{"id":9528,"date":"2009-11-24T21:47:26","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T01:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=9528"},"modified":"2009-11-24T21:47:26","modified_gmt":"2009-11-25T01:47:26","slug":"november-24th-2009-prepping-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/11\/november-24th-2009-prepping-away\/","title":{"rendered":"November 24th, 2009: prepping away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!  Last night while snuggled in bed I had a mug of tea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9537\" title=\"Tea\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-23-09-tea-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tea\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-23-09-tea-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-23-09-tea.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mmmm and read my book.  Totally relaxing and awesome.  I woke up early this morning to get my run on.  Ever have one of those days when five minutes into your run, you&#8217;re wondering if it&#8217;s time to go home?  Yeah, I had that today.  I don&#8217;t know why but I was just tired and wanted to be in bed. :p  I pushed through 4 miles though and felt pretty happy with that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9542\" title=\"Chocolate soymilk \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_CS-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate soymilk \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_CS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_CS.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Chocolate Silk'>CS<\/abbr>, stretch, and shower later it was time for some breakfast up in herre!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9539\" title=\"Coffee and oatbran \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee and oatbran \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_breakfast.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pumpkin oatbran and coffee.  Glorious.  If you&#8217;ve never had oatbran, I totally suggest you try it at least once.\u00a0 It&#8217;s got a consistency like Cream of Wheat (or Coco Wheats for those of us that grew up with that).\u00a0 It&#8217;s basically awesome stuff. <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n<p>After breakfast I walked Rocky in this damp chilly gross weather we&#8217;ve been having.  Then I proceeded to procrastinate like crazy.  I have no idea why but I had some serious trouble getting motivated to get cooking.  Normally that is never a problem so I&#8217;m going to blame it on the weather.  All I wanted to do was nothing but chillz in my jamz.<\/p>\n<p>Instead I made lunch because I was Starving, full on bellah growling, empty feeling, Starving.  When I get this kind of hungry I know that I need some more protein in my life .  I don&#8217;t know how or why I know this, I just do.  Maybe it&#8217;s because I know the veggie and fruit aspect of my diet is not lacking in away way but the protein could be bumped up here and there from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Today I hit up my favorite sources for protein goodness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_salad.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9545\" title=\"Salad \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_salad-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Salad \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_salad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_salad.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nuts, cheese, and seeds.  This salad was basically a heavenly bowl of pure delicious.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mixed greens<\/li>\n<li> Carrot<\/li>\n<li> Cucumber<\/li>\n<li> Pumpkin and sunflower seeds<\/li>\n<li> Crushed mix of walnuts, pecans, and cashews<\/li>\n<li> Feta<\/li>\n<li> Red onion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Topped with balsamic + honey + olive oil  So good I made a sad face when it was gone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_crackers.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9541\" title=\"Pineapple, hummus, and crackers \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_crackers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pineapple, hummus, and crackers \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_crackers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_crackers.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beans!  The magical fruit!  Hummus and crackers with the last of the pineapple in the back there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_smoothie.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9546\" title=\"Smoothie \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Smoothie \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_smoothie.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soymilk!  Bump up that smoothie.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1C vanilla soymilk<\/li>\n<li> 1C unsweetened cranberry juice<\/li>\n<li> 1C water<\/li>\n<li> Kale<\/li>\n<li> Frozen blueberries<\/li>\n<li> Frozen mango<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9544\" title=\"Smoothie, salad, fruit, hummus and crackers \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Smoothie, salad, fruit, hummus and crackers \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_lunch.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After lunch I finally got biz in the kitchen.  I made a pie crust, whole wheat, and vegan\/veggie friendly.  Score!  And also some whole wheat dinner rolls which are veggie friendly but no vegan love because I used an egg wash on top.  As I was greasing a bowl for the dough, I splashed olive oil all over my shirt.  Oops!  Oh well, totally worth it as the rolls are fabbo.<\/p>\n<p>At least I think so, they smelled good!<\/p>\n<p>We did hit up Muay Thai this evening to get a workout on.  Rawr!  Before class I had half an Odwalla Sweet and Salty bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9538\" title=\"Odwalla bar \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_bar-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Odwalla bar \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_bar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_bar.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Before my runs in the morning I usually eat 1\/3 to 1\/2 of some sort of bar.\u00a0 Typically it&#8217;s a homemade oat bar that I&#8217;ve made because I would rather eat homemade something over processed something.\u00a0 However I&#8217;m out of homemade bars and my next favorite bars to eat are Odwalla bars.\u00a0 They are filling, great tasting, and come in tons of flavors.\u00a0 This was a first for me trying the sweet and salty peanut one and I was in love.\u00a0 LOVE!\u00a0 It was so good, I literally had to force myself to stop eating it this morning.\u00a0 Thankfully I was hungry before class so I could eat the rest of it. :p<\/p>\n<p>After class it was home for another favorite source of protein.<\/p>\n<p>Fish Tuesday!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9540\" title=\"Tortilla chips and cheese \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_chips-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tortilla chips and cheese \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_chips-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_chips.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I was hungry yet again (empty pit today apparently), and while dinner cooked I pulled out a treat for us, some chili con queso from Whole Foods.\u00a0 I bought it because it&#8217;s the holidays and we should have special things on occasion!\u00a0 I can tell my tastes and preferences are changing because where once I would have loved nothing more than to chow down on this major, now not so much.\u00a0 I had a few chips and then passed on having any more.\u00a0 I was still &#8220;munchy&#8221; and had some BBQ baked chips instead (Kettle brand).\u00a0 My reasoning is that I don&#8217;t really want cheese in this form.\u00a0 If I&#8217;m going to get my cheese on, then I want real actual cheese pieces that I&#8217;ve cut myself off of a hunk of cheese goodness.\u00a0 Or goat cheese, something more real than cream cheese mixed with cheddar and whatever else.\u00a0 The cheese dip is not doing it for me any more.<\/p>\n<p>Finally after what seemed like ages because Princess Scott was taking his sweet punk time in the shower today, we could finally eat some sup!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9543\" title=\"Fish, coleslaw, parsnip fries \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_dinner-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fish, coleslaw, parsnip fries \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_dinner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/OHC-11-24-09_dinner.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>No close-ups because I wanted this in my bellah lickity-split.<\/p>\n<p>Tilapia that I brushed with some soy sauce mixed with light olive oil, then seasoned with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sea salt<\/li>\n<li>Pepper<\/li>\n<li>Chili powder<\/li>\n<li>Garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Cayenne pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Baked at 400 for about 7 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Parsnip fries (holla!) and the last of the coleslaw.\u00a0 I thought I over loaded my plate but nah, I totally kicked that to the curb!<\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m off to finish the Pens game from yesterday and possibly have a glass of wine.\u00a0 Hooray holiday season! <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh!\u00a0 I also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imadedinner.net\/2009\/11\/23\/guest-post-andrea-from-off-her-cork\/\" target=\"_blank\">did a guest post over at Mara&#8217;s<\/a>!\u00a0 It&#8217;s my chocolate zucchini bread recipe which you might have seen already but in case you haven&#8217;t, it&#8217;s up over there too!<\/p>\n<p>One more thing!\u00a0 Just a heads up that I may or may not have time to post tomorrow. <img src='\/images\/smile.gif' alt=':)' \/>\u00a0 The day before is a huge prep and cook day for me, so I&#8217;ll probably be in the ktichen all day.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll try to squeeze in some love though but I can&#8217;t make any promises!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys! Last night while snuggled in bed I had a mug of tea. Mmmm and read my book. Totally relaxing and awesome. I woke up early this morning to get my run on. Ever have one of those days when five minutes into your run, you&#8217;re wondering if it&#8217;s time to go home? Yeah, [&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-2tG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9528"}],"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=9528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}