Good Things Come to Those Who Wait September 2, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Craving, Food, Goals, Lunch, Travel.Tags: Carrots, Cashew, Cilantro, Employment, Olives, Quinoa, Strawberries, Tomato
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I GOT A JOB OFFER!!!!
Let me try that again….
I GOT A JOB OFFER!!!!!! Hurray!!!!
I realize that a month isn’t all that long to look for a job, but it seems like a long time coming! I’m going to be working at Chris’ high school alma mater, Fairview High School, as a school support assistant in the counseling office. Definitely pleased to be working full time and with benefits! Again, hurray!!!
Anyway, to celebrate I got myself a box of strawberries and paired them with my quinoa salad. Delicious!
It was just so pretty a day… all of the pictures look so beautiful! This week is shaping up to be a pretty great one. Got a job, got my 25 pound award, and this weekend Chris and I are going to a wedding! Definitely great if you ask me!
Toppings Make Everything Taste Better August 20, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Food, Lunch.Tags: Artichokes, Mozzarella, Olives, Roasted Red Pepper, Salad
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One of the things that I miss most about college is the cafeteria. This is probably not the case for most people… I’ve heard horror stories about “dorm food”. Schools that only offer fast food choices, your typical pizza and chicken tenders fare.
This was not the case at Dickinson College. I loved the cafeteria! There were so many choices every night:
Two hot meals
One vegan hot meal
A meal from the grill
Two soups
And my favorite: the salad bar
Salad at home is always a bore to make. In my salads, I like to have lots of different toppings, but I dislike cleaning and chopping all the veggies. I want cucumbers, peppers, carrots, celery, peas, olives, artichokes, beets, cheese, couscous, pasta, tuna, etc., but I don’t want anything to go to waste later in the week.
That’s the obvious reason as to why I appreciate salad bars so much! Everything is chopped! There are so many choices! I can put as much or as little of any ingredient on my salad! It’s exactly what I want, when I want it.
Today, I decided to go to my local King Soopers grocery store to stop by their salad bar. Now, this isn’t a typical salad bar, but it has a selection of Mediterranean salads and veggies. I nabbed some spring greens from the produce section ($.54!) and then filled my to go cup with lots of Med goodness. For my salad I chose: three types of olives, artichoke hearts, roasted red pepper, baby mozzarella, wheat berry salad, and tabbouleh. Fantastic!
Doesn’t that make you want to dive in??? I love the different textures that all of the toppings provide. The red pepper went so well with all of the other items, hurray! Definitely a wonderful lunchtime feast.
It’s All Greek to Me June 29, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Food, Friends, Movie, Uncategorized.Tags: Chicken, Couscous, Falafel, Feta, Greek, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Olives, Pita
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Chicken+Olives+Couscous+Falafels=Greek Goodness.
What’s better than going Greek? Having Greek with great friends! Another movie night combined the two perfectly. Our concoction was delicious!
It’s always fun just putting ingredients together and testing to see if they work together. This was one of those times that it definitely worked! Imagine a Greek taco. We put the chicken, olives, feta cheese and lettuce on a pita. On the side: falafel and couscous. Fantastic!
The movie: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ is always fun to watch. It’s so fun to see which parts you relate to the most, which bits make you cringe, which spots make you glad that you have your own family, and the parts that make you wish you were Greek. Such a fun, sweet movie that’s fun every time you watch it!
When the Moon Hits Your Eye April 27, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Craving, Dinner, Food.Tags: Artichokes, Mozzarella, Olives, Pesto, Pizza, Tomatoes
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Coming from New York I am often disappointed by pizza just about anywhere else.
I love the thin crust and the perfect cheese to sauce ratio of New York style. No other pizzas compare.
Every once in a while though a good pizza will come along and dazzle my taste buds.
Enter: zpizza’s Italian Pizza
Every topping is my favorite. Olives, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, pesto and mozzarella. They got the crust to be delightfully light, airy and crisp. As an added bonus, zpizza’s mission is to have sustainable, organic ingredients to create delicious pizzas that people will want to try again and again. They have so many specialty pizzas that I would love to try. Mediterranean, chicken sausage, Provence, Thai, Mexican… they all sound delicious!
Getting a Little Greener March 11, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Food, Plants.Tags: Artichokes, Mushrooms, Olives, Pesto, Rotini, Shrimp
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Another beautiful day in the neighborhood! I really just cannot get over how beautiful Boulder is in the sun.
Moods are lifted, after school programming can go outdoors, my plants begin to sprout! All is right in my world.
Can you believe that they GREW that much in just one day! They’re doing so well!
For dinner, I decided to keep going with my green theme. That meant more pesto!!!
The Recipe:
- 1 cup cooked rotini
- 1 tbsp pesto
- 7 cooked shrimp
- 1/4 cup quartered artichoke hearts
- 2 tsp sliced olives
- 2 tsp mushrooms
Cook the noodles and shrimp so they are done at about the same time. Mix in the pesto. Add the rest of the ingredients. Simple as that.
I have become mildly obsessed with pesto and shrimp. I really love the combination… then add in some artichokes and it’s over the top good! Perfect quick meal that takes 10 minutes. Definitely good in my book!
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