Spaghetti Squash tossed in a Creamy Tomato Pesto with tons of Veggies! |
Daily Tidbit: Dear friends of ours came over tonight and brought dinner with them! There were so many wonderful aspects of this meal I don't know where to begin....it was an inspired Vegetarian menu full of things I have been wanting to try myself: Baked Kale Chips, a Spaghetti Squash dish loaded with Veggies that I fell in love with, and another new thing for us: Hemp Seed Oil (which is loaded with Omega-3s!) to dip our Ciabatta bread into. This was a journey of new flavors for us and I can't wait to try to replicate them myself!
Kale, a hearty leafy green, is a nutrition powerhouse, loaded with antioxidants, and is low-cal, high fiber, with a suprising amount of Calcium. To see a list of 10 Health Benefits of eating Kale, check this out:
www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4408/Top-10-Health-Benefits-of-Eating-Kale.html
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Frosted Shredded Mini-Wheats with Walnuts |
Breakfast: Frosted Shredded Mini-Wheats with Walnuts
1 cup Frosted Shredded Mini-Wheats
1 cup Fat Free Milk
2 tbsp Plain Chopped Walnuts
5 oz. Orange Juice
Regular Coffee, black
Lunch: Arugula Salad with Lemon Tarragon Dressing
So this is one of those salad where I just throw in all the stuff sitting in the fridge that is taking up space in my Pyrex. I added Apple skins, because I gave my son some skinned Apple slices at lunch to prevent the choking hazard, and didn't want to throw away all the Vitamins, Nutrients & Fiber inside the skins. They actually added a really nice hint of sweetness to my salad, which was delicious: fresh, crisp & creamy, sweet & savory, hearty and totally satisfying!
Dinner: The AMAZING meal our friends brought over for us:
Appetizer: My only contribution: Organic White Corn Tortilla Chips with Salsa (recipe below)
Appetizer: Baked Kale Chips
Dinner: Spaghetti Squash in Creamy Tomato Pesto sauce with Red Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions and Black Olives
Ciabatta bread with Hemp Seed Oil for dipping
Dessert: These 2 little yummies were split into quarters for us to share...the Ghost Chocolate Cake and Mini Key Lime Pie with Blueberries
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1 large handful of Arugula
1 Hard Boiled Egg
1 slice of Turkey Bacon
5 Cherry Tomatoes, sliced
White Beans (canned, drained, rinsed)
1 Radish, sliced
1/4 cup Zucchini, diced and sauteed
1/4 cup Zucchini, raw and sliced
Red Onion, sliced
1/4 cup Pan Seared Corn
1/2 Avocado
Apple skin slices (see note below)
1 tbsp Lemon Tarragon Dressing
Water with Lime
So this is one of those salad where I just throw in all the stuff sitting in the fridge that is taking up space in my Pyrex. I added Apple skins, because I gave my son some skinned Apple slices at lunch to prevent the choking hazard, and didn't want to throw away all the Vitamins, Nutrients & Fiber inside the skins. They actually added a really nice hint of sweetness to my salad, which was delicious: fresh, crisp & creamy, sweet & savory, hearty and totally satisfying!
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Snack: Pumkin Bread (half of what is shown, I shared it with my kids; recipe below) & 3 cups of Plain Popcorn popped in brown paper bag in microwave, Water with Lime
Snack: 4 Small all Beef Meatballs tossed in Organic No Salt added Marinara, Fat Free Milk
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Dinner: The AMAZING meal our friends brought over for us:
Appetizer: My only contribution: Organic White Corn Tortilla Chips with Salsa (recipe below)
Baked Kale Chips |
Appetizer: Baked Kale Chips
Spaghetti Squash tossed in a Creamy Tomato Pesto with tons of Veggies! |
Dinner: Spaghetti Squash in Creamy Tomato Pesto sauce with Red Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions and Black Olives
Ciabatta bread with Hemp Seed Oil for dipping
Hemp Seed Oil |
Halloween Ghost Chocolate Cake |
Mini Key Lime Pie with Blueberries |
Dessert: These 2 little yummies were split into quarters for us to share...the Ghost Chocolate Cake and Mini Key Lime Pie with Blueberries
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RECIPES:
Amy's Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread Recipe:
I concocted this with what we had in kitchen and it was a total experiment as baking is not my strong suit, but it came out pretty good, my boys loved it! It wasn't very sweet, so I would recommend adding more sugar for those who are used to a fairly sweet Pumpkin Bread experience.
Preheat oven to 350, Grease Loaf Pan.
In a bowl mix:
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp orange juice
1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 15 oz can of pumpkin puree
Bake for an hour, checking to ensure it is cooked through.
Salsa Recipe:
http://whatamyatetoday.blogspot.com/2012/06/thurs-june-7th.html
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