It's been a lazy Sunday for me today.  I woke up way to early after not sleeping nearly enough.  My 3p - 11p was out sick today so I made the usual calls looking for someone to fill in, otherwise I'd be covering th shift.  I wasnt sure what the outcome would be so I proceeded to cram in as much as I possibly could before 2pm.  I had watermelon for breakfast and a standard banana scramble a few hours after.  Then I whipped up a batch of baked hushpuppies and shortly after that headed to the gym (on foot) for a quick cardio session on the eliptical.  i was finishing up when I got the call that one of my regualr full time staff had called the site to say she would cover the shift (woo hoo!).  I decided to do anothher 20 minutes of the treadmill before hoofin it back home.  Any motivation I had went out the window and I ultimately spent the day laying in bed wth the herd, which in my opinion was a much needed day well spent! 

Makes approx 12

3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
Egg replacer equivelant for 1 egg
1 1/4 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 cup unbleached flour
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup minced yellow onion
3/4 cup corn
1/4 cup chopped green onion
2 tsp - 1 tbs Mrs Dash Fiesta Lime Seasoning
1 tsp olive oil

Preheat oven to 400F.  Mix the egg replacer with the milk in a large bowl.  Add the yellow corn meal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and pepper to the egg replacer-milk mixture. Stir in the onion, corn, green onion, seasoning, and olive oil until well combined. Form into balls. Place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet.  Bake 10 minutes, flip, and bake another 10 minutes. Enjoy!

The hushpuppies came out great but were a little dry when reheated.  I enjoyed mine with ketchup (cause I didnt have salsa and was too lazy to run to the store and/or make some) and I had yesterdays cucumber salad as a side.  It was too long after that that I headed back to the kitchen for a granola bar (I cant believe how goood they are) and from that point on I layed in bed watching the lifetime movie network and fantasizing about bok choy.  One of my favorite past times is ordering chinese and eating it in bed (preferrable wiith a snuggle partner).  However since I've started making a conscious effort to eat less processed and ultimately make more of my own meals I order less and less and less.  I have been fighting a chinese take out craving for a few days now and decided a good compromise between healthy eating and satisfying my craving would be to do a combination of ordering and cooking, which brings me to tonights dinner:  a pint of chinese vegetable soup (no mushrooms) & a vegetable eggroll (ordered) + spicy garlicky bok choy (made by yours truely).  Unfortunately the take out spot I went to was out of vegetable eggrolls so I ordered a shrimp roll, pulled out the inners, picked out the 2 tiny shrimps, and restuffed it.   

3 bunches baby bok choy, chopped
1tsp sesame oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbs braggs liquid aminos
2 tsp crushed red pepper
1/3 cup water veggie stock
1/2 tsp cornstarch
Sesame Seeds, optional - for garnish

In a large pan, over medium heat, heat sesame oil.  Then add the garlic and lightly brown.  Next, add the bok choy to the pan, stir it a few times and cover.  Allow to cook for 2 - 3 minutes.  While that's cooking, in a measuring glass mix the broth braggs, and red pepper.   Remove cover and pour sauce over the bok choy and garlic, stir continuously for a minute or two.  Cover and allow to cook 1 - 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit for another min to two as sauce will thicken.  Optional: Sprinkle with sesame seeds.  Enjoy!

It's almost time for thhe Simpsons and as you can see from the picture above, Marley is waiting patiently for me to finish up so he can have my undivided attention.  Dinner was delicious and the bok choy in particular totally hit the spot.  I'm fixin to turn in early tonight as I want to be on the treadmill by 6am (at the absolute latest).  Once again I find myself thinking that the weekend went way to quick (and truth be told, my weekend as a whole was nothing to write home about.)  Better luck next time I guess!

Enjoy your night, everyone.  xo!