Change of plans

Well, I took pictures all day yesterday with the intention of doing a big evening post, but then I ended up going away overnight and leaving my camera at home!

I threw together a nice vegetarian pasta for lunch yesterday. I stir-fried some broccoli and mushrooms with a bit of ginger and jalapeños, cooked some whole wheat pasta and tied it all together with a splash of vegetable broth. To me this is a great summer pasta, nice and fresh tasting.

Later in the afternoon, I cut up a mango that was seriously calling my name from the refrigerator It was juicy and delicious as usual!

This is where it all falls apart. As I said, I went away overnight at the last minute to take advantage of my last weekend before I start work tomorrow. The trip started with a trip to the local indian restaurant. This was my first experience with real Indian food (ie not cooked by me) and I have to say that I really enjoyed it! I don’t remember exactly what we got, but we started with some samosas, followed by two meat dishes (both of which I can’t remember what they were) served with some basmatti rice and naan. Oh man, this stuff is amazing… I’ve been missing out I definitely want to try google-ing the restaurant to figure out what I ate so that I can try to re-create it!

This morning, I just had a quick and easy breakfast – peanut butter toast. Okay, I’ll admit it, I slept through breakfast again… this was actually my lunch. I also had a chocolate chip cookie on my way out the door

Dinner was another stir fry cooked by my boyfriend This included ham, green peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes, carrots and rice. Again, no photo – I was too hungry to go in search of batteries for my camera. I’m not a very good blogger lately, am I? All I can say is that it was super yummy multiplied by a thousand because it was cooked for me!

Tomorrow is my first day of work and I’m a bit nervous because I honestly don’t know what to expect. I am excited too though, so all is good. I will probably have a busy morning though, so I’ll just tell you my breakfast plans tonight: toast and peanut butter with a banana if my mom doesn’t get to it first… I think she packed it in her lunch though, so I may have to settle for another fruit.

Here’s my packed lunch:

A ham sandwich on a large ciabatta bun (on the bottom right), the vegetable fillings to go on the sandwich when it’s time (on the top in the bag) and some carrots. In the veggie bag are tomatoes, pickle slices, cucumber slices and lettuce. Here’s the sandwich from up close:

See you tomorrow night!

Pasta? Pizza? Maybe Both!

Another day of study study study! I broke it up today though with a class and a trip to the store, where I bought a larabar for tomorrow. Yes, I went all the way there for a bar to eat between exams! I think the real reason was for a study break though It was a beautiful day to walk outside too!

Lunch was leftover pasta from the other day. I’m too tired to remember what it was called (from Looneyspoons though), but it was good again as leftovers.

Sorry for the blurry photos, I’m not a good photographer today!

I got a bit hungry during the afternoon (or it may have been exam nibbles… hard to tell) so I had a bowl of yogurt and a kiwi. I found a steak knife that wasn’t packed, so I even managed to cut it!

So, I would really have loved some pizza for supper but that just wasn’t in the plan for today. What did I have instead? A pasta pizza, no recipe again though because it’s from Looneyspoons again. Last one for a while though

On a side note, please excuse any typos – especially words with an L – my keyboard is being stubborn. Here’s what heppens when I hit L once llllllll GRRR! I don’t have time for computer problems now!

Oops, I almost forgot the most important part – the last of the soy chocolate PB ice cream!

Beans, Take 2

Another food you’ll be seeing a lot of I think – beans! I cooked a whole bag of adzuki beans last week and put half of them in the freezer, so they will continue to make an appearance over the next week or so. This time, I made Orient Express from Looneyspoons (again!) I’ve got another Looneyspoons meal planned for tomorrow night and then I think you’ll get a break

I took the photo this afternoon as I was putting it in the fridge, so I caught the bottles (and my lunch in the pot) in the background. It looked cool, so I decided not to take a photo as I was eating tonight. The recipe actually calls for chicken I think, but I subbed in some beans instead. I do eat meat, but I could be happy for a long time without it and I don’t buy it too often. You’ll see a lot more of it though when I’m home with my family for the summer.

Before I headed out to school this afternoon, I had a small mango and a cup of coffee. I usually limit my caffeine intake to the morning (and not even that often) so I might be up all night tonight… eek! What was I thinking?

And back to the books I go

Sneeky…

In an effort to not post the exact same meal over and over, I tried to change up my leftovers. Today I had leftovers, but I kept the rice and the tomato mixture separate. I also switched out the regular brown rice for a black rice and added some steamed broccoli on the side because it had been forgotten at the back of my fridge and was about to go to waste. Looks like a whole new meal:

Still tastes the same though, which is completely fine with me. It was tasty yesterday so I still like it today

Here’s a close-up view:

This morning, I had a class first thing and then I headed over to the gym. It was really busy so I only did the exercises I couldn’t do at home and I’m planning on doing another mini session tonight “chez moi” that will feature some plyometrics, some biking and some ab work. For now, I think I’ll relax a bit with my homework

Not too fancy

What can I say? Leftovers are leftovers, and they look like it! Here’s my leftover Rotini, broccoli and ham casserole from last night with my new water bottle

And a close up that shows the cheese-y, crumb-y topping that wasn’t visible on last night’s messy plate:

I may head out to another grocery store this afternoon since it’s such a nice day out and I could use some fresh air and walking. If I do, you may get lucky and see something different for supper! If not, it will be leftover tuna casserole. I guess that’s how it works when you live alone, there’s nobody else to eat the leftovers.