me your answers to some (or all) of the above questions!!