3 New Recipes, Haircut, 10 Miles, Product Review

Thanks you guys! I loved that pasta... definitely a new 'regular' - and we DID have fun on the farm! Pollen is absolutely slaying me... I sneeze about 15x/hour - NO! Hate to hear some of you are suffering, too! :( Aside from my allergies acting up, i've been cooking LOTS of recipes!! Let me back up...

Tuesday was a great day! I started the day with a new breakfast recipe!

Adapted from My Once a Month Cooking

Breakfast Breaded Casserole

4 servings

6 eggs
1 package Jimmy Dean Reduced fat sausage, browned and drained
1.5 cups fat-free milk
1 cup fat-free shredded cheddar
1 tsp dry mustard
8 slices Nature’s Own whole wheat bread

Brown sausage. Mix with eggs, milk and mustard. Stir well. Place in slow cooker. Rip up bread and stir into egg mixture. Sprinkle cheese on top. Cover and cook on high 2 hours, then low 1 hour. Divide and serve.

Nutritional Information: 464 calories, 29 carbs, 23 fat grams and 41 protein grams.

Review: It was really good - super good for reheat too. Although it was QUITE filling. I think next time i'll make it exactly the same way, but for SIX servings instead (to cut down on fat) and then serve it with fresh fruit. Very good - definitely a new regular and I love that it's slowcooker!

After breakfast I worked, then walked 4 miles during lunch and then had a new lunch recipe!

Adapted from Lynn's Kitchen Adventures

Pop Up Pizza Pie

Makes 4 Servings

1 pound ground beef
½ cup of chopped onion
½ cup chopped green pepper
2 cups low-calorie spaghetti sauce

Popover Batter

1 cup fat-free milk
1 tbsp olive oil
2 eggs
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese

60 grams Trader Joe’s Fresh Mozzarella

Brown ground beef with onion and pepper. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside. In a bowl combine milk, oil and eggs. User mixer to beat one minute on medium speed. Add flour and salt to egg mixture and beat for two minutes or until smooth. Spread meat mixture into a 9×13 pan. Top with cheese. Carefully pour batter over cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.

Nutritional Information: 479 calories, 41 carbs, 14 fat grams and 46 protein grams.

The pan right out of the oven!

Review: Despite the not so pretty picture (hard to photograph!) it was SO flavorful! We followed the original recipe exactly, except I used red onion instead of white, and red bell pepper instead of green. I was really happy with how it turned out - so different! I liked the batter on top and rarely get to use my mixer - so that was fun!! I'm definitely going to make this again - maybe i'll add some red pepper flakes to make it a little more spicy, and maybe less cheese to make room for calories for turkey pepperonis, which I think would be fab in this!! One thing I loved about it - lots of food - I love a healthy portion!

After work I did 2 more miles (walked 1/ran 1) and the upper body circuit! Then I headed home, visited with Austin and had a few drinkies – GREAT day! I ended up at 2,018 calories, 172 carbs, 56 fat grams and 132 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

Wednesday I worked, walked 4 miles during lunch, worked some more then headed to Buckhead for a quick Kroger trip, a Whole Foods stop and to Van Michael for a haircut! I went short! Here’s a pic:

I also got a new product – Thai Kitchen Spicy Chili Marinade! I raced home ready to give it a whirl – YUM.

This is definitely a product I’ll buy again – it’s super spicy and tasty – a little went a long way for sure. Like I had two glasses of water with dinner! Here’s what I threw together when I got home – I call it Spicy Thai Chili Linguine for FOUR servings.

16 oz. chicken, diced
½ cup Thai Kitchen Spicy Thai Chili Marinade
8 oz. linguine
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp dried cilantro
1 tsp canola oil

Cook pasta per instructions. Add large pan over medium heat with oil. Add chicken and ¼ cup marinade. Stir until no longer pink, then add noodles, the remaining marinade and 2 tsp of sesame seeds. Stir until mixed well, divide into 4 servings and top each with remaining sesame seeds and cilantro. Nutritional information: 388 calories, 53 carbs, 4 fat grams and 34 protein grams.

After dinner I cooked a few more new! recipes for the week, watched some TV, read some of my book and called it a night! I ended up at 1,706 calories, 168 carbs, 62 fat grams and 123 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

Tried any new, yummy products lately? Between this and the cilantro salad dressing from last week i'm loving my new products!

Do you like your hair long or short? I normally go for long... but i'm loving this short look for summer! I'll probably grow it out - it grows crazy fast!