Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
The MBA Widowhood Diet
With my perennial dining companion at Michigan State doing his first MBA residency week in East Lansing and with a refrigerator overflowing with summer squash coupled with a hectic work week, lots of sports to play, and extra household chores to attend to, I tried to decide a strategy to efficiently cook healthy, tasty snacks for myself using up the produce at hand. Feline preferences not withstanding, I resorted to vegetarian fare - and came up with a nifty little recipe. The results can be used in several different ways (I would have the Quesadilla one night and the pasta for lunch the next day).
1 medium summer squash - sliced thin (ovals cut into halves or quarters if too big)
1 medium zucchini - sliced thin (ovals cut into halves or quarters if too big)
1 onion diced medium
2-3 jalapenos, diced (seeds removed on preference)
3-4 mushrooms sliced thin
Garlic Powder
2 tsp Cumin
Olive Oil
1 can black beans rinsed/drained
Heat approximately 2 TBSP olive oil in large skillet
Add onions and saute 1-2 minutes. Add remaining veggies, season with garlic powder to taste and cumin, and saute until soft but not mushy about 10 more minutes over low heat. Add black beans and saute 2-3 more minutes until heated through.
Serve 1 of 3 ways:
Pasta:
Toss 2 cups of mixture with 2 cups whole grain fusilli pasta cooked as per package directions (optionally top with grated parmesan cheese).
Quesadilla:
Spoon about 1/2 -3/4 cup of mixture into flour tortilla, add a small amount of shredded jack cheese and fold over in half. Heat in a preheated Forman Grill for 5 minutes. (serve with optional salsa and sour cream).
Plain:
Terrific as a stand-alone dish.
1 medium summer squash - sliced thin (ovals cut into halves or quarters if too big)
1 medium zucchini - sliced thin (ovals cut into halves or quarters if too big)
1 onion diced medium
2-3 jalapenos, diced (seeds removed on preference)
3-4 mushrooms sliced thin
Garlic Powder
2 tsp Cumin
Olive Oil
1 can black beans rinsed/drained
Heat approximately 2 TBSP olive oil in large skillet
Add onions and saute 1-2 minutes. Add remaining veggies, season with garlic powder to taste and cumin, and saute until soft but not mushy about 10 more minutes over low heat. Add black beans and saute 2-3 more minutes until heated through.
Serve 1 of 3 ways:
Pasta:
Toss 2 cups of mixture with 2 cups whole grain fusilli pasta cooked as per package directions (optionally top with grated parmesan cheese).
Quesadilla:
Spoon about 1/2 -3/4 cup of mixture into flour tortilla, add a small amount of shredded jack cheese and fold over in half. Heat in a preheated Forman Grill for 5 minutes. (serve with optional salsa and sour cream).
Plain:
Terrific as a stand-alone dish.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Hockey - The Best Sport Ever
How do you define an addiction? I suppose we could talk about coffee. I can't function without it in the morning. But I've reached new levels with my love for hockey and it manifested itself during a rainy August Saturday. I played drop in hockey last night. I will play drop in hockey tomorrow morning at the same rink. But today, I was sad because there was no hockey. Due in part to the torrents of rain that kept me indoors most of day? Perhaps. But I even spent 2 hours this afternoon watching a replay on some college sports station of last year's GLI championship (and I already knew the outcome) with Michigan beating Michigan State 5-1.
After tomorrow's hockey, there will be no hockey for me until Wednesday. Maybe I will take my stick out and practice shooting in the driveway....
After tomorrow's hockey, there will be no hockey for me until Wednesday. Maybe I will take my stick out and practice shooting in the driveway....
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