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My Favs…Whole Foods, Uno, Daisy!

MissyMaintains — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:43:27 +0000

Good Morning! I decided to do a little weekend recap before I head to Equinox for my last inTensati class! On Friday I got my hair cut after work and then picked up some dinner at Whole Foods.

I got pretty much everything!

Baked tofu
Roasted cauliflower, broccoli, and brussels sprouts
Sprout salad
Beats
Cabbage
Edamame

I went home and went with my roommate to Five Burro for a quick margarita!

I got my favorite new flavor, apricot. I swear the tequila was filled to the very top. Crazy.

Saturday morning I woke up and made some Cheerios with bananas and raisins.

I then went to a double feature at the movies! We saw Avatar in 3D and Book of Eli. They were both really good. I thought I would not like Avatar but actually really loved it.

We hit up Uno for dinner since it was right across the street! I started with a house salad.

I got the usual….the Roasted Vegetable Feta Flax Wrap!

I got extra roasted veggies on the side instead of fries. So good! I took the night off from drinking since I feel a little cold coming on.

This morning I decided to try some stovetop oats since I never get to make them during the week.

I mixed oatbran, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, Stevia, and blackberries. Great combination! Nice change from the usual instant oats in the microwave. I also had some Tazo Awake tea since I am sleepy! My neighbors decided to start drilling at 9:00 am this morning. Gotta love that on a Sunday.

Random Daisy pictures…..

You know you all like my kitty pajamas. I thought the white one looked like Daisy

I better go get ready for the gym! I am so not in the mood to jump all around right now but can’t miss the inTensai finale! It is 2 hours long but some of that will be talking and stretching. It will be nice to get a good workout since drinks will probably be consumed later during Superbowl! I’m not even sure exactly what I am doing yet. It is between a little house party or sports bar. I’ll decide later!

1) Are you cooking anything for the game?

2) Do you prefer going to a house party or sports bar?

Have fun!

Beet It!

MissyMaintains — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:40:25 +0000

Good Morning! I woke up bright and early today for a Core Fusion class! I met Dori and another girl name Mercedes who is also participating in the challenge. Mercedes will actually be giving me a private cooking lesson this Sunday since I won it from Dori’s charity auction! We are in the process of planning our menu More details to come!

I was very excited for the class since Elizabeth, the co-founder of Core Fusion and girl in the videos was the teacher! I was expecting it to be extremely challenging like her husband, Fred Devito’s classes are. It was tough but not much harder than some of the other classes I’ve taken. Don’t get me wrong; my legs are very sore and they were shaking like crazy but I did not get to the point of tears. The time flew by and it was 8:00 before I knew it! It is nice to have it all done for the day.

Back to yesterday….

I started off the day with a repeat bowl of oats!

Nature’s Path instant oats with banana, Fage, and goji berries. I can’t believe I never added yogurt to my oats before. So good.

For lunch I found a new place with all of these great looking wraps in the Chelsea Market. I got a Grilled Veggie whole wheat wrap.

It had mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes, squash, and balsamic dressing. It was good but there was way too much dressing in there. I don’t like when everything is soaking wet. It was very filling and I never felt the urge to snack the rest of the day!

After work I went to inTensati. It was a substitute but happened to be my favorite teacher! She is always so full of energy and so happy. Another great class!

I went to a different Equinox from the night before but this one also happened to be next to a Whole Foods! I have no food at home so I decided to get it again!

I got:

Roasted broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts
Seaweed salad
Baked tofu
Detox salad
Beets
Carrots
Peppers

It’s funny because I really thought I hated beets but all of the sudden I like them. I’m not sure if I could eat them in big slices but I really like them shredded up in my salad. I have to try juicing with them!

There happened to be a Lite Choice nearby so of course I stopped in. I got Oreos N’ Cream. I love knowing that they can make any flavor I want now.

It was good but slightly lacking in the Oreo department. Maybe I am just greedy with my beloved Oreos! I used to order Cookies N’ Cream Blizzards from Dairy Queen with extra Oreos in the middle and on top! They already have plenty in there as is! I was also 30 pounds heavier so I am better off with my Lite Choice

Speaking of The Lite Choice, I am choosing 3 more winners for a free cup/cone tomorrow! Enter here!

1) Is there a food you used to hate but love now?

2) What is your favorite ice cream topping?

Bye Bye!

Edamame and Cranberry Toss!

MissyMaintains — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:49:02 +0000

Did you know that the Canadian 2010 Olympic Games are starting in a few months? Richmond, Canada is home to over 60 family-owned cranberry farms. I recently found out that Ocean Spray and Richmond’s cranberry growers are teaming up to create a 30,000 lb. floating installation in the shape of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s logo.

Check out what it will look like:

13 million cranberries will float in the Fraser River to celebrate Richmond’s top agricultural crop and honor the winter games.

That is a whole lot of cranberries! Don’t you just want to go swimming in there?

Larry Martin, vice president of marketing at Ocean Spray said, “More people worldwide are discovering the taste, versatility and health offered by the cranberry, so we see this as a great opportunity to educate people about where cranberries come from, and create something beautiful and inspirational.”

Last night for dinner, I decided to try out one of Canada’s most popular cranberry recipes:

Edamame and Cranberry Toss

Ingredients:

3 cups frozen shelled beans

3 tbsp butter

2 tbsp finely chopped green onion

2 tbsp lime juice

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp maple syrup

2 tsp wasabi paste

1 1/2 cups Ocean Spray Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries

Directions

Rinse edamame under cold running water to thaw; drain well.

Heat the butter in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in green onions, lime juice, soy sauce, maple syrup, and wasabi paste. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until sizzling.

Stir in the edamame and Craisins. Cook, stirring often for 2 to 3 minutes or until warmed through and coated with the butter sauce.

Serve immediately. Makes 8 servings.

This was a quick and easy side dish to make! The sauce had a great flavor to it! It has a slight spice to it with a lime flavor. I really loved the combination of edamame and Craisins.

To make a complete dinner, I roasted up some squash and brussels sprouts.

This was my first time roasting vegetables! I see people roasting brussels sprouts every single day on blogs and crave them! They turned out great!

I added the roasted veggies and edamame cranberry toss to a salad. I topped everything with some hummus.

Delicious! Craisins are the perfect topping for any salad to add some sweetness! They make the salad pretty too

To see more Ocean Spray recipes, check out http://www.oceanspray.ca/

What is your favorite way to use cranberries?

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