Have you ever had that sudden realization when you stop and think to yourself, "What the heck am I eating right now?" If you haven't experienced this moment, be very very thankful. If you have, unfortunately you know exactly what I'm talking about...
I was eating in Gwinn Commons tonight for dinner and was so engaged in people watching, that I had no idea what I was stuffing into my mouth. When I looked down, I saw myself trying to cut a nasty piece of dry, grilled chicken with an extremely dull knife. First of all, I didn't know whether or not to be impressed or disgusted with the fact that I was successfully cutting this hunk of questionable meat with a smooth edge knife (imagine cutting through rubber with a chop stick). Secondly, I was wondering why I even picked up the sketchy chicken dish from the buffet line in the first place. After deciding that the fake meat was not such a good idea to consume (because it was probably dipped in radioactive waste), I went straight for the fruit. I picked out a pretty hearty apple and took a huge bite, hoping that it would satisfy my empty stomach. To my disappointment, the apple was disgusting. It tasted like styrofoam covered with a thick apple-like skin. Long story short, I left Gwinn a still starving and now unhappy student.
I share this story with you for two reasons: (1) Learn from my mistake and always be conscious of what you're putting into your body, (2) eat a little extra for me tonight!
Happy and Healthy Eating!
-Leanne
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Poppy Seed Perfection
Hello All,
My apologies for the lack of blogging- it's been pretty stressful with school and such, but I'm finally back on the blog!
A few weeks ago, some friends & I decided to start a potluck tradition, and we had our first potluck last week. Since I hosted the first potluck, I prepared the main dish. I decided to make a creamy poppy seed chicken topped with breadcrumbs (my aunt's recipe), and others provided the green salad and mashed potatoes. To my surprise, the chicken turned out wonderfully, and no one died or went home with food poisoning- YAY!! For dessert, Porscha & Barrett brought berry pie as well as Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream, and both desserts were delicious. It was so great to catch up with friends and take a break from the busyness of life over a home cooked meal.
I had a lot of poppy seeds left over after the potluck, so I decided to make poppy seed muffins from scratch. I looked up a quick recipe online and found the most amazing poppy seed muffin recipe that I have ever tasted. Since John doesn't care for lemon, we made plain poppy seed muffins, but they were just as tasty as lemon poppy seed muffins. The recipe was really easy to follow, and the muffins made great breakfast treats!
If you are interested in one or both recipes, let me know and I'll gladly share it with you. Hope you are all having a wonderful and relaxing weekend!
Cheers,
Leanne
My apologies for the lack of blogging- it's been pretty stressful with school and such, but I'm finally back on the blog!
A few weeks ago, some friends & I decided to start a potluck tradition, and we had our first potluck last week. Since I hosted the first potluck, I prepared the main dish. I decided to make a creamy poppy seed chicken topped with breadcrumbs (my aunt's recipe), and others provided the green salad and mashed potatoes. To my surprise, the chicken turned out wonderfully, and no one died or went home with food poisoning- YAY!! For dessert, Porscha & Barrett brought berry pie as well as Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream, and both desserts were delicious. It was so great to catch up with friends and take a break from the busyness of life over a home cooked meal.
I had a lot of poppy seeds left over after the potluck, so I decided to make poppy seed muffins from scratch. I looked up a quick recipe online and found the most amazing poppy seed muffin recipe that I have ever tasted. Since John doesn't care for lemon, we made plain poppy seed muffins, but they were just as tasty as lemon poppy seed muffins. The recipe was really easy to follow, and the muffins made great breakfast treats!
If you are interested in one or both recipes, let me know and I'll gladly share it with you. Hope you are all having a wonderful and relaxing weekend!
Cheers,
Leanne
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