I must admit, I do miss doing my “eats” posts from time to time. Though I have no plans to do a daily food diary, I’m thinking a post like the one from last weekend or this one (that you’re reading now) from time to time could be fun…maybe once a week? Thoughts?
I’m currently visiting my family for my mom’s birthday, and I have some photos from the weekend to share in a future post. Oh, and just a quick head’s up – I will be posting a recipe round-up with some slow-cooker recipes. Wouldn’t that be great for tomorrow? Get your grocery lists ready! But first, here are some eats from this past week:
Tuesday
Tuesday is the only night my favorite farmers market, Atherton Mills, is open late. So, I try to swing by there now and again when my schedule permits it. For this past week, I stopped in and picked up some steelhead trout (my new favorite fish) from Lucky Fish, cabbage, and sweet potatoes. I roasted the trout with a similar preparation as this salmon recipe (except at 400 and only about 15 minutes), and then I just micro-steamed the sweet potatoes and sautéed the cabbage with some salt, pepper, and a dash of Homestead seasoning. Can you believe I whipped this up in 20 minutes? Not only was it quick, it was the best meal of the week, too!
Wednesday
On Wednesday night, while I was at Zumba, hubby cooked this baked potato soup by Chocolate Moosey (one of the recipes from my recent 30 Minutes or Less round-up). He did a great job, and the soup was really tasty! We had this with some frozen peas for a quick vegetable.
Thursday
On Thursday, hubby surprised me again. I called him on my way home from Zumba and asked him if I needed to pick up anything on my way home. His reply – “not if you don’t mind having waffles and eggs for dinner.” I thought brinner sounded pretty good, and waffles from the box seemed easy enough after a long day of work and working out. But oh, how I mis-judged hubby. When I got home, he had our waffle maker out on the counter and had looked up a from-scratch waffle recipe online! He said we didn’t have a vegetable, but I put some frozen spinach into an egg scramble (along with some cheese) and called it a day. We also had bacon and strawberries. And for the waffle topping? I wasn’t feeling maple syrup, but something better came to mind anyway – Nutella! Reminds me of France!
I do need to remember how easy breakfast for dinner can be! It’s definitely a good go-to for busy people…and breakfast fans, of course.
Oh, and here’s a random Bailey photo. Enjoy!
Brinner: yay or nay? if yay, what are your favorite brinner eats?
Yea, I put “Bailey” in the title so you’d look at this post. I know you like him more than me, and I’m okay with that. But first, I must share some photos of my eats over the weekend.
Actually first-first – I must send you all a big thank you for supporting The Chic Life in so many ways. We hit a new milestone today – 1,300 likes on Facebook. Woohoo! I’m so excited, and I hope I can continue providing great blog posts, fun photos, and other randomness that you enjoy. Thank you so much for reading, subscribing, liking, and all that jazz. I truly do appreciate it.
As I mentioned the other day, Eat in Month really has me eating better than I have in recent months. It’s a refreshing change, and I’m really enjoying it. The planning ahead part is a pain in my a$$ (just to be honest), but I’m really enjoying the eats, themselves. Here’s stuff we had this past weekend…
Friday
We grilled (Earthfare) burgers on Friday night and had them with tater tots and steamed broccolini.
Saturday
After Saturday morning Zumba, my friend Sarah and I hit up Atherton Mills to stock up for Eat in Month. While we were there, Sarah discovered that one of the vendors who actually normally sells handmade jewelry (Skye Turtle) was also selling homemade spanakopita. Since hubby had texted me that he ate all the turkey lunchmeat (and I thought this sounded better anyways), I figured this may be a good purchase for lunch. I re-heated it in the oven and served it with a simple salad with sunflower seeds, cherry tomatoes, and a drizzle of fig balsamic vinegar.
Sunday
My sister recently emailed me this photo from when she made my Pumpkin Pie Muffins…
…which inspired me to whip up a batch for Sunday breakfast/brunch. I didn’t have pumpkin seeds, so they weren’t quite as pretty as the original batch. But, more importantly, they tasted darn good, which is all I really cared about.
We had them with eggs and bacon because that’s how we roll.
And for lunch, we had mesquite-turkey-muenster-bacon paninis, salads, and homemade pickles (that my family made).
The bacon made a second appearance for the day since we didn’t get enough at breakfast, apparently. And everything is better with bacon.
Bailey
Oh, and here’s the Bailey photo I promised. Happy? He’s really happy in this photo. He has a slew of stuffed friends to keep him company. You should see him carrying these giant things around the house. It’s really cute. The blue and yellow orb in the basket in his new favorite toy…probably because we fill it with treats that fall out of the side when he rolls it along the floor. It’s hard to trump a treat-yielding toy.
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I’ve slowly started adding new recipes to the Eat in Month Pinterest board, but you can click here to check it out and follow as I find new recipes to share.
Hope your 2013 is off to a fantastic start!
After a full day of prep, we were ready to feast!
We filled the table with festive eats.
The only thing missing was…
…our family!
My MIL’s famous “dry dressing.”
My full plate of Thanksgiving goodness.
Of course, we had some great desserts. My mom made this cheese cake coffee cake dessert.
And I made a healthy pumpkin pie (recipe coming soon for anyone who wants to make it for their Thanksgiving) topped with fresh-made whipped cream.
I had a little bit of both.
And you know Bailey got a couple small bites of turkey.
Everything was delicious. We ended up eating a little later than I planned, but it all came together nicely, especially considering this was our first time hosting turkey day. We definitely couldn’t have done this without the help of our family. We were very blessed to have our families able to travel to see us and be there to make sure our first Thanksgiving was a success. And though I was happy everything turned out well and went smoothly, I was mostly thankful to have our family together to celebrate.
Click here to read Thanksgiving 2012 Part 1/2 – The Prep
Sorry for those of you who have already seen these photos on Instagram or Twitter, but I thought I’d add some more commentary to them in a blog post.
Things have been super busy, which means I have had less time for blogging. But, I’ve been having a blast, while still working on wellness. Anywho, here we go…
I went with some friends after Zumba class a couple Saturdays ago to Luna’s Living Kitchen. It’s been awhile since I’ve been, but I heard they’re open for dinner. Woohoo! Yup, just checked their web site, and their new hours are Monday – Saturday 8am-9pm. Nice! I may not be a vegetarian, but this quinoa burger is so good! Good to know I can get it for dinner now. I also saw raw cheesecake and chocolate-coconut pudding desserts that I’d love to try sometime soon.
I re-created my Atherton Mill & Market tour with my friends by taking them to Savory Spice Shop, Vin Master, and the farmer’s market.
I recently scored some organic peanut butter on major sale. This PB is definitely going into some cookies. Maybe I can come up with a fun, holiday recipe?
I bought a GIANT bag of honey granola for a party favor idea that ended up not working out. I’m hoping to come up with some creative uses for this stuff. Recipes to come if they work out.
We got Bailey some new treats. He loves his Barbara’s Canine Cafe goodies.
I’ve been enjoying my Monk’s Groovy Beans coffee. I got a sample sized bag for free thanks to the Atherton Mills event, and I really want to make it back to the market to a) get more coffee and b) try one of their lattes. I hear they’re Seattle-good.
And I met a famous ZES (Zumba Education Specialist) – Wally! Wally is known for his salsa-merengue mash-up class that he does at Zumba convention every year. He was in Charlotte this past weekend for a master class, so I had to go. His class was so fun. Very Zumba-y, 95% Latin, and 100% fun. Wally was such a nice guy, too.
And we made the most delicious brisket for Sunday dinner. I polished off the leftovers for dinner tonight, and they were actually really good re-heated. I put the brisket with the leftover veggies and broth in a pot to heat back up. And I had steamed broccolini for an extra veg serving. We braised this brisket in red wine, and we had a glass with dinner. They tasted so good together. I’m going to have to try this recipe out again and share it, if I can get it just right.
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I have 3 recipes queued up. Which one do you want to see next: Spinach Orzo Pasta (side dish), Honey Granola Cookies, or a new mystery muffin recipe?
