Friday, January 27, 2012

Leftover Recipe

Wow life is busy. I moved apartments this weekend so no time to go grocery shopping. So I've been eating from the back of the fridge plus one uber quick store run Wednesday morning. I've been out to eat for work and with my mom three times this week; also, had a nomie homemade dinner with friends Sunday after the move. So I've luckily been rolling in the leftovers. However, leftovers do not alone make a meal (must doctor them, must alter..).

The Wednesday grocery trip was brought on by a crisis, I ran out of CHEERIOS! I had no choice I had to store it up. So I got cheerios, pickled banana peppers, milk, and ground turkey. I split the ground turkey into four balls put each in a ziplock and flatten to make a patty.

Lunch? Leftovers with salad. This is what do I have left in the frige salad to which my co-workers think my fridge must be nothing like theirs. LoL salads are easy. But I'll show my fridge in another blog to prove your fridge is probably better for this than mine.

Salad:
Mixed greens (1 handful)
Fruit (I used strawberries and oranges at different points anything goes)
Banana Peppers
Young Pickled Onions
Feta of indeterminate age



The pickled onions? Yeah I made those pretty simple. When you finish a jar of banana pickles, slice an onion (I used a large shallot about half the size of my fist) into thin slices, break the slices into the jar of banana pepper juice, close jar and place in fridge. Use when you want, hence the young part.

Dinner has been the salad with the turkey patty cooked placed on top with jam and some stale bread croutons. The croutons are tossed in olive oil and red wine vinegar. FYI don't throw stale bread out unless it molds, it's way too useful (think French toast and stuffing).


BTW Fridge is apparently a word, go figure...

Friday, January 13, 2012

Leftover Project



Ok so I've had an idea kicking around in my head for months trying desperately to fully form itself. AND it is just about ready. However, I need ya'lls help!

Calorie management is a bitch and a half. There are lots of sites to help and books to buy. None of them are truly awesome. Many are slow, hard to use and don't get good feed back. I therefore plan to make my own and to eventually make it available to others.

I'm just starting this project now, but part of how I want to make it faster is decreasing the number of food items that need to be sifted through. To do this, I want to have the user select a database that is smaller and targeted to their type of diet. What I would like to hear from you are different diets you've heard of that I can make databases for. For instance:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Atkins/South Beach
Paleo

What others are out there and what good resources do you recommend so I can tailor the system to the diet and have the proper foods. Lastly, who would be in to try when the beta is ready?


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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Leftover Thoughts



So I've been bad and not writing. I've had ideas and pictures and just said not right now.

On Friday was the five year anniversary of my father's death. If he was still alive he would have been only 63 at this time. It's been bouncing in my head for awhile and I haven't processed until just a few days ago. So I wanted to share part of that with you all. It's a list of things I like.

Getting up at five am and not being tired
Being exhausted at bedtime
A lazy Friday with a book and a nap
The rush when something finally works
Organizing people
Delegating successfully
Solving problems
Purging things
Shopping
playing multi-player games
Smiling
Fresh air
Walks
Sunshine

the list really can go on for pages. The point is there are still lots of things making my life full and happy. I try to fit as many of these into a day as possible. It makes me happy.

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