Easy Black Bean Cakes (pictured with roasted corn salsa) can of black beans, drained really well 1/2 green bell pepper, minced 1/2 onion, minced 2 tsp cumin salt to taste whole wheat bread crumbs, or alternative flour (soy, almond, garbanzo…
Category: Main Dish
“White Cheddar” Shells and Cauliflower – Marcella
“White Cheddar” Shells and Cauliflower Healthy comfort food for those cold winter nights 1 pckg Mori-Nu Silken tofu, soft 1 cube Rapunzel Vegetable Bouillon w/ Sea Salt & Herbs 1/4 cup nutritional yeast pinch salt and pepper soymilk and/or water…
Two recipes! – Marcella
Creamy Greens and Penne 1 pckg Mori-Nu Silken tofu 1/2 lb bag frozen spinach 1/4 cup nutritional yeast fresh basil, or 1 cube frozen – available in freezer section of Trader Joe’s soymilk and/or water necessary to blend to a…
Quick Chili Lunch – Marcella
I have a huuuuge backlog of recipes to post; I’m trying to be good and prioritize work and studies while leaving some time for at least one hobby to reduce stress. Sadly, that one hobby is not doing yet more…
Stir Fry recipe – Marcella
The nice thing about stir fries is you can use whatever you have on hand. An alternative to the tofu could be shelled edamame…alternatives to the greens could be bok choy or spinach, alternatives to mushrooms could be canned water…
Fettucine and Green Beans with Mushroom Creme!
No time to post really until after August 19th, sadly. I wanted to get this one up, though as it is a particular favorite of mine. As demonstrated in a previous post, you can make a respectable cream…
Several recipes after a drought
I’m woefully behind on posting recipes and workouts. What can I say – finance exam über alles… I’m actually going to list several recipes at once here to help me catch up. Ah, and, incidentally, I’ve lost 8 lbs now…
Pasta Ariabiata and Some Serious Weights
This recipe is an adaptation of a spicy Italian arabiata sauce – that originally included 1/4 cup of olive oil…You will not miss it, however; it’s really flavorful – rich and creamy. Easy to make: just blend a bunch of…
2 Recipes!
So sleepy…Anyway here’s 2 recipes: LUNCH: Made from the random survivors of our fridge-not-working ordeal. Stir-fries are good for those random remnants of groceries left over at the end of the week type days when you have to produce something…
Split Pea Soup and Seitan Stir-Fry
Lunch Thanks to Derek’s client who so thoughtfully brought him fresh greens, tomatoes, and peaches from a local farmer’s market as a birthday present! Because of that we got to enjoy salads despite our fridge being on the fritz and…
Noodle-less Lasagna
Things are a little crazy: my next exam, on financial math and derivatives markets, is coming up in August. Preparation is of an intensity similar to an athlete (like a bodybuilder!) gearing up for a contest; memorization of formulas and…
Fun Food Facts and a Chili Recipe
Derek’s birthday put some posting on hold (what an attention hog!) but here’s some catchup stuff: Lunch was leftovers with a *special* salad with hearts of palm and also edamame. Usually there are no leftovers when Derek’s around… Anyway, there’s…
Actually I’ve lost 6 lbs of fat in 3 1/2 weeks…
As a revision to an earlier post on weight lost, I’ve actually lost 6 lbs in 3 1/2 weeks, not 5 weeks. It’s certainly felt like 5 weeks with the long work days…Anyway, my pounds of muscle have remained constant,…
Fun in the Fan and Food
Sunday was our day-about-town; we rode our bikes around and ate and went shopping in Carytown- it was a rare and fabulous treat. For lunch and coffee we hit up Crossroads in the Fan…back when I worked in the physics…
Southern Comfort Food
For lunch we had yesterday’s leftovers – surprisingly, 1 can of beans, 2 bell peppers, 1/2 onion makes enough filling for 3 people for 2 days of wraps, especially if you have some avocado and salsa also. I say three…
Chopping Vegetables is Good Stress Relief, Experts Say
I decided to come home for lunch today and finish up my workout; I had to cut it short in the morning because Toby was forlornly scratching to be let out and I can’t resist a forlorn ferret. So instead…
A Rest Day, with Much Feasting on Fruits
Lunch: 1/2 a whole wheat pita stuffed with spinach and lamb’s lettuce, shredded carrot, and 2 pieces of tofurkey lunchmeat. I usually add some avocado slices, but we’d just had some last night. Topped with a small amount of tasty…
The Doubtful Salad, and other stories
Chest/Back day, second only to shoulder day imo. Sadly, we got a late start so I had to work out at home, followed of course by the usual fruit/protein shake … I’ve decided that a rushed, sub-par home workout, even…
Marcella’s Workout and What We Ate Today:
Like Derek, I do a 4 day training split: Chest/Back, Shoulders, Arms, and Legs. I don’t follow a set routine on a given day, I just pull from the grab bag of exercises we do depending on what equipment’s open…