1. Stuffed Shells
2. Creamy avocado pasta
3. Oatmeal smoothie
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Recipes March 25-31
It's almost April!! And I have good news! I've cut out lactose foods from my diet and BOY DO I FEEL GOOD! I've discussed my stomach issues here before and thought I might have some sort of fructose issue. I came to that conclusion after my stomach did flips from eating apples. I continued to have the issues, however, so I tried the gluten-free thing. Still had issues. And then...I drank a milkshake. My stomach immediately cramped up but it didn't occur to me what was going on until the next day when I had another milkshake with the exact same results. That's when I decided to cut out dairy and see how I did. For the first time in a long time I was able to go through the workday without being uncomfortable. Nice. I was telling my sister that I really don't know if I'm lactose intolerant or what, but honestly...I don't care. As long as what I'm doing (or not doing as is the case) is helping, that's all I care about. Here are this week's recipes:
1. Stuffed Shells
2. Creamy avocado pasta
3. Oatmeal smoothie
1. Stuffed Shells
2. Creamy avocado pasta
3. Oatmeal smoothie
Recipe Results
Well, this go-round was a bust. Unfortunately, the recipes were not impressive.
1. Breakfast pockets - 4 out of 5 This is a rather time consuming recipe (dough rises for 1 hour). So if you choose to make these, make them with the intent to freeze for later use.
2. Shrimp and sausage pot pies - 3 out of 5 Super rich. Only once did I eat the entire serving in one sitting.
3. Sweet potato & black bean casserole - 2 out of 5 Bland and time consuming.
4. Black bean sliders - 4 out of 5 Burgers didn't stay together...smooshed out all over when I went to take a bite.
5. Fig newtons - ? out of 5 Ended up making fig muffins. Dough sat in my fridge for more than a week because I couldn't bring myself to do the work!
6. Flourless fudge chocolate chip cookies - 2 out of 5 I can't stand cookies that stick to parchment paper. I lost my patience and tossed the whole thing in the trash. Here's the link since I don't think I included it before:
7. I made this spinach tofu soup last night. 3.5 out of 5 The recipe doesn't specify how much tofu so I just cut 1 block into 12 cubes. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much. I recommend using half a block or cutting into 24 cubes. Besides that mishap, very yummy & quick to make.
1. Breakfast pockets - 4 out of 5 This is a rather time consuming recipe (dough rises for 1 hour). So if you choose to make these, make them with the intent to freeze for later use.
2. Shrimp and sausage pot pies - 3 out of 5 Super rich. Only once did I eat the entire serving in one sitting.
3. Sweet potato & black bean casserole - 2 out of 5 Bland and time consuming.
4. Black bean sliders - 4 out of 5 Burgers didn't stay together...smooshed out all over when I went to take a bite.
5. Fig newtons - ? out of 5 Ended up making fig muffins. Dough sat in my fridge for more than a week because I couldn't bring myself to do the work!
6. Flourless fudge chocolate chip cookies - 2 out of 5 I can't stand cookies that stick to parchment paper. I lost my patience and tossed the whole thing in the trash. Here's the link since I don't think I included it before:
7. I made this spinach tofu soup last night. 3.5 out of 5 The recipe doesn't specify how much tofu so I just cut 1 block into 12 cubes. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much. I recommend using half a block or cutting into 24 cubes. Besides that mishap, very yummy & quick to make.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Little Engine That Could
I DID IT!
I defended my thesis last Friday & passed. I'll be honest, I was a nervous wreck & thought for a second that they might actually fail me (forgot to refresh my memory on the DNA analyses I did!).
But let me tell you...last weekend was the best I've had in a while. Such a burden off my shoulders.
I shall have to leave you now...I have more edits to do before I turn it in. :)
I defended my thesis last Friday & passed. I'll be honest, I was a nervous wreck & thought for a second that they might actually fail me (forgot to refresh my memory on the DNA analyses I did!).
But let me tell you...last weekend was the best I've had in a while. Such a burden off my shoulders.
I shall have to leave you now...I have more edits to do before I turn it in. :)
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Recipes March 11-17
This time change stuff gets me every time. It's almost 1pm and I feel like it's 10am. Better get to moving or I won't have my oral presentation complete by the end of today (my goal)! Nevermind I'm blogging right now.
1. Breakfast pockets with hashbrowns, cheese, sausage, & eggs - I planned on making these this morning but I don't have enough yeast. And I went to the grocery store yesterday! Poor planning on my part.
2. Shrimp & andouille sausage pot pies - I've never worked with puff pastry before, so we'll see how it goes. Took me forever to find it in the grocery store - and even then it was after I asked someone where it was.
3. Sweet potato & black bean casserole with tomatillo cream sauce - yum!
4. Black bean sliders with avocado mayonnaise
Should be a great week! Until next time...
1. Breakfast pockets with hashbrowns, cheese, sausage, & eggs - I planned on making these this morning but I don't have enough yeast. And I went to the grocery store yesterday! Poor planning on my part.
2. Shrimp & andouille sausage pot pies - I've never worked with puff pastry before, so we'll see how it goes. Took me forever to find it in the grocery store - and even then it was after I asked someone where it was.
3. Sweet potato & black bean casserole with tomatillo cream sauce - yum!
4. Black bean sliders with avocado mayonnaise
Should be a great week! Until next time...
Recipe Results
1. Lemon chicken with orzo - 4 out of 5 I loved this but my husband thought it was alright. You can't please 'em all the time can ya?
2. Crispy tofu triangles with asian dipping sauce - 4 out of 5 Again, I loved it but my husband...well, he'd take a big steak over tofu anyday. I do think it'd be better if it was marinated in the sauce and then crisped up, but I'm not sure it could get crispy that way. Also, I don't fry things often so I almost burned the house down...twice. I really think you could crisp it up without all the oil - and protect your home while doing so.
3. Baked crab rangoons - 2 out of 5 Maybe I'm just so used to the stuff you get at Chinese restaurants, or maybe it was because they were baked, but these weren't yummy. Granted, I still ate them.
4. I got started on the "fig newtons" this morning. I'll report next week.
2. Crispy tofu triangles with asian dipping sauce - 4 out of 5 Again, I loved it but my husband...well, he'd take a big steak over tofu anyday. I do think it'd be better if it was marinated in the sauce and then crisped up, but I'm not sure it could get crispy that way. Also, I don't fry things often so I almost burned the house down...twice. I really think you could crisp it up without all the oil - and protect your home while doing so.
3. Baked crab rangoons - 2 out of 5 Maybe I'm just so used to the stuff you get at Chinese restaurants, or maybe it was because they were baked, but these weren't yummy. Granted, I still ate them.
4. I got started on the "fig newtons" this morning. I'll report next week.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Crunch Time!
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| Me releasing a Carolina northern flying squirrel - you can barely see it on the tree there. |
- 95% done
- I'd like to submit my thesis to my committee members on Friday - might end up being Monday.
- My defense is next Friday at 3pm.
- I think I'll celebrate by taking a nice long hike in the woods.
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