Cool snack for a hot day.

Fruit Salad: ripe yellow peach, ripe banana, toss of blueberries.
served with TJ's lowfat cottage cheese in the large tub with green print.

Food on a busy schedule.

So busy.

So this week, I am catching up from work from last week, frantically writing conference proposals, doing professional development 35 miles away, having extended talks with the parents, and trying to go through the laundry that's needed to be folded for, oh, six weeks.

Needless to say, I've had to do a lot of eating on the go. And a lot of scrounging in the fridge.

New fun concoction for dinner tonight: tofu salad.

Extra firm tofu, chopped
frozen corn, thawed in a quick rinse of boiling water
arugula
micro greens
chili oil
furikake

Pretty tasty. Didn't take photos because I ate it too fast.

Summery Balcony Dinner

It was a gorgeous Southern California evening last night, so I thought we'd enjoy the peaceful breeze and warm weather with a healthy meal on the balcony. Photos are on the dark side because it was a late dinner, and the only lighting I have out on the balcony are from 1) other buildings, 2) two tiny candles, and 3) the new digital billboard on Sepulveda.

Here's Tyson drinking his Carrot Ginger Soup appetizer out of a shot glass.

Here's me proudly displaying our main course: chicken breast, oven-roasted veggies, and red quinoa.

Here's Tyson bringing out our old school Chinese restaurant-style dessert: sliced navel oranges.


I heart summer.

PS. Fun notes for food geeks: white squash (which is really pale green) is a lovely summertime ingredient and red quinoa has twice as much fiber as regular quinoa (and more of a bite to it)