so we rented the movie "Where the Wild Things Are" last night for FHE. I have wanted to see this ever sense I heard it was coming to theaters. I'm not sure what I expected, but it wasn't it. It was cute and the wild things were amazingly like the book, but I kept expecting some lesson or something learned, but it never came, or at least I didn't catch it. Dean liked it, but did get a little scared at some points and had to sit on Daddy's lap. I'm not sure I would buy it, but it wasn't a bad movie.
Rob and I went to see "Old Dogs" last Thursday for our date night. It was very funny. I love Robin Williams and John Travolta, they are two of my favorite actors. It was great to get some laughs in.
I'm planning on using my free Redbox code tomorrow to rent "The Time Traveler's Wife". It looks good.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
What's on the Menu?
I know I haven't been on top of this. Mainly because i have been have things I've already posted on here before. I have tried a few new recipies, but nothing I've been really impressed with. In other words I would not make again.
I am excited this week because I've got a new cook book by Devin Alexander called "I can't believe it's not Fattening! over 150 ridiculously easy recipes for the super busy"
Monday- penne pasta with veggie and rotisserie chicken
Tuesday- Bacon cheese burger and apple salad
Wednesday- green eggs, bacon and muffins
Thursday- eat out (I'm going to try the grilled cheese burger at Carl's Jr.)
Friday- Taco salad
Saturday- chicken pesto pizza
Sunday- Mandarin chicken on rice with a side of zucchini and mushrooms.
Bacon cheeseburger (by Devin Alexander)
4 ounces 96% lean ground beef
1 1/2 T 50% reduced-fat real bacon pieces
1 tsp. dried minced onion
Salt to taste
1 whole wheat bun
1/2 ounce light Swiss cheese slivers
1 small leaf green lettuce
391/4-inch-thick) slices plum tomato1 T Ketchup or BBQ sauce
Preheat grill to high.
In a small bowl mix the beef bacon, and onion until well combined. Shape the beef into a patty about 1/2 inch diameter then the bun. lightly sprinkle both sides with salt. Grill burger on both sides until desired done-ness is reached.Just before the burger is done place buns inside down on rack. put cheese on burger to melt. 15 to 30 sec. Put it all together and serve immediately.
Taco salad
brown ground hamburger 1/2 to 1lb. and season with taco seasoning. (optional)
1 bag of pre-made salad greens (your choice)
1 can of black beans (Drained and rinsed)
1 can of kidney beans (Drained and rinsed)
1 can of Garbanzo beans also known and chick peas(Drained and rinsed)
1 cup for grated cheese
1 avocado diced (optional)
2-3 Roma tomatoes diced (optional)
tortilla chips
mix all but the tortillas chips in a large bowl. when served top with desired amount of crumbled tortillas chips and favorite salad dressing.
Chicken Pesto Pizza
pizza crust
Pesto
rotisserie chicken
mozzarella cheese
Parmesan Cheese
sun dried tomatoes
top in order listed. bake according to crust instructions.
Mandarin chicken on rice.
Grill chicken breast diced into bite size pieces. When done add Panda Express Mandarin sauce and simmer until warm. top onto rice and serve with a side of veggies. They also have Orange sauce out there, but not at the store I went too. That is what I really wanted to try.
I am excited this week because I've got a new cook book by Devin Alexander called "I can't believe it's not Fattening! over 150 ridiculously easy recipes for the super busy"
Monday- penne pasta with veggie and rotisserie chicken
Tuesday- Bacon cheese burger and apple salad
Wednesday- green eggs, bacon and muffins
Thursday- eat out (I'm going to try the grilled cheese burger at Carl's Jr.)
Friday- Taco salad
Saturday- chicken pesto pizza
Sunday- Mandarin chicken on rice with a side of zucchini and mushrooms.
Bacon cheeseburger (by Devin Alexander)
4 ounces 96% lean ground beef
1 1/2 T 50% reduced-fat real bacon pieces
1 tsp. dried minced onion
Salt to taste
1 whole wheat bun
1/2 ounce light Swiss cheese slivers
1 small leaf green lettuce
391/4-inch-thick) slices plum tomato1 T Ketchup or BBQ sauce
Preheat grill to high.
In a small bowl mix the beef bacon, and onion until well combined. Shape the beef into a patty about 1/2 inch diameter then the bun. lightly sprinkle both sides with salt. Grill burger on both sides until desired done-ness is reached.Just before the burger is done place buns inside down on rack. put cheese on burger to melt. 15 to 30 sec. Put it all together and serve immediately.
Taco salad
brown ground hamburger 1/2 to 1lb. and season with taco seasoning. (optional)
1 bag of pre-made salad greens (your choice)
1 can of black beans (Drained and rinsed)
1 can of kidney beans (Drained and rinsed)
1 can of Garbanzo beans also known and chick peas(Drained and rinsed)
1 cup for grated cheese
1 avocado diced (optional)
2-3 Roma tomatoes diced (optional)
tortilla chips
mix all but the tortillas chips in a large bowl. when served top with desired amount of crumbled tortillas chips and favorite salad dressing.
Chicken Pesto Pizza
pizza crust
Pesto
rotisserie chicken
mozzarella cheese
Parmesan Cheese
sun dried tomatoes
top in order listed. bake according to crust instructions.
Mandarin chicken on rice.
Grill chicken breast diced into bite size pieces. When done add Panda Express Mandarin sauce and simmer until warm. top onto rice and serve with a side of veggies. They also have Orange sauce out there, but not at the store I went too. That is what I really wanted to try.
weight loss tip #5
Get Moving
We all know exercise is important. You should not just do cardio. You need to do weight/ resistance training. (Don't worry ladies it would have to take a lot of training to get over-sized muscles) Cardio helps you burn calories, but muscles helps you keep the calories burning because muscle burns more calories than fat. Remember to give your muscles at least a day in between trainings to rest so it has time to rebuild it self.
Not only should we exercise, but we just need to get active more. Start planning vacations with physical activities involved, start going outside with your kids more often. Get involved with 5K's (even if you just walk them like me), this will also help motivate you because you have something to work towards.
I do cardio 3-4 times a week and resistance training 2-3 times a week.
We all know exercise is important. You should not just do cardio. You need to do weight/ resistance training. (Don't worry ladies it would have to take a lot of training to get over-sized muscles) Cardio helps you burn calories, but muscles helps you keep the calories burning because muscle burns more calories than fat. Remember to give your muscles at least a day in between trainings to rest so it has time to rebuild it self.
Not only should we exercise, but we just need to get active more. Start planning vacations with physical activities involved, start going outside with your kids more often. Get involved with 5K's (even if you just walk them like me), this will also help motivate you because you have something to work towards.
I do cardio 3-4 times a week and resistance training 2-3 times a week.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
weight loss tip #4
Be Prepared
Plan, Plan, Plan, make sure you know what's for dinner. Make sure you have enough healthy choices for your snacks and lunches in the house. If you go out for the day make sure you bring a portable snack to help hold you off til you get home in case you get hungry.
If you plan your meals you will eat healthier not only by making healthy meals, but you will be less likely to turn to the unhealthy stuff in your house or even fast food. For those nights you just don't want to cook the solution is making yourself a food bank. The nights you do make dinner make twice as much, it doesn't add very much time because your already making it. Freeze the leftovers either in a disposable pan to reheat in oven later or into individual servings and you can toss into the microwave on those “I not feel like cooking days”.
If you clean and cut up veggies and fruit when you get home from the store they are more likely to be eaten and less likely to go rotten. I also assemble things like my veggies for my scrambled omelet in the mornings, and put them in Ziploc bags in the freezer. Makes it a lot less temping to turn to cold cereal.
Plan, Plan, Plan, make sure you know what's for dinner. Make sure you have enough healthy choices for your snacks and lunches in the house. If you go out for the day make sure you bring a portable snack to help hold you off til you get home in case you get hungry.
If you plan your meals you will eat healthier not only by making healthy meals, but you will be less likely to turn to the unhealthy stuff in your house or even fast food. For those nights you just don't want to cook the solution is making yourself a food bank. The nights you do make dinner make twice as much, it doesn't add very much time because your already making it. Freeze the leftovers either in a disposable pan to reheat in oven later or into individual servings and you can toss into the microwave on those “I not feel like cooking days”.
If you clean and cut up veggies and fruit when you get home from the store they are more likely to be eaten and less likely to go rotten. I also assemble things like my veggies for my scrambled omelet in the mornings, and put them in Ziploc bags in the freezer. Makes it a lot less temping to turn to cold cereal.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Mystery dinner
So if you read my blog a few post back you know We were going to have a date night with my sister and her husband. We chose 5 food items for the other team. they had to make a main dish a side dish and a dessert in an hour, we had about 20 min to plan before cooking. well it was a success we liked all the food and came really close in the points. We lost, but that's okay.
We chose for them: tortilla chips, broccoli, yogurt(vanilla and pear), pears, bacon.
They made: cheesy broccoli soup, with diced pears in it, yogurt, bacon and then chips crumbled on top. a salad on the side with all the ingredients in it. I've had a similar salad before with raisins in replace of the pears. then they found a recipe on line for bacon cookies, they added the yogurt and pears to it. It was a very yummy dinner.
They chose for us: Lemons, cream cheese, cheerios, sausage, cucumber.
We made: some German dish we found online (favorite Tuna Dish- on cooks.com). It was like a meatloaf with tuna and sausage, It asked for all but the cream cheese. well we did replace the bread crumbs with cheerio crumbs. It had a cucumber sauce to put on top. I made my non-bake cheese cake. It uses lemon juice and cream cheese, I made the graham cracker crust out of cheerios, then I made a cucumber salad with a lemon dressing.
our points were set up as fallows
did you use all five items at least once: 5 point
how many items did you use in the main dish: up to five points
how many items did you use in your side dish: up to five points
how many items did you use in your dessert: up to five points
did you finish on time: 5 points
presentation: 5 points
taste: 5 points
total:35
We had a lot of fun and it was great to try new things and be creative. I would suggest this as an activity to anyone. If you need partners to join you we would love to do it again.
We chose for them: tortilla chips, broccoli, yogurt(vanilla and pear), pears, bacon.
They made: cheesy broccoli soup, with diced pears in it, yogurt, bacon and then chips crumbled on top. a salad on the side with all the ingredients in it. I've had a similar salad before with raisins in replace of the pears. then they found a recipe on line for bacon cookies, they added the yogurt and pears to it. It was a very yummy dinner.
They chose for us: Lemons, cream cheese, cheerios, sausage, cucumber.
We made: some German dish we found online (favorite Tuna Dish- on cooks.com). It was like a meatloaf with tuna and sausage, It asked for all but the cream cheese. well we did replace the bread crumbs with cheerio crumbs. It had a cucumber sauce to put on top. I made my non-bake cheese cake. It uses lemon juice and cream cheese, I made the graham cracker crust out of cheerios, then I made a cucumber salad with a lemon dressing.
our points were set up as fallows
did you use all five items at least once: 5 point
how many items did you use in the main dish: up to five points
how many items did you use in your side dish: up to five points
how many items did you use in your dessert: up to five points
did you finish on time: 5 points
presentation: 5 points
taste: 5 points
total:35
We had a lot of fun and it was great to try new things and be creative. I would suggest this as an activity to anyone. If you need partners to join you we would love to do it again.
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