Before I get to dinner…….
I upgraded to WordPress’s newest version today – something I’d been avoiding for months in fear something would be screwed up – and sure enough, things are screwed up : I am unable to post photos into posts.
I have spent the past 3-4 hours today (minus a quick trip to chemistry) trying to fix the problem and sorting through hundreds of un-readable forum posts.
If ANY of you are internet saavy with WordPress, have technical husbands or friends, I’m begging you for some help!
In the meantime, I found a short cut way to post, but it’s definitely not a long-term fix.
The internet sucks.
Pesto Salmon Stir-Fry with Brown Rice
On my third week of night classes , I’ve learned my afternoon goes much smoother if I don’t have to cook + clean right before I have to leave for class. It was way too stressful and I hate feeling rushed to eat. So today I made dinner at 8:30 a.m .! I also packed it to go so I can eat once I get there and study before our exam. Too bad my all-day classes start on Monday and I have to find all new methods of adaptation!
The combo was so easy, thanks to package prepped veggies and pre-cooked brown rice . I always try to make extra rice when I cook it because it’s so long and is a pain, so we had 2 servings leftover from stuffed cabbage night. This dinner took me about 10 minutes to put together.
1) I steam-microwaved a bag of stir-fry mix (broccoli, cabbage, carrots, snow peas) in a bowl with about 1/4 a cup of water for about 3 minutes, until they were tender, drained them and returned to the mixing bowl.
2) The I whipped up some pesto in my food processor (you could use store-bought to make this even easier):
- Big handful basil (all I had left)
- Handful spinach (to bulk up greens)
- 2 tbsp or so of chopped walnuts (I prefer these to pine nuts in pesto)
- 1 tbsp grated parmesan
Pulse together. Then add 1 tsp olive oil until blended into a paste.
3) Stir pesto into veggies.
4) Add 1 drained can of salmon. Mix well.
5) Rehydrate brown rice with a little water in the microwave.
Easy as 1,2, 3, 4, 5 🙂
Makes 2 servings. I estimated each bowl at about 400 calories.
So that was the pretty version (the husbands, actually)
And here’s mine packaged to go:
Test #2
Chem test went well enough. I missed a few again (I think) but I think I’m doing OK in general. The good news was I was out of class at 7:10! He had wanted us to stick around for a lecture, but since it was lab day and some students only come on lecture days, it wouldn’t be fair to lecture so he let us go. Sweet!
Snack
When I got home I snacked on another Honest Foods sample: a Whole Food Country Square . Like the planks, these are made with a nice list of ingredients and come in at about 250 calories a bar. I tried the Apple Ginger Spice , which had almond butter in it!!
The verdict? SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to admit I was skeptical because it was rather small, but it tasted just like apple pie . I kid you not. Really doughy . I swear there was butter in it. Maybe almond butter is magically like butter? It was also dense enough that it had a very satisfying bite to it and left my mouth happy. I can’t wait to try the other flavors.
Off to try to sleep through my blog frustrations .
Becca says
Dinner looks great as always. I wish I could offer some help, but I am not technologically savvy in the least.
polly says
Maybe almond butter is magically like butter?
I loved this quote. Hope you are doing great, Kath!
Ashley says
yum what a great fast dinner I have been looking for something to make thats fast for my class that lasts from 5to 9 this sounds great!! Thanks Kath you are so great!! 😀
VeggieGirl says
Looks like a fabulous dinner!! Pesto makes everything taste better :0)
That Country Square sounds BEYOND heavenly, with the almond-butter – yum!!
Kelly T says
sorry kath, cant help. wordpress is the devil though, ill agree with you there.
man, i was with you with the microwave veggies and rice, but then you had to go all “flavorful” and “delicious” on me with your pesto.
you win again, kath.
Betsy says
i wish i could help but i am NOT blog savvy. I htink me being able to fix Jenna’s photo problem was the one skill I have.
Jill says
I prefer walnuts in pesto too, my family thinks I’m crazy!
I was wondering about the bars – thanks for trying them out!
oatmeal says
wordpress can definitely be a pain sometime! Have you tried the wordpress help forum? Maybe people can help you there
And I still have YET to try pesto ’cause I don’t have a food processor and the grocery store doesn’t have them! [my grocery store doesn’t have anything–at least they have oatmeal! 😛 ]
Em says
So sorry to hear you are struggling with Worpress. Blog problems can be so frustrating!! And with the popularity of yours…and all the effort you put into it…it’s easy to see why it would be especially stressful! I hope everything gets fixed soon and sorted out! I know we all appreciate all your hard work always 🙂
Dana says
Wait, so are you getting paid to do these endorsements of the free samples you’ve been given?
arielle says
Sorry, can’t help. I am the worst. Just realized I could upload multiple photos at once yesterday.
Kath says
Dana ,
Definitely not getting paid. I would never post a product that I wouldn’t eat on my own, either.
Arielle,
Multiple photos at once??! What version of WordPress are you using??
Kath
Suzanne says
Hi Kath,
Your quick and easy dinner looks awesome. Sorry to hear about your computer woes. I wish I can help but I don’t even know what WordPress is! I’m a Mac person.
Hope you did well on your test – let us know how you do. It’s rainy and dreary here in NJ – it’s putting me in a bad mood. It’s definitely one of those days I wanted to just stay in bed – but here I am at work. Can you tell I’m procrasinating? 😉
Happy hump day everyone!
Kim says
Kath, thank you so much for your product testimonials! I appreciate it 🙂 It makes trying new things so much easier!
Tina says
Blogger stinks too. Sorry about your troubles, Kath!
Heather says
Sorry about the blog problems- WordPress was giving me trouble last week too 🙁 Annoying.
Dinner looks great! I didn’t realize how easy pesto is to make. You probably save a ton of calories over store bought too.
arielle says
I have no idea what version I am using. In fact, I didn’t even know there was more than one version. But I have a Mac and when you to upload photos, I just hold in the apple key and highlight the ones I want, and they all upload at once.
Before, I was uploading them all individually and it took forever.
But I think we are talking about different things because I’m pretty sure everyone but me already knew this.
Kath says
arielle ,
Awww mannnn! Mac users get all the perks. I know in my version you definitely can NOT click on multiple files when uploading.
Kath