One Tasty Salad

I'm not a huge salad fan...but every now and then I manage to make one that tastes pretty darn yummy.

Lettuce blend: Spring Mix/Spinach

Zucchini

Carrot

Strawberry

Avocado

Ranch

Rosemary Garlic Bagels

Absolute yumminess.  Best sandwich bagels ever!

And Cinnamon Bagels.  They're good too. With peanut butter.

1 1/2 tsp yeast

1 1/4 c warm milk

1/4 c butter

2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1 egg yolk

1 c whole wheat flour

2 3/4 c white flour

divide dough in half

add 2 tbsp crushed rosemary and 1 tsp garlic powder to one half

add 1 tbsp cinnamon to the other half

knead 6-8 minutes

rise 1 hr

shape

rise 10 min

drop into boiling water, remove when they rise to the surface

bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes

makes 16 mini-bagels

Stir-Fry the first: Peanut Butter Beef

I had some thin-sliced skillet steak to cook for dinner, and normally I turn it into "beef tenders," but I decided I needed something new to try.  I knew that kind of beef is good for stir-frying...and I've never tried stir-frying before, so I decided it was time to try.

Sauce
5 tsp corn starch
1 can beef broth
4 tbsp (approx...) crunchy peanut butter
1 tbsp brown sugar

Stir-Fry stuff
2 carrots, sliced
2 sticks celery, bite-size chunks
3 radishes, sliced
1/4 c onion, bite-sized chunks
1 c green beans

.75 lb thin-sliced beef, bite sized strips
1 tsp minced garlic
rosemary

I cooked all the veggies in some olive oil, stirring frequently, while cooking the sliced beef with some rosemary in another pan.  Once the veggies were about done, I added the sauce, then added the beef once it was cooked.  Stirred all the stuff together and let it boil for awhile to thicken.

delicious.  because deliciousness is a requirement in my kitchen.

I suppose I should add the link for the recipe I based mine off of...

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-beef-stir-fry/detail.aspx

Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

3c grated carrots

2 eggs

1/2 c vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

2 heaping tsp cinnamon

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 c crushed pinapple

1/2 c brown sugar

3/4 c white sugar

1 1/2 c flour

bake at 350 for 45 minutes

I would have put walnuts in the cake, but I didn't have any.  I contemplated using sunflower seeds as a substitute, but C vetoed that idea...and he grated all the carrots for me so...there's always next time for experimentation.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/4 c butter, softened

3/4 c confectioners sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

cream together the cream cheese and butter, add the vanilla, gradually stir in the sugar

 I sprinkled almonds on top of the frosting.

deliciousness.

Pasta Salad Lunch

Yesterday's lunch.

Pasta salad made with:
-Large elbow macaroni
-celery
-zucchini
-carrot
-basil pesto
-sun-dried tomato pesto
-olive oil
-rosemary
-garlic powder





Sandwich made with:
-lightly toasted wheat bread
-cream cheese
-smoked salmon
-avocado

Post-run Lunch

I know I've been slacking on the blog posts...doesn't mean I haven't been eating!  I've just been far too busy. Here's a delicious lunch I had after a long run sometime in the last 2 weeks.

Full of protein, potassium, and other good-ness. And carbs.  Can't forget the carbs!

boiled egg, hamburger, pasta salad (pasta, peas, salmon, spinach, pesto), avocado