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My First Flashback Friday

Posted on March 25, 2011 by kissmybroccoli

What’s up everybody?! Hope you all had a great week! Any big plans for the weekend?

I have plans for this post, but first I HAVE to show you guys the parfait I made for breakfast this morning!

Layered with: 1 cup Kashi Go Lean, 1/2 cup plain yogurt (strained overnight), 2 tablespoons Maple Cinnamon Peanut Butter, Trader Joe’s Cranberry Apple Butter, and peaches…sprinkled with a few chias!

It tasted even better than it looks! I loved the combo of the sweet tart cranberry apple butter with the creamy yogurt, sweet peaches, and mapley pb! I’ll definitely be making this again!

Ok, no onto the main topic for this evening’s postage!

Remember when I mentioned Marietta Diner in Marietta Georgia at the bottom of this post? I’ve wanted to tell you guys more about it since then, but just kept forgetting! Oy…my memory! I really need to start taking some ginko…though I’d probably forget to take it! 😉

I figured today would be the perfect day to finally showcase the BEST road meal I’ve ever eaten, Flashback Friday style, made famous by the one and only Janetha over at Meals & Moves (love that girl!)!

First of all, let me say that these pics are from my days BEFORE blogging…that should show you how excited I was!

Found this place while ~~lusting drooling~~ WATCHING an episode of Triple D on Food Network and was soflippinexcited when I discovered it was on the way home from my trip to Florida!

Well, hello there Guy!

Ho-Lee-Cake!

My Trough:
Seafood Jambalaya: Shrimp, scallops, and chicken breast sautéed in a lightly spiced red sauce with peppers, onions, sausage, and okra over rice

It doesn’t look like it, but that bowl was DEEP!
I was SO full and then realized it was only half gone, so you better believe I
“doggie bagged” it!

My sister’s Buffalo Chicken Wrap

My friend Christine’s BLT loaded with extra tomatoes!

Yum…yum…yum!

Pre-pic teeth check

Cheese!
Pay no attention to our horrible sunburns…
we of the Pasty Pale Tribe tend to burn easy! 😉

I’m not one to usually promote a place, but seriously guys…BEST FOOD EVAH! And the menu is like 40 zillion pages long! Definitely something for everybody!

Annnnnd, it’s open 24 hours!

So who’s up for a road trip? 😉

If you had to name one place to be the absolute BEST place you’ve ever eaten, what would it be?

Posted in Travel | Tagged cereal, chia seeds, peanut butter, yogurt | 25 Comments

Move Your Butt!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by kissmybroccoli

So, you know how you get really REALLY excited about something and your heart is racing and it feels like you have butterflies in your stomach?

How about the feeling you get when you’ve got the biggest belly fully of flutters and then you see a big

?????

Today, I was high as a kite…until I saw my “butt”…

Me: I’m so excited about moving tomorrow! I’m all packed up and ready to go!

Realtor: Um, *clears throat*…BUTT!

Well folks, looks like all of you who signed up to help tomorrow are just going to have to wait until…WEDNESDAY!

At first I was a little upset and obviously frustrated, butt after a little time to think about it, I am seeing the silver lining…the belt to the plumber’s pants if you will! 😉

Although I have another 5 days left in the old house with mere crumbs and lint left to eat in the kitchen, I do have time to:

Collect more boxes from work (stock comes in tomorrow)
Pack up what’s left of the house without losing my mind
Relax a bit so I’m not a total spaz on the NEW Move Day

Now, about that whole crumbs and lint left in the kitchen thing…

I had planned to post a pic loaded post of some of the combos I’ve mixed up this last couple of weeks during the Clean Out the Fridge/Pantry Challenge…butt it looks like now I’m really going to have to push up my sleeves in the creativity department…I am out of EVERYTHING!!

Howabout a little preview?

Obviously, today was all about the butt…

Butternut, that is!

Breakfast burrito: One slice melted sharp cheddar, 2 egg whites, salsa, olives, and butternut squash puree to be wrapped up in a Trader Joe’s whole wheat tortilla.

And of course you know I had to sprinkle it with a little CRACK!

The squash taste was mellow, but it was still there and tasted great with the creamy melty cheese and a little kick from the salsa!

After reading a comment on yesterday’s post from the lovely Spabettie, I knew exactly what I was having for dinner tonight!

Aduki Bean Burger topped with Butternut Cheeze and roasted red peppers on a bagel thin (yeah, the only bread I have left at this point)

Aduki Bean Burger: (serves 2)
If you don’t have aduki (adzuki) beans, black-eyed peas would be a great substitution!

1/2 cup cooked aduki (or adzuki) beans
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon chia seeds mixed with 1 1/2 tablespoons warm water
1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
1/4 cup rolled oats
Spices: 1/8 teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, chili powder, and smoked paprika

1. Place beans in a bowl and mash with a fork.
2. Combine all ingredients along with beans and mix together with a spoon or your God- given master utensil: your hands!
3. Form into two patties and cook over medium-high heat until browned on each side (about 4-5 minutes per side)

Butternut Cheeze: 2 tablespoons butternut squash puree +
1 tablespoon nooch (nutritional yeast flakes)
S&P to taste

Seriously you guys, this was one of those things that after the first bite, you mutter “Ohmifffguffffness”! So flippin fantastic! Perfect combo of flavors!

What butt has gotten in your way lately and how did you “tighten the belt”?

PS, Thank you guys for all the get well wishes yesterday! I’m hoping all the meds/tea/vitamins will start working their magic soon!

Posted in Breakfast, Entree | Tagged burger, eggs, salsa, squash | 17 Comments

WIAW: Kabocha Luscious Bowl

Posted on March 23, 2011 by kissmybroccoli

Hey guys! Hope you all had a happy humpy day!

I can’t believe the week is halfway over already. One more day of work before Move Day! Eek! I’m so excited/nervous/tired already! 😉

I like having a plan. A plan helps to calm nerves. A plan helps to give you an idea of what to expect. Right now, there is NO plan and I’m trying my best not to faaaareeek out!

All I know is that I have a little over 24 hours before the big move (9 of which I will be stuck in the four concrete walls of the hospital and 14-16 hours reserved for z’s) and I still need to:

Finish packing the living room, my bedroom and closet.
Run a load of laundry…Wait, again? Didn’t I just do that?!
Forward my mail, oh and speaking of mail, I kinda I need to go get the new house a mailbox!
Call the rental truck company and sign over my unborn child for a gas-guzzling moving-machine

Oh, well, now that I’ve seen it in bullet format, it doesn’t seem so bad after all…NOT!

Ok, enough about that! Let’s move on to happier things…things that HAVE a plan! How about another edition of What I Ate Wednesday?!

Hop on over to Jen’s blog at peasandcrayons.com and check out all the link-ups for this week! And if you are a blogger, you should totally think about linking up yourself in the future! All the cool kids are doing it! 😉

Breakfast (7:00am)
Perfect Protein Oats in a Jar + 1/2 caf of ~~Meet~~ Joe Black

I’m getting a little desperate for ingredients now in the final days of the Clean Out the Fridge/Pantry Challenge. I was forced to get a little creative with my oats this morning since I happen to be out of my “oatmeal making staples” (bananas and milk).

Perfect Protein Oats: (serves 1)

1/3 cup rolled oats
1 cup water
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
3 tablespoons egg whites

1. Combine oats, water, and protein powder in a pot on the stove and cook over medium- high heat until boiling.
2. Add egg whites and whisk until cooked through (it will form little egg white swirls in the oats)

I enjoyed my oats in a waning jar of one of my favorite peanut butters (about 1 tablespoon left in jar) and topped with a small handful of Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal and a half cup of thawed frozen peaches.

And of course I had my morning dose of ~~candy~~ vitamins!

Lunch (12:30pm)
Kabocha Luscious Bowl: millet, aduki beans, and roasted kabocha squash
topped with a sunflower butter/nooch drizzle
Water

I finally got around to making a bowl inspired by Carrie’s “Luscious Bowls.” I loved EVERYTHING about this meal! I honestly don’t prepare millet enough! It is such a fabulous grain and only takes minutes to cook!

The aduki beans were something new for me. Have you ever tried them? They remind me of black-eyed peas but with a little more flavor. Definitely a great combo with the sweet squash and nutty/cheesy sauce!

Dinner (7:30pm)
1 cup plain yogurt (strained overnight), 1/2 cup mixed berries,
and a handful of more Autumn Wheat cereal

Wanna know why dinner was so light?

Well, you see, it seems as if my lovely home state of Tennessee has decided that it hates me. Never in my 23 years of living in this state, have I EVER had a problem with allergies…until now!

I didn’t have much of an appetite for dinner, after my afternoon/evening of this:

Yep, that’s right…sick again!

Just be glad this is a vlog post since I totally sound like death warmed over! Rawr!

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to toss down a few more cough drops, rub Vicks all over my body, take a Benedryl and hope that this will all be gone by Friday! *fingers crossed*

Question of the day:

Who wants to help me move?! 😉