This has been one hell of a week! Not tough necessarily, but I'm just so tired, more mentally than physically I'd say. I can't wait to sleep in! It will be sweet! Also, I need to get a massage or go to the spa this weekend, my neck and shoulders are so tight. Of course, the work of a grad student is never over and I have revisions to do, but at least I don't have to go into the office :)
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Life...and I'll be published soon!
Well, I was right, life got in the way of my exercise DVD one night this week. I found out that my first author manuscript has been accepted by the journal (yea me!!) so I went out to celebrate with a couple of friends and didn't get home in time to do my DVD :( But, a minor set back doesn't have to lead to a major one, the week ain't over yet!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Routines :)
I'm back to doing my exercise DVD, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. 3 days so far! It feels nice doing the DVD, I'd forgotten that feeling, but man are my muscles sore!! I also like her Ripped in 30 DVD, but I injured my foot doing it last year and it took 5 months for my Achilles tendon to heal completely, so I'm starting slow. I plan on doing the beginner version of 30 Day Shred for a month, then the advanced one for a month then moving on Ripped in 30 beginners for a month (and NOT injure my foot) then advanced for a month. So I've got my next 4 months planned out, now let's see how well I stick to it :) I've stuck to 30 Day Shred really well in the past, but I was also not as busy, so we'll see how it goes.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Kale with rice and lentil soup
I made another kale dish, kale with rice and lentil soup, tonight. Super unbelievably easy to make and really yummy! Here's the recipe:
Cook 2 cups white rice (use 1 cup water to 1 cup rice)
Steam kale (about 7 min. or to taste)
Heat 2 cans of lentil soup, *add water to the soup or let the water evaporate to taste* (optional: add sausage cut in thin rounds, I added garlic and herb chicken sausage from Trader Joe's), add minced or pressed garlic, add kale last if you want it to be a little crunchy
Serve the rice and pour the soup over it
If you have a rice cooker, this dish becomes even easier to make, because you can just set it and forget it until the rice is done; heating the soup doesn't take long.
Here's a link to the recipe:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/lentil-soup-with-kielbasa_n_1056848.html
Cook 2 cups white rice (use 1 cup water to 1 cup rice)
Steam kale (about 7 min. or to taste)
Heat 2 cans of lentil soup, *add water to the soup or let the water evaporate to taste* (optional: add sausage cut in thin rounds, I added garlic and herb chicken sausage from Trader Joe's), add minced or pressed garlic, add kale last if you want it to be a little crunchy
Serve the rice and pour the soup over it
If you have a rice cooker, this dish becomes even easier to make, because you can just set it and forget it until the rice is done; heating the soup doesn't take long.
Here's a link to the recipe:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/lentil-soup-with-kielbasa_n_1056848.html
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Kale
I bought a lot of kale yesterday because I want to make kale chips and to start using it more in cooking. Today I found 25 recipes for kale and tried out a couple of them (below). I think I'll try to cook one kale dish every night this week. Here is what I made tonight, both are super easy and quick to make:
Kale chips:
Preheat oven to 350ºF
Wash, cut, and dry the kale as best you can
Toss the kale in a bit of olive oil (add salt, etc to taste)
Place on a backing sheet
Bake at 350ºF for 10min on each side or until done
Serving suggestion: sprinkle on some nutritional yeast after serving
Fried rice and kale:
Cook brown rice (1.5 cups water to 1 cup brown rice)
Steam kale (about 7 min or to your liking)
Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan and add minced garlic, stir for a couple min.
Add the kale to the pan, stir four a couple min.
Add the to the pan, stir for a couple min.
Add soy sauce to taste, stir for 30sec.
Serve
Serving suggestion: sprinkle on some nutritional yeast after serving
The above recipes, and more can be found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/kale-chips-recipe-baked_n_2398474.html#slide=2139358
Kale chips:
Preheat oven to 350ºF
Wash, cut, and dry the kale as best you can
Toss the kale in a bit of olive oil (add salt, etc to taste)
Place on a backing sheet
Bake at 350ºF for 10min on each side or until done
Serving suggestion: sprinkle on some nutritional yeast after serving
Fried rice and kale:
Cook brown rice (1.5 cups water to 1 cup brown rice)
Steam kale (about 7 min or to your liking)
Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan and add minced garlic, stir for a couple min.
Add the kale to the pan, stir four a couple min.
Add the to the pan, stir for a couple min.
Add soy sauce to taste, stir for 30sec.
Serve
Serving suggestion: sprinkle on some nutritional yeast after serving
The above recipes, and more can be found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/kale-chips-recipe-baked_n_2398474.html#slide=2139358
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Sleep
Sooooo tired. I need to my bed so badly. I can't believe how much not sleeping in 3 days/week affects me.
Friday, March 1, 2013
3 down, 2 more to go :)
Woohoo! I finished my formatting for a journal submission! Three submissions down, two more to go! And, I took a nap today!!!!!! That was the best part of my week! And I filed my taxes! Can't wait for my return; I need to replace a couple gaskets.
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