What I Ate Wednesday....

Hello Again Blogging World.....

I've been MIA for the past month and actually haven't been as dedicated as I should be.  It's pretty much laziness as far as I am concerned which is sad.  So here's to hoping that I can really truly get back into the swing of things.  

Today we were supposed to have a "Snowstorm" here in the DC metro area.  I was sooo super excited because if you know anything about me, you know that I like love snow! The kiddos and I were discussing yesterday whether or not we'd get snow and of course us teachers were praying that we wouldn't have school.  

Fast forward to this morning about 6:00 am, at this point I have overslept if I do actually have work.  I check the county's website and win! No school!  So of course I look outside and what do I see?! NOTHING!  That's pretty much how today went.  Huge flakes would fall and quickly and then the rain would come.  I know that there were areas that got snow, just not ours.  What a disappointing winter.  

Alas, I guess I am truly ready for spring now.

Since we didn't have school, Gary cooked breakfast, pancakes and bacon. Yum! I also had a couple cups of hot chocolate...perfect on a non-snowy day :-(

Lunch: Salad bar from Harris Teeter

Snack: Banana 

Dinner: London broil, baked potato and green beans 

So, what did y'all eat?  

Did you get the snow that I so desperately wanted?!

What I ate Wednesday

Haven't done this in awhile.  It isn't because I haven't eaten anything good, it's pretty much because I've been MIA.....

Breakfast:
Anyway, this morning I had some extra time to actually make breakfast.  I had to attend a workshop and didn't have to be there until 8:30. This means that I didn't have to get up at 5:30, but could get up at 7:30 or so.  Two whole extra hours of sleep, complete *Bliss*

Ever since I watched the MasterChef episode where they had to make eggs three ways, poached, soft boiled and omelette I have been on a mission.  I've tried the poached several times and still can't seem to perfect it. I've done the vinegar thing, but maybe it's because I only had cider vinegar. I just can't seem to get all the white to not spread out. Grrr.....
If anyone has any tips I'd love to hear them!

So this morning I decided to poach an egg.  I don't have any of those cute little egg cups.  They are on my Christmas wish list.  

Lunch: 
The workshop that I was at served lunch buffet style.  Not what I would typically eat for lunch, not to mention that hot lunches always make me super sleepy.  They had fried chicken, a greenbean medley, a creamed corn dish that was super yummy, fried cod, fried oysters (see the theme with the main foods?!), a pasta salad, rolls, crab soup, potatoes and some other side dishes.  The potatoes were yummy, whatever they cooked them in. 
Yeah, I have a huge plate full, kinda wanted to try a lil of everything.  I just couldn't stomach the oyster.

There was also cake for dessert, I'm not usually a huge fan of dessert, but I tried it, free is free after all.  It had strawberry layers and some raspberry sauce.  It was meh....

Dinner: 
I only wish that I could have found a yummy heirloom tomato for my dish.  C'est la vie.  

What I ate Wednesday

So I'm kinda mad at myself.  I forgot today was Wednesday and therefore forgot to take pictures of my lunch. Sadly too.
** Also if you don't like hunting/fishing this may not be the article for you.

For breakfast I had....

with milk




Lunch, here's the tragic part.  Chris, Jess' bf caught a fish, in the morning, a bass filleted him immediately and put him in the fridge.  Yesterday he had caught a catfish- a pretty decent size one and kinda hooked/tied him up leaving him alive and in the water. Sadly and yet good for the fish he got away, but the bass was yummy.  Chris fried him up with some of this seasoning and it was nice and mild. I'm always worried that fish are going to be too "fishy" if you know what I mean.  I also had a chobani cinnamon apple yogurt with grapes, some swiss cheese and bugles. It's a typical vacation snack.  Oh yes, and some cherries.  I wasn't fast enough taking a picture pre-death, nor did I take one after. But I do have some pics of the poor catfish that got away.


Dinner was a meat fest from the great hunter. We had smoked bear chops and pulled BBQ venison(topped with sweet billy rays) and venison roast with some type of sauce.  I am a huge fan of venison. Actually my favorite was the roast. Bear was a first for me and it was pretty tender...those guys are big fatties though.  We also had corn-on-the-cob. A must for vacation.
Smoked Bear Chops

 Venison Roast in yummy sauce

 Pulled Venison in sauce below

 Lovely smattering of meat on my wonderfully retro plate:-)

 Dessert: Coffee Toffee with LOTS of SPRINKLES!!!

What I Ate Wednesday

WIAW

For breakfast, I know, NOT the healthiest....but come on, it's a homemade poptart. The restaurant that Gary works in makes them homemade, strawberry, nutella, blueberry cheesecake, cherry, peanut butter bacon and their newest peaches n' cream, which I had. Plus, I love my sprinkles. I also had some leche and a nectarine, mmm fruit.

Lunch, salad from the Shoppers salad bar.....it's easier just to pick something up than bring something from home, plus I do that all year long and my sense of creativity starts to die. It's weigh by the pound, but I do a pretty good job of getting all my yummies without going past 4 buck-a-roos.  Iceburg, spinach, shredded carrots, cheddar cheese, hard boiled egg, chinese noodles, black olives and pickles. I know right?! But so yummy they are bread and butter and it adds an extra crunch and flavor. Drink, starbucks iced passion tea.

Dinner: Gary made his famous penne vodka complete with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and peas.

What I ate Wednesday

Today was a weird day, I got up late and had some milk. Then I immediately started to run errands.  

I went to work to clean up the teacher's lounge and to bring in the new pieces that I got from craigslist. I love that site BTW. The free section is great.  Now if only I could find a good couch and some lamps.

Since I had to work at 7 dinner was super early, like senior citizen meal time as in 5 haha.....sorry for those of you who eat so early.

We ate at Gary's restaurant(well, where he works). I didn't cook, I know, dropped the ball on that one.  I'm awful.  It's just that I had to leave at 6:15 to get to work and I didn't get home until 4:45.  Sigh.... but this is what I had: 
The green green salad of home, tossed lovingly with green goddess salad dressing. There was a hard boiled egg, feta cheese, tomatoes, kalamata olives, carrots, cucumbers and croutons

 The soup was cream of broccoli soup. It wasn't exactly what I expected. It was super pureed, no chunks. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE cream soups, this was just a little too thick for me.

 I also had a taste of their pinot grigio, it was pretty yummy.

 For dessert, one of their famous handmade milkshakes.  Smore's topped with graham crackers and rainbow sprinkles.

My exercise today consisted of carrying heavy boxes of paper and lifting furniture, as well as walking up and down the stairs. 


What did you eat today?

What I Ate Wednesday

Tonight was another grilling night. Like I said, I want to do lots of grilling this summer, especially with fresh food. Not that we do a lot of grilling with un-fresh food. Dinner was on me tonight and consisted of grilled steak, grilled sweet potatoes and grilled corn-on-the-cob! I LOVE summer, have I said that already?!Grilled Corn-on the-Cob

In the past we've had some issues with grilling corn, it burned or the corn doesn't cook fully.  This time I soaked the corn, husk and all- this way the corn steams itself.  The husk may burn and can even catch on fire, but man, the corn was good tonight! Hip- Hip- Hooray!   Cook for 30 minutes, rotating every 5 minutes or so. I know, it looks completely charred and dryed out- but it WAS NOT!

 Grilled Sweet Potatoes!

For the sweat potatoes, I skinned them and sliced them.  Then to speed up the grilling process I heated them for 5 minutes in the microwave. Sometimes our veggies, specifically the potatoes don't fully cook through.  The nice thing is that because the potatoes were hot, the 2 Tbs. of butter melted right quick. I also added 2 Tbs. of brown suger, cayenne pepper(there's my heat- surprise, surprise!), some kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. I then poured them onto aluminum foil and wrapped them up.  Then grilled for 30 minutes 15 minutes on each side. 

For the steak, I prepared this before hand so that it could marinate.  I pounded it a little and then I added EVOO, seasoned salt, garlic powder and freshly ground black pepper. I did this to both sides, then put it in the fridge for about 45 minutes.  We grilled it for about 15 minutes.  We seared it on each side to "lock" in the flavor.  

Everything finished at the same time! I'm so pleased. Nothing had to be left on longer and we were able to eat all the food at the same time. SCORE!

 Different angles!

 Also, I forgot, cherries for dessert---mmmmm

Oh and I also made fresh mint tea, per Gary's request.  He didn't even end of drinking it. Yours truly did. Ahh perfectly refreshing on a 100 degree day!

Look who also wanted some of the deliciousness! 

What are some of your Summertime favorites?! What's your favorite thing to grill?