Saturday!

Rosie109

Whats up ladies?

I just got back from the gym, and not only have I gotten over my hump of running a mile.. I banged out two miles today. Plus lifting. I am sore and sweaty and fvcking loving it.

Good luck to LDY and Chrissy as they tackle the memphis half and whole marathon (respectively).

Today I will clean up the house and then take Sofia (wittle fiv kitty) to get her vaccines. Then I need to go grocery shopping for the week. So fracking exciting eh?

mica178

Good morning!

My realtor is keeping my hopes alive for the house we bid on, so today H and I are filling out mortgage paperwork.

Also, I need to exercise.  And grocery shop. 

But mostly I just want to be lazy today. 

Rosie109

Also lets make this interactive. I know people are here are awesome cooks in the kitchen when it comes to healthy eating, so share with me you favorite healthy recipe. I have free reign for dinner tonight and I want to wow H.

I am currently searching all over Pinterest. 

J&K10910

Good luck LDY and Chrissy!

Good work at the gym, Rosie!  I love when stuff like that happens.

I'm at work.  And then I'll go home and sleep and work some more tomorrow.  Also quite exciting!  And I'm waaaaay too awake considering I only slept about 5 hours last night. 

number55

Rosie:  I haven't tried this recipe yet but I want to: LINK (quinoa burgers). Also, I love this woman's blog. 

Rosie109

Yay house! What is your favorite part of the house?

Rosie109

I WANT TO TRY QUINOA TONIGHT. but burgers scare me because H doesn't eat ground meat (of any kind) because of the texture and I worry the texture will be similar enough that he wouldn't be able to eat it. 

J&K10910

My favorite healthy recipe is: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-cherry-marsala-sauce-10000001097054/

Quinoa would be a great side with it!

number55

hmmm, Rosie, do you think he would do green peppers stuffed with quinoa? Or would that seem like ground beef too? To be fair, I make mine with ground turkey, so it probably wouldn't work. 

MyUserName1

Good morning ladies!

Good luck to the awesome runners!

Hope you're realtor is on the right track, Mica and you get this one!

I'm currently trying to style my mangy Snow White wig for a party this morning.  The fact I get to be Snow White (which is my favorite costume) ALMOST makes up for the fact that the party is so early.

dumdumfroggie

I've been making these recently:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/07/asian-glazed-drumsticks.html

But I triple the amt of the siracha sauce in it because I like the spice.  The sauce is awesome drizzled over some brown rice and broccoli.

Rosie109

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_saturday-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:ae12df5e-5180-4398-aee2-f038473f7eabPost:4f22129b-baa8-4bf7-b5dc-1a4b92533805">Re: Saturday!</a>:
[QUOTE]hmmm, Rosie, do you think he would do green peppers stuffed with quinoa? Or would that seem like ground beef too? To be fair, I make mine with ground turkey, so it probably wouldn't work. 
Posted by number55[/QUOTE]

<div>Probably too close. But I love the burger recipe. I might make it for myself for individual lunches.</div><div>
</div><div>That chicken recipe looks yummy. </div>

J&K10910

The chicken is SO GOOD.  The sauce is just amazing.  I use a dry Riesling, you can use any dry white wine really. I don't care for Marsala as much.  And I use the cherry flavored craisins, and then I eat them like candy while I'm cooking and don't want to eat dinner.

But...minor details.

number55

Rosie, here's the link to my food board on Pinterest.  There are some fairly healthy main meals pinned on it. I want to try the slowcooker chicken that is pinned at the top. Maybe next week. 

aleighk1

Good morning. I'm messing around with my rsvp envelopes. Does this look okay? As far as font goes? I'm cheating and printing the envelopes with a light font and then going over with black pen. 

Hopefully if you click on it it'll make it bigger.

Rosie109

I like the font Aleigh.

When does my invite come in the mail?

aleighk1

Rosie, you can so get an invite. 

J&K10910

I like the font, Aleigh, but I don't the way the ZIP is spread out.

WildRumpus

Hey! I'm spending the day hanging out with my momma. Good house vibes Mica! Rosie, my H was wowed by this recipe, especially since he "hates" squash:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/spaghetti-squash-lasagna.html

number55

I LOVE spaghetti squash!  That lasagna looks awesome. 

xxstardust

Good morning, ladies I'm just putzing around the house, trying to get ready to go out to lunch with my BFF. He's leaving for medical school today, all the way in Granada!

This is a delicious recipe: http://www.mangotomato.com/2012/01/barefoot-contessas-vegetable-tian.html. Just enough cheese to feel rich, but really quite light and full of veggies.

barrelbabe004

Morning! I'm heading to my first Zumba class with my mom. I'm pretty nervous. Then I think I'll grade and lesson plan so I can have the rest of the weekend free. I love quinoa... I put it in a mango salsa and then use that as salad dressing. Yummy.

annakb8

Morning! I just got back from the farmer's market and was kind of dissapointed. There was only one veggie vendor there and he didn't have much. I know it's January but the last time I went was three weeks ago and they still had tons of stuff. Anyway, I still got fresh eggs, a whole chicken, and an oxtail. I've never cooked a whole chicken before and I've never even tried oxtail so we'll see how this goes. I guess I was feeling adventurous!

Rosie, I love quinoa, just plain. Make sure to cook it in chicken stock, not water, it will taste much better. I also love a quinoa salad where I just add some chopped veggies (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, whatever), toasted nuts, some feta or parmesan, herbs, and then I dress it with olive oil and lemon juice.

xxstardust

Anna, oxtail is delicious - great for stewing or braising. Maybe a ragu, if you're stuck for ideas?

number55

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_saturday-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:ae12df5e-5180-4398-aee2-f038473f7eabPost:83189ca8-7471-4930-b463-e9cf17214ef0">Re: Saturday!</a>:
[QUOTE]This is a delicious recipe: <a href="http://www.mangotomato.com/2012/01/barefoot-contessas-vegetable-tian.html." rel="nofollow">http://www.mangotomato.com/2012/01/barefoot-contessas-vegetable-tian.html.</a> Just enough cheese to feel rich, but really quite light and full of veggies.
Posted by xxstardust[/QUOTE]

<div>I made that for NYE!  I liked it but had a lot of water at the bottom of the dish. Other than that it was awesome.</div>

aleighk1

Barrel, Zumba is a blast!

xxstardust

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_saturday-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:ae12df5e-5180-4398-aee2-f038473f7eabPost:459b9a2a-b4f6-4d2b-8011-0c1450b70f75">Re: Saturday!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Saturday! : I made that for NYE!  I liked it but had a lot of water at the bottom of the dish. Other than that it was awesome.
Posted by number55[/QUOTE]

If you make it again, try putting the eggplant and zucchini pices in a big bowl and tossing them with a teaspoon or so of salt, and letting them sit for about half an hour. Squeeze them out then pat them dry with a paper towel - you should have a good sized puddle in the bottom of the bowl and much less liquid in the dish after baking.

mkrupar

Good Morning! I just finished breakfast after working out. We're going hiking at a local park followed by a picnic.

Rosie, my sister made this: http://health.yahoo.net/articles/weight-loss/photos/diet-tips-food-flips-weight-loss#3 and she swears you can't even taste the butternut squash. She said the turkey meatloaf is also awesome (doesn't help if your H doesn't like ground meat), and the tomato soup is "ok".

Tell your husband he's not strange. My BFF from college can't eat ground meat because of the texture.

mica178

I love quinoa.  You can cook it as you'd cook rice, serve it the same way too.  I cooked it in a combination of water and chicken stock, added some green onion.  After it cooked, I mixed it with cherry tomatoes, fresh parsley and lemon juice.  It was a great side dish to serve next to a roast.

aleighk1

I just printed off all 50 of my invites and now I don't think I like them anymore :[

mica178

Oh, the house!  It is killing me waiting to hear!  It has huge windows and a huge walk-in shower, long enough that no shower curtain or door is needed.

I just got a few new cooking toys for myself, so I'm going to try to use them.  I have a stovetop smoker, so I want to try to make smoked shrimp.  I'm going to try making a healthy grits and a healthy braised collard greens recipe.  I'm going real Southern this weekend.