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Jul 26 2012
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Zucchini Fritters

I hope you are all having a fabulous week! Hey if you haven’t liked my Facebook Page you should join. I post something once a day, mostly something goofy or motivational. But I would love to hear from you all, so please click here. I’ve heard from a few of you that you are now being courteous runners! One reader even told me after she passed an elderly couple and said hello the man said “that was nice.” YAH! Let’s get out there and build up each others spirits. I know I will.

My coworker has an amazing garden. 30 x 100 feet is what she was guessing. So she’s been bringing in Zucchini and I’ve been taking it home to make things like Zucchini Lasagna and last night’s treat: zucchini fritters.

Zucchini Fritters

Serves: 3 (2 zucchini fritters per person)

Ingredients:

  • 2 c. grated zucchini
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup cornmeal
  • 1 small onion, shredded with grater as well
  • 1 clove of garlic, finely minced
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp Hidden Valley Ranch Packet Mix
  • Black pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place zucchini inside a  towel and squeeze out excess moisture. SQEEZE those biceps and try to get as much moisture out as you can.

In a bowl, add zucchini and sprinkle with pepper.  Add the remaining ingredients.  The mixture with be sticky and thick. Continue to stir, it will thin down.

On a parchment lined baking sheet, divide batter into 6 fritters on the parchment using a spoon. Then flatten each mound with a spoon until it’s 1/4 inch or so.

Bake for 15 minutes or so and then remove from the oven and take off the parchment paper. Flip them over and broil for 3-4 minutes. Then flip again and broil for 2-5 minutes until you are happy with their golden color.  This makes six fritters.

I mixed a little Kraft Mayo with Sirracha and topped mine. Garrett really liked them straight out of the oven. I will make these again for sure! No frying and still crunch in the oven.

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Jul 01 2012
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Buster, Dinner, Fitness, Garrett, Puggle, Random, Recipes, Tips

Northern Pike for Supper

I am not pulling your chain when I tell you I pulled the biggest fish I’d ever caught out of the Missouri River yesterday. It was amazing. I was jigging off the back of my in-laws pontoon. We started fishing around 7:30 AM. We being Garrett, myself, and Buster. It was around 9 that I caught this giant beast of a Northern Pike. It put up a good fight but I was just to strong for him and he gave in.

He honestly didn’t fit in our net, so I drug him up along the boat on to the sand bar we were perched on and we had to scoop him in to our giant red bucket we had brought along “just in case we caught anything.” Garrett thinks he was 8-10 lbs. and about 24 inches long — I think he was bigger.

Buster really enjoyed himself. He loves to go fishing.

He waits with anticipation because he knows what’s going to come out of that water. He loves to play with the fish. When I say play, he watches them flop around and barks because he thinks they are playing with him.

He was our only catch of the morning so we went home around 10:30 am and filleted him up. Buster was exhausted from his exciting morning and fell asleep in Garrett’s arms on the way home – head on the car door. Garrett had to use a shovel to get him up on the outdoor table. He cut the fillets off and I finished up with taking the skin off and removing the rib bones and trying to remove the Y bone after a helpful youtube.com video.

He took up 6 quart bowl – just his meat. He’s what we had for supper tonight.

I marinated the filets in soy sauce and a few dashes of Worcestershire. We were planning on eating it for supper last night but Cherry Berry was on the mind (P.S. I ate terrible yesterday. But I can only change today.) So tonight was the night. I breaded the filets in panko mixed with Old Bay seasoning and cooked them in the NuWave for 5 minutes on each side.

For our side, I sauteed spinach in coconut oil and chopped garlic.

Coconut oil is a good alternative to other oils. It’s a natural saturated fat that has hundreds of uses. To learn more, click here. I seasoned it with salt and pepper. Voila! Dinner is served.

I just purchased my first bottle of sweet chili sauce so I dipped my fish in a little of that – yum! I can’t wait to experiment more with this.

Thanks fishy for being so tasty! What a fun weekend.

Today’s workout was unique. My friend Tanner started a Fit Club in Bismarck. It’s free, and if you are in the area, you can join the Facebook Group here. Tonight’s 50 minute workout included agility running, sprinting, backwards running, step-ups, bleachers, pushups, abs, planks, pikes, tricep dips, just about everything under the 92 degree sun we had today. I’m spent. These High Intensity Interval Training workouts are harder on my lungs than anything. I need to get my breathing pattern under control.

Do you have problems breathing when you are working so hard? Happy Sunday! I’m off to get some groceries for this upcoming week. Stay tuned for a new chip dip recipe.

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Apr 22 2012
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Buster, Dessert, Dinner, Fitness, Garrett, Lunch, Puggle, Resteraunt Reviews, Snacks, Tips, Wedding

Random Thoughts For Sunday

I have so many things flying through my head right now so I thought I’d just get them all out there in one thought-provoking post.

1. On Friday evening I had a wonderful girlfriend “date” with Molly. We went for dinner and drinks at The Walrus and shared three appetizers: mushroom bruschetta, homemade hummus with Tahini sauce, and the chicken and black bean quesadilla. After a rude man next to us at the bar kept cutting in on our conversation we went to the East 40 for just one more adult beverage. Well they were having a wine special, so we got a bottle and shared it for $14! To top it off, the chef brought out a plate of cheese (paired specifically for our wine) and it was JAW DROPPING AWESOME. Not only did it have four different cheeses including a three year-old aged Swiss, a fontina, and I can’t remember the others. It had fresh apples and strawberries, dried apricots, and a duck sausage that was so tasty. East 40 is going to start offering these cheese plates as appetizers this week, so MAKE sure you stop in and ask for the cheese appetizer platter. You won’t be disappointed.

2. I made Chinese Chicken Salad and an amazing (see below photo) Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Roll  I found on Pinterest. Mom made them awhile back and they were so good. So I knew these would be a hit for our friends family who we made dinner for tonight. I saved 2 slices for Garrett and I to try, he wishes there would have been more left. I gave half the roll to our friends’ family, the other half is going to our office this week for Administrative Assistants Week.

 

3. You can still eat healthy and eat a ton of food. Check out my lunch I had today. I was so stuffed I didn’t eat the banana until about 45 minutes later. P.S. Those are pumpkin seeds on my salad (see #9 for more info)

4. I tried one of Julie’s recipes from Peanut Butter Fingers this weekend. It was a boxed white cheddar macaroni and cheese that she added chicken sausage, steamed cauliflower, and spinach to it. We agreed we liked it, but next time, I want to make the cheese sauce myself. I couldn’t find the brand she used at our local grocery store and ours tasted a bit powdery if you know what I mean.

5. We got our first “larger” wedding gift today and I am super pumped to use it. It’s a brand new crock pot with a sealing lid, timer, and locking handles. This wedding stuff is fun! I already have a recipe in the works to break in this bad boy. Is it bad luck to use wedding gifts before the wedding? Ah hell, who cares?

6. I got my long run in today. I didn’t go as far as I had planned, but I was happy with it. Someone honked and scared the living crap out of me. So hey you white Chevy truck, bite me.

7. I signed up for two more races this week, for those of you who missed that piece yesterday. There is a 5K next Saturday here in Bismarck for Parkinson’s Disease and I also signed up for another 10K in Bismarck for Subway’s Get Fit with my BFF Bethany. This will be her first race so I am excited to do it with her and be her cheerleader.

8. Garrett tried my Steel Cut Oats for the first time last week and enjoyed them! So I’ll be making a batch tonight as well as some Five Minute Salsa that he requested.

9. My first NatureBox came on Friday. Inside were five packages containing: dried pears, dried currants, roasted pumpkin seeds, pistachios, and a papaya/nut trail mix. I wasn’t overly impressed, but I’ll let the next one come and decide whether or not to cancel. I did try to make scones with the currants. Garrett seemed to like them. I thought they were OK.

10. Here is Buster. He is enjoying a large bully stick. For those of you who don’t know what it is, enjoy reading this. Then think twice the next time your dog eats one of these and then gives you kisses.

 

Have a wonderful Sunday evening! We have nine episodes of Parks & Recreation on the DVR. I hope to convince Garrett to watch those tonight. Oohh and we might break in the new lawn mower. We’re the only ones in the neighborhood who haven’t mowed yet and I think I am getting the stink eye from the neighbors.

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