Cooking = Dishes

I seem to find endless reasons not not go home and cook. The most prominent being dreaded dishes. Plus I just don’t seem to find yummy veggie things to make with in my pantry and cabinets. I was planning on making a couple bbq sauces but my afternoon has been filled up with smallish tasks that must be completed since its Friday so… no Saucy- Sweet Friday this week .

I was working at the office on a couple projects for the children’s theater I volunteer at (and occasionally actually work at… non profits never have a steady income which leads to a similar theme with employees) and everyone here at the office was going to good old Bahama Grill for an early lunch.

I definitely wasn’t hungry yet… that pancake this morning was so yummy and filling (such a perfect combo no?!) I probably could have put off lunch until 1pm . But due to not being inspired by anything in my fridge to make later I tagged along. I’m really starting to NOT want to eat when I’m not hungry, so cool, Maren is becoming an Intuitive Eating Master! I ordered one of my staples; the Blackened Mahi Sandwich that comes on a toasted french roll with lettuce, tomato, blackened mahi, and a tartar sauce. It is a full sandwich on the roll and then is accompanied by fries.

I ate the half I’m holding, it was the smaller half, and not even a fourth of the fries! Wooo Hoo, I love fries but Bahama grill puts some pretty insanely good sweet and salty baked chips that I think are fried tortilla triangles topped with salt, sugar, and maybe paprika (or some other reddish seasoning), and I ate two chips while waiting for my sandwich and then 1 tentacle of calamari from my brothers disregarded plate… so I thought that was enough fried food at lunch time. Ever since I cut out fast food and eating heavily fried foods from my daily diet, when I eat too much fried food it makes my tummy very very mad at me.

I’m crazy sore today from doing so much working out this week. I don’t think I’ve gotten a full 5 days in a row in for about a month. So today I’m planning a pilates sesh (short for session) later this afternoon. I want to do something to get my summer started off on the right foot toward a routine. I like being active and I need to make it a priority for these next two weeks when I don’t have school getting in my way.

I’ll have a sweet treat somewhere in here this afternoon… I’m a scheming away at what it will be, but I don’t want to divulge it yet! I’m waiting til I feel a little more empty/hungry though before it happens. Catch everyone tonight! Celebrate the weekend Wooo Hoooo !