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Elementary Egg and Tortilla Bake

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I have a ton of leftover corn tortillas from the breakfast casseroles I made for work last week.

After seeing Rose use them as the crust for a quiche, I decided I’d try something similar but of course dumbed down and easier because that’s how I roll.

corn tortillas

I didn’t go the quiche route, because it seemed to hard, but I wanted the tortillas to form a sort of crust on a simple egg bake so I lined them at the bottom of a casserole dish.

On top I poured a mixture of egg whites (the bottled kind, I never cook with them and I just poured the rest of the carton in a bowl), two whole eggs, some baking powder (didn’t measure), 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and salt and pepper.

I baked it at 350 for about 30 minutes.

tortilla egg casserole

Elementary, my dear.

Luckily, I really love a good, simple dish and this one was just that. The tortillas held up really well and gave the casserole a nice chew.

tortilla egg casserole

I topped my serving with some salsa and had steamed veggies on the side.

This was a great way to use up some of the food in my fridge before leaving on my trip Saturday and will also make for quick and easy breakfasts until I leave.

Now… what should I do with the rest of the tortillas? I’m thinking enchiladas, but won’t have time for that until I return from D.C.

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Mental Clarity

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Thanks everyone for understanding and responding to my small freak out yesterday. I try to put my best face forward as often as I can but we all get down at times.

I know everything will work out and I truly am proud of my accomplishments and comfortable with who I am – I’m just not always comfortable with where I am.

Sometimes, as much as you want to be able to say “I’m fine”, you have a moment of weakness and accidentally say “I’m confused” or “I’m scared” or “I’m kind of sad”.

Usually when you do that in real life, the person just stares back at you with a deer in the headlights look that reads, “um… I really just wanted to talk about this pinot.”

So, embarrassed, you look away and say “So this wine… I think I detect a hint of chickory.”

And you both move on.

You bury the vulnerability and try not to talk about it because it makes people uncomfortable.

But… if you have a blog, you can share those feelings without having to see the awkward look.

It’s a chance to clear the air without having to make anyone physically uncomfortabe.

I thank you all for the support and the advice and the mental clarity.

I feel much better now :)

And just so you know, I’m still obsessed with this.

Even when I accidentally cook the egg over medium instead of over easy. Today I had it with roasted broccolini, so it was a full meal.

Happy Saturday!

Who do you turn to when you need to talk about the “hard stuff”?

Bad mood: Conquered

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Yesterday was a weird day. I was lethargic and in a mood. The passing of time was agonizingly slow. I was hungry all. day. long and couldn’t seem to quell the beast.

It just wasn’t the best day.

After work I almost went home and surrendered to my crabbiness. I may or may not have eaten ice cream and watched some American Idol.

I actually kind of like the new judges. I’m surprised. I always fast forward through the bad singers. I just like the good ones. And Jennifer Lopez is so stunning it’s shocking. I had forgotten.

But then I kicked myself and realized that by loafing on the couch yet again, I was only feeding into the negativity of the day. So I got up and went to Body Pump.

A sweaty hour passed by and I felt revitalized. I needed that workout. Bad mood: conquered.

When I got home, I decided to have something resembling an actual balanced meal for dinner.

That’s hard to do when you’re in desperate need of groceries (and when am I not anymore?). But there are always eggs.

More specifically eggy cheese toast. I also decided to add some green vegetables.

Even though I’m partial to my brussels sprout cooking method, I was feeling lazy so I just roasted them in balsamic vinegar and a bit of agave. They were still quite tasty.

After eating I cleaned, started some laundry, watched more TV, talked to my mom – and before I knew it was after 9:30. The 8:30 bedtime is no more!

I got to thinking about it yesterday, and I think I’ve been going to bed so early to shut off all the stress and pressure I’ve been dealing with lately. Plus, I was sick. So I don’t feel as lame as I originally did.

And sleep really is good for the body and mind. I’m not complaining.

It’s Friday! Not complaining about that either. Lisa and I are going to do our long run for the half together after work, and then I plan on taking it easy again tonight. Hey, I never said I was a party animal.

Maybe Saturday… maybe.

What are your plans for the weekend?

Do you watch American Idol? Thoughts on the new judges?

My A2A Half Mary Training Plan

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Well it looks like I may be off for a snow/sick day. I went to bed last night with a pain in my right ear and a sore throat but didn’t think anything of it. Today I woke up feeling straight up sick. Ugh. I thought I had finally gotten past all the illness. I’m beyond annoyed about it.

However, it’s icing and snowing outside and I just saw that the FAA is closed today, which is supposed to mean our office is closed too. We’ll see.

So, I’ve been promising a post about my half marathon training schedule, but I’ve been so wrapped up in all of life’s other goings on that it keeps slipping to the back burner.

The plan is nothing exciting, I assure you. I just pulled it off the Internet, because I’ve been too busy to create my own. I’m using Marathon Rookie instead of Hal Higdon this time, for no real reason. I love Hal Higdon, but I guesss I just wanted to mix it up a bit.

A2A Half Marathon Training Schedule

Pretty basic, right? Some things I want to note:

  • Even though this plan calls for 4 runs per week (and I’ve actually followed it so far, I’m in Week 2 right now) – I’m more of a 3 times a week kind of running gal. I’ll try to loosely maintain this schedule but a mid-week run may get cut due to time constraints or because my body needs the rest. No injuries this time!
  • Because this schedule doesn’t account for cross training, the PLAN is to do yoga 1-2 times per week and strength training 2-3 times per week. However, with my life being as hectic as it is right now I’m not anticipating that to happen all that often. I can only do the best I can, but I want to try to get in as much cross-training as possible to cut back on risk of injury.
  • Although I would like to beat my best time of 2:30:06, I have no time goals for this race (when do I ever, really?) It will most likely be my last race in Oklahoma before I move and I want to just enjoy it and support Lisa as she runs her first half!

That’s it! I’m hoping the training will serve as a sort of stress relief as I make plans for my future move and get everything lined out.

While I may be making lots of plans for the future, my meals are all based in the past. Leftovers galore. I’ve got to say I’m rocking the leftover recreations though. Last night’s was terrific.

eggy southwest quinoa

Quinoa: the gift that keeps on giving. :) This time I cooked it up with two (whole) eggs on the stove to bulk it up a bit. Of course, I also melted some cheese on top.

eggy southwest quinoa

I don’t know if it’s just because I’m such a cheap wad lately, but this was just spectacular. I have an even deeper lover for leftovers these days.

This is good, because it seems that I’m going to be hanging out at home all day and I’ve barely got any food to my name. Good thing I’m creative!

I actually think I’m going to go back to sleep until 8 and then try to get some work done if I feel better.

Have a good day everyone!

Is it icy/snowy where you are? This is first storm of the year really, and Oklahomans tend to freak out about it. I’m kind of sad I don’t feel well enough to check it out.

Seeing Red

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Oh, Murphy’s Law. It’s not often that I fall prey to you. But today is one of those days. I ask you to have mercy on me… there’s only so much a girl can take!

Yes, it’s been one of those mornings. I won’t go into the details. Let’s back up to last night, which was more pleasant.

It was another color-coded night. The theme? Red. My favorite color. (BOOMER!) Starting with a warm-up plate.

fresh strawberries

I love strawberries, but I think I was a bit over eager when I bought a huge carton of them at the grocery store this weekend. They’re about to go bad. For once in my life I have the problem of having too much food in the house. It feels very foreign.

So… I tried to knock out some of the groceries by cooking up a baked minestrone type dish. I went off a recipe out of Betty Crocker Vegetarian for a slow-cooker minestrone but varied it a lot.

Baked Minestrone

I basically just combined one chopped onion, a cup of chopped green beans, a can of organic (no-salt added) diced tomatoes, a can of organic chickpeas, a can of organic tomato paste, 1/2 cup fresh chopped carrots, Italian seasoning and some parmesan cheese and baked it at 375 for about 30 minutes.

While it was baking, I made a sweet potato, egg and cottage cheese wrap.

Sweet potato, egg and cottage cheese on a La Tortilla wrap

I’ve missed having wraps in my life, and I’m loving these La Tortilla thin wraps.

When my minestrone was done I had a bowl, for quality control purposes of course.

Baked minestrone

Pretty good, but the recipe needs a little work. If you liked basil (which I don’t) I think it would really jazz up the flavor.

Oh, and about that run last night? Well, I semi-ran it. I mean I traversed the 6.5 miles, but it was windy as all get out and my knee is still hurting so I walked several times. Blah. I’m going to get a runner’s knee strap from work tonight I think.

I really need to find some new shoes, but I’ve been too busy to actually do it. Plus I think to get my discount I have to order them from the manufacturer, which will take awhile.

Anyways, today should be MUCH more relaxed at work than I have been of late, which is awesome. And tonight after work I’m going with B to see Alice in Wonderland, so I have something to look forward to! I’m determined to make this a great day.

Hope yours is great too!

Wine isn’t crap

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Man… that whole rest and relaxation thing did not exactly happen this weekend. Yesterday was  every bit as busy as my weekdays were this week! But it’s okay. It’s good to be busy and have lots going on. Otherwise I’d be complaining about being bored.

My morning started bright and early for a Saturday. I got up around 7:30 to get ready for work. Breakfast was a yogurt bowl.

Greek yogurt, banana, almond butter

I had 3/4 cup Greek yogurt, a banana and tablespoon of almond butter. Yesterday was Day 1 of my Crap Free Week, and this meal was right in line with my goals for the week.

I took a Green Monster to sip on during my six hour shift at the part-time job.

Green Monster

Work was so great again yesterday. We weren’t officially open, but we let a local running club come in to pick up some race packets for a marathon they’re traveling to tomorrow. We got to talk with a lot of really seasoned runners, and help them through our gait analysis system. It was awesome!

Even more awesome was that I got to meet a fellow Oklahoma bloggista, Justine. She was the sweetest thing ever and she was adorable. I’m so happy she came by! I got to help her with the gait analysis and we talked about running shoes, green monsters, Whole Foods and a dozen other things. It was so fun.

After work was over I was starving, so I ran home and had a quick lunch.

Steamed sweet potato and cottage cheese topped with one whole egg and one egg white, oh and of course some Frank’s hot sauce. You can’t take away my condiments! Kind of random, but I had to throw something together quickly so I could get to the gym in time to get a run in. I wanted to run outside, but it was raining and the wind was blowing like crazy and I didn’t want to get sick all over again.

I hadn’t ran since my 8K two weeks ago, so I was worried it wasn’t going to go well. I just stuck to my training plan (instead of trying to make up missed runs), which called for me to walk 1 mile, run 3 miles and walk another mile. The running portion went extremely well! I didn’t feel like I’d lost any endurance at all, which was a huge relief. I’m supposed to do 6.5 miles tomorrow, which is daunting, but I think it’s going to go great!

After the gym I zipped by the grocery store because I needed to stock up for Crap Free Week. Look how veggie-ful my fridge is.

Feels so good to see all that freshness in there.

I was supposed to go home and see my Mom tonight, but she decided to come up to the city since I was so busy. My brother and SIL came over and we went to a nearby Mediterranean restaurant. I had a salad and some fresh hummus with pita. No pictures because their mood lighting was pretty much pitch dark with candles. I hate places like that. The food was really good though!

Then, even though I wanted to collapse in a heap, I let my brother and SIL talk me into going out for a glass of wine. They claimed that I’ve been too busy lately and needed to make time for them. I don’t consider wine to by crap by the way, so it’s allowed this week :)

I got to bed later than I would have liked and woke up freakishly early this morning. I can’t decide if I want to get up now and be productive. Or try to take a nap so I can have energy for the week to come. Decisions, decisions.

I hope your weekends have been going well so far. Enjoy the rest of it!