The Re-invented Roast

I woke up to the sound of pouring rain this morning. Much better than looking out the window and seeing snow! I do tend to feel bad having to wake my babies up on rainy days, though! They look so cozy and cuddly wrapped up in their blankets! *sigh*

I completely deviated from my regular breakfast of oats today! It may sound crazy, but there was a real mental block to climb over in order to eat something out of the ordinary! How sad is it that I seem to be addicted to my morning bowl?? The breakfast I did make was super satisfying, though! Check it out!




-an Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted English muffin
-1/3 cup egg whites with some mushrooms, S & P, nuked for 2 minutes
-1 slice Swiss cheese
-Frank’s Redhot sauce



This sucker was a monster!! Man, was I stuffed after I ate this! I actually took a bit of an eating break half way through and organized some things before I came back to it! WOWZERS! I did miss my oats, but I think this was a nice switch up!

Last night I decided it was time to use up the very ripe bananas that I had on the counter. I made a recipe from Hungry Girl that I’ve done many times. The only switch I did was nixing the Splenda for agave. My system does not appreciate artificial sweeteners! Also, I sprinkled about 2 Tbsp of peanut butter chips on top as well as 2 Tbsp of chopped walnuts. Here she be before going into the oven;



And in all it’s glory 55 minutes later!



Doesn’t that look wicked good?? Believe you me, my house had an intoxicating aroma wafting through it last night! Of course I tried a piece when it was (almost) cool enough! I spread half with PB & Co. Cinnamon Swirl.



Holy Cow! Absolutely sinful!

I also enjoyed a piece with the coffee my body was craving mid morning!




I walked on the treadmill again today. It’s really hard for me to allow myself to walk instead of run. I have this mental thing going on that I’m not getting a good workout if I’m not hot and sweaty and “panting”. Reading a magazine certainly helped distract me, but I hope to be back at it again come the weekend.

Lunch making was a challenge last night because tomorrow is grocery day and my fridge is VERY empty! If you can believe it, there wasn’t even any leftovers! I came up with a veggie sandwich…Weight Watchers WW bread, a Laughing Cow cheese wedge, Eat Smart 3 bean dip, lettuce and roasted red peppers. I toasted it up in the oven at work. On the side, I had sliced peppers for some color.



When I got home from work yesterday there was a message form my doctor’s office wanting me to call to schedule an appointment for my yearly physical. I called right away this morning thinking I would book for Monday or Tuesday seeing as they’ll be slower days at work. Just guess when they’re booking for! MARCH! What? Why call me now for March? I have no idea what my schedule will look like in 5 months. I ended up booking for March 11, but I haven’t a clue as to whether or not I’ll make it!

My afternoon snack was a plain Bio Best yogurt with pineapple tidbits and a touch of instant coffee mixed in.



Dinner tonight was leftover crock pot roast that I turned into pasta sauce, which turned into chili for tonight! I defrosted the leftovers and added a can of 6 bean medley...



...and some mushrooms. I also boiled up a small package of elbow macaroni to use as a base because it wasn't a huge pot of chili and my family can eat! I had about a 1/3 of a cup of noodles under a cup of the chili. I put a dollop of plain yogurt on top for some creaminess and a garnish!



VOILA!

My sweet end was a half coffee, half french vanilla cap from 7-11.



I got a few magazines in the mail today that I want to dig into and CSI is on later. I might walk on the treadmill again for a bit, too. I emailed Stonewall Kitchens yesterday asking if they sold their product in Canada and they referred me to a distribution place near where I live. With the help of this company, I was given a name of a local store that carries some of the product. I plan to check the place out over the weekend to see if they have any of that pumpkin pesto in stock. I've also been toying with a recipe for this weeks BSI-sweet potato. I plan to make it sometime Saturday so stay tuned for that post! Have a great evening, all!!

Bye for now!!