Thursday, December 26, 2013

Ham and veggie egg beater omelet

Back on track today after all the Christmas food and goodies. Egg beaters, ham, peppers, onion and zucchini served with melon.

Bacon horseradish Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts with bacon & horseradish and some leftover mashed potatoes for lunch today.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Chicken enchilada casserole

Chicken enchilada casserole with a salad topped with fresh guacamole.

Turkey & asparagus omelet

Turkey & asparagus egg white omelet with onions, zucchini, tomatoes and a little bit of swiss cheese. Served with fresh strawberries.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Turkey bacon hash & egg whites

Turkey bacon and potato hash with zucchini and onion, egg whites and mango.

Soup & Salad

Soup and salad for lunch today. Progresso light potroast (plus I added spinach) and a tomato, avocado & cucumber salad.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Shiritaki pasta primavera

Roasted veggies (asparagus, green & yellow squash, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes) over shirataki noodles.

Egg white turkey omelet

Spinach, mushroom, onion & turkey egg white omelet along with some strawberries.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Turkey & Veggies for lunch

Turkey & veggies for lunch! Perdue pre-cooked turkey strips, cheesy cauliflower (Green Giant frozen), steamed green beans and carrots.

Denver style egg white omelet

Ham, pepper, onion & tomato egg white omelet (no cheese), berries & cottage cheese and diet cranberry juice. 

Monday, December 16, 2013

Leftover salmon, spinach and salad

Garlic sauteed spinach & onions topped with leftover salmon (from restaurant) and a tomato/cucumber/avocado/green onion salad. 

Green eggs without ham

Green eggs, no ham. Lots of green veggies this am -- zucchini, green pepper, asparagus and spinach with egg whites and a chopped veggie burger. Add some avocado and tomato on the side along with a pear. 

Friday, December 13, 2013

Filet mignon dinner

Pan seared filet mignon (med rare), baked potato and roasted asparagus

Thursday, December 5, 2013

A different kind of short stack

A different kind of "short stack" for breakfast. Spinach, tomatoes, egg white, sauteed mushrooms with a little bacon& topped with feta cheese. Along with a side of blueberries.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Egg salad wrap

egg salad, bacon & spinach whole wheat wrap

Pesto roasted veggies & chicken

Pesto roasted veggies (green & yellow squash, tomatoes and eggplant) and a twist on chicken parm that was coated in pesto before breaking. 

Mac and cheese with ham

Semi-homemade mac & cheese for lunch today. Started with a Green Giant Steamers package of mac & cheese with broccoli and added leftover ham along with a little more milk and cheese.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Leftovers on flatbread


Used some leftovers to make flatbreads for lunch today. One is steak, red onion, spinach and blue cheese. The other is cranberry sauce, turkey, spinach and cran-cheddar cheese. I used naan bread for the crust.

Mushroom & sage stroganoff

Mushroom & sage stroganoff with penne pasta and topped with a roasted portobello. Served with with green beans. 

South of the border scramble

South of the border scramble with chopped veggie burger, peppers, spinach, tomatoes, cheese & taco seasoning.  Served with guac and grapefruit.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Quiche Lorraine sandwich...turkey bacon, egg, swiss cheese plus zucchini & onion on whole wheat.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Inside out omelet

This is kind of an inside out omelet. Sauteed spinach on the bottom, a veggie burger, sauteed zucchini & onion and topped with an egg, over easy. Served with avocado & pineapple.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Coconut curry soup

Coconut curry butternut squash & pear soup along with some waldorf salad (apples, celery, walnuts, cheddar cheese & raisins). The soup is SOOOO good. I will definitely make this again! 

Cooked butternut squash in chicken broth til soft. Blended with some light coconut milk, a pear and curry powder

Pasta salad

I'm gone for a few days but made a pasta primavera salad for Tim before I left this morning. I used whole wheat tri color pasta, tomatoes, parsley, yellow & green squash, green onions, olive tapenade, roasted red peppers and mozz cheese.

Mushy pea cakes

Mushy pea cakes from the leftover peas last night. 2nd time making them and liked these better. Practicing for my God Daughter's boyfriend who is British and loves these. We will have to see how mine fare! I crusted them with a 7 seed blend I had and topped with plain Greek yogurt.

Thanksgiving flavors a few days early

Cornish hen basted with fig jam, roasted cinnamon maple butternut squash and cran-orange wild rice with toasted pecans. Thanksgiving flavors a few days early!

Pumpkin pie fake out

Keeping with the Thanksgiving flavors tonight, pumpkin parfaits!  Crushed cinnamon graham crackers in the bottom (and sprinkled in top), lowfat pumpkin yogurt and lowfat cool whip sprinkled with some pumpkin pie spice.

Banana & peanut butter stuffed French toast

Peanut butter and banana stuffed French toast (whole wheat) topped with fresh maple syrup sent from a friend in VT! Served with turkey bacon. 

Mediterranean omelet

Omelet with artichokes, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, olives and feta cheese. Served with melon and fresh pineapple. 

Breakfast wrap

Egg white, turkey veggie burger, avocado, spinach and tomato on half of a whole wheat wrap. Served with pears and pomegranate seeds.

Caprese omelet

Used leftover salad from last night to make a caprese omelet with some extra basil in the eggs. 

Friday, November 22, 2013

Egg white and veggie hash

Egg white and veggie hash. Zucchini, onion, tomato, egg whites and a chopped veggie burger.

Blackened salmon salad

Yummy Yummy salad for lunch. Blackened a piece of salmon & added grape tomatoes, cucumber, feta cheese, pomegranate seeds & pepitas to spring mix. I dressed it with some plain greek yogurt that I mixed with a little olive tapenade and a little bit of milk.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Eggo sandwich

Let go my Eggo breakfast sandwich. Nutrigrain Eggos with light cream cheese, salmon and egg white.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Apple pancakes

Oatmeal & maple apple pancakes topped with brown sugar cinnamon apple craisin topping & walnuts. I boosted the protein in the pancakes by adding ricotta cheese! Served with bacon & fresh squeezed oj.

Spinach carbonara

We bought fresh pasta at the farmer's market last weekend and cooked one of flavors tonight. The dish is a twist on pasta carbonara. Spinach fettuccine with shredded pesto poached chicken breast, spinach and carbonara sauce. Two thumbs up...well, actually four since we both enjoyed it! 

Friday, November 15, 2013

Leftovers with eggs


Used up a few leftovers from last night for breakfast this morning. Smashed up a piece of meatloaf, cooked the mashed potatoes into a patty and topped with eggs over easy. Added a little tomato too as a side.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Zucchini & veggie burger omelet

Omelet with zucchini, veggie burger, mozz cheese & tomato. Served with whole wheat toast & fig jam.

Grilled cheese & tomato soup

Grilled cheese & tomato soup. Whole wheat with brie, bacon & tomato; soup started with a can of tomato soup, a can of diced tomatoes, milk & topped with parm cheese, croutons & fresh basil.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Egg Sammy

Egg Sammy and an orange for breakfast. 100 calorie muffin with olive tapenade, veggie burger and an egg cooked with spinach and zucchini. Happy Monday

Friday, November 1, 2013

Steak and eggs kicked up

Used my leftover steak for steak & eggs this morning. The eggs are scrambled with green onions, peppers, zucchini, spinach & parsley and stuffed in a portobello mushroom cap then topped with some goat cheese.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

PBJ wrap

Sometimes the basics are just what the taste buds are looking for! Peanut butter & jelly (fig) plus banana on whole wheat wrap. Washed it down with a glass of milk. My treat for today.

Veggie burger omelet & fruit

Omelet with veggie burger, spinach, olives, tomatoes & cheese. Served with grapefruit. 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Chicken mushroom soup

Chicken, mushroom & wild rice soup. Started with a can of cream of mushroom & added pre-cooked chicken, spinach, fresh sauteed mushrooms and leftover rice from Sunday's dinner! 

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Veal Marsala

Veal Marsala over fresh linguine served with oven roasted garlic asparagus, drizzled with balsamic glaze. The Marsala sauce was from Campbell's Sauces & it was delicious!! I would definitely recommend them! Just cut the pouch and pour!

Noodle soup

Taking a cue from Sandra Lee and had some semi-homemade soup for lunch. Started with Chunky Chicken Noodle and added turmeric, extra chicken and fresh spinach.

South of the border dinner

Chicken enchilada casserole, arroz con gandules (rice & pigeon peas), homemade guacamole and blue corn tortilla chips. Ole'!

Lamb omelet

Used the rest of the leftover lamb at breakfast! Lamb & goat cheese omelet with red potato/pepper/zucchini/onion hash.

Monday, October 28, 2013

Gyro salad

I used some of the leftover lamb roast from last night and made a gyro salad: greens, red peppers, egg, cucumber, olives, lamb, goat cheese and tzatziki dressing.

Stuffed lamb

Spinach, sundried tomatoes and goat cheese stuffed in a boneless lamb roast for dinner. Served with caprese salad and orzo & wild rice sautéed with green onions, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms and fresh parsley.