June 2008

Amaranth Grits

June 28, 2008

I got up early to get started on my day this morning and had a bowl of last night’s leftover amaranth for breakfast. It’s very much like Southern grits but with more whole grain flavor. I sliced in a small banana and crumbled about 1/5 of a Pomegranate Granola Plank on top with a little [...]

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His and Hers

June 27, 2008

His… Hi everybody, the husband here. Tonight was my pleasure to cook a special meal for my wife since she’s had a busy week and of course, more studying to do. As you’ll note from this morning, we have quite a zucchini to consume, combined with a couple squashes from our garden, and a few [...]

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Stress Relief

June 27, 2008

Tic tock. Tic tock. Scribble scribble. Clickity clickity. That’s all you could hear here today – the sounds of thinking, writing, and calculator punching . I worked from 8 a.m. to 4:30 straight through, only pausing to make another great wrap. I got 2 papers done and about 75% of my chem test. I didn’t [...]

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Need To Do-ist My To-Do List

June 27, 2008

I’m so relieved to have a few days off , but I have GOT to get my act together and finish ALL of my projects this weekend (including another chem test ) because I don’t know what’s in store for 4th of July weekend yet – we may be going out of town and I [...]

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Wrapping Up Week III

June 26, 2008

This week was a long one – despite the Tuesday/Wednesday mix-up But I’m exhausted. I picked up some wraps today to have for the weekend and made the most delicious wrap I’ve ever made tonight. The secret? Aluminum foil! And some great ingredients : Laughing cow, avocado, honey mustard, capers, jalapeños, green pepper, spinach and [...]

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Desayuno Romantico

June 26, 2008

I decided last night that the husband and I needed to spend some quality time together since we are seeing so little of each other these days, so I set the alarm 15 minutes earlier so we could have a romantic breakfast together today instead of trying to eat and blog and get ready at [...]

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Stoplight Salad

June 25, 2008

As you might imagine after today’s sample extravaganza , I wasn’t terribly hungry for dinner. But the fresh veggies looked mighty tasty, so packed up a big salad to take to class. I put lettuce , cuc and Woodstock dressing in one container and sauteed yellow squash, green pepper, tomatoes, carrots and beans (most from [...]

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