Saturday, August 24, 2013

Apple Peach Oatmeal




Apple Peach Oatmeal

1 granny smith apple chopped
1 fresh peach chopped
quick oats
whole cashews
water
clover honey






Friday, August 23, 2013

What To Do With Leftovers

I asked my husband what he wanted me to make for lunch. I told him we had leftover fish and corn. I asked him if he wanted a salad or pasta created from the leftovers. He replied pasta. I tried to think if there were any other leftovers that would go well with a pasta dish- sugar snap peas. Then I remembered seeing a similar dish on Pinterest that also had carrots in it. By the time I was done here are the ingredients I came up with:














My husband and I both liked the fish better the second time around. You just never know, some people throw away leftovers, but I like to take them to a new level!

Asian Noodles

-ramen noodles
-ramen beef seasonings
-tap water
-soy sauce
-baby carrots
-garlic cloves
-sugar snap peas
-supersweet corn on the cob
-crushed red pepper flakes
-sweet frisee lettuce
-almond crusted swai

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Healthy Eating

Bruschetta Chicken

chicken tenderloins
half of a medium vidalia onion
4 cloves of garlic
olive oil spray
1/4 cup of water
1 cup baby tomatoes halved
1 cup Italian croutons
pepper
salt








Sack Lunches

My husband needed a sack lunch for grad school so I pulled some things from the fridge and began making him a sandwich. Then I thought, "why not go ahead and make myself one too?" And so I wrapped a sandwich each for both of us. Of course I packed a few extras in the sack lunch for my dear husband so he would have some snacks should he need them. I added a couple kosher pickle sandwich slices to my sandwich come lunch time. I did not send any pickles along for the husband as he is not a fan of them.






Sack Lunch Sandwiches

-onion potato buns
-habanero jack cheese
-oven roasted chicken
-spring mix
-chipotle mayo



Detox Smoothie


I was looking forward to eating healthy this morning. My plan was to make a peach pineapple smoothie but I decided to throw in carrots at the last minute. Great addition. My breakfast detox smoothie included carrots, pineapple, peaches, ice cubes, plain yogurt, and milk.




Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Grad Student Wife

The grad student wife needs to be flexible with dinner times regarding unexpected changes in class schedules, class ending times, public transportation schedules, and other surprises. This being said, this evening I did meal prep early, stuck dinner in the fridge, and cooked it after hubby arrived home. Of course I did get a little hungry and antsy as I am pregnant. What better way to tide us over to mealtime than to make a mocha frappuccino with our new blending machine! That is exactly what I did, once I got dinner cooking after the return of dear Anthony. I was kind enough to share the frappe with him. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and then dinner when it was ready. This evening's menu included:

Mocha Frappuccino

-leftover coffee
-lots of ice
-chocolate syrup
-milk

Anthony's Favorite Side Salad

-lettuce
-carrots
-dried cranberries
-honey roasted peanuts
-ranch salad dressing

Almond Bacon Crusted Swai

-swai fillets
-ground almonds
-grated parmesan cheese
-chopped bacon
-olive oil spray

Sugar Snap Peas






















Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Anthony & Shari's Hearty Oatmeal

So we woke up late, made the bed and rushed into the kitchen. Anthony started pouring water in the coffeemaker while I started setting milk, mugs, and Dunkin Donuts French Vanilla coffee grounds down on the counter beside him. We had already discussed having oatmeal for breakfast and I had mentioned putting an apple in it. I scurried dangerously across the kitchen floor to the island with a little knife, cutting board and small gala apple. Anthony yanked raisins and roasted almonds out of the cabinet and set them on the island beside me. I chopped the apple so quickly I made mention of chopping everything except my fingers. Into the bowl it all went, with rolled oats, 1 Tb of raisins, maybe 15 chopped almonds, 2% milk, a couple dashes of salt, and a little brown sugar. We baked it for 5 minutes in the microwave and then poured some more milk on it before chowing down. Delicious, nutritious breakfast:)



Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Expo


Oriental Pearl Tower


World War Monument to the People's Heroes


People's Garden


Pizza Hut, Nanjing Street, Shanghai


Dumplings with Rice Vinegar





Sunlake




Sentimental






So our first Valentine's Day was epic and unforgettable, unrepeatable. That being said, I thought I'd post a few pics. Don't mind me, I'm just a little sentimental since we just had our first wedding anniversary.




Fried Rice

Gotta love fried rice. We have it all the time with whatever's on hand. Anthony and I made fried rice together on our first date! Today for lunch I chopped 1/3 a head of cauliflower, a head of romaine lettuce, a fresh garden tomato, half a vidalia onion, a couple cloves of garlic and a couple sticks of turkey sausage jerky. While I was doing that I had a cup of jasmine rice, a Tb of oil, salt to taste and maybe 1 3/4 cups of water coming to a boil in a sm saucepan w/ lid on high on the stove. Once my rice came to a boil, I stirred it, turned the heat to low, and left it sit there 5 min. During the next 5 min. I cooked my veggies and viddles, except the romaine, on high in a non-stick large skillet in about a couple Tbs each of teriyaki, soy, and oil. I took the rice off the heat, then threw the chopped romaine in with the other cooked items. Finally I added the rice and stirred everything over low heat maybe two minutes. Don't forget to mound fried rice on plates and serve with chopsticks:)

American Anniversary Dinner



Garlic Knots & Salad


Pepperoni Pizza


Nana Henning's Chocolate Cake & Breyer's Vanilla Ice Cream



Foodie

What better way for a foodie to start a blog than with food. This here is my Mom's recipe for chicken crumb casserole. I cooked it for Anthony while we were dating and he loved it. I made it again the other day when we had company over.


International

I would like to start this blog by saying I prefer pictures and color to texts and black and white. I would like to invite you to experience life with me. See the people, places, food, fashions, art, music, culture and languages that make our planet an interesting place.