Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Hubby in the Kitchen: Spaghetti and Meatballs

This will be a quick post. Tonight is my night "off." That's right, friends. It's another edition of...

Hubby in the Kitchen!!!

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Mr. Myers decided to make Spaghetti and Meatballs. Instead of purchasing the pre-made ground turkey meatballs at the store, he decided to make them. (Did you guys know we don't eat red meat?) Anywho, when I got in from class, the house was smelling realllllly good. Hubby had decided to cook up some italian sausages in the case that I would allow him to put it in the spag (I don't really love italian sausages). After a quick taste test, I approved and off he went. Since the dinner was a bit higher carb than my typical fare, I split the difference by steaming some cauliflower and zucchini. I filled the majority of my bowl with the veggies (kinda hidden in the pic) and topped it with a little pasta, a bit of sausage and one meatball. Delish!
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Do you know what the best thing about the meal was? I didn't make it. :)

The rest of the day was just fine. Lunch was particularly spectacular today. I knew I wanted some of my carrot-ginger soup, but when I pair it with a salad (which was the plan) it's never enough to fill me up. So I cooked up some brown rice in coconut chicken stock. I poured my soup over about a half cup of rice and voila, a very tasty, filling soup!
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Along with my salad (w/strawberries), I also had a couple pieces of turkey rolled up since my meal was low in protein.
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Later, I did about 5 miles during my little break from work, which ended up being more like 2pm instead of 1 as I'd planned. Of course, the sun chose that particular time to come out from behind the clouds. Despite my sunscreen, I still got a tad sunburned and man, was I hot!!!

Afterwards, I had a fairly big snack: whole wheat english muffin w/almond butter and low sugar jelly and a peach. I was kinda starving.
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I also had about 4 ounces of soy milk when I got home from school (we did 45 minutes of circuit training).

And, that's all folks... I was planning to walk over to Costco after dinner (for grapes and bananas), but they close at 8:30 and it's already 8pm, so... that'll be a tomorrow thing. I'm about to curl up on the couch with the hubby. If he's lucky, I might even consider helping him with the dishes. ;)

Have a wonderful Tuesday night. Tomorrow is humpday, and you know what that means... Two days till Friday!!!

xoxo
-j

13 comments:

  1. You are lucky to have a dinner made for you! Unfortunately that doesn't happen too often in my house!! ;)

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  2. I love your blog! In our house, we have "man food mondays" when I'm off as well :) Looks like a yummy meal!

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  3. Trader Joes has awesome whole grain pastas, if you haven't tried them!

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  4. Oh! I forgot to say that. It was whole wheat. I don't eat white flour pasta at all. :)

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  5. Too cute! I love his pose in the kitchen, haha. I didn't you didn't eat red meat? I do, but I looove ground turkey meatballs. The meal looks like it came out delicious. :)

    P.S. You *must* read Sedaris! For your first book, I recommend his latest, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames", or "Naked" or "Holidays on Ice." It's hard for me to pick just one!

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  6. Home made meatballs??? he is well trained! :P That looks incredibly yummy. I like the soup idea, I love soups but never seem to get around to making them. YUMMMA!

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  7. Here here for men that cook! I love that he waited for your approval before going ahead with the sausage, he sounds like such a sweet guy.

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  8. Thanks for your sweet comment!

    What kind of writer are you? I'm intrigued to know, because ever since I was 4, I've wanted to be a creative writer! In recent years, although this dream hasn't faded, I've realized that I can't just sit down right after college and write a book, so I'm hoping to work as a writer at a fitness/health magazine and then do some creative writing on the side. :-)

    Your weight loss story is very inspiring!

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  9. Hey lady!- I hope i can start reading Julie & Julia tonight if people leave me alone, and let me actually do "normal day to day things" that NORMAL people do. Haha. i showed my bf your blog, he was like "no... no... no… that's not her..." Lol. He said you looked amazing as well… just a side note ;) He was saying how great blogs are and they really keep us "in line". It's true! In some weird twisted way it’s a great thing, and I’m glad I jumped on the band-wagon. It’s easy to keep in touch with the girls and stay motivated!!

    P.S. Still waiting on my FedEx package from you and your hubby. Haha.

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  10. yeah for the hubs cooking - i need to get one just so someone will cook for me for once :)

    good luck getting to Costco tomorrow :)

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  11. Thanks for the lovely comment and for reading my blog. I've had a quick look at yours. You and your husband look very happy together.

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  12. I'm so jealous of all you gals using almond butter. I'm going to buy a jar as soon as I return to the U.S.!

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  13. DH did a wonderful job and your soup looks great. Coconut chicken stock? I have to ask you about that in class tonight. Oh, this is Sheree' from class! I won't forget our nooch. (nutritional yeast)

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