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What I’ve Been Eating This Week Wednesday

Hi, thanks for the support on the Marsala Challenge competition. Remember, you can vote again on Thursday and leave another comment for another chance to win. Again, thank you!

Okay, back to the regular stuff. I’m cuddled up on the couch with a fire and a sweet golden retriever laying (on the floor) next to me. I’ve taught/trained 9 classes/clients in the last two days and I’m wiped out! Let me catch you up on what I’ve been eating the last couple of days.

Breakfast

12.9breakfast

Plain yogurt with granola, banana, sunflower seed butter and cranberry sauce.

12.11overnightoats

Overnight oats made with coconut milk eggnog.

Lunch

12.10lunch

Carrot ginger soup and chicken sandwich with orange slices.

12.9lunch

Chicken sandwich with a side salad. (These sandwiches had mayo, avocado, Boar’s Head chicken, pepper jack, tomatoes and cranberry sauce on them.)

12.11lunch

Salad with mixed super greens, roasted beets, avocado, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, Trader Joe’s blueberry goat cheese and leftover roasted acorn squash with a drizzle of aged balsamic and olive oil. I also had a bowl of tomato basil soup on the side.

Dinner

12.8dinner

Filet with marsala mushroom sauce cooked in a cast iron skillet, lobster tail and asparagus. Quite a Sunday night dinner I cooked up, huh? SO GOOD!

12.9dinner

Spiced chicken with roasted acorn squash, brussels sprouts with shredded manchego and balsamic and cranberry sauce. I highly recommend that you top your roasted brussels sprouts with manchego. It was an excellent last minute decision.

12.10sushi

Takeout sushi.

Just for fun

12.11hair

MUCH NEEDED cut and color. The grays were poking through my ponytail something serious! 🙂

What’s been your staple breakfast or lunch lately? This week I have been on a Greek yogurt kick for breakfast and continuing the soup/sandwich/salad trend at home. I don’t think I’ve eaten this many sandwiches for lunch in years. Craving them!!!

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