Yummy Eats and the Best News EVER!

Good Morning Everyone! Today, I am in a great mood; but you will have to wait to hear why First, I will start off with my awesome trip to the grocery store yesterday. I went to Sendiks because they were having their meat and seafood sale; check out the loot that I got:

From the top left hand corner, Tilapia, Beef Cubes for Beef Stew, Chicken Thighs and Pork Chops. I also purchased some lettuce, 2 lbs of gala apples and 2 acorn squash. Guess what!? All fo this only cost me $17.43. I think I got my moneys worth for sure! especially because all of this meat will easily makes 16 meals for Gregg and I (I did the math when I was in the store). Thats means that each meal is only going to cost about $2 per meal! How crazy is that?!?!?!?!?

Last night for dinner, I used chicken thighs that I had from the last meat sale:

Do you see all of that skin on them? Yeah, I chopped all of it off; coated each one with a little sour cream and used this mixture to bread the chicken:

I also made some mashed potatoes to go with my chicken:

I also had a side salad with my dinner too! For dessert, I had another bowl of jello and a Newman’s Organic Hermit Cookie.

This morning for breakfast, I had 2 vita tops and some yogurt and an egg nog misto to go.

For lunch, I packed up a new frozen meal that I have had for some time:

Doesn’t this meal look like it is made just for ME?? I mean come on- pumpkin filled ravioli with asparagus and squash… it has my name written all over it I also packed an apple and some carrots to complete the meal:

So, those are all of my eats from yesterday and today; I suppose you are wondering what the BEST news EVER is huh???? Well, I suppose I will tell you. Do you remember all of the Single Edition questions that I had been posting on the blog? Well, if you don’t; I had been posting questions on the blog from single edition in hopes of winning a trip. Guess what I found out yesterday???? I WON!!!!! I get to spend a vacation at LaSource in Grenada! Look how pretty it is:

I am so PUMPED up about this, words cannot even describe. If it all works out the way I planned, it will be me, my mom and my friend Michelle. All inclusive resort here I come Thats all the news I have for now, have a great day and thanks Single Edition!!!!

Mc Donald’s Tuesday

Yup, that’s right you heard correctly… it’s Mc Donald’s Tuesday. But, more on that in a minute… Last night, Gregg and I had leftovers from the weekend: Turkey Chili.

This is just what I needed last night-something hearty and filling; and that is exactly what I got. I also had 2 mini pieces of bread to go with it. For dessert, I had some jello. I seriously don’t think anything can beat a big bowl of jello. It is my go-to dessert when I may have over done it during the day and I am looking for something sweet. It is crazy low in calories and fun to eat

Now, onto Mc Donald’s Tuesday. Are you ready for this…….????? This morning I had Mc Donald’s for breakfast, I know shocker! But, let me explain. It was free! Mc Donald’s was giving away free hotcakes and sausage. However, even though it was free it still cost me $3.41. I am sure you are asking why it cost me $3.41 when it was supposed to be free; this is why. I got the free breakfast and wanted something to drink so I got a non fat cappuccino with sugar-free vanilla syrup. Then, they ask me if I would like to donate $1 to the Ronald Mc Donald fund. I am such a sucker! But, I figured I could give $1 since that is the whole reason they were giving away free breakfast. So, I got my breakfast from Mc Donald’s today( I did not eat the butter or syrup):

But, boy do I have a bone to pick with Mc Donald’s. Leave it to me to complain after I got free food. But, really when did coffee at Mc Donald’s cost $2.41? I mean seriously, it’s Mc Donalds, not Starbucks! To top it off, the coffee was terrible. They must have put a cup of Sugar Free syrup in it because that’s all I could taste. I think I will be sticking with my Starbucks and Caribou coffee from now on.

Anywho, for lunch I packed up some left-over turkey chili, an apple and some celery. Tonight is 90210 Tuesday and it’s my turn to make dinner, I am thinking chicken and potatoes! YUMM! Have a great day everyone

What a weekend!

This weekend was filled with good eats! So, instead of my boring recap of everything I did I will just focus on the food

Friday night, we went to Mitchells AGAIN. I seriously love this place and do not mind going more than once in a month. I got the pumpkin tilapia again, but this time I had my phone to take a picture. As always, another dinner that did not disappoint!

This weekend, I bought a few pomegranates and got this out of one!

I used the seeds in some Bob’s Redmill Steel cut oats. I also added some strawberry trail mix and had it for breakfast before my class on Saturday.

I also picked up my first container of EGG NOG! I used this to make an Egg Nog Misto .

Saturday afternoon, Gregg and I decided to go to the Comet Cafe for lunch. However, I was really liking their breakfast options so I had breakfast for lunch again. I couldn’t decide what I wanted to get so I got both items that looked good: the french toast and the fruit fetish. The french toast was to die for! It had the perfect blend of cinnamon and vanilla. The bread was so light and not at all greasy!

The fruit fetish aka a fruit and yogurt parfait was awesome! Look at all the fruit they used! Underneath the yogurt there is some granola. They also drizzled honey on the top to make a little sweeter. The best thing about the Comet Cafe is that you can get pretty much everything VEGAN. There are not many places that do this in Milwaukee so if you are looking for a Vegan friendly option, check it out!

We also went out for Italian food yesterday. I got the goat cheese salad…

And the ravioli, so yummy

This morning for breakfast, I had a bagel and yogurt.

For lunch, I packed a turkey sammy, an apple and some blueberry chobani

That’s all I have for now, maybe I will be back later on but I am going to be pretty busy so we will see

Single Edition Question # 7

Good morning everyone! Here is the 7th Single Edition Question, please rely and help me win

Being in my Early 40’s, successful, not sure Im going to have kids and single, I’m finding the qualities in a man have shifted from those in my 20’s and 30’s. I’m meeting some great guys, mostly online. They have their stuff together, successful, maybe have kids and possess a ton of the qualities I look for in a partner (fantastic on paper)…but…there’s no chemistry, no romantic connection, no physical interest. As much as I try to be open, I know a second date wont stir that spark. If he asks me out again after that first date….what do I say, how do I be honest without hurting his feelings?
 

What are your thoughts, how do you let people down when you know it’s not going anywhere?

Good Eats and Good News

Good morning everyone! Today is a very exciting morning…. but I will get into that in a little while. First, I will get into my eats from the last few days. On Monday night, I decided to make Chicken Tenders and Mashed Potatoes. I had 4 chicken tenders. These were really easy to make and are a good healthy alternative to fried chicken tenders. I took one chicken breast and cut it into smaller pieces. I then dipped each piece of chicken in whole wheat flour, then into egg substitute and then in bread crumbs mixed with italian seasoning and parmesan cheese. I baked them on a wire rack at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

For the potatoes, I peeled 1 lb of potatoes and then cut each potato into 4, placed all of the cut potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover and boiled them for 20 minutes. After they were done boiling, I drained the water and added some garlic. I then mashed the potatoes with a masher and added 1/4 cup of skim milk and 1/4 cup of fat free sour cream. I wanted mine a little more whipped, so I took out the electric mixer to get the consistency I was looking for. Once they were complete, I added salt and pepper to taste.

I also jazzed up my chicken nuggets with 3 different sauces: BBQ, Ranch, and Honey Mustard.

And, I also had my usual side salad to complete the meal.

For dessert on Monday, I finished off my Pumpkin Ice Cream. Now, I know this is going to be a shocker, but during the day I also snacked on some pretzels and candy. I do not know what is with me, but I have been wanting candy… maybe its the Halloween candy all over the office that is making me want it

Yesterday for breakfast, I chopped up one apple and added cinnamon and sugar to it and heated it up for 45 seconds. I love warm cinnamon apples! I also had a mini bagel with cream cheese (sorry no pic).

Yesterday afternoon, I had a salad with spinach, trail mix, goat cheese and a raspberry dressing. I also had a vita top.

For dinner, my friend Emily and I got together for our 90210 Tuesday! It was her turn to make dinner, so we had homemade chicken noodle soup! That girl makes a mad pot of soup, let me tell you For dessert when I got home I had not one, but three of these mini pumpkin cookies, so good!

For breakfast, I had a simple bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats with Strawberries. It’s been a while since I had this kind, it was good but I knew it wouldn’t fill me up.

So, I am taking a packet of Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal with me to eat once I get to work. I am sure I will have the rest of the tootsie rolls sitting on my desk too!

For lunch, I packed up a turkey wrap, a pear, some carrots and some yogurt.

Now, that you have seen my eats from the last few days, here is the big news: My friend Emily is having a BABY! She thought she may have been expecting when I saw her yesterday, but to make sure she took a test this morning and called me right of way. Congrats girl! Well, that is all I have for now, have a great day everyone

Halloween Weekend and Updates!

Good Afternoon everyone! This weekend was once again a very laid back one for Gregg and I. On Friday night, we went to Mitchells Fish Market. I seriously LOVE this place. They had a special going that we couldn’t pass on. I ordered the house salad that is a mixture of lettuce, carrots, tomatoes and dates! Yeah, thats right…dates! For my entre I chose the pumpkin Seed Crusted Tilapia. This dish was seriously made for me, the sides included spaghetti squash with zucchini topped with a sweet potato and apple cream sauce. SO GOOD! If you have a mitchells near you, try this out. The meal also came with dessert, I chose the Apple Cobbler. Can you believe this was all only $20 per person? It was a deal for such a wonderful meal. After dinner, we went to Boston Store to look for some toasting flutes but didn’t see any that we actually liked. After our little browsing experience we were off to a wedding.

It wasn’t a wedding for anyone we knew, but one to scope out a dj. We really liked him and will probably book him. So, that means we have a lot accomplished for the wedding already. We have the church, the hall, the florist, the cake, the photographer and the dj booked. I am glad that I am on top of everything because we are running into issues with things being booked already.

But, on another note on Saturday Gregg and I went to his parents house to hand out candy for all of the trick-or-treaters that stopped by. We seriously kept count and they had 245 kids! When we were little my parents were lucky if they got 2! Saturday night, we ordered pizza and just lounged around with his parents. On Sunday, we had waffles for breakfast and Gregg’s mom made me a Pumpkin Coffee cake. It was actually really tasty! For dinner yesterday, we had club sammys. I made mine with turkey and ham

This morning for breakfast, I made a turkey and cheese bagel:

For lunch, I packed up the last of my chicken tortilla soup with a pear and some yogurt.

Thats all I have for now, have a great day!

Single Edition Question #6

Good Morning Everyone! Here is question number 6 for singleedition.com Make sure to reply or go onto the website to respond! Thanks for all of your help and support!

“My Mom passed away a little over two years ago and my father recently started dating. Though I am happy for him and want him to find companionship(he is in his late 60’s) I worry that some of the women he is dating are taking advantage of my Dad. How can I express my concerns without my Father thinking I am being resentful or too protective. Any other advice to help me deal with my Dad’s dating life would be greatly appreciated.”

 

Last Kickball Thursday

The season is coming to an end, which means tonight is our last game It kind of stinks because we hardly go to play because the weather was not working in our favor. I suppose it is okay, because I probably would have gotten sick by now if we would have played all of the nights that were freezing and raining! Enough about kickball, on to the food. On Tuesday night, I made spaghetti with shrimp and a side salad. I also had a glass of Moscato. This is by far my favorite wine. It is a white wine that is a little sweeter. I think it would be a good wine for people to try if they have never had wine or a good wine before. Yesterday, I had a mixture of food.

I started breakfast off with a bowl of plain oatmeal topped with some trail mix.

For Lunch, I enjoyed a turkey sammy with popcorn and fruit.

During the day, the munchies took over and I had a chocolate chip cookie and a few mini peanut butter cups. So, needless to say since I indulged a bit too much in the afternoon, dinner was a little different than planned. I was planning on have a steak steak “>sammy with laughing cow and a baked potato with a salad, but instead I opted to have a steak salad. For my salad, I mixed lettuce, spinach and carrots together. I topped my salad with goat cheese, parm, and a little sour cream and then topped it off with a few slices of steak:

This salad was really good! It also gave me some more protein so I wasn’t complaining For dessert, I had a chocolate vita top and half of a pb & j mojo bar.

For breakfast this morning, I have 3 pieces of toast with pumpkin cream cheese and pumpkin butter:

I also plan on stopping to get a tall non fat misto with 2 pumps of pumpkin spice. For lunch, I packed up some chicken tortilla soup with pretzels and carrots:

That is all I have for food right now, but do not worry, question # 5 is here! Please go to www.singleedition.com to respond or post your comments here, thanks!

“Hi Folks! I have been reading a lot about single supper clubs that are supposed to be a great way to meet new people. Wondering if anyone has heard of this new trend? Thoughts on joining? Any good ones you know about?”

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Single Edition Post #4

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What a Weekend….

Good Morning Everyone. This weekend was very crazy! We didn’t do too much on Friday night because I was extremely tired. I seriously could not keep my eyes open past 8 am. The good thing about Friday is that we went to check out a DJ. We really liked the DJ and will probably be checking them out at a wedding in the near future.

Friday night, Gregg and I decided to have steak and potatoes! I haven’t had this combo in a really long time so it was a nice change. I made a really nice sauce to go with out steaks. Typically, we just throw some grill seasoning and mushrooms on top, but this time I decided to get a little creative and made a mushroom teriyaki garlic sauce. The steak really absorbed the sauce and added a great flavor!

I also used some of the mushroom mixture on my potatoes, this combo rocked!

To go with my steak and potatoes, I made a side salad with lettuce, spinach and goat cheese.

Saturday morning before my class, I had a bowl of Blueberry Morning.

I opted not to eat lunch on Saturday because I was so busy getting things done before the bonfire. I also knew that I would be eating my fair share at the party; and boy did I! I had a brat, some poppers, beer dip, meatballs and even some apple salad with Snicker bars… seriously I think I went back for the apple salad like 10 times. It was so good!

Sunday, Gregg and I were not even hungry when we woke up; that’s how much food we ate the night before, but by around noon I got a little hungry and had a bagel with some new spread I found this weekend:

I also had some plain chobani on the side:

During the day we went to the visitation for my aunt and grabbed some Buffalo Wild Wings on the way home. I got the naked tenders as usual.

For dessert when we got home, I had a few pumpkin cookies that I bought from the store on Friday:

I think I found my new favorite cookie, these things were really good! The pumpkin was there with a hint of cinnamon. So yummy and perfect for fall!

Yesterday morning, I had to be at my moms house by 7:30 so I thought I would pick up bagels for everyone. Can you guess what kind I had???? That’s right, the Pink Ribbon Bagel…. I do not thing I will ever get sick of this.

For lunch, we all got together after the funeral service for a lunch-in. I had the typical sandwich, pasta salad and way too many desserts to remember.

I ate so much that I wasn’t even hungry for dinner. So, instead, I had some hot cocoa ice cream that Gregg and I found at the store:

This ice cream was only okay. It just tastes like chocolate ice cream with marshmallows. Nothing to write home about, the Pumpkin ice cream really out shines this one.

This morning for breakfast I had some cereal mixed with some yogurt. For lunch, I packed up some Chicken Tortilla soup, an apple and a small bag of chips. I am not sure what I am going to make for dinner tonight, maybe something with shrimp in it… we will see. Have a great day everyone!