No Shrimpy Lunch

Old Bay Seasoning

Last night I made a delicious pasta for dinner using frozen shrimp and lots of veggies. I had a good portion of the little crustaceans leftover and decided to make shrimp salad for lunch today. My mom used liberal amounts of Old Bay seasoning when she prepared various seafood dishes when I was growing up [...]

BananaRama

Bananas Topped with Sugar-Free Syrup

This morning I woke up in the mood for something super sweet for breakfast. My workouts also serve as brainstorming time for my breakfast and since I was running intervals this morning, I thought the traditional runner’s fuel would be a great breakfast: bananas! I decided to make a mock bananas flambe as a reward [...]

Grocery Shopping in My Parents' Pantry

Thanks Mom and Dad

Every time I leave my parents’ house after a weekend at home, I inevitably leave with a department store bag full of food from their pantry. Fortunately they’ve come to expect this and my mom even buys duplicates of items she actually wants to remain after I leave so they’re not completely depleted of all [...]

Rotisserie Revisited

Rotisserie Chicken

When Ryan picked up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store for dinner last night, I’m not sure who was more exited, me or Sadie. On second thought, I’m going to have to go with the dog on this one, considering she sat dutifully by the counter where the chicken waited while we unloaded groceries [...]

A Scrappy Lunch

Scrappy Salad

Two things made my lunch quite scrappy today: 1. I used leftover rotisserie chicken scraps in my salad 2. I scrappily went to Subway to get a packet of salad dressing when I realized I forgot mine at home The kind Subway sandwich artist happily handed over the pack of Italian salad dressing for free [...]

The Perfect Pear

Today

It’s no secret that I think Greek yogurt may be one of the world’s most perfect breakfast foods. Not only is it ridiculously creamy, but it’s full of satiating protein that really keeps me satisfied until my mid-morning snack. I was thrilled when Oikos contacted me and sent me a wonderful package in the mail [...]