You know what the hardest part of blogging is? Thinking up titles!! Seriously, it’s by far the most challenging.
Hurricane Hanna appears to be pushing into the Carolinas because our skies are getting cloudier by the minute. I’ve survived a number of bad hurricanes being a Carolina Girl, but I don’t think this one is going to be more than an inconvenience for us here in Charlotte.
I had a little snack around 11:00 – mostly out of boredom.
For lunch I decided to take advantage of the fact that I can eat at home on Fridays and fired up the grill.
I plopped on a very small eggplant, cut into strips, a carrot, also in strips, half a green bell pepper and a small peach. They all ended up on top of some spinach + romaine (yay for folate!) with some leftover homemade lime-vinegar-mustard-EVOO dressing. I topped the whole thing with a bit of blue cheese. Grilled salads with a fruit and a crumbled cheese are the best.
I also reheated a piece of last night’s pizza on the grill!
Plus, some watermelon…….
……. and 2 prune plums from yesterday.
And a Zevia Root Beer. It was an excellent batch of grub.
It’s study time until tonight, when we’re going out to dinner with friends. I am going to try to keep it modest tonight. No bottles of wine or tiramisu! (But definitely a glass of red 😉 )
Tina says
What a great looking lunch! Have fun tonight!
BethT says
What is a prune plum?
caitlin (see bride run) says
hahaah i struggle with titles sometimes too. sometimes, i just want to write “insert creative title here”!
i find its easier if i do my title AFTER i write my blog!
magpie says
Ooo yum! Those prune plums are so cute.
VeggieGirl says
The weather is terrible here too – I got soaked while walking to/from classes on campus! 🙁
Such a vibrant lunch!!
Good luck studying; and have fun at dinner tonight!
Melissa says
All looks sumptious. Enjoy your weekend.
ModelBehavior says
I totally agree, titles are tricky!
can you explain prune plums to me? I thought that prunes were dried plums so I’m confused as to what the difference is! Thanks 🙂
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Kath says
BethT and Model,
Prune plum is just the name, I guess because of the small shape. The insides are like tart, green plums. They’re pretty good!
K
rhodeygirl says
yum yum. looks like a great lunch.
have a fun time at dinner.. we are thinking of doing tiramisu at our wedding, can that count as wedding cake? 😉
Biz says
That looks like my kind of lunch! Kath, I meant to tell you I found pickled jalapenos and had them on my turkey wrap today – it MADE the sandwich!
Have fun tonight . . . I’ll have red too!
shawna says
LOVE your blog!
I just picked up some prune plums about 10 minutes ago, thanks to your post yesterday. Your lunch looks delish!
Andrea says
Oy post titles. That’s why I kept it simple and went with the date. LOL
Remember back a few years ago when NC was crippled with that ice storm and the whole state was without power? Yeah, we had no power for like 5 days so we were grilling outside a lot. Did pizza and frozen dinners on the grill! LOL
Katerina says
Have a great time tonight!
I have a few questions, I am just starting to pay more attention to what I am eating and tracking calories. Unfortuantly I have no idea how much protein I shoudl be eating – there seem to be several schools of though on that one? Any ideas?
Thanks
Ryane says
Guessssss who took pictures of her breakfast and lunch today!
I’ll let you know when the blog is up and running!
Heather says
Thinking up titles IS hard!
That salad dressing sounds so good… yum
Emily says
I saw your article in Shape last night! It was great – congrats on that.
Becca A says
I have to agree with you about the titles! Hope Hanna passes you without too much trouble, it definitely affected my flight this afternoon!
angelcubbie says
Hey does anyone know how to tell the difference between a medjool date and a regular date? Haha, wierd question I know but I’m wondering what type I bought.
Gliding Calm says
what a lunch!!!!! spectacular
Danielle says
Lunch looks divine! Have a fabulous time tonight Kath 🙂 enjoy the red!
sarah says
argh, i hope hanna is just an annoyance! i am not excited about having to drive to work tomorrow am but i am the only member of our team that really needs to be there 🙁
lunch looks DIVINE.
Andrea says
LOVE ALL YO/UR BLOG TITLES!!!
you are seriously the queen of BIG volume and low cal/ healthy foods! i love it – so many great ideas
haya says
i think prune plums are the ones they use to dry to make prunes out of!
also, if you let them ripen a bit, they become delicious and sweet. they just have to pick them before they are ripe otherwise they fall off the tree. that’s why you’re probably getting the tart ones at the store.
ttfn300 says
i only just started and will agree about the titles 🙂 That salad looks fabulous!!
MKM says
So, I had my first Larabar (Chocolate Coconut Chew) – I didn’t like it too much because it was kind of bitter.. any suggestions about which Larabars taste better? Or is there no hope for me and Larabars? 🙁
Tina says
MKM,
Ginger Snap!!! It’s my favorite! 🙂
Ash says
MKM – The new Peanut Butter Cookie Larabar is incredible. I bet even non-Larabar-loving people would praise it’s yumminess.
bobbi says
yummy looking lunch, I had somethingg similar just with salmon on top:) I love salad!
Anne P says
MKM – apple pie larabars are my fave 🙂
Kath says
Biz ,
I agree – they do make sandwiches!! We need to buy some more!
Katerina ,
The recommendation is .8 grams per kg of body weight. So divide your weight in half and you’ll get a rough estimate. For a more accurate estimate, divide by 2.2 and x by .8.
Ryane ,
Cool!!!
MKM ,
Pecan Pie is my fav. Peanut Butter is not to miss. I like Apple Pie, and Cashew Cookie was very good too. It all just depends on your flavors, but it might have been bitter from the cocoa.
Kath
MKM says
Thanks for the advice, everyone!
I’ll hit up my campus store and try one (I think I’ll try Pecan Pie or Peanut Butter cookie – I like pecans and peanut butter), although I must admit that at $2.29 (or was it $2.89? I forgot) a bar, they are quite expensive!! College campuses and price gouging, oh goodness. Don’t even get me started on the price of textbooks!! 😛