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Ham and Spuds

When I was little, I remember making ham steaks with maple syrup. It sweetened up the meat and was perfect with eggs at breakfast. Add pancakes and you’re basically set for a food comma. Now that I’m older (and watching what I eat), I’d love to have ham smothered in maple syrup, but I know better. So I did the next best thing, I cut out the syrup (ok, maybe that wasn’t the best part) and bought a ham steak… and a potato… and tossed in some butter. Hmmm the butter may be just as bad as the syrup…

Might have ended up with something completely different than those maple syrup ham steaks with eggs, but it’s keeping me thinking that maybe I’ll reevaluate that in the near future.

So in the end, I heated the potato in the microwave for 5 minutes (or until it was soft enough to break it down with a fork). In a saucepan heated one tablespoon of butter with 2 ounces of diced ham steak. Added a dash of ground black pepper and a dash of garlic salt and cook until ham is browned. Fold into mashed red potato and enjoy. Might want to add a half a tablespoon of butter if it’s dry.

Enjoy!

September 13, 2013 by Roni

Food, Savory

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

I think my roommate is in love with me. Let me back up, it was momentary love. And it might have just been the fact that he was actually in love with the smell of Frank’s Red Hot wafting out of the kitchen and into the hallway. I totally respect a Frank’s Red Hot love.

You see, a few weeks ago I tried to make Buffalo Chicken Meatballs, but failed miserably when I used cayenne instead of hot sauce. Yeah, you can’t just substitute hot sauce out, it’s integral. Anyway, I thought I’d give it another go. This time going right for the jugular. I caved and went to the store to buy Frank’s (my favorite hot sauce and go to condiment). What happened after is a secret between me and you, my blogger buddies. You see, I needed someone there to stop me. Someone to say, “no, don’t eat that.” Because they didn’t make it through the night. I actually ate the entire batch in one sitting (with the exception of one my roommate ate). Sickening, I know. But I’ll be honest, they were delicious.

If you’d like to fall down the tragic path I did, please follow my lead:

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Gather:
1 pound of ground chicken
1/4 cup of Frank’s Red Hot sauce
1/4 cup of pre-cooked couscous
1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Cooking spray

Heat a skillet on medium heat. While that is getting warm, mix chicken, hot sauce, couscous, and cheddar cheese together in a bowl until everything is evenly mixed together.

Spray pan with cooking spray. Roll meat mixture into one-inch balls. Place balls in pan and cook through. That’s about 4 minutes a side, rotating them until the outsides are brown and the insides are cooked. Be aware, though, if you over stuff your pan, your chicken won’t brown because there will be too much moisture in the pan.

September 11, 2013 by Roni

Food, Savory

Tomato and Spinach Scramble

Full of vitamins, fiber, magnesium, calcium, and keeping my pant size tiny. Hello, spinach.

I’m learning to love this green leafy vegetable. No, I’m not eating a plateful of cooked spinach for dinner. Although, that did happen once when I was living in France. Host mom invited me to eat lunch with the family one day (they only were required to feed me breakfast and dinner) and when I said yes, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Turns out a plateful of spinach apparently looks appetizing to some people. She did offer up some cheese for me to sprinkle on top, but that didn’t put a dent into the overwhelming amount of greens I had eaten.

Anyway, on a more modern note, I started tossing it into my breakfast. A little olive oil heated in the pan, then tossed in some diced tomato and spinach. Cooked it up, added some garlic powder and let it saute for a few minutes until the tomatoes start to break down. Add in two eggs, scramble and cook until eggs are done.

Quick, easy breakfast. And not too much spinach.

September 7, 2013 by Roni

Food

300 Plus Miles And Avocado To Go

It’s been a few months since I really sat down and added up how many miles I’ve run this year. I keep a calendar in my room. Every day I write down how many miles I ran that day, even if it’s nothing. My goal, to remind everyone, is to run 365 miles in 2013. That’s a mile a day, which I think is a reasonable goal. It gives me time to take days off and other days to kick it into gear.

So back to the point. I sat down and added up how many miles I’ve run so far. I completely shocked myself. I’ve run 302 miles and there is still four months left! Totally doable, especially when I have two more 5Ks to go. Incredible, since a year ago I would never have been able run on a regular basis. So excited!

Seeing that has kept me on track with my healthy living goal. Meaning for lunch yesterday I made myself a 550 calorie lunch that packed a ton of vitamins, protein, healthy fats, and a bit of carbs. It may seem like a lot, but when you take into account how full it kept me, I’m not complaining. Also, came in under $5 and left me with half a tomato and 2/3 of an avocado.

Cut the bagel in half, topped each half with even amounts of turkey, then topped one half with sliced tomato, the other half with sliced avocado. A little mozzarella, into the broiler and you’ve got yourself a very filling sandwich. Delicious:

September 4, 2013 by Roni

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