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Showing posts with label the help. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Dogs need love too

Teriyaki beef for lunch
all those veggies come w. the Teriyaki beef-- makes my life so much more simpler :)

sauteed peppers w. evoo, salt and pepper. The sweetness of the peppers really shine through w. the minimal seasoning.
After lunch, I spent most of the rainy afternoon finishing The Help. It was such a GREAT book. I highly recommend it and btw.. grab some tissues. Either I'm PMS'ing or it really is that much of a tear jerker!

Dinner:
more Bighams..
I made sure to prepare lots and lots of veggies so I wouldn't feel a huge void of no carbs at dinner :( I usually eat something like pasta or brown rice w. my main but its time to change that rule!!
I added some spinach to the Moroccan chicken tagine for more substance

sauteed veggies in evoo, sesame oil, soy sauce, and siracha

T's plate: I added some brown rice to his plate because I think its unwise for him since he's so big (in a good way) and he needs those extra calories!
The trick is to make yourself think you're eating a lot of food. Technically this is a big plate but half of it is veggies!
Dogs need love too yo!
don't mind that huge mess she's making on the couch, argh!!!

After dinner, I watched another movie.. I'm on some movie kick or somethin..
It was actually kind of enjoyable.. I wouldn't watch it again per say but I thought it was light hearted and cute!
I also made a breakfast cookie for a snack tomorrow before I teach zumba. Recipe courtesy of:
http://fitnessista.com/the-fitnessista-cookbook/the-breakfast-cookie/
  • 1/3 scoop oats
  • 1 tablespoon almond butter
  • 1/2 scoop chocolate protein whey
  • Mix together into a crumbly mixture then add----
  • 1/8 skim milk
  • Toppings: raisins, 2 squares of dark chocolate broken into little pieces
Spread evenly on a small plate and then pop it in the fridge overnight. I've tried this before last year and it was a nice sweet breakfast. Its even more perfect as an afternoon sweet treat.

T made me breakfast this morning because I slept in til almost 9!! I feel like I never do that.. Holy crap.
sunny side up with cinnamon and all spice. Yum!
Check out that duck egg! The yolk was definitely creamier and bigger than our usual eggs.

Agenda: zumba, take Noms to the park, zumba teach, salsa class

Monday, 11 July 2011

Behesht Persian Cuisine

leftovers for lunch yesterday
http://www.behesht.co.uk/main.html
We went to Beshest, Beshet, Behest, Persian restaurant on Harlow road, Persian restaurant on Harrow road A HA!! Behesht for dinner. We were greeted by this man making naan bread in this giant what chu ma call it!

We started with some hummus, chicken salad, and aubergine starters. Yuuuuuum!!
I don't think they call it chicken salad but it was a cross between coleslaw and chicken salad.
giant pieces of naan bread. It was bigger than yo face!
We ordered the mix grill for 5 2. It was HUGE!!!!!!!
There was chicken x 2, baby lamb, and kefta.
I added a little thing of butter and some grilled tomatoes to the rice. It was fabulous :-D
I was very pleased with our dining experience there. The waiters weren't the friendliest per se but it wasn't all that bad. Plus, there was a TON of leftovers.

Breakfast this morning:
bowl of oatmeal for me
  • 1/4 cup oats
  • 1/4 cup skim milk 
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 banana
  • cinnamon
  •  vanilla extract
  • Toppings: Maple syrup, almond butter, agave nectar 
bowl of oats for T

Lunch: Tohbang for a Korean lunch date
http://www.london-eating.co.uk/37307.htm
the kimchi was calling my name...
seafood pancake
I decided not to get my usual tofu and seafood soup and got the spicy udon noodle bowl (jampong) w. lots of seafood!
Japchae
dolsot bibimbap
I was planning on going to the gym after lunch but after all this food, I felt like a ton of bricks. Blergh.. anyways..the couch and this new book I'm reading is calling my name