A dinner - with a few remaining questions
Yesterday was a long day at work. I felt SUPER busy for the entire day, and I was feeling like I was struggling to get through everything that I wanted to. I ended up making it and leving around 5 minutes after 5 pm, after getting here at 7:30 am yesterday. That means I worked 9 hours on Monday and 9.5 on Tuesday. I like to work extra a few days per week because then I don't feel guilty in any way when J and I want to go up to Toledo for the weekend and we're leaving at 3 or something. No one would care about that anyway, but it makes me feel better in my head.
I made a dinner last night that was loosely based off of a recipe that I came up with when I googled "I have chicken breasts, spinach and quinoa, what can I cook?" Believe it or not, there were some answers! So I ended up dredging my chicken breasts through egg whites and then whole wheat bread crumbs. I cooked those in the oven for 30 minutes on a foil lined baking sheet (yay easy clean up!) While those were in the oven, I cooked the quinoa (only two servings or 1 cup cooked - half cup uncooked) in some chicken broth. I also sauted some spinach in a tiny bit of olive oil and garlic. When the quinoa had soaked up all of the broth, I took the lid off and mixed in the spinach and garlic. When dishing everything out, I topped the quinoa with a small sprinkle of parmesan cheese and some sliced almonds and squeezed a little lemon juice onto the chicken.
It was delicious and filling and pretty good for us as well. However I just don't think that I have mastered quinoa yet. Even though I cooked it in broth, it just didn't have that much flavor! Maybe the mixins make all the difference. Any advice out there?
I was beat when we went to bed last night, not completely sure why. So I watched a little bit of Pawn Stars with J while lotioning his back (he has very bad psoriasis and it is itching and very dry right now, so we have been using a lot of eucerin lotion to try and help - that was recommended by his dermatologist!) and then pretty much was out. Probably just after 9 pm, if I had to guess. I guess I needed it.
When the alarm went off this morning at 4:34 am, I had to think. I knew I had 4 miles on my schedule this morning, but I had to make a quick decision on whether to try and get through 4 miles on the treadmill at the gym or to go outside where the 4 would be very cold but probably go a bit more quickly (as well as be a little less boring, of course).
The decision was made for me when I realized my tights were in the basement. They were clean, but they were still down there from the other day when I washed them (they got REALLY sweaty in that 20 degree weather that Jes and I ran in on Saturday). So I got dressed in a tank and some crops with my knee sleeves and headed out.
I covered my 4 miles on the treadmill in 38:52. Not bad. Approximately 9:40 miles. I was watching "Knowing" (with Nicolas Cage) in the Cardio Cinema. Hello one of the greatest things about my gym! I didn't have to worry about headphones. I didn't have to flip through channels to find something good to watch, I just got in there, set the treadmill to 6.2 mph and ran. After I got to 4 miles I walked until I reached 45 minutes. It felt pretty good today. It was quicker than the normal steady state cardio pace that I sent for myself, which I was pleased with.
I hae three miles tomorrow plus 5 on Saturday which will take me to 15 for the week!
I made a dinner last night that was loosely based off of a recipe that I came up with when I googled "I have chicken breasts, spinach and quinoa, what can I cook?" Believe it or not, there were some answers! So I ended up dredging my chicken breasts through egg whites and then whole wheat bread crumbs. I cooked those in the oven for 30 minutes on a foil lined baking sheet (yay easy clean up!) While those were in the oven, I cooked the quinoa (only two servings or 1 cup cooked - half cup uncooked) in some chicken broth. I also sauted some spinach in a tiny bit of olive oil and garlic. When the quinoa had soaked up all of the broth, I took the lid off and mixed in the spinach and garlic. When dishing everything out, I topped the quinoa with a small sprinkle of parmesan cheese and some sliced almonds and squeezed a little lemon juice onto the chicken.
It was delicious and filling and pretty good for us as well. However I just don't think that I have mastered quinoa yet. Even though I cooked it in broth, it just didn't have that much flavor! Maybe the mixins make all the difference. Any advice out there?
I was beat when we went to bed last night, not completely sure why. So I watched a little bit of Pawn Stars with J while lotioning his back (he has very bad psoriasis and it is itching and very dry right now, so we have been using a lot of eucerin lotion to try and help - that was recommended by his dermatologist!) and then pretty much was out. Probably just after 9 pm, if I had to guess. I guess I needed it.
When the alarm went off this morning at 4:34 am, I had to think. I knew I had 4 miles on my schedule this morning, but I had to make a quick decision on whether to try and get through 4 miles on the treadmill at the gym or to go outside where the 4 would be very cold but probably go a bit more quickly (as well as be a little less boring, of course).
The decision was made for me when I realized my tights were in the basement. They were clean, but they were still down there from the other day when I washed them (they got REALLY sweaty in that 20 degree weather that Jes and I ran in on Saturday). So I got dressed in a tank and some crops with my knee sleeves and headed out.
I covered my 4 miles on the treadmill in 38:52. Not bad. Approximately 9:40 miles. I was watching "Knowing" (with Nicolas Cage) in the Cardio Cinema. Hello one of the greatest things about my gym! I didn't have to worry about headphones. I didn't have to flip through channels to find something good to watch, I just got in there, set the treadmill to 6.2 mph and ran. After I got to 4 miles I walked until I reached 45 minutes. It felt pretty good today. It was quicker than the normal steady state cardio pace that I sent for myself, which I was pleased with.
I hae three miles tomorrow plus 5 on Saturday which will take me to 15 for the week!
quinoa's lack of flavor is kind of its appeal, I think -- it's like rice, or pasta -- you can make it taste like anything. In fact, not a lot of people seem to do this but I like to cook mine with sauce, like pasta sauce, or mix hummus in to coat it for extra flavor.
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