I called in sick today. :(
I couldn’t help but feel that I would be doing more harm than good for my patients. Healing hands? Not so much. So, rather than pass on my germies, I opted to keep my infectiousness to myself. Hoarder!
You know I’m feeling bad when I bring out this bad boy. My entire fist fits in this mug, I LOVE it :D Half coffee, half leche, half froth. Yes, the mug was SO big, the laws of mathematics didn’t even apply – it fit 3/2 in it. Notice the cookbook in the background? Stay tuned 🙂
Along with my massive mug of java, I had half a baguette of Dave’s Sin Dawg. I’m glad they don’t list the calories on the bag because I’m fairly certain my AM eats were in the 1000s range. Dave’s bread is just TOO effing good! I was desperately trying to practice portion control, but it was all in vain. I kept taking trips back and forth from the couch, to the kitchen, to the toaster, to the couch, to the kitchen, to the toaster…and before I knew it, the baguette was gone! Good thing I only started with half a loaf.
I did have some fruit, too.
Moving on…
I decided to put my sick day day off to good use. As I alluded to previously, I had been browsing Terry Walters’ cookbook Clean Food all morning to assemble a massive grocery list. So, once I digested breakfast, I was off to WF where I spent HOURS in foodie bliss. Thanks to Terry, I explored areas of the store I didn’t even know existed and (with the help of some great deals at WF) I came away with several staple ingredients in her book. Happy day 🙂
Since my morning eats were a bit on the heavier side, I wanted something light for lunch. Enter Terry!
I bought a pear over a week ago, and it only JUST ripened (friggin’ finally).
As per the recipe, I marinated the pear slices in the balsamic dressing. Then I decided to throw caution to the wind and added strawberries into the mix, too.
I substituted them for the walnuts 😛 and tossed them in to the lettuce. LOVES.
Who would have known the way this dressing would bring out all the different flavors so well. Every ingredient was perfectly harmonious. Cool. Crunchy. Sweet with an acidic balance.
Hit. The. Spot.
This was such a success, I can’t wait to try more Clean Food recipes. I don’t want to go overboard with my praise, but I really felt much better after this meal. The sweet balsamic mustard dressing seemed to clear out my sinuses (Dijon – the gift that keeps on giving). There’s something to be said for listening to your body and taking a sick day. After feeling guilty for the first half of the day, I realized I definitely made the right decision. Forcing myself to push through another 12 hours would only extend the blah feelings I’ve been muddling through the past few days. Clean food + rest = recoup.
Much like yesterday, I opted not to exercise today. I swear, I’m NOT trying to sabotage myself for my race on Sunday. Trust. The looks I would have gotten gasping for oxygen through my clogged airways was enough to keep any gym rat home. Instead, I did some ExerciseTV yoga and stretching, along with soup-can arm exercises. I doubt it would impress Jillian, but at least it was something.
After upping my resting heart rate to a super fatiguing 90 bpm, I snacked on some juicy pineapple chunks. **Side note: I don’t have a Garmin (or any heart rate monitor), so my sarcastic remarks about my heart rate are simply that – sarcastic. No accuracy whatsoever 🙂
Dinner was another cheesy affair.
Into the bowl went: quinoa, broccoli slaw, shredded carrots, raw corn, chickpeas (done up al dente of course), and the most amazing UN-cheese ever. At what point do I consider my excessive use of nooch a problem? Like a 5 year old, I nearly threw a tantrum when the WF employees informed me they were out of nutritional yeast. OUT!?! The store has been open for less than a month. How many other hippies are out there going through a pound of nooch a week?
Medjools, medjools, and MORE medjools. Dried fruit desserts always knock my socks off, and this one didn’t disappoint. Each bite was like a mini PB&J explosion in my mouth (hopefully tNwss).
Now for the most important part of this post: Call to all readers hip on the music scene!! I need some new tunes STAT. Since I have a half marathon on Sunday, I will need some MAYJ pump up jams (and since I’m ridic out of shape, I’ll need well over 2 hours worth…haha). Comment away with anything that you think will get my a$$ in gear.
That balsamic sounds amazing. My grandma marinates strawbs in balsamic, sugar and pepper (not sure about the ratios) and they are incredibleee.
My favorite running song is Ja Rule-Put It On Me. I swear that’s not indicative of the rest of my music taste. Have you heard Passionpit? Im loving them lately… And if don’t have Girl Talk on your iPod… add him ASAP… like ALL of his music… It will get you through all two hours. Promise.
I’ve been liking anything by Lady Gaga on the ipod for arse-kickin’ beats. But I dont run with it every day, just on the days I need extra special kick in the arse. I know Melissa FitnessNYC has a whole list of tunes, but I will be checking back your site for the oh so current faves of others. I admit I like to listen to raunchy gangsta rap and hits by T-Pain and the like when I run. Sick but true 🙂
Your balsamic with fruit with salad. Creative and sounds good!
Don’t you hate it when fruit takes a week to ripen like that pear of yours. Store bought tomatoes and sometimes bananas and especially peaches/plums/apricots can sometimes do that…or, sometimes you think they’re gonna take a week, and then all of a sudden 9 pieces of fruit go from un ripe to over ripe in the span of 24 hrs. I hear ya woman!
Hey! I’ve got some song recommendations for running (but be forewarned, I have very random taste!)
1. Idioteque – Radiohead
2. Sweet Surrender (Sarah McLachlan) – DJ Tiesto Remix
3. Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
4. Decode – Paramore
5. Stockholm Syndrome – Muse
6. Liberate – Disturbed
7. Circus – Britney Spears
8. Map of the Problematique – Muse
Enjoy and good luck!
I usually HATE rap – but anything Eminem gets me moving and in the running groove.
Good luck!
Animals by Nickelback!
Good luck in your half.
Awesome medjoooooooools 😀
I have TOO many song recommendations – call me 😉
Good for you for taking the day off and resting up–listening to your body is always a good thing. Plus, as a nurse who works with cardiac patients, you certainly don’t want to pass on any germs to anyone!
How can they be out of nutritional yeast?! I just sent you a novel of an e-mail with tons of nutritional yeast sauce deliciousness! You know, I *never* buy my nutritional yeast from Whole Foods…I get it at the co-op, where it is in the refrigerated bulk section. It kinda weirds me out that WF just has theirs in the tubs in the normal bulk section…but I am weird like that. I am guessing ANY health food type store will have it, though, if you should have an emergency nutritional yeast situation on your hands before WF restocks 🙂
Keep resting and feel better!
Courtney
Oh Lordy I LOVE workout music. too many to describe check out this post:
http://www.juliegolean.com/2009/09/oy-and-elliptical-workout-to-shake-your.html
and then next tuesday I have a whole guest post over at Danica’s Daily dedicated to JUST workout music 🙂
feel better soon man! hopefully WF will get some nutritional yeast in and all will be right with the world! I wanna try me some of that!
Strawberries and balsamic gets so much hype- if you say it’s good, I’m going to trust you. You have yet to let me down. Though I’m not convinced of the apple + hummus combo. Yet.
Portion control does NOT apply when it comes to good bread, and laws of mathematics do not apply with coffee. Didn’t you get the memo? Don’t care what anyone says- when it comes to killer carbs and coffee cups, size matters.
I think we should hide out in WF and find out who is hogging the nooch. And tell them it’s actually just cheese.
a few randoms i’ve been throwin my hands up to…
–i’m in miami bitch- by lmfao
–hot like wow- by nadia oh
–diva- by beyonce
–vision of division- by the strokes
–heart in a cage- by the strokes
(anything by the strokes actually…best band ever)
–leave the bourbon on the shelf- by the killers
–ho- by ludacris
–tearin up my heart- by nsync
some new, some old, some incredibly embarassing. to each his own, eh 🙂
good luck, feel better!
glad you’re feeling better!
:rock that body: black eyed peas
:one: mary j blige
:jai ho: pussy cat dolls
:hush hush: pussy cat dolls
:i got it from my momma: black eyed peas
:one more chance: will.i.am
:arab money: busta rhymes
holla back playa! hahaha.
seriously, i only work out to ghetto muzak.
i feel like it could make my butt bigger… [nothing else works, so it’s worth a shot – right?]
Must. Order. DKB. I’m such a bad blogger, I haven’t actually made anything out of my CF cookbook but your dish makes me think that should change – loves it.
“How many other hippies are out there going through a pound of nooch a week?” Apparently a lot if their out of nooch! I would have thrown a fit too – isn’t it their JOB to have that stuff stocked? What a let down! Can you tell I’m an only child who expects to get what she wants? 😉
Jay Z – Empire State of Mind
Sean Kingston – Face Drop
Muse – Uprising
Weezer – I Want You To
Jay Sean – Down
Lady (Crazy) Gaga – Paparazzi
FEEL BETTER OKAY!?!?!? 😀
PS. You must be really illin’ it since there is zero hummus posted. That is so sad!
thats exactly what i said to kyle! i was like, i think this is the longest ive ever gone without hummus!!! (one whole day? really elise? really?) guess what im watching right now!! (atl house-hos)
evacuate the dance floor – cascada
drop it low – ester deen
say hey – I forget who sings it!
she wolf – shakira
down – that guy featuring lil wayne
throw it in the bag – I forget again
run this town – jay z
LOVE the medjools and pb. By far the best combo around IMO.
I guarantee you if I had any of that Sin Dawg in my kitchen it would be gone in two seconds!
Not a new tune but one of my personal favorites: Start the Commotion by The Wiseguys.
So I can’t reply back to yours for some reason but go on iTunes, go to the dance part under music generes, & find your newest guilty pleasure song at number 3 on the top 100.
Glad you took the day off. That DKB looks so amazing. I would def. eat the whole loave in one sitting! Hmm all I listen to is house and dance music so I don’t know if you want my suggestings but Benny Benassi and David Guetta songs are great for workout out.
FEEL BETTER MAMACITA!!! You gotta rock da sh!t outa that race this weekend.
Dijon is the gift that keeps on giving? I thought that was herpes.
Do you like mashups/mixes? Because I have the most insane top secret mashups to download that are possibly the greatest workout songs ever…
pour example:
http://www.soop.ca/bootie/bestofbootie2008/06%20-%20STV%20SLV%20-%20Shut%20Up,%20American%20Boy.mp3
http://www.soop.ca/bootie/bestofbootie2008/05%20-%20Earworm%20-%20No%20More%20Gas.mp3
EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT ZEM! 😉
Haha this is kind of funny… I just bought pears too (to test my theory… I think I’m allergic to them or something, because I always choke when I eat one, which sucks since I love them); and Dijon mustard! Hmm… oh yeah, and Medjools, but I just can’t eat dates plain. They remind me of cockroaches. 😉 I want to try making Larabars!
…I wonder what would happen if I tried to roast pineapple?! Something tells me it probably wouldn’t work very well. 😉
Good luck on Sunday — hacked-up lungs and all! :p
<3 <3
Kristine recently turned me on to Girl Talk. I have a Pandora playlist with them and it’s the shizznit! I can’t recall what their album is called, but they mix old school rap beets and some other randos that I think you’ll thorougly enjoy and dance or jog to (I think it’s with a soft “j”..hehe). Buena suerta mi amiga!
Ooooooh, I’m so sorry I saw those Sin Dawg’s. I found myself on Dave’s site (I’ve had his bread before, but this is new!), then I was gonna call my friend in Portland to buy me some, then I thought I would fly down there tomorrow for their Vegfest…then I just had to close the browser and step away.
Sorry you’re not feeling well. Seems to be the season when stuff starts creeping around. Hooray for taking care of yourself!
(must stuff dates – those look yummy!)
One of my favorite ways to get new music is by using Pandora. I find SO much of my running/riding music through there it’s not even funny. If you have iTunes, genius is a good tool too since it finds music that is similar to what you already have. I really like to run and workout to dance music, though I rarely listen to it if I’m not in the workout mindset! Good luck on Sunday!
I WANT THAT SALAD! Seriously. Love fruit with greens. It looks so good.
Oh, and you just have to cross the finish line to Eye of the Tiger. You just have to. 😉
All my mugs are “fist mugs,” it’s a requirement! Dates and PB are one of my favourite desserts too 🙂
I love running to anything off the Moby “Play” album. Lately I’ve been getting into running to oldschool 90s stuff too, like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Offspring, Nirvana, etc. Good luck on Sunday! 😀
hmmm…the pepper SOUNDS a bit odd, but then, i thought the same thing about the balsamic, too, and boy was i blown away by that combo. i guess i wont knock it til i try it…
i have all girl talk. loves it. haha, isnt it funny how different our gym/running tastes are from our normal music preferences! no shame in it!
love me some gaga. melissa does have some good tunes listed, but i exhausted those on my last half!!
i swear it is SO frustrating to crave avocado or a certain fruit, and then have not a SINGLE ripe soul to be found…grrr
it DOES seem like they then go ripe all at once, too. so frustrating.
thank you thank you thank you
yeah, even though hes a douche, that new song IS kinda good.
they re-stocked. im hooked up with enough nooch for a week (or a year for a normal person, or a day for you – haha)
have i ever led you astray? ok, aside from the apple/hummus combo (which is still a fave in my book)…
i agree, math goes out the window when caffeine is on the scene.
no worries, WF re-stocked and the nooch is back in action in the HHH household
love it. THX!!!
oooo, thanks for reminding me about those.
omg, guess what else. your brillz floor-mates just TOTES reminded me that i need me some MIKA stat. heart it. heartchu. tell your homeboys grassy-a$$
i think this little allergy theory needs to be altered slightly…maybe the pears are involved in a mass conspiracy plot to kill you!
let me know how the homemade laras go. personally i think dates are gods gift to the world. but why not enhance them with some nutbutter?
roasted pineapple!
love girl talk. i need more new sh!z though…
Step away from the computer!! haha.
good call. i forgot about pandora.
haha, THAT would be awesome. too bad i have no clue how long it will take me to finish. otherwise i could actually time it.
those are some good ones, thanks! i love massive mugs. i love mugs that are like bowls, too.
Hahahaha–sad, but probably true….
Glad you took the day off… we don’t want you to run yourself into the ground!
I REALLY need new music, too. You’d think I’d have plenty by dating a musician, but I listen to music even less now! Ironic. I think we should try some playlist swaps…
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