{"id":2334,"date":"2008-12-23T15:40:54","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T19:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=2334"},"modified":"2008-12-23T15:40:54","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T19:40:54","slug":"december-23rd-2008-breakfast-and-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2008\/12\/december-23rd-2008-breakfast-and-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"December 23rd, 2008: Breakfast and Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2343\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-22-08_snack.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2343\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2343\" title=\"ohc-12-22-08_snack\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-22-08_snack-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hot cider\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-22-08_snack-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-22-08_snack.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hot cider<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hi guys! We were home from <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Stick Fighting'>SF<\/abbr>, in our jammies and watching TV all before 10pm.\u00a0 Hooray!\u00a0 That almost never happens.\u00a0 We busted out of there after class and since it was 11F outside, that was a wee bit too cold for an evening walk with Rocks.\u00a0 So we got all snug inside instead.\u00a0 I made us a small snack.\u00a0 I heated up some apple cider, cranberry juice, and some spiced rum (just a wee bit) for us to drink.\u00a0 I also put out a bowl of <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Peanut Butter'>PB<\/abbr> puffins.\u00a0 Thinking Scott was going to help me eat them.\u00a0 Wrong!\u00a0 Guess who inhaled those Puffins?\u00a0 That&#8217;d be me.\u00a0 He was not snacky after his big supper and since I had a salad, I didn&#8217;t feel guilty snacking on a rather large bowl of Puffins. <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n<p>I was so tired last night.\u00a0 By 10:30, I headed up to bed to read for a bit.\u00a0 I should have just went straight to sleep I think, that&#8217;s how tired I was.\u00a0 I easily could have stayed sleeping this morning, but I had things I wanted to get done so I got up close to 8am.\u00a0 Got Rocky taken care of and it was chilly outside.<\/p>\n<p>I was starving this morning so I made some pumpkin oats!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2344\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_oats.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2344\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2344\" title=\"ohc-12-23-08_oats\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_oats-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"oats!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_oats-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_oats.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">oats!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know why they lost their orange color. <img src='\/images\/sad.gif' alt=':(' \/>\u00a0 But they were awesome!\u00a0 Standard oats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 C of vanilla soymilk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C of quick oats<\/li>\n<li>1 mashed banana<\/li>\n<li>Pinch salt and cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C or so of pumpkin puree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2345\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_breakfast.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2345\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2345\" title=\"ohc-12-23-08_breakfast\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"breakfast\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_breakfast.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">breakfast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My mix-ins were cranberry, walnuts, and a big spoon of dark chocolate <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Peanut Butter'>PB<\/abbr>.\u00a0 YUM!\u00a0 Along with morning coffee and creamer.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t eat all of the oats though.\u00a0 I have found that eating the oats before my run, I don&#8217;t eat nearly the same amount.\u00a0 I consume considerably less.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2346\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_cs.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2346\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2346\" title=\"ohc-12-23-08_cs\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_cs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_cs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_cs.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&lt;3<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t long after eating that Scott got up and I decided to take off for my run.\u00a0 Weather forecast says today is supposed to be nasty with rain, freezing rain, and then more rain.\u00a0 How Christmasy! \/sarcasm\u00a0 So I wanted to get my run and walk Rocky before anything started, if it was going to.\u00a0 It is really gloomy overcast today so maybe it will do something.<\/p>\n<p>I ran the usual 3.5 miles and it was glorious!\u00a0 Aside from my nose wanting to constantly drip, it was perfect.\u00a0 I came home and drank my <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Chocolate Silk'>CS<\/abbr> and was back out the door with Rocks for his usual as well. By the time we got home I was perfectly frigid and wanted nothing more than a hot hot shower.<\/p>\n<p>After my shower I did some work stuff and my stomach took over and it was time for some lunch.\u00a0 I wanted something breakfasty, and thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/loveofoats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lindsay&#8217;s<\/a> post I remembered we had English muffins!\u00a0 Eggs with an english muffin it was!<\/p>\n<p>But wait! Just as I was about to make lunch, Scott had a conference call.\u00a0 Blast it anyway!\u00a0 I settled for some fruit to tide me over.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2347\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_orange.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2347\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2347\" title=\"ohc-12-23-08_orange\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_orange-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"double the orange\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_orange-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_orange.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">double the orange<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1 clem and 1 orange.\u00a0 That worked for maybe 1\/2 an hour and in a huff I went and made lunch.\u00a0 I was huffy because the conference call was supposed to take place this morning, not over lunch.\u00a0 But no worries, I got over it quickly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2348\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_lunch.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2348\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2348\" title=\"ohc-12-23-08_lunch\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lunchie \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-23-08_lunch.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lunchie <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Also on the side of lunch was some chipped ham I sauteed up quick in a skillet with just some olive oil Pam.\u00a0 I like when it gets nice and brown crispy.\u00a0 Mmmm!<\/p>\n<p>After lunch and cleanup I decided on a emergen-C to play it safe.\u00a0 No pic, wasn&#8217;t sure if you all were interested in that.\u00a0 Anyways, physically I&#8217;m feeling fine.\u00a0 However my throat has been more dry at night and my nose seems to be at high production.\u00a0 Not wanting to get sick over Christmas or the holidays period, I figured taking something will do more better than good.<\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m off to do a little bit around the house and read some before heading to <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Muay Thai'>MT<\/abbr> tonight.\u00a0 After tonight we are on full-time vacation!\u00a0 Hooray!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys! We were home from <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Stick Fighting'>SF<\/abbr>, in our jammies and watching TV all before 10pm.\u00a0 Hooray!\u00a0 That almost never happens.\u00a0 We busted out of there after class and since it was 11F outside, that was a wee bit too cold for an evening walk with Rocks.\u00a0 So we got all snug inside instead.\u00a0 I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-BE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}