I jumped on the scale yesterday and I have gained 2lbs. This makes me sad. I thought after the fast I would gain something but I guess I still wasn't prepared for it. Staying positive and am going to make sure I am eating as much green food as possible.
This past Sunday my friends and I celebrated St. Patty's day by going to see P!nk. It was a day full of drinking and partying and amazing times. I did well with food all day. I drank a juice in the morning. Had a few munchies in the afternoon (nuts, veggie chips) and then ate about 3 bites from a veggie burger I ordered. The drinking.... not so much. Lets just say I drank more than a 12 pack of beer the entire day. P!nk was phenomenal, absolutely amazing. I highly recommend anyone wanting to see her in concert to do so. I did eat some of the left over pizza I made from the night before when I got home.
I woke up on Monday feeling slightly hungover. The girls and I went to lunch at The Drake Tavern (http://www.draketavern.com/) in Jenkington. I love this place. They have great drink specials all day and great food (great burgers). They have this appetizer called Dirty Chips, homemade Kettel chips tossed with bacon bits, blue cheese & scallions, topped with melted cheddar cheese... so friggin good. I'd be lying if I said I didn't sneak a few into my mouth (sans bacon). I went for the Salmon Salad,
Salmon filet served over mixed greens, roasted red peppers, crumbled blue cheese, egg, onions, Kalamata olives and seasoned walnuts, served with sun dried tomato vinaigrette. It was wonderful and big, I couldn't even finish it.
I wasn't sure what to do for dinner on Monday night, so I decided to try out one of the quinoa recipes I have been hoarding and I am so glad I did! This recipe was AMAZING!
Red Quinoa Caprese Salad
Ingredients
-1C red quinoa
-8 oz fresh mozzarella
-2 carton grape tomatoes, halved
-fresh basil
-balsamic vinaigrette (I used Trader Joes brand, sooooo good!)
-salt & pepper
Method
1. In a medium sized pan, bring 2C water and 1C quinoa to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and simmer on LOW until all of the water is absorbed. This should take anywhere between 10 and 15 minutes. *Cooking your quinoa on low is extremely important. If you let it simmer on a hotter flame, the water will absorb too quickly and the quinoa will turn out hard!
2. Cool the cooked quinoa in the refrigerator for at least an hour before preparing the salad or run under cold water for a few minutes.
3. To prepare the salad, slice grape tomatoes in half [hot dog way] and cut the block of fresh mozzarella into bite size pieces. Mix together. Then, add the chopped basil and cooked quinoa and give the salad a toss. Next, add a little salt/pepper (to taste). Give your salad a final toss and serve cool or at room temperature. I drizzled the balsamic vinaigrette as I ate the salad.
This week I also made some salmon and brussel sprouts I had picked up from Trader Joe's.
For the brussels I picked up the bagged kind Trader Joe's sells. I cut off the stem and then cut in half. I spread them out on a cookie sheet, sprinkled with sea salt, pepper and olive oil and baked at 350 for about 15 minutes, turning halfway through. They were so yummy. I love brussel sprouts and don't eat them enough.
Next I prepared my salmon. I bought an 8oz fillet. Seasoned it will Italian seasoning, salt and pepper baked in the oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
I wanted something else, then I remembered I had avocado, cherry tomatoes and yellow pepper. I took the rest of the tomatoes and cut them in half, sliced up some of the yellow pepper, added a little bit of red onion and then used half of an avocado. Voila! A yummy delicious mixture. I added in a little of the TJ's balsamic vinaigrette.
This is what i enjoyed for dinner!
Tonight I am going to see the comedy of Amy Schumer, can't wait!
I will leave you with this little gem I found at Trader Joe's, Champagne Pear Vinaigrette w/ Gorgonzola. Delicious. Highly recommend.
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