Posts Tagged ‘Salad’

Speedy Morning

I have been going non-stop since I woke up this morning! I don’t work on Monday mornings which is awesome — it gives me a chance to clean and plan for the week ahead. I did the mountain of dishes from the weekend, cleaned the kitchen, tidied our messy apartment, emptied the garbages, sorted through [...]

Healthy Does Not Mean Hungry

I learned an important lesson today: eating healthy does not mean going hungry. I was pleasantly full after each meal today and not once did I eat sugar, bread, or meat.
Lunch was thrown together before work:

Spinach salad with avocado and tuna salad, plain yogurt with fruit, and a juice [...]

Quick Quinoa Salad

Do you find that you munch while you’re cooking dinner and by the time you sit down to eat, you’re full? This is the story of my life. Last week Julie made a smart suggestion on her blog: whip up something else while dinners cooks and you’ll be less likely to graze.
The other night we [...]

The City So Nice They Named It Twice

The Boyfriend is from New York City and whenever we visit he likes to burst out with “New York, New York, the city so nice they named it twice!” while we’re walking down the street.  Lately he has also taken to doing a rendition of Jay-Z and Alicia Key’s “Empire State of Mind.”  It’s a [...]

Christmas Wrap-Up

I don’t know where this week has gone.  It seems like Christmas was yesterday. I’ve been off in La La Land a little, but now I’m back home and ready for a holiday recap!

After presents Christmas morning, my mother got to work on Christmas dinner.  The main course was Cornish game hens:

Jack gave her some [...]