Tacos, Tomatoes & the Twitter Train

After a long day at work, I was in need of a tough workout, but wasn't motivated enough to go to the gym. I decided on Jillian Michaels "Quick" No Trouble Zones which is still 40 mins. In my mind, "quick" is 5 mins, but 5 mins probably wont make my trouble zones go away.


While I was working up a ridiculous sweat in the living room, Kevin was concocting a delicious dinner.
Steamed corn tortillas filled with:

• Chipotle Black Beans (can of black beans with chipotle hot sauce)
• Seasoned Ground Turkey (ground turkey, garlic, can of diced tomatoes, adobo seasoning, cumin, & chalula hot sauce)
• Cheese (medium sharp cheddar cheese, to be exact)

They were absolutely delicious and I was OK without any green for dinner since I had a big salad with veggies for lunch.

Wait - we did have a little green in the form of basil. Some of my CSA goods were ready to be eaten: One very ripe tomato + fresh basil + drizzle of ITALIAN extra virgin olive oil + Balsamic Vinegar + Sea Salt to taste. Yes, I said Italian EVOO - the real stuff - delivered to me from Italy - via my friend, Mara's suitcase.
It tastes waaaay better than the stuff I had, so I have been using it very sparingly to make it last as long as possible.

So, I have a problem that has resurfaced since I started working again - I am STARVING when I get home from work. Like, I cant talk to anyone or I might bite their head off - literally. I feel like I may have asked this question before, but I want to hear your answers again.

What is your GO-TO after work/school snack?

Mine has been Stacy's Naked Pita Chips...

dipped in original tahini hommus. (which is it? hUmmus or hOmmus?)

It does the trick for me, but I have been known to eat too much and then feel it during my workout. A spoonful of almond butter is my other post-work, pre-run snack.

For all of you on the twitter train - I am ON, but just started tweeting more regularly as of late. Is that the right way to say it? Tweeting? I am not up on the lingo. My sister actually got me on awhile back when she was going on a trip - and was posting status along the way. I also followed my cousin whose wife just had a baby and we got updates throughout the labor. Pretty cool.

Have a great night all!

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Dinner (10.06.2008)

Before I get to dinner, let me back up and cover the afternoon. Later in the day I tried the lemon bar larabar and I really liked it.It held me over until about 4:30 when I had a banana. After getting home from work, Kevin, Oscar and I ran around the city for about 38 mins. It was such a cool night outside, the run felt great and both of us felt strong. We were reflecting about earlier in our training when some of the hills around the area were extremely challenging. Now, we flew up them and could talk all the way through it. love that and dont want to lose it this winter! I am already searching for some fall and winter races to keep me motivated...

Dinner tonight was fish tacos! I LOVE fish tacos and these were great. I used the coconut crusted tilapia that I always have in my freezer and loaded up grilled corn tortillas with the baked fish, shredded cabbage, this southwestern ranch sauce, and fresh squeezed lime juice. Here is the southwestern sauce - I used about a tablespoon total - just spread a little on the corn tortillas for flavor. Here is my plate before putting everything together.
And here is my first bite, going into my mouth. It was hard to take the time and snap this photo! YUM.Dessert was a few bites of this deliciousness - oh man - this stuff is good. I am not a huge ice cream fan, but this stuff is pretty amazing. Oh and check out my tofu that i baked up tonight! I am so proud of the pretty brown color. I mixed about a tablespoon of light melted butter with honey and drizzled it over the tofu. Then I sprinkled it with salt and pepper. This is a rendition of the version Kath made over at Katheats.com - but I added in the butter (it was light though!). It tastes so good and I like it thinner and crunchier!I am off to relax and get ready for the HILLS tonight!

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