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What I Eat In A Day #2
11/02/2019
It's been a hot minute since I did my first What I Eat In A Day, I guess it just didn't dawn on me. Since living in my own home with my husband, we've been making a lot more meals from scratch so I'm hoping to pick up this series and make it more of a regular thing. In this edition I woke up a little late hence the lack of snacks, though I'm never sure as to whether I ought to include those. What do you think? Let me know! Without further ado, here's what I eat in an average day.
BREAKFAST: For breakfast (after my usual cup of coffee) I had some of my current favourite oatmeal. I know, a cliche but it's just so yummy on a cold morning. This is the Better Oats Maple & Brown Sugar Whole Grain Instant Oatmeal with Flax. It's the first ever pre-flavoured oatmeal that I don't have to add extra sugar (or sweetner) to. A miracle! Using almond milk as my liquid (though roughly 2/3 of the recommended amount, as I prefer a thicker oatmeal), I blast it in the microwave. As a taste perk, I add a banana and a good shake of cinnamon.
LUNCH: This was the day that I assembled my Carrot Hummus Recipe so for lunch I ate what I needed to photograph - the life of a food blogger (I imagine). Carrot hummus, the remainder of a pita turned into the chips pictured, and tons of veggies. Though the portion was light, I knew I'd be eating dinner earlier than usual so it fitted me fine. And was delicious. If you haven't tried this hummus recipe, I urge you to do so. It really is delicious.
DINNER: Dinner time came and that's when God's greatest gift came into play: pasta. Here we had Artichoke and Spinach Mac n Cheese. Though it sounds like something complicated to make from scratch, it is fairly easy. Here's the *recipe I used:
I N G R E D I E N T S:
- 2/3 box medium shell pasta (roughly 3/4 lb)
- 1+1/2 cups grated Parmesan
- 1/2 cup Parmesan, for topping
- 1/2 bag spinach (frozen would work)
- One 14-ounce can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 12 ounces whipped cream cheese
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
M E T H O D:
- Cook your pasta until VERY al dente, roughly 5 minutes in boiling water (it will cook further in the oven, trust me). Rinse through with cold water and set aside.
- Use a dash of olive oil to a heated frying pan and begin to cook down your onion and garlic (until onion is translucent), add in your spinach and continue cooking until it's wilted down. Feel free to add a splash of water if anything is seeming to stick or brown. Once cooked, set aside.
- Grab a large bowl and add your mayonnaise, almond milk, cream cheese, and white wine. Use your hand blender to incorporate together, or use a whisk. Once combined, add in the pasta, spinach mixture, Parmesan, spices, and artichoke pieces. Mix together with a spoon.
- Add to a 7x11 dish (any size works, just adjust the cooking time to the thickness of your pasta layer).top with your 1/2 cup Parmesan,
- Cook for 25/30 minutes on the middle rack, until the top is crispy.
I served my portion with some leafy salad, red onion, and cucumber. But you can do whatever tickles your fancy.
I finished the evening with some tequila and ice (one of my favourite drinks of choice, anyone else?). Do you find What I Eat In A Day's interesting? Let me know!
*adapted from THIS Damaris Phillips recipe
What I Eat In A Day #1
6/10/2018
I think we've all fallen down a "What I Eat In A Day" Youtube rabbit hole at least once within the last year, and as a personal huge fan of seeing what other people choose to put into their bodies, I was all "Hey! Maybe I should do one of those." so skip ahead a few months and here I am, bringing you a somewhat realistic What I Eat In A Day post. Whoop. Before we get started I want to add a quick note to mention that I apologise in advance for the photos that are lacking (see: dinner), I still rely heavily on my phone's camera and that doesn't mesh well with low lightening, so.. yeah. Sorry! Also all the ingredients mentioned are portioned to one serving, so you may want to double, triple or quadruple the written amount if you're feeding more than yourself. Enjoy!
Breakfast: Instagram
Okay, I'm not literally eating Instagram but I think egg and avocado bagels are now an Instagram staple. I think every blogger has uploaded a variation of this meal. I'm usually not a lover of eggs, but alas, some days you just have a craving and this was one of those days. To go alongside breakfast me and my husband shared some premixed protein iced coffee that we got on offer. I can't remember the exact brand, but it was surprisingly good.
What you need: Everything Bagels
1 Egg
1/2 Avocado
Salt + Pepper
Optional: Dried Chopped Onions
Tabasco
How to: Start cooking your scrambled eggs as your bagel toasts.
(Many people I know cook their eggs in the microwave but I much prefer scrambling them in a pan with a bit of oil or butter to get a little crispyness going. But if you aren't bothered and appreciate the fluffiness that the microwave method gives, scramble your egg with a little bit of milk in a bowl and cook in the microwave for roughly 4 minutes, stirring along the way.)
Mash up your avocado in the skin and then plonk (yes, that is a scientific term) it on one side of your now golden bagel, proceed to do the same with your eggs on the other half.
Top the green side with pepper, salt, and dried onion. Trust me, it makes a huge difference. If you're feeling crazy, put some Tabasco on your eggs and get ready for a flavor explosion.
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Lunch: Hummus Pasta
This is one of my go-to speedy lunches if I'm busy but wanting something fulfilling. Though you can use your standard pasta, I favour using tri-color rotini or lentil pasta, there's no particular reason behind this other than my personal preference. The thing I love about this is how versatile it is. You can easily switch things up by changing the veggies, or hummus flavour. If you aren't veggie, you could mix in some chicken or whatnot. If you want a heartier variation, you could add mushrooms and broccoli.
What you need: Pasta (Barilla Tri-Color Rotini was my choice today)
Hummus
Plum Tomatoes
Spinach
How To: Cook up your pasta to your own liking. Drain. Transfer to bowl and mix in a hearty scoop of hummus, cut your tomatoes in half, add them and a good handful of spinach to your bowl. Enjoy!
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Dinner: Courgette, Mushroom and Caramelised Onion on Ciabatta with Marinara Sauce
And this humans, may be the most unattractive photo of food I have ever taken or seen, those nighttime lights just don't work well with my camera. At all. (Oh and I apologise for that Wish-like title. So many words.) But I promise you, this sandwich is as delicious as it is indulgent! I believe it's a variation of a recipe I stole from Lea Michele, but don't hold me to that. As with all of these meal ideas, you can make this as simple or as fancy as you want. This is just my chosen method. Also this is one that can be a little tricky to time correctly, but I usually do the recipe in the exact order I'm writing it down and it takes no longer than 20-25 minutes.
You'll need: Any kind of mushrooms you want, chopped
Ciabatta
1/4 courgette, chopped
Cream Cheese
Marinara Sauce (however much you want)
Optional: 1/3 Onion
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
How to: For the onions: Heat up a little oil in a frying pan, add your onions and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar. Mix together and let it cook on a low heat until your onions became translucent and have an almost sticky appearance.
Put your pan on a low heat. Mix your mushroom and courgette with any herbs that strike your fancy, I personally use a mix of Italian herbs, red pepper flakes, and steak seasoning (odd but works). Spray your now heated pan with some oil spray before adding in your veggies, let them cook through to your own satisfaction. (usually 10-15 minutes)
In a pan or the microwave, heat up your marinara sauce and slather your bread in a decent amount of cream cheese, though optional, I highly recommend the spread as it gives the entire sandwich a creamy element.
And now it's time to pile your bread with all three elements and enjoy.
And there we have it, my first What I Eat In A Day. It may not be the most fancy or adventurous but these are some of my trusty fallback meals that never steer me wrong. Would you try any of these, or do you make something similar? Let me know!
And this humans, may be the most unattractive photo of food I have ever taken or seen, those nighttime lights just don't work well with my camera. At all. (Oh and I apologise for that Wish-like title. So many words.) But I promise you, this sandwich is as delicious as it is indulgent! I believe it's a variation of a recipe I stole from Lea Michele, but don't hold me to that. As with all of these meal ideas, you can make this as simple or as fancy as you want. This is just my chosen method. Also this is one that can be a little tricky to time correctly, but I usually do the recipe in the exact order I'm writing it down and it takes no longer than 20-25 minutes.
You'll need: Any kind of mushrooms you want, chopped
Ciabatta
1/4 courgette, chopped
Cream Cheese
Marinara Sauce (however much you want)
Optional: 1/3 Onion
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
How to: For the onions: Heat up a little oil in a frying pan, add your onions and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar. Mix together and let it cook on a low heat until your onions became translucent and have an almost sticky appearance.
Put your pan on a low heat. Mix your mushroom and courgette with any herbs that strike your fancy, I personally use a mix of Italian herbs, red pepper flakes, and steak seasoning (odd but works). Spray your now heated pan with some oil spray before adding in your veggies, let them cook through to your own satisfaction. (usually 10-15 minutes)
In a pan or the microwave, heat up your marinara sauce and slather your bread in a decent amount of cream cheese, though optional, I highly recommend the spread as it gives the entire sandwich a creamy element.
And now it's time to pile your bread with all three elements and enjoy.
And there we have it, my first What I Eat In A Day. It may not be the most fancy or adventurous but these are some of my trusty fallback meals that never steer me wrong. Would you try any of these, or do you make something similar? Let me know!
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