July 21, 2010

Plan B

I had high hopes of riding my bike outside yesterday morning.  I had my Road I.D., my glucose tabs, my cell phone.  Only one problem – the tires were really flat!  It had been almost six weeks since I asked Tony to put air in the tires and apparently they don’t last that long! So I went the Exercise TV On Demand and found two...
July 21, 2010

Chicken Gyros with Homemade Whole Wheat Pitas

Chicken Gyros with Homemade Whole Wheat Pitas
I was so glad I decided to take yesterday off from work.  We slept in until around 8:30.  Made some coffee, blogged, read blogs, relaxed.   I had the laziest breakfast ever – a 100 calorie bagel with a schmear of butter, a cheese stick and a juicy nectarine: I started the laundry, cleaned the kitchen and then we had to drop off one of our...
July 20, 2010

Family Reunion!

I had the pleasure of meeting my Mother-in-Laws family yesterday.  Even though Tony and I have been married almost 10 years, it was the first time meeting 80% of the people who were at the reunion yesterday!  My MIL is the matriarch of the family, having six younger brothers! I am very lucky, because I love my mother-in-law.  The first time I met her, Tony...
July 19, 2010

Taking the Day Off. . .

Lot’s to do to get ready for my MIL’s family reunion.  Come back tomorrow for the best baked bean recipe, a recipe for tequila lime cilantro chicken wings and more!  I’ll also recap the 101 Days of Summer Challenge tomorrow too.  Thank goodness I took tomorrow off from work 😀 Oh, and I may have had the best pizza combo last night – not sure...
July 18, 2010

Party Pizza Friday x 2!

It’s been a while since I made a breakfast pizza.  I got to work early so I could have it fresh out of the oven – can I just say again how lucky I am to have a full kitchen at my office??!! Only one problem.  I didn’t bring any cheese!  I improvised – there was reduced fat cream cheese in our work fridge left...
July 17, 2010

Rough Ride(r) and 100 Miles!

Since I didn’t go to the pool yesterday morning I had so much time I put together a parmesan zucchini casserole for my lunch yesterday.  While it was baking I did a 15 minute AM yoga.  I was then putting my stuff together and realized I never made my breakfast!  So in true un-Bizlike fashion, I had this: The verdict?  It actually wasn’t too bad! ...
July 16, 2010

It’s Raining

I got up at six this morning, thinking it looked a bit dark outside, but stumbled to the bathroom to wash my face and put in my contacts to meet my friend at the pool.  But its pouring down raining!  I am hoping she didn’t go to the pool this morning, I don’t know if we talked about a plan if it was raining! 🙁...
July 15, 2010

Guess Who?

Got out of bed and went swimming this morning??!! Part of our summer membership at the park district by our office includes lap swim from 6 to 8 a.m.  I was meeting my friend this morning at 6:30, so when the alarm went off at 6, I knew I had to get going – what a great motivator knowing she was waiting for me! Neither...
July 14, 2010

Chili in July?

Do any of you subscribe to the Food Network Magazine?  I absolutely love it.  While not everything is healthy, this recipe caught my eye: I adapted it a bit by using rosemary ham and cheddar cheese.   And while I was skeptical about having arugula on top of my eggs, it was really good! Open Face Cheese and Ham Omelet with Arugula (printer friendly version here)...
July 13, 2010

Grilled Pork Chops with Lemon-Thyme Sauce

Grilled Pork Chops with Lemon-Thyme Sauce
I’ve been trying new recipes in an effort to use up some of our fresh herbs.  Thyme is one herb I don’t use fresh on a regular basis, but I am loving it.  A little goes a long way though! I found a recipe in Bon Appetit Every-Night Cooking Cookbook I have that called for braising the pork chops in a lemon-thyme sauce.  I do...
July 12, 2010