I cannot believe that I don’t have class tomorrow! I keep thinking about Wednesday as tomorrow and am so relieved when I remember I have a day to recoup and catch-up. I’ve already got a ton of work to do!
My lunch held me over SO well today – I was just getting hungry when the husband reminded me that if we didn’t make dinner at 7 he was going to have to go to bed without, so we quickly jumped up to make it.
On the menu: Jenna’s Spicy Tahini Sauce Stir-Fry
The sauce was amazing! I love tahini, and it was def. the highlight of the recipe. Since she warned her recipe makes a TON of sauce and there are just two of us, we reduced the recipe by a lot. I eyeballed most of the ingredients but here’s my approximation for two people:
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp hot water
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 2 tbsp tamari
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1.5 tbsp sesame oil (sadly, we didn’t have chili oil so I used a little more of this)
For the rest of the meal we cooked 2 servings of whole wheat spagetti and tossed that with sauteed bean sprouts, snow peas, frozen bell peppers, and 2 cloves of garlic (I didn’t want to put raw garlic in the sauce or I’d be tasting it for days). All topped with some microwave-toasted sesame seeds! We left off any meat components out of laziness/cost, but this would have been great with tofu, shrimp or chicken.
I should have listened to Jenna and made more sauce – I am sad it’s gone!
In addition to chopsticks, I had green tea 
Nerd Alert!
Some of you wonder how I keep track of all of my life’s tasks. I couldn’t do it without Todoist! It’s this great to-do list manager that lets you have different categories, color code, create recurring events, etc. I have a category for real “To-Do’s”, one for groceries we need, one for each course, and one for all of my assignments. Here’s my upcoming week, which compared to weeks in the past, is quite short at the moment!
Here’s my Upcoming Assignments folder, where I can easily see everything I have to turn in for the semester (with the exception of tiny things and tests) in order –
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I’m off to finish up the evening and get in bed early since last night’s sleep was a disaster. My plan for Tuesdays + Thursday is yoga + oats, followed by studying while I digest, followed by a late-morning workout. Guess I need to start the day at 6am instead of the recent 8am mornings now that I have school work to complete!
VeggieGirl says
January 12, 2009 at 8:22 pmAMAAAAAZING stir-fry dish. Holy yum!!
Enjoy your day off from classes tomorrow!!
Mel says
January 12, 2009 at 8:26 pmYour dinner looks SOOO good! Your new camera makes everything so colorful. You definitely didn’t need any meat in it!
Sarah (lovINmytummy) says
January 12, 2009 at 8:26 pmI’m adding the sauce to the list of recipes to try. I remember when Jenna posted it and now I’ve got two recommendations to try it and no excuses!
Love the organization, you aren’t a nerd. My life would be chaos without lists!
Amanda says
January 12, 2009 at 8:43 pmI’m signing up for todoist. Looks like geeky heaven. Thanks!
Tina says
January 12, 2009 at 8:47 pmThanks, Kath!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marianne says
January 12, 2009 at 8:53 pmAwesome looking stirfry! And I might have to check out that Todoist…although, unless is actually harasses me to get things done, I don’t know how useful it will be! HA!
Jenn says
January 12, 2009 at 8:53 pmCannot wait to try the tahini sauce!
Maggie says
January 12, 2009 at 8:53 pmHave fun with yoga in the morning 🙂
Amanda says
January 12, 2009 at 8:55 pmDinner looks very good, by the way 🙂
fitforfree says
January 12, 2009 at 8:59 pmthat recipe sounds wonderful! kudos to you for staying so organized 🙂
Carol says
January 12, 2009 at 9:16 pmI was looking at your chopstick holders, is that a cross stitch design? Did someone make those for you?
Your supper looks great.
Carol says
January 12, 2009 at 9:20 pmWhere did you get your todolist program?
ashley (sweet & natural) says
January 12, 2009 at 9:21 pmYay for the shout out!
zestycook says
January 12, 2009 at 9:26 pmoh Wow Kath, that looks killer! I love it. I just bookmarked it 🙂
Biz319 says
January 12, 2009 at 9:32 pmOh, I’ll definitely have to try this! Hannah and I could eat Asian food every night!
Yea for no school tomorrow!
theoddbod says
January 12, 2009 at 9:35 pmquick and easy, just the way I like it. i have a feeling la wife will enjoy todoist
haya (living and learning) says
January 12, 2009 at 9:35 pmi was never as organized as i am now when i was in school. a tiny part of me wishes i could go back and be on top of everything!
todoist is the fuel for my super-nerdy organization fire. don’t remember how i managed with all my todos on postits.
mel h says
January 12, 2009 at 9:45 pmHey Kath! Din looks wonderful! Just wondering why you dont just do yoga for exercise some days, instead of doing yoga plus another workout. Thank You!
Danielle says
January 12, 2009 at 9:52 pmI’m going to make myself a stirfry tomorrow yours just looks so good and I had no idea what to have tomorrow so thanks for the idea!
Meg says
January 12, 2009 at 10:03 pmWhat a yummy stir-fry!
Sharon says
January 12, 2009 at 10:08 pmAwesome stir fry!
Marissa says
January 12, 2009 at 10:09 pmThat pasta looks tasty! Would def. be good wit tofu!
Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) says
January 12, 2009 at 10:23 pmHey Kath,
Dinner looks amazing. Tahini does make some great sauces. Perfect combo for dinner – looked like one tasty meal!
I was wondering how you stayed so organized. Thanks for sharing.
Yay for your shout out on Spark. Your AM bowls of oatmeal are famous. 🙂
Missy (Missy Maintains) says
January 12, 2009 at 11:08 pmDinner looks so good! It looks like it came from a gourmet Asian restaurant!! I just got done having Chinese food! So yummy!
http://www.missymaintains.blogspot.com
sarah says
January 12, 2009 at 11:11 pmThanks for the link to todoist.com – that is AWESOME! I was just trying to organize myself in google calendar but I might switch to that…I also keep a paper calendar in my purse at all times (i tried to get rid of it this year but I just can’t do it! I like to always have my calendar at my fingertips and my cell phone does not have internet capabilities)
goodluck w/ y our classes, theyt seem so interesting and challenging – the one about chron’s seemed to intrigue me – please share when you complete that assignment – my father has a mild case of chrons and is on meds to control it.
Amyswim says
January 12, 2009 at 11:12 pmmel. h–
Not to answer for Kath, but I’ve been interested in this too as I love power/flow yoga & use it as my daily workout often, and I think in Kath’s case, based on her recent posts on the topic, she uses it as a supplement to her workout because of the type of yoga that she is doing.
The yoga routines she has been doing have been more of the stretching/get-to-know-the-poses type & not the primarily-power-yoga type where you’re sweating all over the mat (sorry for the visual!).
Anyway, again, not to presume that would be Kath’s answer, but just the insight I’ve interpreted based on her posts!
Amy
Rachel says
January 12, 2009 at 11:16 pmYum! So cool to see the same recipe on two of my fave blogs. And I say “Nerd Alert” all the time… about myself. Hehe.
emmy says
January 12, 2009 at 11:54 pmdinner looks super tasty, although I have a question of my own – is there any particular reason you guys don’t do leftovers? I feel like you answered this once but I don’t remember what you said and I can’t imagine not wanting a round 2 of those tahini noodles! 🙂
Yelena says
January 13, 2009 at 1:15 amI love how you enjoy being organized. I think a list like that would give me an anxiety attack- that’s what my work list looks like, but I definitely appreciate the organization tip. Enjoy your schedule tomorrow!
Jasmine says
January 13, 2009 at 1:54 amthat todoist website looks really cool… I just signed up, hoping it’ll help me get organized, thanks!
Lara says
January 13, 2009 at 4:08 amThe Sparkpeople shout-out is awesome! And you totally got me hooked on ToDoist. Dinner looks yum 🙂
haya (living and learning) says
January 13, 2009 at 7:53 amdo you think regular soy sauce could be substituted for the tamari?
Jen says
January 13, 2009 at 8:21 amGreat dinner! Looks delicious!
Josh Coyle says
January 13, 2009 at 8:48 amI think you’d like these alot…
I ate them at work today. Healthy / Yummy
http://sugarpunk.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/peanut-butter-banana-muffins/
😉
JC
JENNA says
January 13, 2009 at 8:53 amI’ve been wanting to try that recipe!!
Cool your on spark people 🙂
Hilary says
January 13, 2009 at 8:58 ammmm that looks great!!!
todoist sounds cool! I’ve been relying on list size post its for my to do lists…maybe it’s time I get high-tech
Kath says
January 13, 2009 at 8:59 amCarol ,
I believe they are from World Market, eons ago!
mel h,
Amy is right that the kind of yoga I’m doing isn’t all that rigorous (I love it when you all answer questions for me 🙂 ). Really, it’s more of a time thing. If I were doing 60-90 minutes of Bikram/Power yoga, I probably wouldn’t also do cardio/weight lifting, but since I’ve been sticking to 20-30 minutes of more gentle styles, they’re not long enough for me to want to consider it my only exercise for the day (unless it’s a rest day, of course).
sarah ,
I use BOTH Todoist and G. Calendar. I think each has its own function. I dont’ think I could rely on just one or the other.
emmy ,
I kind of wish I had leftovers now! I’ve just never been a fan of having the same meal two days in a row. There are SO many recipes and foods I want to eat, that I feel like it’s a waste of a meal to repeat. That said, when I do have leftovers of a really good meal I always appreciate them so maybe I just need to force them on myself more!
haya ,
Absolutely.
Kath
ashley says
January 13, 2009 at 9:50 amI really have to try this recipe! And I love my lists, so thanks for the link!
teresa says
January 13, 2009 at 10:41 amHoly cow, that stir fry looks amazing!
And thanks, by the way, for inspiration! I made my first “fancy oatmeal” this morning and it was wonderful. I bought loads of toppings this morning and have enough to have a different bowl of oats every day for about a month! I found some Kashi granolas and a Post cereal for $1 a box and grabbed those for add-ins, too. My head swims with the possibilities.
thanks again!
~teresa
mel h says
January 13, 2009 at 10:56 amthanks Kath and Amy!
runjess says
January 13, 2009 at 11:24 amI’ve made that sauce, but I changed it a bit because I wanted less oil. I also used the frozen stir-fry veggies. Loved it.
I used Annie Chun’s soba noodles, which I think you would like.
Kim says
January 13, 2009 at 12:58 pmYour dinner looks fantastic! And super summery :D!
Thanks for the link to ToDoIst, that looks like a perfect tool to help keep me organized!
Shelby says
January 13, 2009 at 3:05 pmGrrrrreat Stir-fry Kath! It looks so flavorful!
jenna says
January 13, 2009 at 3:07 pmYay! So glad you liked the recipe. I can’t get enough of that sauce…….I’m totally on matt’s schedule now with the 4 am. Does he eat breakfast before he goes or when he’s there? my body clock is so messed up right now, I feel like I’m in another part of the world!
JENNA says
January 13, 2009 at 3:27 pmKath,
Did you eat this cold or warm?
Kath says
January 13, 2009 at 3:38 pmJENNA ,
Warm!
K
Kath says
January 13, 2009 at 3:45 pmjenna ,
Good luck with the schedule! He eats when he gets there as he works. They have oatmeal and he obviously eats a lot of bread. And bananas. Not ideal, but it works well for him.
K
Eric Willis says
February 12, 2009 at 2:24 amThat recipe is great! Nothing like spicy stir fry to get the juices flowin! However, wanted to point you to another task manager that I have found really useful, Lifeplannr.com. It is really easy to use!