Leftover Walnut Gorgonzola: The Best Lunch EVER

I have a love affair with leftovers if you haven't noticed...

Today was an extremely productive day. I kicked it off with a typical PB&J Ezekiel.

Yes, I had breakfast in bed again. I didn't really have much down time this weekend, so I spent the morning snuggled under the covers while I worked. Sometimes, that can be just as productive.

I had a snack around 10:30. Pretzels, a cheesestick, and yogurt.

This really stuck with me. I didn't end up eating lunch until 1pm. I had the leftovers from Alexander's.

I added some parmesan after this picture, and it was so pretty, I snapped another one for you.

I really wish I had leftovers from last night's Tempeh Shepherd's Pie. That was the stuff that foodie dreams are made of.

I had intended to made a crockpot dinner for tonight because I have class until 6:45, but it's 4pm. I'm fairly certain nothing is going to be able to cook in like 3 hours. So... dinner is up in the air. Stay tuned!

What is your favorite crockpot recipe? Post it here. I'm sure all the readers will be very grateful! I'll use the crockpot this week, and I'll post one then.

(Leftover) Southwestern Tilapia Salad Sandwich

I think this might be the most beautiful use of leftovers yet...

This morning went by really quickly, and I managed to be very productive. My green monster held me until about 10 when I started craving my favorite sweet and savory combination:

Apples + Pepperjack = YUM

After my snack, I worked until around 12:40, when I broke for a longer break. I have a rule about lunch.

Thou shalt not eat lunch at thy desk.

Any other meal is okay. I even eat dinner at my desk sometimes when I have a deadline or something. But, lunch, no. Lunch is a time to relax. Even if it's only 20 minutes.

Lunch today was a creative use of yesterday's dinner. I combined the remaining half of my Coconut-encrusted Tilapia with a bit of salsa to create a southwestern tilapia salad.

 

I'm out of sandwich thins, so I used a toasted Ezekiel Muffin. This was really tasty, but way too filling. My aim was to have a big lunch, since my dinner will be small and rushed (class tonight). I could only eat half of the sammy.

I also warmed up the remaining shellie beans. I definitely ate all of those! And, all my maters, too.

The whole spread:

Yes, that's a fairly large lunch, but I need something that will keep me full for a while. I only have a 15 minute break between my lecture, which starts at 5:30, and my lab which runs from 7-10pm. I needed to pack something that would fit in my school bag, and would be a very quick scarf.

So, what I came up with was a half PB&J on the Darnizky bread (these slices are huge), two cuties, and a mix of pretzels and Kashi Honey Sunshine. I figure I can put the mix in my pocket and steal bites during my Chemistry Lab.

I know this isn't the best dinner, but I drew a blank on ideas. Wednesday nights are the only night I'll need to do this. Basically, I need something that's filling enough to get me through 5 hours of school and will fit in my bag. Nothing messy.

Any suggestions?

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Last chance on the contest. It ends tonight. I'll announce the winner in the morning.

Stretching Your Meals: How do you do it?

Hey guys! Yes, I'm still around. I've kinda taken a sanity break from the blog. Starting school, full-time work has taken its toll. I'm BUSY.

Anywho, here are a couple eats over the week that you haven't seen before.

A remarkable hubby in the kitchen: Maple Baked Tofu w/collard and spinach greens.

And... Another night was Turkey Taco Bake w/Black Beans and Polenta. It was one of my best meals ever. YUM!

I used the turkey bake the next night to make pita pizzas, with just a little cheese on top. Perfect!

One of the most important things about going to school and working and trying to have some kind of life is finding ways to stretch the ingredients of one dinner into other nights. What meals have you found this works well for? Any suggestions?

Humpday Megapost (w/Pictures!!!)

This is a humpday megapost coming to you LIVE from San Diego, California. :)

Kashi Mushroom Trio & Spinach Pizza

Kashi Pizza Review. Excellent! I really liked this pizza. The crust was thin and had a really good, almost clean taste. Not greasy tasting at all. The mushrooms were a little mushy, but the spinach was a nice accent. It was spare, which is good. Spinach can make a pizza soggy sometimes, but not in this case.

Look at this list of ingredients!

I made the pizza directly on the oven rack, as indicated. I've never baked a pizza "on rack" before, and this is why:

It fell through the grates. Gravity. Go figure. Luckily, I had the foresight to put a cookie sheet under there. Sometimes I have my thinking cap on and all the neurons fire... Tonight was one of those nights. In the end, I managed to get it out of there, and it was quite tasty.

I made up a fruit salad to go with it. A medium apple, a banana, a few grapes and a small handful of grape tomatoes.

I used a tad Orange Champagne Vinegar Dressing from TJs. I use this on all my salads. Veggies or Fruit.

And a dash of my SUPER SECRET WEAPON.

I know... Am I ingenious or what?... It was yum:

Ok, so backing up for a bit. As you know my camera crapped out on me this morning, so you got a picture-less post AND I had my exam today. I think my exam went well. There were maybe 3 questions on there that were a wee-bit tricky, related to cholesterol, but otherwise, I think I aced it. Yay!

I'll recap some of today's eats. It's not all of them. I thought maybe my card was fried so I didn't picture everything. Luckily, it's not fried, just tempermental.

Yummalicious and Nutritious (Breakfast)

Snacks

Leftovers Lunchie

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