Simple food, Fancy dishes

Okay, maybe not that fancy, but I got a new plate today and I wanted to show it off I think that my favourite stores to shop in are ones that sell kitchen items: dishes, pots, pans, gadgets – heaven!

I made “Canajun Rice & Beans” from my Looneyspoons cookbook. It’s a pretty simple mixture of tomatoes, rice, beans, green pepper and spices that you usually see in chili. It’s meant to be a one pot meal, but I cooked my rice separately so that I can have the leftovers in different ways (okay, they will probably still look like rice and tomatoes) Here it is:

And now the attempt at a more artistic closer version:

And since brown rice takes so long to cook, I had a hot cocoa while I was waiting. I was getting pretty hungry but didn’t want to eat since supper was on the stove, so this seemed like a good compromise.

I also had a coupon for free Kashi granola bars, so I picked them up while I was out this afternoon. I can’t wait to try one (I love granola bars!), I’ll probably have one later tonight

Is it bedtime yet?

I am so tired this morning. I’ve been having so much trouble sleeping lately, it was 3AM before I finally got to sleep last night. My alarm went off at 7 to go to the gym but I just rolled over and went back to sleep until 9, when I finally pulled my tired body from bed. I think I could have slept all morning if I wasn’t concerned with sleeping tonight!

Yesterday when I made my breakfast, I made two servings of banana oatbran and stuck the other in the fridge, so this morning I just popped that in the microwave with a splash of milk. I sprinkled a few (5 grams) toasted peanuts on top to add a bit of fat and hopefully hold me over a bit longer. Sorry, I took the photo before I decided on the nuts!

I’m going to try to get in a good hard workout today to tire me out for tonight, think it will help? I’m pretty sure my lack of sleep isn’t caused by lack of tiredness but I’m at the point where I’m getting desperate! I would never take anything to help me sleep though, not even herbal.

Let the repeats begin…

As promised, I had a bedtime snack of yogurt and high fiber cereal last night. I didn’t bother with a bowl since it was the bottom of the yogurt container!

Breakfast this morning was, as the title suggests, almost the same as yesterday. Oatbran made with 1 cup of milk, 40 grams of oatbran and 1/2 a banana. I cooked it with the banana this time for a banana bread flavour and I had to save the other half of my only ripe one for tomorrow! On the top, I drizzled a bit of honey just for a slight change in taste!

 

See you at lunch for some more leftovers!