breakfast bake for houieversary

Currently Digging: slice of bake plus lettuce bowl

Breakfast bake. Quiche. Frittata. Whatever this is. Breakfast pile up? Breakfast cake? I don't know. Just all of a sudden at 3am, i woke up hungry.... craving for eggs and comfort food... something filling, and loaded... why not try a breakfast bake i've been imagining...

Just a layer of bread, cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, ham, swiss melting cheese, green onions, ham and hashbrowns, top with a little more cheese... baked to goodness.

served in lettuce bowl with beans in sardines sauce.

this is the first time i've tried this...and i must admit it tasted pretty good... still healthy though.

I used 2 real eggs and the rest are egg substitute. used 2 oz of 2% colby jack cheese (would love it better if it is pepper jack). used tomatoes, mushrooms and deli ham. no cream. no full fat cheeses. hashbrown for crusting + few drizzle olive oil.

Happy houieversary... 6 years...

Just like last year.... i cooked on our special day... this time it's loaded, smothered but still a little bit healthy. The entire loaf would probably serve 6. But i'm already craving for another slice!!!!

Still watching my diet and working out.. but not losing any more weight....

sidetrack: 6th year...

Currently Digging: eddy's coffee ice cream

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

HAPPY 6th year HOUIEVERSARY!!!

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Meatball burger

Currently Digging: nothing ***resting before I go to gym***

I should say this is the most successful "HEALTHIER" burger I have ever done... this time it was juicy, moist, tender, and meaty beefy...

HEAVY lunch today.... my pre-work out meal...

My plate: half hamburger sandwhich--with tomato and onions, no cheese.

My sides: boiled zucchini, wilted baby bella mushrooms, asian coleslaw without the crispy noodles.

My soup: same as everyone's! cream of mushroom (healthy version-canned) with asparagus and shiitake mushroom.

MEATBALL BURGER

• lean ground beef
• minced onions
• minced garlic
• mrs. dash
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• pepper
• salt
• grounded cereals (i used hi-lo cereals) like bread crumbs consistency (with cumin, poultry seasoning, mrs. dash)

>mix all ingredients in a bowl except grounded cereals

>before baking or grilling: coat LIGHTLY with grounded cereals "breadcrumbs"

>I cooked it in nu-wave oven: 5-7 minutes per side: flipping once.

>Lightly toast bread with cheese (if desired)

>Add condiments if desired

>Arrange

Here's my mom's and my dad's plate. They didn't like the boiled zucchini... Yah know... parents--- as they grow old, they become picky eaters...

My dad ate his entire plate-- so proud of him!!!!

I used garlic parmesan roll for their hamburger, topped with tomato and onions with cheese

Sides: wilted mushrooms and onions, asian slaw with crispy noodles

Soup: Cream of mushroom soup + asparagus + shiitake mushrooms

QUICKIE ASIAN SLAW

>shredded cabbage: blanched with hot boiling water

>shopped tomato

>Newman's spritzers (asian flavored)

>>Mix everything up!!! Serve.

Chicken taco on a pita?!?!

Currently Digging: oven baked chicken wings and italian salad

PITA CHICKEN TACO... whew... that's confusing! Well that was my morning breakfast today! haha.. yeah.. for breakfast!

CHICKEN TACO ON A PITA:

• left over grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken breast-sliced
• lettuce, onions
• taco bell' sauce (FIRE, MILD or HOT: I used fire.. coz I love spicy foods! ***and don't look at me like that!!! everybody have some extra sauces in their fridge!)
• pinto bean hummus ^recipe below^ (hahha.. just another confusing name! whatever)

::: TOAST Pita bread half (80 Cal) on oven toaster

::: Heat through chicken slices in microwave

::: Spread inside of pita with Pinto bean hummus (50 Cal)

::: Place lettuce slices/shreds/or leaf, with thinly sliced onions (15 Cal)

::: Place sliced chicken breast (130 Cal)

::: Squeeze in packet of taco bell's FIRE sauce (5 Cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 280

I have been craving for refried beans since yesterday... I slow cooked a pound of DRY pinto beans... ($0.92 cents / lb of dry pinto beans at walmart: That has 13 servings after cooked!)

Instead of soaking them overnight, I just placed it in a crock pot covered with lots of water turned to low... and let it cook for hours... SET it and FORGET it! heheh

PINTO HUMMUS: (serves 1-2)

• 1/4 cup cooked pinto beans
• 1.5 tsp plain non fat yogurt
• 1 small clove garlic
• pinch of cumin
• pinch of crushed red pepper
• pepper & salt

>>Blend pinto beans with garlic, cumin, crushed red pepper
>>Add yogurt, blend, adjust to desired consistency
>>Add pepper and salt if needed

SAVE MONEY: pinto beans: use dry ($0.08/serving) instead of canned ($0.20/serving)

SAVE SODIUM: pinto beans dry (5mg) instead of canned (250mg)

grilled chicken on tofu slices sandwhich

Currently Digging: chicken taco on a pita...

"Within 90minutes post-workout: Eat a meal with quality carbs and protein.."

I say: just eat a complete meal... start with the fruit (replace the sugars lost during workout) then the protein.

WORKOUT 11/7/08:

Warm up: walk-walk-jog 10mins

Core: 3 exercise-3 sets each-20reps each

Train: back-biceps-legs (2 exercises each group-3-4sets each-12 reps each)

Cardio: 30min (20min stairmaster-5run-5stair)

Cooldown: walk-stretch

Then my MEAL: it's a grilled chicken with the works in grilled tofu as the "bread"

I was actually tempted to buy those little thickburgers from hardee's.. but then it was past 9pm when I got done with work-out +i was thinking of how much calories in it+... I just wanted to go home and hopefully talk with uieko--which i did!

GRILLED CHICKEN on TOFU sandwhich:

• left over grilled chicken (seasoned with dry rub)
• 2 thick slices of tofu (extra firm)
• cheese (optional)
• ketchup, mustard
• lettuce, onions

> Using nu-wave oven: broiled/roasted tofu for 15minutes (turning 3/4 of the time)

>When tofu almost cooked, top with cheese, heat up chicken for another 3-5minutes

>BUILD it up: tofu-cheese-ketchup-lettuce-mustard-chicken-cheese-then tofu

>>Ate it with a cup of grapes. Thought the sandwhich was too small... but it did fill me up good!

A LOW FAT, LOW CARB, QUIKIE MEAL that tasted good

and was easy on the wallet! :)

(I didn't spend anything on this one... just used whatevers in the fridge!

SORRY HARDEE'S hehehe)

garlic-cheese-tomato hor'dourve + nike buddy

Currently Digging: tilapia and fresh cucumber salad

After work-out, I craved for something cheesy and garlicky... so i thought y not use the old bread sitting in our ref... Guess it can be: POORLEI'S hor'dourve... hahaha!!! I made 4 slices...

POOR LEI's garlic-cheese-tomato hor'dourve

• french bread sliced to desired thickness
• spray with I can't believe it's not butter
• Sprinkle garlic powder
• top with 2% shredded cheese
• TOAST: 4.5minutes
• top with sliced tomato
  

gave 2 to my mom... and she asked me:

----------KAMATIS?!?

I said: eh ano?!?

{she took a bite...}

------------LEI! ANG SARAP! (It was good!!! yeah it was!)

oh.... well... its surprising enough she tried it... interesting: she liked it.
I was thinking of using SUN DRIED TOMATO... we don't have it.. and it's expensive...



*****GIFT TO MYSELF AT 205lbs.******

Bought myself a gift... [it was a rip off though... $10.83---but its one of the cheapest that I've seen and tried and actually liked.] ---let me introduce my newest WORK OUT BUDDY!

**i forgot to introduce my latest gym shoes.. but i remember showing it to my dear lovie.. right?
I used it already... it's a looooooooooooooooooooooooot better!!! OMG! I CANT BELEIVE THE RELIEF FROM MY SORE HANDS!!! [puro kalyo ung kamay ko.. masakit na... I cant take this anymore...]

$10.83! suck it up lei! It was worth it!