Bacon and Egg Salad over Asparagus

I did it again!

I cooked!

It was a great week where I made TWO things. Two Salads.

I half cooked. But- i have to say, that despite the fact that they are salad dinners, they were in fact hearty salads.  This beauty was inspired by Dorie Greenspan (again). I have permanently left her cookbook on my kitchen counter for inspiration. And how can you NOT get inspired when looking in the salad section of all sections and see things like BACON and EGGS?

Um, yes please?

You should know two things. One, this dish was incredibly difficult to photograph. I wanted it to be as picturesque as the lovely Ms. Greenspan’s… but no such luck. Two, my camera is on the fritz and is refusing to focus on anything. So, I’m camera shopping. If anyone wants to buy me an amazeballs camera, I will bake you a batch of brownies and hand deliver them…

I scored an amazing bunch of asparagus that i trimmed and washed and briefly cooked in a pan of salted water. They simmered in the shallow water for about 4 minutes or until they were crisp tender (maybe even a little more softer than that- but they still had some bite to them). When the asparagus was done, i transferred it to an ice bath to bring it back to its gorgeous bright green color. I set the asparagus aside and started to work on a gorgeous slab of thick cut bacon.

I attempted to trim this bacon but how HELLO! Do you SEE how amazing it looks? I just grabbed my kitchen shears, hacked thick pieces of bacon into a hot pan and let them crisp up.

  The bacon took several minutes the crisp up so while that was goin on, i soft boiled some eggs. Soft boiling eggs= crack tastic. It takes little to no time at all but when it comes to peeling the shells, make sure the egg is submerged in cold water before you carefully attempt to remove the shell from the tender flesh.

When the bacon was cooked, i transferred it to a paper towel to blot the excess oil.

To assemble my salad, i laid a layer of mixed spring greens with several sprigs of asparagus (minus a few i noshed on while cooking), sprinkled with bacon crumbles, and placed the soft boiled egg on top.

I dressed it with a light dijon vinaigrette.

This salad was definitely out of the ordinary but the elements together made for bite after delicious bite of wonderfulness.

I adore this dish and definitely see myself making it again in the future.

Tofu Taco Salad

When i menu plan, i make two recipes at a time. One for lunch, and one for dinner. I choose a lighter option for lunch because heavy stuff at 1pm makes me sleepy… which i tend to forget when i order sushi at lunchtime…oops.

I was thinking of a salad since the weather is getting nicer. And when i thought deeper about the type of salad i wanted i remembered one of the first salad recipes that I was MADLY in love with. I made it as summer was ending…

The Turkey Taco Salad.

But i didnt want to make the same exact thing- so I thought I would add tofu instead of ground turkey.

And BONUS: tofu is way cheaper than organic free range turkey! (hey, sometimes we can’t afford it! No shame in it!)

Ingredients:
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup of extra firm tofu (diced)
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 cup of water
3 Tablespoons taco seasoning
1/2 cup of sweet corn kernels
1 cup of black beans, rinsed and drained
3 Tablespoons cilantro
5 cups of fresh baby spinach
1 Medium tomato, sliced
OPTIONAL: shredded cheddar and sour cream

After I drained my tofu, i diced it into bite size pieces and sprinkled with the taco seasoning. I set it aside and sautéed the onion and garlic in a little bit of olive oil. I sautéed it over medium heat till the onions became transparent, about 5-7 minutes.

I then added the seasoned tofu and water. Stir gently in the pan for a minute or two. Its tofu, its already “cooked”.

Next add in the corn and black beans.

Stir to heat through and add salt and pepper, if needed. I sprinkled with cilantro.

Now, while your tofu is still warm, place one cup of the hot stuff on a bed of fresh spinach. Add tomatoes, sour cream, jack cheese or whatever you like on your salads.

I neglected to take a photo of the tofu taco salad, but i dug up this gorgeous photo of the turkey taco salad. To be honest, the tofu taco salad was good, but not AS GOOD as the turkey. The turkey provided a little more texture and flavor. I think its worth the splurge to buy the turkey and make the salad the way it was intended to be eaten.

But hey, You’ll never know unless you try! Happy Eating!

Turkey Taco Salad

Its gonna be a hot one today Lovelies!
If you have the day off, go to the beach.
If you dont have the day off, you just realized you dont feel well and you need beach therapy. Go, You have my permission. But Go after you peep this amazing salad.
Yeah, i MADE a salad. (and I ate it!) (MORE THAN ONCE!)
I am diggin the meal planning.
There, i said it.
Its become such a part of my routine that I excitedly dump all 5 million of my cookbooks onto my bed each week and I browse until something inspires me.
I saw sweet corn and I became inspired. Having the corn on my mind, and in my posession, finding this salad was, in my opinion, the workings of divine intervention.
Why?
Have you ever Had sweet summer corn?
*blink*
Cuz it rocks my world.
Especially at 20 cents and Ear. *doing a happy dance*
Sneak peek:
Ingredients:
1/2 lb ground turkey breast
2 ears of sweet corn (kernels shaved off)
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 cup of water
3 T taco seasoning
2 cups of black beans, rinsed and drained
3 T cilantro
5 cups of fresh baby spinach
1 Medium tomato, sliced
OPTIONAL: shredded cheddar and sour cream
To start this amazingness, you must saute your onion and your garlic. Best if you saute your onion first because i said so. In a bit of cooking spray or a T or so of oil, saute your onions over medium heat for 6 minutes. Add your garlic and saute for 2 more mins.

While the onion and garlic are making sweet aromatic love to one another, Carefully shave the kernels off of the cob. (that is after you remove the husk and silk! ^.^ )

and add the corn to your drained black beans to just chill for a bit. By now, your onion and garlic is ready for the turkey. Add the turkey to the onion and garlic and break up into crumbles as you go. When the turkey is no longer pink, add 3 T of taco seasoning, 1/4 cup of water, and cilantro.

At this point, you should give it a taste to make sure its not too salty or too bland. I’m a girl that likes a lot of flavor so I thought the seasoning was sufficient… but if its too salty add a little bit more water. BUT…

…all that salty goodness is to be shared with the corn and black beans that you can now add to the turkey mixture. Simmer on low until the water is absored… about 10 -12 minutes.

We are ready to plate.

Since it was just me eating, I grabbed my favorite salad bowl, added a few handfuls of fresh baby spinach and and spooned 1/4 of the turkey stuff over the spinach. I garnished with some seeded Roma tomatoes, Extra sharp white cheddar and a dollop of sour cream.

After this pic, i grabbed my fork and stirred it all up. The heat from the turkey junk wilted the spinach and the juices combined with the cheese and sour cream to make a very nommable “dressing”.

I savored this baby and froze the leftovers… I can’t wait for lazy cooking day!

You know what would make this salad amazeballs? Crumbled tortilla chips.

Croque Monsieur

Just when i thought I was starting to get a grip on this caffeine addiciton, they go and do this!
Instant iced coffee. Really starbucks!?! Really!? SO now in addition to my morning cup of crack, i have to make an extra purchase of emergency iced coffee… whats that you say? Its slightly sweetened… OKay, make that two boxes.
You never know when i might wake up late and not have time to prepare a bottle of iced deliciousness…. like this day. All i had time to do was grab an empty bottle (a starbucks bottle at that) and go. When i got to my desk I examined the mystery grinds…

Lightly sweetened? thats a lot of white stuff in whats supposed to be instant coffee grinds…Whatever, i will take it.

Pretty decent too… except for the 100 calorie price it comes with from all that SUGAR! they saw me coming… and they will see come back for more and more. Especially if they are issuing treat receipts.

Around lunch time I realized to my horror that i did not have any more salad dressing and my salad was alarmingly devoid of any protein. When my buddy asked if we could hit WHOLE Foods, i said HECK YES.

So i brougth my salad with me and scored a delish dressing that i have been dying to buy: Ancho Chipotle Vinaigrette. Tasty sounding right? Totally is!

and some love beans on the side. I had my first wheatberry! loved it!

Speaking of love… have you tried the tres leches cake at whole foods? My buddy did and has been on a search every day for the tres leches cake. i must say, it was good!

When i got home i was looking forward to the next item on the menu: Croque Monsiuer. A fancy name for grilled cheese… but its french so its even more fancy. (Recipe in the link above)

I should have known taht my excitment over this was going to set me up for disappointment…

One, i got the wrong bread. I needed a baguette. I got italian bread. Gasp. bread is bread tho so i made do… and i sliced it fancy (maybe) just so i can feel more french. My name being french is not enough. (Mo Diva is french)

I prepared a bechamel of sorts with milk, butter, nutmeg, and dijon mustard. I dipped the bread in the sauce and made a sandwich of baked ham and swiss… then grilled it on a griddle pan.

And in the “it can only happen to you, Mo” category, i opened my swiss cheese to find a pile of cheap american government cheese. You deli-counter scoundrels! Charging me for swiss cheese and giving me yellow american…my aching heart. Can i ever catch a break when it comes to cheese?

I made do…begrudingly.

They came out pretty but they were lack luster. I was not impressed. I could have made a better sandwich with sliced bread, butter, garlic, tomatoes and cheese. But sometimes you gotta make a bad recipe till you find a good one.

Maybe next time i will make a monte cristo?

Do you have a grocery store fail? or a shopping fail?

I will never forget the day (when i was still dating henry) that we shopped all day long looking for a harness for him to go mountain climbing. ALL damn day. and we were about an hour away from home. He finally finds a harness and goes to try it on. The package says L but the harness says XS… maj fail. we had to get back in the car and drive to west bubble fuck to return the thing…good times.

Express

So the consensus is that ya’ll enjoy yourself some burgers but i think more of you were annoyed about the cheese- lol. And that means you are all cheese lovers after my own cheese loving heart and that if we lived together you would never touch my cheese…But really Great ideas for the burgers! I’m glad you all shared and I’m making note to add some avocados to my burgers and maybe even some spicy mustard and mayo! Great Ideas!
Im getting a little tired of my yogurt oats in the morning (blasphemy!) and decided that since i had a few more minutes i decided to make some eggs. this would have cost $2.50 from the cart… i got it for fweee (thats free in baby talk). it was good. and really filling. Its nice to change up your routines- it gives you something to look forward to!

Too bad you couldnt see how i tore this baby up. It was awesome. And probably the best scrambled eggs i have made to date. (there is a wrong way to scramble and egg!)

Lunch was a little on the lighter side. I found a spray version of a ranch dressing (awful- dont ever buy it) and made the mistake of spraying my salad with it… I will take the full fat version of my beloved ranch dressing because a little goes a LONG way! and While i was [impulse] shopping at lunch time i picked up some rice cakes and made sort of like rice cake crotons crumbled on my ensalada… pretty good too.

When i got home to prepare my suppah, there was someone sleeping in my bed.

Lazy girl.

I was rather hungry and decided to make somewhat of an express dinner… (note to self: start prepping dinner the night before!)

pressed some tofu and set it to bake while i made an accompanying side dish

i wanted some comfort…

but i made it healthy[ish] with some broc! and no dirtying another pot! just throw that broc on op of your pasta. when its done, strain and toss back in the pot and mix the powdered cheese… and try not to wish it was velveeta.

i let it set for a min while the tofu was still baking.. but dammit that tofu is taking forever!!!

But at least it was hot, i poured some terriyaki sauce on top and satisfied my hunger.

And it didn’t stop there. as I was washing dishes i made a quick batch of cuppycakes for a friend. ANd yes I added pudding to the mix for a moist and yummy cupcake!

When these babies were cool i removed the centers

and filled them with fluffy white frosting.

then replaced the tops and covered in chocolate frosting. For more step by step instructions you can see the last post i made these cupcakes here. I was HOT and tired so at some point i abandoned my camera. 🙂 forgive me.

The end resulted in fluffy, yet moist, delicious cupcakes ever… and the birthday girl was greatful and those who were lucky enough to taste were impressed by the filling… for those that want to recreate i learned a new time saving trick! Remove the center of the cupcake with an apple corer!!! GENIUS!

For my TOFU eaters out there: Whats the Best way to Brown the tofu for that delicious crispy brown coating? (i really hope its not FRYING them! eeep!)I tried pan searing it but ended up losing the first layer of the tofu to the pan

And CUPCAKERS: Whats your Ultimate Cupcake? For me, its the capuccino cupcake from Crumbs.

Dammit, they Got me!

Last night I met up with an old friend for drinks and gossip. I should note that most of my friends are male. I love people in general but tend to get along more with the males… But it makes for very interesting conversations and a real peak inside the male brain.

Manny reads the blog every once in a while so maybe I should take advantage of the fact that he probably wont be reading today’s entry, right?

Manny and I go back to the days of Peanut Butter and Jelly Sammiches and talk of GI Joes and My Little Pony. In Elementary school we “liked” each other but those never work out. We found ourselves side by side in our teens working as the neighborhood lifeguards. This is where we became the best of friends. 10 years later we never skipped a beat. We can still talk and Bullshit like the rest of them. The only difference? back then we weren’t old enough to drink…

This all started when my mother, who is away in Delaware sent me a photo of her with a rack of ribs and two drinks in her hand…

And I’m not gonna let my momma One Up me!

Take that Mom! lol. And then the “drunk” photos started:

I will leave it there and let you know that I have a very nice headache and I have ever intention of making several trips to starbucks for “headache medicine” AKA Venti Iced Americanoes.

I got to work on time today and planned to make my coffee/breakfast run a little later in the morning when I got a whiff of something sinful. Then the email….

“Homemade cinnamon rolls. Enjoy!” Dammit! they got me! Nothing more amazing than a freshly baked cinnamon roll in the morning to satisfy a slight hangover. And apparently, my nail polish is trendy! woo hoo!

I was upset at myself for not getting a yogurt but the deliciousness that was within that cinnamon was insane. Cinnabon eat your stupid heart out!

I made a salad with what i had on hand in the fridge. At the time it sounded like a really good idea.

Fake Buffalo Chik’n.

Upon unwrapping I was immediately disappointed. fake meat shaped like real meat? No bueno. I also was expecting a unique “holy shit this is hot” type of sauce. and it was only mild at best. But being that my fridge is so bare I figured it was best to just eat it and shut up.

I added a boiled egg and found a really cool egg slicer that roommate found when he cleaned my kitchen.

Not my best salad but the egg definitely helped!

At dinner I remembered the frozen chicken burgers i got from trader joes… and the crapload of buns that were in my freezer, courtesy of Nature’s Pride. (i just said buns tee hee).

Using the little bit of cheddar cheese that I had left I decided to add them to the burgers.

The burger? Phenom! the bun? sooo Fresh and delish! Apparently roommate discovered the deliciousness of bread thats frozen upon purchase so they have been disappearing quickly!

Good day.

I’m most looking forward to the 4th of July weekend! On Saturday I get to meet Tiffany with Ms. Mari. We are looking to make her an honorary Rodriguez… even though shes missing an M initial. We might rename her Miffany Rodriguez. Or Mistiffany Rodriguez. It could work. Im still thinking it over. Then on the 4th im heading over to Sunken Meadow with some of my nearest and dearest colleagues for boozing, beaching and buggin. Not in that order. We might beach first… not sure..

What about your 4th of July weekend???

The Art of Snoozin’

Glad you all liked Part One of the Cable Guy. If you liked part one I think you will definitely enjoy part two… because a lot of you cant imagine it getting any worse… BUT IT CAN! LOL

And Sorry to say I am NOT a lawyer but for the sake of my rent and my ability to keep paying my rent i will not disclose my actual job- but do know that LAWYER too far from the truth- just a slight embellishment. All the facts about Cable Guy? TRUE. 100% true.

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Doncha hate wakin up late?

Lately, when my alarm goes off I am so quick to slam the snooze button that half the time I dont consciously know I am doing this… its horrid. Then i look at the clock, see its 730 and bolt outta bed to get ready for work. I knew someone who used to keep their alarm clock across the room so they would have to physically wake up to turn off the alarm clock….might be worth a try but I fear i will get into the habit of getting up, walking to the alarm clock, slamming the snooze and going back to sleep… lol.

Anyway, On those days where I snooze too much, I don’t give myself much time to prepare the meals for the day.

And thats why i love starbucks. Egg white Feta wrap with an iced coffee with skim milk. MMMM.

And I made lunch the night before (luckily). A bed of spring greens with these awesome frozen chicken strips from trader joes. Literally place the frozen strips on my salad the night before and by lunch time they are defrosted, tender and delish! They save my life!

I came home and told the roomie i was going to make dinner. Dinner was going to take 45 mins. and I was hungry… so i had dessert first.

I scored these from that time we went to Cracker Barrel. Peanut Buter Moon Pies.

They were okay… I guess i was too excited or something. They were too rich. a few bites and I had to stop. But thats okay- i had dinner to make.

I made pollo guisado and brown rice.

Roomie sat down to a big plate of rice and chicken. He took a bite of the rice and made a face. I asked “how is it?” and he said “its edible”.

WELL I NEVER!

and I soon found out that Mr. Man does not like Brown Rice. but he loved the chicken…

Butt Head.

And with that, I will say I HATE cooking in the summer! My kitchen is a windowless sauna from hell!

How was Everyone’s Weekend???

I grew to HATE MTA on saturday more than I have ever hated the MTA. And I missed the Pride Parade : ( But the good news is that I spent some quality cuddle time with MickeyPie.

Volunteering. for Pay.

Picture this.
You work full time 5 days a week. You maintain a somewhat active social life. You blog and are a Dog Momma. On one of your two days off a week you are asked to Volunteer for a work event. A 10 hr work event.
What do you do?
You stupidly say “Sure, I’d Love to Help!”.
You have to wake up EARLIER on this day off than you do on a regular day of work. Its HUMID. You’re tired and you haul ass to volunteer your one free weekend a year for work related functions…all for an extra day of vacation.
You are an IDIOT.
Mock Trial. The two words that make me whine like a little baby. The two words that cause stomach problems for all the first years in my office. The two words that bring me to work on my day off. My job: food prep. Its not that bad because I like food. 🙂

I was late thanks to the MTA and when i arrived Breakfast was already set up. Mock Jurors and Witnesses were chatting and munching and ignorantly awaiting their DOOM. Seriously, who likes jury duty? LEt alone when you are doing jury dookie for free mediocre food…

Continental breakfast-esque. Of course after this amazing set up and my attempts to eat a balanced breakfast did I find out the judges chambers had eggs and sausage.

I cried inside but made do with this half a bagel and all the scraps of fruit that the savages, I mean Judges left behind.

This is Arlenys. Shes in charge here. A long time ago, this used to be my job… and she replaced me. Arlenys drinks a lot more these days and she has me to thank for it. hey girl, what are friends for?!?! (she will likely slap me later LOL)

When the lunches arrived I got into full on servant mode and put on some gloves and arranged the 6 foot beast of a hero to minimize the number of hands grasping for a slice of sammich.

Just call me Mo Diva, the 6Ft Sandwich Slinger. Side note, my hair is getting LONG! woo hoo! and other side note: Not my best picture.

Ah, thats better. I am serving pasta primavera.

People were impressed with my sammy stackage.

And our favorite thing to do is test the goods before lunch is served. Something about all this work makes us RAVENOUS. And every year we order these tuna sandwiches… I dont know what it is about them but they get fought over. Jess was about to take a bite of her tuna and i stuck my finger in it while saying “ARE YOU GONNA EAT THAT?” Jess didnt like that. And it didnt gross her out enough to let me have her sandwich.

i found my own. Not too heavy on the mayo and served on a rye type of bread. really good. And everyone in the program figured it out too… except that one ass hat that grabbed a sandwich with his bare hands, saw the tuna and put the sandwich that he had in his hand back on the platter… Ever see a Diva flip out on someone? “Pick that Sandwich back up you FOOL!” he picked it up. Guess he never learned about that germ thing in school when he was little.

we served veggie sammies, italian sammies, american sammies, tuna sammies and the classics: ham and cheese, turkey and cheese… and pickles.

AND CHIPS! like my display? Oh and there were cookies… but they were gone super quick. Vultures!

Here we are taking a break. And they are discussing why im taking pictures of everything this year. “Oh, Mo has some kinda food blog… she takes PICS of EVERYTHING”

that pretty much sums it up.

Whats you favorite kind of sandwich? TUNA! with MAYO

Do you enjoy volunteer work? Not if it means getting up at 5 am!

How much do you hate the NYC subway on the weekends!?!?! MTAs slogan “Going Your Way” should be changed to “Going your way on Weekdays Only”

You love me!

Good Monday to you all.

Seems that the majority of you, (okay, all of you) really liked Story Time. I really loved the feedback you gave and I love making you smile! I think this will be a nice little project for the summer blogging… how do you guys feel about a Story Time Friday?

While packing up my groceries this weekend I unearthed a mini cinnamon scone that I had baked a few months ago… it wasnt wrapped properly and wreaked of “FREEZER”. Bummer. So I prepared my morning ICED coffee (yay summer) and headed to work. The iced coffee was delicious. The bottle however was a giant piece of ISH. I got this bottle at the Self Workout in the Park a few weeks ago. I was really diggin the bottle and the damn thing leaked, the straw didnt stay connected to the mouth piece and every time i opened the bottle, it flicked liquid on my shirt… not the desired effects one expects – especially when wearing a WHITE shirt. After i finished my iced coffee my bottle met the trash can.

Still having a hankering for a sweet bread in the AM to consume with my java, I went downstairs to the food cart (God Bless NYC) and asked my muffin man (he likes when i call him that) for whatever he had that was low fat. When I got to my desk I unearthed a softball sized, supposedly LOW FAT, Muffin.

Of course I ate the whole thing.

But that was because I knew what I was having for lunch.

When I went grocery shopping I picked up the most delectable rotisserie chicken… And had so much meat leftover. I am going to store some this yumminess in the freezer… so I dont get sick of it and toss it.

When it comes to “cleaning” a chicken.. I dont play games. And Mickey got a lovely treat of chicken skin and fatty drippings in her kibble. I never saw that dog eat so fast! She had an adorable chicken beard after she ate but of course the moment i turned the camera on she licked her face clean. I made a chicken salad for lunch.. So the softball muffin (all 1,000,000 calories) of it were somewhat balanced… right?

No, I know. Thats just me lying to myself again.

And when I got home, I looked at that pile of chicken and said “NAH”… and in all honesty, ever since my roommate moved in I have been slackin on the food shoppage because I am sharing my fridge… I just took it as an opportunity to order out.

I was in the mood for salmon so i got a salmon terriyaki dish.

And since the owners know me they sent over a bento at no additional charge. I seriously dont know how people can regularly cram that much food into their bodies… i enjoyed it but consuming this entire thing is ridic! Glad to have these leftovers! yum.

When i opened the door to recieve my delivery the delivery guy said “WOW! I havent seen you in a LONG time! its SO nice to see you again!”

Note to self: don’t order from the same place twice in one week…

So back to this story time Friday idea: yay? nay? or Whatevs?

NOT the Perfect Greek Yogurt

It is a gorgeous sunny day in NYC… but BRrr! its Cold! last night I posted on Facebook about the 31 cent scoop deal at Baskin-Robbins and I was passing it up because it was so damn cold. But then at 9:45 pm my friend Chris (who had just made a run to BR after my post) had told me that I had to go… and so i grabbed mickey and ran like i stole something to Baskin-Robbins. I made it there with 2 mins to spare. I was good yesterday, i had worked out and rewarded myself with a scoop of the resses pb ice cream which was 300 cals… I savored every bite. and IM going to the gym today.
I started my day with my first ever Brown Cow Yogurt. They were on sale and I stocked up on a few.
This might be my LAST brown cow yogurt. Its not awful but its not great. The reason i buy greek yogurt is because its thicker than regular yogurt (and the protein). Its mostly about the consistency. The brown cow is a bit runny… and off tasting for me. Did not love.

Mid-morning I was getting a rumbling in my tummy…i blame the runny yogurt. I was grateful to find this Think Thin bar that I received from Carol when i won her “follower of the Month” contest! She sent me an awesome package of yummy bars, drinks and a hemp shake!

the bar was interesting. it came in 2 pieces. I initially only wanted one piece which was 75 calories… but there was something about this bar that I just kept wanting to eat more. so i ate the 2nd piece. it was awesome. I am searching for these babies as they will have to become part of my emergency stash of snacks… for nasty yogurt mornings.

At lunch time I had an awesome Shrimp Salad with avocado and a herbed vinagrette. The shrimp were seasoned with Emeril Essence and had a really yummy flavor that complimented the salad! and dude, gotta love my avocados in my salad! wicked good!

someone put this on my desk. I put this box in my desk drawer. I feel like a recovering alcoholic in a bar… the desire to pick at them is killer! Im gonna give the box away to someone who can afford to have a chocolate party in their tummy.

I got home and exercised. I was a little disappointed because i tried a new program on the elliptical for fat burning and i didnt FEEL like i worked hard enough so i hopped on the cross trainer for 15 mins and REALLy started to sweat. I dont think i will be doing hte fat burn program unless i need to take it easy!

i came home to enjoy some much needed hydration. I was going to name this cup after the Pimp Cup but obvi im not a pimp [anymore] and am a diva. So when i was going to call this the Diva Cup… i noticed the name sounded familiar. Its the name of a menstraul cup… ewww. lets not name it that. SO simply put its the Mo Fab Cup.

I digress. the entire point i was trying to make was that i am likely to drink more water if i put it in a pretty cup. smh. jeez.

dinner was kinda lame. more leftover skirt steak with roasted brussels and parm cheese.

However, “dessert” was awesome. Baked tortilla chips with a combo of spinach artichoke hummus mixed with garlic hummus. This photo is an oldie but I wolfed down the chips and hummus before i could capture its beauty. And because i had no one to kiss goodnight, i was heavy on the garlic. MMM!

Whats your favorite Dipping Sauce or DIP? I love me some hummus and ive fallen madly in love with Garlic Hummus….

P.S. Today is the LAST Day to enter the $20 Gift Card to Stop and Shop! If you want to enter but dont have an appropriate account please submit an entry via email to iarethefoodsnob[at]gmail[dot]com, subject: STOP AND SHOP GC