SIKED FOR SPROUTS

Its official. Im weird.... For the past few days, Ive craved brussel sprouts like no other! Some want a side of fries, Id rather take Brussel Sprouts. (Preferably on the burnt side and dipped in deli grain mustard) yum!

Here is an easy recipe to try -

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts
3 tablespoons good olive oil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
I do not add salt (the salty flavor comes from the mustard)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut off the brown ends of the Brussels sprouts and pull off any yellow outer leaves. Mix them in a bowl with the olive oil pepper. Pour them on a sheet pan and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside ( I shoot for 45 - 50). Shake the pan from time to time to brown the sprouts evenly. Serve immediately with your best deli mustard.  Thank you Ina!

Per Serving: Calories: 109; Total Fat: 7 grams; Saturated Fat: 1 gram; Protein: 4 grams; Total carbohydrates: 10 grams; Sugar: 2 grams; Fiber: 4 grams; Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 269 milligrams

WILL I.....

Will power is the ability to resist short term temptation in order to meet long term goals. Many people feel their lives would improve if only they had more “willpower”. More self-control would allow them to work out more, say no to dessert, avoid temptation, save more money etc.

Which leads me to these…….

 

 

 

My Girl scouts cookie order just arrived. Why did I buy? To support a friends daughter…Will I eat them? No. Do I want them, kinda….. But I made a Lenten promise of not eating chocolate & peanutbutter…. & So I wont eat them. & it feels good to pass them knowing the bigger feeling of achievement is so much sweeter.

 

Onto you….. Do you practice will power?

 

Learning to bring your cravings, behaviors & desires under control ultimately builds your character. Self-Control helps you achieve the things you want to achieve.

 

Will Power, try it… I dare you ;)

 

"I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work." - Pearl S. Buck

 

FUELED UP!

 

This past weekend with all the important shopping (apartment, bridesmaid & makeup) the only thing other than coffee that was able to fuel me was some really good “healthy and hearty dishes”. SO... it started off with Saturday night….. Phil and I enjoyed our Saturday Weekly Date Night- We chose ROUGE TOMATE & Ordered the following:

 

Appetizers:
Wild Mushroom Panzanella (recommend)
&
Long Island Duck and Foie Gras Terrine with Kumquat Marmaladae & Grain Mustard

(not a fan personally)

Dinner:
Artic Char a la Plancha w/ brussel sprouts (recommend)

&
Guinea Hen “En Sous Vide” - Black Trumpet Crust &  Guinea Hen-Foie Gras Sausage

(his dish and he ate every bite)

Rouge Tomate is a unique restaurant, one to try. Their philosophy is a seasonally inspired culinary offering that relys heavily on locally sourced ingredients and prepared in consultation with their culinary nutritionist.Thier nutritional approach is based on a charter called SPE®, which stands for Sanitas Per Escam (Health Through Food). 

Next up…. Sunday! Sunday was such a gorgeous day in NYC. We were able to put on our lululemon and scout apartments sans hats & gloves! It was great. We worked up an appetite and decided on Le Pain Quotidien, a staple for us New Yorkers. Its just really really good tasting organic food.

Lunch:
Humus & Tabbouleh Plate (heaven…..)
Beet and Smoke Salmon over arugula (simple & delish)
Roasted Turkey & Avocado (his dish – he loved every morsel)

Sunday Night: Sunday night was my weekly prep for the week - Grocery shopping and meal preparations.

 

I made him his weekly lunch of Adobe Chicken, Cilantro Brown Rice & Frejoles Negros & for for my own lunch I made my Quinoia & Lentil Salad (consists of 1 cup of quinoia, 1 cup lentils, 1 red pepper, 1 large cucumber, cilantro, lemon & diced jalapeno) & roasted asparagus with lemon.

 

Meal prep is very important – Saves us calories, keeps us healthy and saves us a ton of money. I serve myself the Quinoia Salad with a side of my asparagus and ½ of avocado and tuna for lunch – keeps me full, fit and in line with my pescatarian needs.

 

I hope you treat your meals like fuel for your body. Your meals should be both delicious and nutritional. Food shouldn’t make you tired or make you sweat and feel uncomfortable.

Food is your energy source. What fuels you?

MISCELLANEOUS MONDAY

Well, I wrapped up another great weekend. This past weekend was filled with apartment & make up shopping -  Fueled by coffee of course. Ahhh coffee, how I love thee!

 

Which brings me to this, I found this chart to help you with your caffeine needs. Should one not know which to order, this makes it easier....Cant wait to try the Flat White & the Cortado.

 

Another share was my Sephora Haul this weekend. I'm big on BB creams and found an amazing one by TARTE - Amazonian Clay in Light - Medium. Click to watch video. Its an all natural green product which I love and priced just right!

Another product I love is the Laura Mercier Lip Balm, however I wanted something with a bit more of a pinkier hue. A Sephora worker led me to Clinique where I instantly fell in love with the product below.Almost Lipstick in Shy Honey - A perfectly priced pout moisturizer~

Hope your all off to a good start this week, if not go slap on some lipgloss and head out to your nearest coffee shop for a pick me up!