A,B,Cs Revisited

TGIF! This week was a bit rough for blogging.  I wasn't inspired to get into the kitchen. Our dinners were just to get us feed.  These feelings don't come often and I can already sense them fading away.  Recipes to come this weekend.  Bread anyone?  Until then here is a no picture (gasp!) post.

A is for Apple, what’s your favorite variety?


Honeycrisp is my absolute favorite. So crispy and sweet.

B: is for Bread, regardless of nutrition, calories, or whole grains what is your favorite type to have a nice big piece of?

I love Anadama bread. A little molasses and cornmeal makes the bread quite hearty.

C: is for Cereal what is your favorite kind currently (just one!) Currently-

Barbara’s cinnamon puffins.

D: is for Doughnuts, you might not currently be eating them but what kind do you fancy?

I am not a huge fan of donuts. They always give me a tummy ache. Homemade chocolate cake donuts though or apple cider donuts in the fall.

E: is for Eggs, how would you like yours prepared?

Over easy and I am not picky about the yoke breaking.

F: is for Fat Free, what is your favorite fat free product?

I always get fat free plain yogurt for my smoothies.

G: is for Groceries, where do you purchase yours at?

Stop and Shop, Big Y, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe’s

H: is for Hot Beverages, what is your favorite hot drink?

I am a huge fan of hot chocolate. I don’t care how old I get; I will always love hot chocolate.

I: is for Ice Cream, pick a favorite flavor and add a fun topping.

Coconut and banana ice cream are my favorite flavors. Vanilla ice cream with fresh raspberries is the best combination ever!

J: is for Jams or Jellies, do you eat them, and if so what kind and flavor?

Jams, I need some sustenance. Raspberry is my favorite.

K: is for Kashi, name your favorite Kashi product?

Heart to Heart cereal is good. Their new Go Lean Berry crisp is a nice alternative to granola.

L: is for Lunch, what was yours today?

Um, I had a salad with left over pork loin chopped up. Two pieces of Anadama toast with basil hummus.

M: is for microwave, what is your favorite microwave meal/snack?

I use the microwave the most for quick oatmeal in the morning.

N: is for nutrients, do you likes carbs, fats, or proteins best?

Huh, I love them all sometimes cheese and nuts are the best at others if fruit all the way.

O: is for oil, what kind do you like to use?

Olive oil for cooking

P: is for protein, how do you get yours?

Most of my meals have beans, cheese, or meat.

Q: is for Quaker, how do you like your oats?

With lots of toppings!

R: is for roasting, what is your favorite thing to roast?

Tomatoes!

S: is for sandwich, what’s your favorite kind?

A grill cheese sandwich with peanut butter and jelly; it’s really good.

T: is for travel, how do you handle eating while traveling?

I always pack snacks just in case something happens while travel. I always plan ahead for where we are going to research restaurants and make sure no meal is wasted.

U: is for unique, what is one of your weirdest food combos?

Refer to the sandwich above. Most people think that is pretty weird.

V: is for vitamins, what kind do you take?

A multi-vitamin gummy snack once a day. In the winter I add in Vitamin C.

W: is for wasabi, yay or nay?

Yay! Wasabi. I use so much I have to plan bringing in Kleenex. Normally my eyes and nose are running like mad the time I am through.

X: is for XRAY, if we x-rayed your belly right now, what food would we see?

Not much, I have only had coffee thus far.

Y: is for youth, what food reminds you of your childhood?

Most of the foods I make now come from my mom. Christmas cookies though always remind me of home.

Z: is for zucchini, how do you prepare it?

Roasted or Sauté. I cannot stand steamed zucchini all mushy. Yuck!

Who put the guac in the guacamole?

I find it somewhat cruel that even though this is a abbreviated week, it is going by slowly.  Is it really on Thursday?  The days are actually racing by but the weekend just doesn't seem to want to arrive. 

To entertain my nights, I have been spending a bit more time in the kitchen. Last night I managed to burn at least one component in every dish for dinner.  Great huh?  Let's just say I am not going to post about that.  Instead I am going to show you one of my favorite things to eat guacamole.  Avocados have a soft spot in my heart. After all by very first post was an Ode to Avocados.

I just think their color is so pretty. Mr. J and I used to buy two at a time.  We would easily finish them both off in one night.  I have since tried to cut back our consumption to one at a time.

The silky, smooth texture makes me smack my lips.  

Although I use avocados for sandwich toppers, my favorite use is guacamole.  

My recipe is pretty basic:

avocado

garlic

1 tsp salsa

sometimes a dash of lemon juice

Combine together with a fork.



Tuesday night

I started Tuesday off with the best of intentions.

Smoothie for breakfast

DVD workout before work

Then enter work.  It was busy.  I was tired.

I think it is perfectly acceptable to have a glass of whine wine on a Tuesday night.

A very FULL glass of wine.

Not in a wine glass.  Classy I know. I hear my mom "tsking" away.

I skipped dessert though.  After all I already had a brownie sundae for lunch. :)

Hope Wednesday doesn't end the same way...or maybe I do.