Well, this week has been pretty crazy at work with every day full of 6 hours of conference calls and a big deliverable due tomorrow. Oh and I have to present said deliverable in front of 25 of our project's stakeholders. Yippee!
Anywho, I'm currently sipping a nice glass of Orvieto white wine, which I picked up on my way home from work at Trader Joe's. *sip, sip sip* time to blog!
Due to my blogastrophe last night with my publisher deleting my hours worth of posting last night, I woke up running a bit late. Seems to be the norm lately!
I toasted up some Great Harvest Honey Whole Wheat bread in our broiler (still haven't gotten a new toaster!) and topped it with some Barney Butter. My chia seeds are, unfortunately, packed away soooomewhere, so I couldn't add them as per normal. I also enjoyed the last of our Dunkin Donuts coffee. I liked it ok, but MUCH prefer my fave - Fresh Market coffees. That Larry's coffee stuff is pretty good, too!
Early morning snack - Trader Joe's Chocolate Soy Milk...oh so good!
Lunch: toasted turkey sammie and edamame. SOOO GLAD that I made extra edamame yesterday so I had a veggie to take to work.
Moi sans makeup with an afternoon snack - Raw Organic Food Bar in Chocolate Coconut (won free on Twitter).
These bars are addicting!
I FINALLY took a nice re-stocking trip at Trader Joe's. I got all kinds of good stuff:
- frozen edamame, peas, green beans, mixed soybeans/red pepper/corn
- mozzarella cheese
- dark chocolate triangles
- truffle brownie mix
- rolled oats
- yogurt
- Orvieto white wine
- free range organic chicken broth
- organic free range boneless skinless chicken
- maple syrup
- organic celery
- organic baby carrots
- spaghetti squash
- gluten free marinara sauce
- organic butter
- parsley
So glad to have some veggies and food back in the house! I got almost all the ingredients I needed to cook dinner: Rachael Ray's Chicken & Dumplings - perfect for the icky rainy weather we've been having lately.
Trader Joe's didn't have any biscuit mix, so I swung by Harris Teeter but I couldn't find ANY biscuit mix that didn't have TRANS FATS. wth!I was going to cave and grab one of the trans-fatty boxes when I decided NO! I will not give in! I will make my OWN biscuits FROM SCRATCH. Take THAT trans fats!
I used this recipe (click) to make from scratch biscuits using the white-wheat flour I had from a previous Trader Joe's trip.
Pictures from cooking:
I put my recipe on my phone so I wouldnt have to print it out. Go green!
While my dumplings simmered away, I got started on dessert...
Trader Joe's Truffle Brownies!
I made a bit of a mess when the bag of mix EXPLODED all over the counter!
I placed the brownies in the oven just before sitting down to enjoy dinner.
You likey my new bowls!? I do!
Candle lit dinner
Orvieto - VINO! Yum!
Up close and personal. Just before my first bite. I think this is my favorite photo from the post!
Seconds.
Hubby brought me a brownie while I was catching up on last week's Flash Forward on my computer. What a DOWNER last week's episode was! So sad! He didn't have to do that! (FF watchers, you know what I'm talking about - the Celia episode). This show is really getting good...I think I'm addicted! Oh and that last scene! Wow. I can't wait to see this week's episode!
Randomness
In other randomness, I got an email saying a friend had tagged a photo of me on Facebook. I went to check it out and was pretty shocked by what I saw. It was a photo from when I was in college and I barely recognized myself. This is me back when I still had my Freshman-20...or was it 30? I can't remember, but here it is:
Then (college):
Now (Flaunting it for Flaunt It Week):
Thank goodness for zumba! So weird to see old pictures of yourself sometimes, no?
Flaunt It Week
Speaking of Flaunt It Week, we had some more most-awesome submissions on Twitter (use #flauntitwk):
- @serendipity85 Today for #flauntitwk, I taught my girls at work the importence of self-esteem. In a sense, girl power!
- @FlyinRedMermaid #flauntitwk dark dreary coldwindy day, countered with purple jacket, bitch boots, bright red and blue silk scarf, gold glitter eyeshadow.
- @JJsVinBlanc @FlyinRedMermaid #flauntitwk dreary day countered by stopping to enjoy the sound of my wind chimes & warm pizza for lunch.
- @JJsVinBlanc #flauntitwk scheduled apts for myself - yoga, massage, acupuncture, and hair cut next week!
- @serendipity85 For #flauntitwk, today I wil be working on my criminal justice homework. We need more strong females to kick criminal butt!
G'night!
(Please, ecto, I beg you...please don't delete my post tonight!)
Cute bowls indeed, though I'm still admiring your place mats...
Posted by: Emily | November 13, 2009 at 01:59 AM
You are amazing!!! Such an ongoing inspiration for everyone, really! What a rockin transformation! Rachely Rays chicken n dumplings sound so good, love that you used white wheat flour of course :)
Posted by: Jen @ MaplenCornbread | November 13, 2009 at 07:40 AM
Have I ever told you how much I love reading your blog. :) it's simple and amazing. feels like I'm talking to you in person!
Posted by: Katherine | November 13, 2009 at 10:20 AM
I love the idea of flaunt it week! I've been needing something like this.
Posted by: Amanda (Two Boos Who Eat) | November 13, 2009 at 02:51 PM
Maybe try Bisquick Heart Smart for no trans fat? Black Friday ads being leaked (unconfirmed) say Target will have a toaster for $3! Maybe you can score one. Happy weekend!
Posted by: judi0044 | November 13, 2009 at 04:22 PM
I love chicken and dumplins, blogging, and zumba :) You're blog is absolutely fabulous.
Posted by: Katie | November 13, 2009 at 04:55 PM