A Windy Washout..

The title of this post would have worked so much better if it was Wednesday, dontcha think?! I initially typed Wednesday after windy and then realized that it is only Tuesday! Oh, well. It rained here in New York today so luckily I was able to sub in washout for Wednesday and get my alliteration fix! :)

Last night before dinner, I hit up the Jersey City Farmer's Market to pick up my "crack apples" (aka Honey Crisps!).

Gords! Fall is here!

I picked up these little slices of heaven at my fave gourmet market.  I posted a month or so ago about the Detox Macaroons I made from Oh She Glows.They were delicious, but they didn't have much of a shape to them . I also had some issues making my own coconut butter, so I purchased these pre-made macaroons to see what "the real thing" should taste like. I am happy to say they tasted just like mine, except they have an actual macaroon shape to them (and I didn't have to make them)! If you find these at a store near you I would highly recommend picking them up!

I Love when not only are there ONLY 6 ingredients in a product, but I also know what each ingredient is (for the most part!).

I adapted this delicious Quinoa and Corn Skillet  adapted from Cheese Please by Jess. It was delicious and had three of my favorite features in a dish: 1. Color, 2. Nutrition,  and 3. Cheese!

Ingredients
(adapted from Cheese Please by Jess)

- 2 ears or 2 cups of frozen corn

- 1-2 tbs oil

-1/4 white onion, chopped

-2 cloves of garlic, minced

-1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped

-1 tomato diced

-2 tbs of cilantro

-1 lime juiced

- salt

-pepper

-grated manchego cheese

-1 cup cooked quinoa

 

In a large skillet, melt a tablespoon of oil over medium heat.  Add 1/4 cup onions and garlic. Saute for 2 minutes.  Add two cups of corn and saute for another 5 minutes.  Add diced tomato, jalapeno, cooked quinoa, salt and pepper.   Let cook for another 8-10 minutes.  Lastly add the cilantro, lime juice and grate the manchego cheese over the dish.  Stir together and serve in a bowl.  Enjoy!

I served the quinoa concoction with a mustard glazed salmon and braised kale.  For the salmon, I mixed whole grain Dijon and regular Dijon mustard together and smoothed the combo over the salmon. I broiled the salmon until it reached 126 degrees on my meat thermometer. On a side note, If you don't have a meat thermometer, you must buy one. It changed my life... and PJ's. This little gadget saved PJ from what we now refer to as my formerly famous "medium rare chicken". EEK!  Hey... there's a learning curve in cooking, right?

After dinner, PJ and I had tea (in our rocking chairs) and Honey Crisp apples!

Breakfast this am was coffee (duh!),  fresh melon, and a sprouted grain english muffin with almond butter and chia seeds!

Sorry for the poor pic. Lunch today was a salmon wrap with spinach and a scoop of the quinoa skillet from last night! I am not a big leftovers for dinner person, so I love when I can use the ingredients from a great dinner to create a new and fun lunch for work! Score.

 

Today was a yoga day!  If you scan the background, you can see we purchase Target's  Up and Up toilet paper :) hahaha.

Ok, time to get ready for another day and hit the hay!

xo

Sarah

Something to read and think about : Check out this article on exercise and it's impact on weight. I am in full agreement with this article's position on the relationship. What are your thoughts?