Day 2 of the 21 Day Fix got me feeling like a Gazelle

January 24, 2018 by Catherine Thompson in Adulting, Dinner, Food, Personal, Recipes, Snack, Vegan, Fitness, Health

So today is obviously Day 3, but I have included a review and approximate calories below of what I had yesterday. I am probably going to have something similar over the next few days so I won't bore you with my eating habits. But, I will tell you I have wanted to quit at least 10 times today. I ate breakfast at 8:30am and it's hitting 11:00am now and I am starving!! I just made some tea and I ate three cashews (I normally would eat a toast of some sort, or a fruit something if I wasn't tracking my consumption). But, the plus side was today I definitely felt like a gazelle getting out of bed. Not like weight wise (although that has dropped already), but like this weird airy (not gassy) feeling.

Here's to hoping I stick this out for 21 days....but my first goal is to get through 7 days. The weekend will be the big test. I am already scheming how to get those pancakes on my plate. Andrew and I had quinoa pancakes this past week (exactly as boring as they sound), and so with the right amount of fruit, it should settle any cravings or fomo.

BREAKFAST

1/3 cup Oatmeal in water, 1/2 frozen berries & 1 teaspoon peanut butter (164 calories)

LUNCH

I ended up making 5 veggie patties, and I ate two. So it averaged out to roughly 1/2 cup of pinto beans, 1/3 cup quinoa, 2/5 cup of carrots and sauteed red onion & broccoli, which was cooked in 2/5 tsp of coconut oil. I had these on a bed of spinach (1 cup) with 3 slices of eggplant and 2 cherry tomatoes. The dressing was just balsamic vinegar and mustard. (315 calories)

DINNER 1

House Salad from the Good Bite Kitchen. 1 1/2 cups of spring mix, 1/2 cup of roasted red peppers 1/4 cup of chick peas, avocado & pine nuts with 2 tsp of Maple Vinaigrette (260 calories)

DINNER 2

1/2 cup of quinoa. 1/2 cup of chickpea pasta. Oven roasted a cup of cauliflower, 1/4 cup of tofu and 1/4 of sweet potato with some spices. Added a red wine vinegar and mustard sauce. (421 calories)

Note: These sauces I am adding are just to get some extra flavor since salt is a no no. Everything I cook normally has salt...plus Andrew loves his salt so it gets added double time. Himalayan Pink Sea Salt if you are wondering.

SNACK

1/2 small grapefruit (52 calories)

BEVERAGES

2 8oz of coffee with 1 tsp honey (45 calories)
3 cups of Tea
8 cups of water

Andrew is fasting, so bring on the cookies!

November 09, 2017 by Catherine Thompson in Adulting, Dessert, Food, Homemade, Minimalist Baker, Personal, Recipes, Snack, Toddler, Vegan

Andrew is on a fast (not for the faint of heart, but if you want a better understanding as to why he is doing it, check out this documentary), which means I should be happy eating all my delectable dishes with leftovers to spare. But sadly I am not. I am actually lost. The fridge looks like it is going on a fast since I have not purchased anything with a clear goal as to how I will use it.

Snow on Halloween is what Soup is on a Cold Day....expected

October 31, 2017 by Catherine Thompson in Adulting, Adventures, Baby, Dinner, Food, Homemade, Lake Placid, Organic, Personal, Recipes, Toddler, Soup, Vegetable, Vegan, Vegetarian

Quiet small town living means I truly rely on the posts I see on facebook in my various "mom" groups to know what is taking place in and around the area. While there were a number of Halloween festivities taking place, I knew our little guy was probably not ready for them (even the pumpkin patch ride a couple weeks ago was too dusty and long). We did take him on a late night walk this past weekend, with my plan being the lit up Halloween decorations as the main attraction, but as it turned out, after we pointed out the creepy moon behind the clouds, that was all he pointed to and cared for the rest of the walk. I thought he might get scared of some of the decorations, but he just looked at them, pointed out the witches and pumpkins and that was the end of that. Move it along mom.

Is Honesty the Best Policy? No, but I honestly love Cauliflower Wings & Veggie Pizza

October 27, 2017 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Homemade, Personal, Recipes, Spicy, Vegan, Vegetarian, Williamsburg

The other day as we were going to bed, I was brushing my hair and I said aloud that I was a little sad that my hair was growing out the blonde I put in it back in early July but happy it would be growing out so I wouldn't have the obvious root difference or dry hair. Andrew looked at me and asked if I wanted his opinion. His honest opinion he clarified. I looked at him with daggers because I knew I was not going to like what he had to say.

Being a SAHM & Pumpkin Spice Lattes

October 20, 2017 by Catherine Thompson in Adulting, Baby, Dessert, Drinks, Homemade, Personal, Recipes, Snack, Vegan

I can't tell you how it grates on my nerves when I have the following conversation:

Typical Person: "Congratulations on retiring!".

Me: "Thanks."

Typical Person: "So what are you going to do now?"

Me: Um. .."Stay at home with Wyatt and enjoy this time I have with him".

Typical Person: Blank stare. With an unsaid......."and?".

Back in the Kitchen with Crispy Peanut Tofu Cauliflower Rice Stir Fry

April 06, 2016 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Homemade, Organic, Personal, Recipes, Vegetarian, Vegan, Dessert, Chinese, Minimalist Baker

Like the boss I used to be pre-pregnancy, Andrew and I killed it in the kitchen Monday evening. Partially fueled by a comment Andrew made a week or so ago that he thought we might be in meal rut (cough, code for make something new please). So, I accepted the challenge and found not one, not two but three new recipes (I actually found four but two had sweet potatoes so I chose one)!

Happy Birthday, Dad. Enjoy the Chocolate Pie!

November 22, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Homemade, Personal, Recipes, Vegan, Dessert

So I almost forgot what today was.

No, that's not true. I was ready for today all week. Even had it written in my calendar with a cupcake and birthday candle. But it wasn't my first thought when I woke up.

The Perfect Bridal Shower and an Orzo Salad

November 19, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Brides, Brooklyn, Drinks, Food, Homemade, Recipes, Personal, Vegetarian, Vegan, Weddings

As I find myself once again thrust into coordinating Weddings at work, I get nostalgic thinking about all the Wedding related events these brides will take part in. My own Bridal shower was a pinterest worthy event. It was an intimate affair at my mother’s house and the personal touches the girls and my mom added were perfect.

Babies, Voicemails & Olives

November 09, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Homemade, Organic, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pregnancy, Personal, Pasta, Dinner

Current Fears: Having a baby

Fears I have recently overcome: Listening to old voicemails from my dad & eating olives

California = Mexican Inspiration = Cheese Nachos

October 19, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Adventures, Drinks, Food, Homemade, Organic, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel, Vegetarian, Vegan, Spicy, Mexican, Snack

The biggest takeaway from our recent trip to California was that we needed to get beans back into our lives and we (I) needed to start experimenting with making my own Vegan Cheese. This was a direct result of a fantastic dining experience we had at Gracias Madres, a beyond delicious joint we ate at not once but twice (so typical of us). Located in the Mission District, we stuck to going there in the daylight hours, but it is conveniently located only two blocks from the BART and if you head towards 17th street there are tons of cute Hipster Shops/Eats (not so scary).

One Year In....

September 27, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Adventures, Personal, Recipes, Weddings

I wake up for probably the 5th time and reach over to look at the phone....6:45am. Too early! But,I am definitely not falling back asleep, so stealth mode I slide out of bed and slip out of the room. I wait for a second to listen for movement. Nothing. I creep down the stairs and head into my haven. Lights on and I grab my bowls, ingredients....

Not Your Regular Ol' Salad

August 12, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Homemade, Recipes

Every Wednesday I have a pick-up from my CSA at the Farmer's Market. This is my third year with Fledging Crow and I love it. Fair warning though, once you taste farmers market greens you will end up not eating them elsewhere (seriously, I barely eat a salad in the Winter months).

Fried Vegetable Spring Rolls

August 10, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Recipes, Homemade, Spicy

Dedicated to my friends. Make them yourself!

After living in Lake Placid for a few years I realized that a lack of Spring Rolls at my beck and call were leaving a gaping hole in my heart. So, after a little research I decided to take them on myself....

Recipe: Green Smoothie with Pineapple

July 30, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Drinks, Homemade, Recipes

We parked in front of The Good Bite Kitchen and with a little manipulation I got him to eat in for breakfast. It was amazing! Fried Egg on brown rice with beans, guacamole and salsa fresco. That is what I call a weekend breakfast meal! In addition we split a smoothie. Well, we were supposed to at least.

Cinco De Mayo Kitchen Adventures

May 06, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Recipes, Drinks

Yesterday Andrew and I allowed for a gym skip day due to the holiday (well that and Andrew was falling asleep standing and I was sore from my Monday gym workout). Since we had ample of time in the house I went all out in the kitchen. I put out some freshly made guacamole and some leftover salsa from an evening chip and dip party friends had brought over. For the filling we had basmati rice, black beans, fresh tomatoes and green onions. The night prior I sauteed garlic, a yellow onion, a Serrano pepper along with a red, yellow and orange bell pepper and then added salt, pepper, paprika and balsamic. The whole dish ended up being pretty spicy, but delicious.

Pad Thai

April 21, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Recipes, Food

At some point in High School (maybe it was Middle School) Thai food became all the rage in my neighborhood. I mean there was pretty much one or two Thai restaurants on each block of our main street. My best friend and I each had our own favorite and we swore that one was better than the other. I ventured out to try the one by her house, but it just wasn't up to par. If I remember correctly it was really just the level of sauce that made the difference. I prefer when it is soaked into the noodles and not sitting at the bottom. Who knows, maybe I am making that up since it was so long ago, but I do know I tried it once and I never went back.