Howdy-ho!!
I had a once-in-a-lifetime learning observation opportunity occur where I spent my day today. ‘Twas really really remarkable. Wish I could say more!! Just know I had a good day 🙂
Also good because I had a handful of jelly beans before I left! Some Sweet Tart ones. One of my coworkers brought out a huge bag and we all dug in. Tasty! And hilarious because I Googled "handful of jelly beans" and found a photo on Heather Bakes! She gets the credit! Like running into a friend in another city!
I booked it home and went straight to the gym! I like to keep my brain on its toes and while I was preaching earlier this week how I liked getting my work done and then going to the gym later, tonight I wanted to get it over with so I could spend some time with my stranger of a husband!
Jelly beans make a good workout snack 🙂 I biked to the gym, spent 30 minutes with Real Simple on the ET, did 26 pushups and some ab work and raced back home on my bike.
Packed, photographed and blogged tomorrow’s lunch….
Then pulled together a bunch of leftovers for dinner. We have TONS of food in our fridge right now. Sure makes dinner easy!
Leftover Chicken Tortilla Soup!
With some microwaved broccoli topped with sea salt and parmesan cheese – simple but really good! I forgot how good broccoli is with toppings!
All spring green!
After dinner I had two pieces of Chocomize, which I had nearly forgotten about! Mmmm…chunky chocolate..
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My mailbox must have been really hungry today!!
ALLIEBARS!!!! From what I hear, Allie is keeping the recipe a secret for now. She’s been sneaking them out into the blog world. I can’t wait to have one for a snack tomorrow!!
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PEOPLE: Save the Sardines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go buy [and eat] a tin tomorrow.
Have a wonderful evening!
jenna says
April 15, 2010 at 7:45 pmglad you had a great day at work!
Sandy says
April 15, 2010 at 7:47 pmYumm!! love brocolli- i’m a student- how long do u cook brocolli in the microwve?? do i put a lid on it?
Kath says
April 15, 2010 at 7:48 pmNo lid, just in a glass bowl – with some water to steam it. 1.5 minutes?
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
April 15, 2010 at 7:52 pmAhhh I want some Allie Bars so so so bad!!!!!
Anyways, your dinner sounds good!! Broccoli is yummy but so simple. I don’t understand how people hate it, I’m convinced they have just never had it cooked the right way.
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
April 15, 2010 at 7:53 pmLeftover night!!! I used to hate it as a kid, but I love it now! So easy and so good! Enjoy your evening!
Meg @ Be Fit Be Full says
April 15, 2010 at 8:08 pmMethinks I may be getting to sample an AllieBar when I see her next week! I mean hopefully I get one. I’m excited 🙂
Um, I don’t think I like sardines?
Ashley says
April 15, 2010 at 8:10 pmAlliebars look like ota.bars!! I think we might do an exchange 🙂 The brocc sounds awesome…I might have to do that tonight with some leftover steamed brocc I made. You need to make the millet black bean burgs from clean food!!!! SO good…I subbed half the corn out for chopped [frozen organic] peppers. There is quite a bit of onion but I’m sure you’re used to figuring out a substitute…they rocked!
Janet (Pantry Bites) says
April 15, 2010 at 8:16 pmUsing leftovers is a great idea and it looks like a really nice dinner.
Mara @ What's for Dinner? says
April 15, 2010 at 8:24 pmI have a very similar jelly bean picture from easter! Love the starburst jellybeans… I’d love to try some Allie bars!
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
April 15, 2010 at 8:27 pmLeftovers are great dinners. I love when we have them and I don’t have to cook.
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
April 15, 2010 at 8:30 pmI think Easter sparks a candy addiction that lasts year round in me. Thank god they stop selling jelly beans at some point!
Lisa @ Early Morning Run says
April 15, 2010 at 8:33 pmI love that you bike to the gym and I love the table you use for your food pictures! So pretty!
rustique says
April 15, 2010 at 8:33 pmLeftovers satisfy like nothing else.
[email protected]://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
April 15, 2010 at 8:34 pmI’m afraid of the sardines. But I’m definitely introducing the smoked salmon and more salmon in general. Allie is keeping the recipe a secret I already tried to get it out of her.
Ann @ Appalachian Appetites says
April 15, 2010 at 8:38 pmOh man, now I feel guilty! I guess I better give them a go!
Hannah says
April 15, 2010 at 8:38 pmI’m so envious of the green in your garden – we’ve been in a drought for so long in Australia that all our “green” is more like “brown”!
Lisa says
April 15, 2010 at 8:38 pmGummy bears make a good snack too! 🙂
Simply Life says
April 15, 2010 at 8:48 pmOh that chocolate looks great!
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
April 15, 2010 at 8:49 pmDarn, with all this talk of Allibars, I thought the recipe might come out one of these days;)
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
April 15, 2010 at 8:51 pmSo happy today was better than yesterday. PLUS tomorrow is Friday so that’s really the cherry on the cake. 😀
ari says
April 15, 2010 at 8:52 pmthat first sentence was FULL of alliteration!
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
April 15, 2010 at 8:52 pmI love broccoli, I think it’s sweet. I usually don’t have anything on it, but yeah, it does taste good with cheese of any kind! 🙂
Nice stack of granola bars!! Yummm
Jenn
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) says
April 15, 2010 at 8:52 pmI want to try an Allie Bar – they sound AMAZE! They look like they’re full of yumminess, too 🙂
I tend to lollygag about the gym if I wait until the evenings to go, so lately I’ve been going in the mornings. It’s great, but I miss my oats!
Jil says
April 15, 2010 at 8:56 pmYayy for having a fabulous day!!!
Mary (Food Fit & Fun) says
April 15, 2010 at 9:03 pmOne of the owners of Chocomize when to high school with me! I still have yet to try it…looks delish!!! The Smore’s bar looks awesome!
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
April 15, 2010 at 9:08 pmJust cooked some steamed some broccoli a couple minutes ago. Healthy minds think alike 🙂
Run Sarah says
April 15, 2010 at 9:21 pmThose AllieBars look delish! I love finishing at the gym or my workout then having time to spend relaxing with the hubs, so nice.
HeatherBakes says
April 15, 2010 at 9:27 pmHey!!! That kitchen rug looks familiar…
Too funny! Those jelly beans are the best. I just finished my Easter stash of them yesterday.
Have a great night!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
April 15, 2010 at 9:29 pmLucky you, getting to try Alliebars!
Lisa @ bakebikeblog says
April 15, 2010 at 9:33 pmGotta love soup – the perfect throw togther meal 🙂
Maggie says
April 15, 2010 at 9:33 pmYeah, right after taking your advice and getting some sardines (which were yummy) I stumbled across that article on Yahoo. Go figure. By the way, I’m sure you’ve already said this, but after looking through past posts for 10 minutes, I’m just going to ask…where did you get the cute, colored, baby spoons!?
Kath says
April 16, 2010 at 5:41 amThey’re condiment spoons! From Crate + Barrel
Jenny says
April 15, 2010 at 9:56 pmHow lucky of you to get more Alliebars!
Dynamics says
April 15, 2010 at 10:00 pmOkay, this question needs to be answered please. How the heck to you guys read a book/magazine while on the Elip or treadmill? Are you not focusing on the workout or are you just plugging along and hanging on? No way can I read while on the Treadmill. Thanks
Kath says
April 16, 2010 at 5:41 amI can’t read and run, but the ET is smooth enough that it’s no big deal.
kate says
April 15, 2010 at 10:01 pmI love leftover nights! So simply & easy!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
April 15, 2010 at 10:22 pmparm on broccoli is one of my favorites! it’s perfect when it kind of melts into the florets….YUM!
Nicole, RD says
April 15, 2010 at 10:38 pmI want her bar recipe! Bad!! 🙂
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
April 15, 2010 at 10:48 pmi haven’t had a jelly bean in years! i should go pick myself up a pack – i bet they’re on sale….
Mastering Public Health says
April 15, 2010 at 10:48 pmGlad you were able to tell us that much. I think ‘Alliebar’s will be a big hit if/when she tries to sell them. (Oh She Glows-style?)
melissa says
April 15, 2010 at 11:08 pmfyi……im still laughing about your lord of the rings quote in a previous post….”whats taters, precious?”. that bumped you up on my coolness scale by at least 3 points
Kath says
April 16, 2010 at 5:42 amI’ll have to find another way to sneak one in! Matt and I have LOTR quotes all the time at home.
Ellen says
April 15, 2010 at 11:28 pmHave you ever heard of the Harry Potter jelly bellies?! They are the most disgusting things ever made–flavors like dirt, boogers, I won’t go into detail, but pretty foul! Kids love them though!
Kath says
April 16, 2010 at 5:42 amEww!
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
April 16, 2010 at 12:17 amI’m super jealous you got a SECOND package of AllieBars in the mail. They are delicious, aren’t they?!?
Sarah-Mae @ Eat, Run, Knit says
April 16, 2010 at 12:20 amWonderfully green! Looks great Kath!!!
Diana says
April 16, 2010 at 1:05 amGlad you had a good day! 🙂
That soup looks really good and I loooove broccoli! 😉
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
April 16, 2010 at 2:03 amYou are SO lucky you have your hands on some AlllieBars!! She’s SO secretive on her blog, it’s a total mystery!! She better release the recipe soon….:P
Chelsea (Chelsea's Chew and Run Fun) says
April 16, 2010 at 5:42 amThanks for the link to that article about sardines. I sincerely hope they don’t totally vanish off of the supermarket shelves! They’re such an economical and efficient way to get protein and Omega-3’s. Plus, they remind me of my Grandfather!
RhodeyGirl says
April 16, 2010 at 6:23 amLove the new photo you added of you in your white coat! SO CLOSE!!! I am so stoked for you.
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
April 16, 2010 at 6:44 amSo glad the day went well for you! That soup still looks SO good! 🙂
Whitney says
April 16, 2010 at 7:11 amGlad you had a better day! Enjoy the weekend 🙂
erin @ lucid world says
April 16, 2010 at 7:19 ami totally just made that chicken tortilla soup on wednesday night. it was amazing!!!!!!!
Sarah says
April 16, 2010 at 7:40 amAny chance you could do an Allie Bar giveaway?!
jessica says
April 16, 2010 at 8:58 amWhy don’t you ask Allie, since she’s the one baking them? She just had one on her blog…
JENNA says
April 16, 2010 at 8:08 amI LOVE soup! this looks like a great recipe.
I must say Alliebars look amazing.
BroccoliHut says
April 16, 2010 at 2:24 pmDoesn’t avocado make the best soup-topper??