Fervent Foodie

Trader Joe’s & Melt. Mmmmm.

June 6, 2010 2 Comments

Today I made my very first trip to Trader Joe’s, and I was pretty impressed. Everything in the store looked edible … drool worthy … delicious but I narrowed my purchase down to:

Jalapeno & cilantro hummus
pomegranate greek yogurt
French Roast Coffee
Almond butter!
Salmon Patties

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Trader Joe's Goodies

While in Cleveland, we also had lunch at Melt and devoured the blackened chicken gourmet grilled cheese and 3 bean chili with chicken AND hand cut fries with malt vinegar. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……….

Even though Trader Joe’s has a ton of delectable goodies for me to try, I was a little sad that they didn’t have more low calorie or low carb options. I need to find a store in the area that sells the crazy healthy items I’ve thus far only been able to find on the internet. I just put in my next Netrition order, so that shall fill the void in the meantime.

Some recipes I’d like to attempt this week (or sometime soon):

Also searching for some healthy tapas recipes for the jewelry party I’m hosting Wednesday evening. The BF thinks these jewelry parties are like cults, I however enjoy them because it brings together a random group of women for a fun female-only evening. That sounds like a cult worth joining 🙂

Some thoughts of the tapas:

Ramblings

Slumber party in the Cleve

June 6, 2010 No Comments

A few friends headed up to Cleveland tonight for a slumber party! We broke up the meals between us all, and we made the dinner.

On the menu:

Grilled chicken
Corn on the cob
Bruschetta
Big ole salad

Bruschetta is one of our absolute favorite appetizers to order when we go out to eat. Here’s the recipe I use as a starting point: Double Tomato Bruschetta

I don’t make too many modifications to this recipe, except for doubling the tomatoes and most of the seasonings (except the oil). That really stretches out the recipe while cutting down on the total fat/calories per serving. I also add about half of a thinly sliced red onion (surprise surprise ;)). We use a lot less cheese too — just to keep it a little healthier.

I heard through the grapevine that tomorrow’s breakfast will include chocolate chip pancakes…. So it sounds like I need to hit the hay so it can hurry up and be breakfast time 😉

My Favs, Ramblings

I am a food blogger.

June 6, 2010 No Comments

A few months ago, I had no idea the world of food blogging existed! What I love most about blogging about food is that I now have a creative outlet in life. I get the opportunity to write about one of my greatest passions — FOOD — while simultaneously expressing my personal opinions and feelings. How awesome is that?

My boyfriend Jarrod posed a question that I found very interesting. He asked which came first — the food blogging world or the movie Julie and Julia? I must admit, prior to the movie I had never even considered starting a blog. I knew I was passionate about food, but I figured nobody in their right mind would be interested in reading a blog that was just about food. That is until I found a blog that was centered almost entirely on food and to which I was instantly enamored with. (Thank you Peanut Butter Fingers!) So I figured, what the heck. It doesn’t really matter if anyone else enjoys the blog — all that matters is that I enjoy the blog.

So here I am. A new blogger trying to find her way in this crazy blog world 🙂

Recipes, What I ate

Lunching

June 6, 2010 No Comments

I always find it hard to stick to a good eating schedule on the weekends. There always seems to be a ton going on and a ton of good eats tempting you at every corner!

I woke up at about 7 this morning, downed a small bowl of cereal and went back to bed shortly after. That’s pretty unlike me on the weekends (the back to bed part, not the cereal obviously), but today it’s pretty gloomy outside and it doesn’t look like I’ll be making a big dent in the yard work today. Instead I’ll be working on cleaning up my pigsty of a house before heading to Cleveland for a slumber party with friends.

For lunch today I made a turkey/ham wrap using a lite Italian Flat-Out wrap.

I still got my mad burrito lady skills! Only thing that could make this wrap taste better is a little grillin’

What I ate

Too many onions to be P.C.

June 4, 2010 1 Comment

Last night it dawned on me that I consume more onions than is socially acceptable. I don’t know when this obsession with onions started, but you’d be hard pressed to find a day in any given week where I don’t incorporate onions into at least 2 of my meals each day. And I’ve also been known to indulge in the occasional onion sandwich…

I <3 Onions

Breakfast #1: ONIONS!

😉 maybe that will be tomorrow’s breakfast. Today’s breakfast #1 actually consisted 1 egg, 3 egg whites, whole grain toast

Side note = almost out of flax pita… need to get my next netrition order together pronto! Any suggestions?

Breakfast #2: Oatmeal with strawberries/blueberries

Lunch: “I’m in a hurry tuna salad”

1 can drained tuna
1 tbs ken’s steak house lite ceaser dressing
A few shimmy shakes celery seed, black pepper, red pepper flakes
A big ole handful of ONIONS (I may be in a hurry, but there’s always time for a lil onion choppin’)

I think I need to invest in some decorative plates and placemats for my photo shoots. Maybe I can get my talented sister to contribute to this cause… 😉 jmnpottery

Man… I am craving cookies.