What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

B: omelette with cheddar, avocado, salsa, 2 chicken sausages, blueberries with plain non fat Greek yogurt
L: left over chick peas/veggies/whole wheat cous cous, an apple
went on a 20 mile ride
S: slice of some Spanish cheese we picked up at the cheese shop on our ride, half a beer
D: went to a farm to table dinner at a restaurant. I had fresh mozarella, tomato, basil salad with vinegar/oil, grilled mahi-mahi, sauteed eggplant, new potatoes, and a peach tart. The dinner also had wine pairings, so 2.5 glasses of wine. Ugh.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with spinach, 2 slices fresh side, coffee
60 minute Funday group training that featured many, many, many kettlebell swings and cleans, as well as a series of heavy deadlifts mixed with plyo-lunges...AND a protein shake to follow.
L: romaine lettuce/roasted chicken wraps with avocado, tomato, and a small amount of blue cheese. Banana for dessert
D: A divine braised brisket with a 100% cocoa/coffee grounds rub - I've been wanting to try this but have been afraid of cooking with ground coffee! It was quite yummy however, and of course there were other spices as well as coconut milk. Almond-Coconut green beans, and a small amount of fruit with a couple small squares of 85% dark chocolate for dessert. While there are brisket leftovers for a couple of meals, the NEXT time I make this I am going to use a larger piece of meat!

If you are curious about the recipe go here & scroll down to the "Crockpot Brisket with Coffee/Cumin and Cocoa Rub". I don't currently HAVE a crockpot and I don't miss it because I have a much larger enameled cast-iron dutch oven in which I braise anything that will fit in it. It is pretty darn big so that isn't much of a limitation. I find my recipes seem to turn out much better with oven-braising rather than crock-pot cooking anyway. It works for me. I used the full rub recipe though my brisket was a bit under 3 pounds rather than the 4 lbs called for in the recipe. It might be time to figure out just how big a brisket I can fit in that pan so I've LOTS of leftovers I am also wondering how well this rub might go with a large pastured pork shoulder roast waiting for me in the freezer...

[Crankin]

B: breakfast sandwich on spelt bread: one egg, 2 slices uncured bacon, cheddar. coffee, blueberries.
Went on a 51 mile ride with about 3,000 ft. of climbing. Lunch during ride was almond butter and peach jam on a whole wheat bagel. This is the best/most satisfying on ride lunch I've come up with. During the ride, I had 2 bottles of Accelerade Light and a Lara Bar.
S: 2 whole wheat crackers and cheese
D: one whole wheat tortilla, with a pinto bean/hominey/goat cheese filling. Home made salsa made of tomatillos and poblano. One beer.

[spokewench]

special k, 1% milk, coffee
L: two leftover small rolled beef rolls, mashed potatoes, gravy with mushrooms.
S: some of the best bing cherries I have had all year
D: small piece of lasagna, salad, 1 beer
1 peach chobani yogurt

[Crankin]

I rested today
B: can of tuna in olive oil, sliced tomatoes, grated cheddar. A small bowl of brown rice krispies with almond milk, coffee
L: home made chicken salad with walnuts and cranberries, an apple
S: half a slice of some torn up spelt bread, hummus
D: turkey meatballs in a spicy tomato/green chili sauce, sweet potato and a salad. 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Rest day today:

B: usual scramble, fresh side, 2 figs, coffee
L: brisket, green beans, some mango, strawberries with a few raisins for dessert
D: more brisket, green beans, sweet potato and a fig with 2 squares dark chocolate.

Yeah, I get lazy when I have leftovers I like

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, rice crispies with strawberries and milk, coffee
S: 1 banana
L; 1 pork chop, rice and zucchini
bing cherries
D: roasted potatoes, 1/2 chicken breast, broccoli, 1 glass red wine

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, strawberries, milk, coffee
S: banana
L: turkey and swiss Sammy on WG bread
S: bing cherries
D: enchilada casserole made with ground beef, fresh corn, beans, corn tortillas, cheddar cheese, served with brown rice, 1 beer

[Crankin]

My alarm didn't go off this morning at 4:50. I guess my cleaning people messed it up. Usually, I mean, almost every day, I get up well before my alarm goes off, but today I didn't. I had 20 minutes to get dressed and drive to boot camp, and I just couldn't. Instead, I stayed in bed until 5:30 and got up, went up to my home gym, which rarely gets used in the warm weather. I did a 5 minute treadmill warm up, then all 3 sets of the Graham Street Body Weight Conditioning program. Then I did 2 minutes of jacks and a stretch.
B: egg white omelette with cheddar, salsa, pinto beans, blueberries, and coffee
L: 4 left over small turkey meatballs and an orange.
S slice of cheese
D: one grilled chicken breast with cumin/chili powder, salad with fresh tomatoes, avocado, and fresh corn kernels, yogurt dressing, slice of really good whole wheat garlic bread. 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

Toast with butter and honey, coffee
S: 1 piece wg toast, butter and 2 eggs
Went to Sedona to take a tennis lesson
L: 1/2 turkey and swiss on wg
D: 1/2 butternut squash, stuffed with rice/turkey Italian sausage/zucchini, onion, egg to hold it all together/homemade marinara and shredded mozzarella on top, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

yesterday:
B: 2 eggs over easy, blueberries, coffee
24.5 mile ride on a rail trail with a friend... slow, but good
L: one cup of some lentil salad I picked up at a farm market, an apple
S: slice Manchengo, red pepper spread with 2ww pita chips
D: grilled tuna with home made salsa (poblano, grape tomatoes, cilantro), brown rice, glass of red wine

today:
handful of nuts and 2 dried apricots before boot camp
B: cup of non fat plain Greek yogurt, blueberries and a peach, small torn off hunk of some whole wheat real bakery boule loaf
L: salad with chicken and left over lentil salad, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: 2 thin pork chops sauteed with chili rub, orange cauliflower "mashed potatoes," sliced champagne mango, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, with honey, coffee
S: handful of almonds
L: leftover filling for the squash from last night (had some extra)
D: 2 enchiladas, rice beans and a margarita from a local restaurant

[Crankin]

one mile hill run challenge (my own)
B: 2 egg omelette with left over home made salsa with tomatoes, poblano, cilantro, and a sprinkle of cheddar, peach/blueberries, coffee
S: an apple, slice of cheese
L:I didn't eat until 2:30. salad with romaine, chicken, avocado, carrots, fig vinegar, piece of whole wheat boule
D: went out, had chilled tomato soup (mmmm), sea bass on a bed very tiny new potatoes, with veggies, 2 glasses of sangria

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, coffee
granola bar
L: salad with chicken, vinaigrette, tea
D: roasted porkloin, pasta with cheese, fresh right out of the garden zucchini and crookneck squash, 1 glass red wine

[Catrin]

Today is a rest day.

B: eggs scrambled with baby spinach, 1 slice paleo 'bread", 2 small slices fresh side
L: pastured pork shoulder roast (with the yummy cocoa/cumin/coffee rub), roasted green beans
S: strawberries
D: will likely be shredded beef sauteed with veggies.