Recovering from a cold

I was feeling under the weather so I stayed home from work on Friday. Tried sleeping, but after a while my head began to hurt from too much sleep. I turned on the TV and finished the movie Tangled. That movie is really cute and I got a little teary-eyed. Then I saw that You've Got Mail was on, so I had to watch that.

Then I called my sister and suggested she keep me company and we watched a few episodes of the greatest TV show on earth... Vampire Diaries!!!

The weekend has been difficult to get through, but somehow I reached the end. Had a great time at our good friends' Xmas party last night. Tons of food, a white elephant gift exchange, and the most funniest version of Guesstures ever! Great times, MJCC. Great times.

I have had trouble figuring out what I want to eat today. After we went to church today, I decided this is what I wanted:

Subway sandwich, plus two kettle corn cookies from Trader Joe's. At last my tummy is happy :) I'm so sad I haven't worked out in over a week. But kudos to the hubs for running two miles today. He is doing really well running more and getting more active in general. I will join him as soon as I am fully recovered. 

Sweet Tooth

TheHungryRunnerGirl is influencing me to eat sweets galore. Here are some delicious treats added to my life this past weekend.

#1: Hot chocolate cookies. HungryRunnerGirl told her readers we had to make them, so make them I did (you can find recipe on the link). YUM! Although they are super rich, so I can't have so many. The hubby on the other hand would have probably eaten them all if he didn't have to share with me and my sister.

#2: BJ's Red Velvet Pazookie. Picture says it all. I've had pazookies before, but thank you, G & M, for introducing me to this flavor!



#3: Cocoa Drizzled Kettle Corn. Bought this from Trader Joe's. Super addicting and tasting, although note to self: I can make this myself! My mom usually gets us kettle corn (tastes exactly the same) from the farmer's market and I can just drizzle melted chocolate myself. But thank you, TJ's, for the idea :)

12-12-12

Today is 12-12-12! The last day we will see repeating numbers in the date for a while. Pictures at 12:12 pm plus a reason to try new Trader Joe goodies...

 

Here I am at precisely 12:12 pm:

Mom took a pic, too!

And sister:

I am not always so professional looking... I had to give a presentation today at work! And what's a presentation without goodies? Amazing butter waffle cookies and salt water taffy from Trader Joe's. Love an excuse to try new things at my favorite store!

Yum!

Sesame Chicken

Tonight's menu: sesame chicken with roasted broccoli and brown rice. Dinner is served! Recipe below.

Lighter Sesame Chicken

Modified from Iowa Girl Eats

Serves 2

Ingredients

·         1/2 cup brown rice

·         2 cups broccoli florets

·         1 egg white

·         2 Tablespoons cornstarch

·         2 small chicken breasts (12oz), cut into 2″ pieces

·         salt & pepper

·         1 Tablespoon vegetable oil

·         2 Tablespoons sesame seeds

·         2-1/2 Tablespoons soy sauce

·         1/4 cup honey

·         1 garlic clove, minced

·         2 green onions, chopped

Instructions

·         Roast or steam broccoli until crisp tender, then set aside (directions for roasting from Can You Stay for Dinner?).

·         Prepare rice according to package directions.

·         In a large bowl, whisk together egg white and cornstarch until smooth.

·         Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper then add to egg white mixture and toss to evenly coat.

·         Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then carefully add chicken. Cook for 3-4 minutes a side, or until cooked through.

·         Meanwhile, combine sesame seeds, soy sauce, honey, and garlic together in a small bowl then set aside.

·         Turn off heat and remove skillet from burner. Add prepared sauce and green onions then toss to combine. Stir in broccoli, then scoop mixture into bowls over cooked rice.