How do these guys keep finding me!?
My mom gave us STRICT instructions that there was not allowed to be any peep violence on the blog (microwaves, etc.) But does eating him with a fork count?
I didn’t get much work done today, but I did get organized to start major studying tomorrow by printing out all my notes and making my to-do list nice and clean 🙂 I turned around to see what time it was because I was getting really hungry and it was already past 6pm! I headed to the kitchen for a quick tide-me-over while we started on dinner (~7 of ‘em)
And a few minutes later, while trimming swiss chard, I drained the last bit of the bottle of Three Buck Chuck from Thursday’s party (Thanks K+N!)
We had originally wanted to cook a ham tonight like we did last Easter along with asparagus, but we could not find an all-natural or organic ham. While i do eat non-organic meat frequently, for some reason I wanted to feel good about this year’s ham. We almost bought a little all-natural, nitrate-free ham at EarthFare but it was $10 and we thought we could find a smaller one at HT. Not so!! And all the EF asparagus was sold out and the HT kind smelled liked sweaty socks.
So we resorted to plan B: Spring Vegetable Risotto.
Only to realize we were out of arborio rice!
So we changed to a Near East Almond Pilaf I received as a sample. We made it with homemade chicken stock, Brew + Bake style.
Plus green beans, zucchini, baby lima beans and swiss chard. With 2 slices bacon (the “ham”), a pat of butter, a splash of white wine, half a lemon and lemon thyme from the garden.
Ta-Da
Matt made an Old Man Martini and I had a taste. I don’t really like vodka, but this tasted GOOD! I think from the vermouth. Check out his recipe over at B&B: Old Man Drink #2 – Martini.
How is it already after 9pm!?
Nite!
Meg says
Yummy dinner! I love all the Peeps showing up today!
zestycook says
Peeps everywhere today Kath! Crazy stuff. Your meal looks great… Happy Easter guys.
zest!
lyss says
Mmm, that dinner looks fantastic! Happy Easter!
Maureen says
Great job improv-ing Easter dinner! (that would be “improv”, not “improve”, although I’d say your dish is a major improvement on traditional holiday fare!)
Michele (aka Raw Juice Girl) says
Poor peep, getting stabbed with a fork and all… 😉
*smiles*
Michele
Heather says
Hehe, I think that first peep learned his lesson about jumping onto plates… naughty peep!
Sounds like you guys had a fun time making Easter dinner! I love the creative mix of veggies! How did you like the pilaf?
WEEKLY BITE says
The peeps are cute…
how funny 🙂
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
I love the little peeps that just keep popping up =) Glad you had a great (and deliious) Easter! Really, where does the time go!?
crunchygranolagirl says
Looks like you had a fun day chillen with your peeps (hehe sorry I had to)! Good luck with your to-do list tomorrow 🙂
VeggieGirl says
The Peep had it coming 😉
Nicole says
The peeps sneaking into the blog world today were pretty cute 😀
Oh She Glows says
haha I must say your peep features have made me chuckle today! They get around!
I love the old man martini. 🙂
Amelia says
Dinner looks great! I am a big fan of martinis and I’m trying to learn how to make them. I’m definitely checking out Matt’s recipe. 🙂
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
Great meal!
Sorry ’bout the peep violence yesterday, Kath’s Mom! I didn’t do the microwaving, just the video posting!
Snake says
Yeah, it was me. Sorry to scare you.
I’m addicted to the following:
Kashi TLCs.
Yogurt and granola
Nutella
Dates
Dried cranberries
(New addition) Creamy/whipped oats with banana
One of my wheels has a thing called a PowerTap built into the hub. It has strain guages in it that measure torque at the hub. It sends the signal to the computer head unit (on my handlebars) which converts the torque into units of power (watts) based on speed. The computer is able to receive a HRM signal, too, but I don’t ever wear it because (a) it’s just another number for me to look at and be distracted by (b) it’s annoying to put the strap on all the time and lick it, clean it, etc and (c) training with heart rate is not much different than training by perceived exertion (in my completely uneducated and humble opinion). So the computer also calculates work (in kJ) based on power and time. Today was 3427 kJ — 4.1 whatever kJ per kcal but cycling has a mechanical efficiency of approx 25 – 28% so the kJ to kcal conversion comes out in the wash. It’s not highly accurate, maybe a little moreso than an HRM, but it’s close. Then I upload everything on the computer to my desktop and I can review the files — I have files going back to January 2007 — and I can track training progress, etc. Feel free to add your own *NERD ALERT* here. My longest ever ride was 7 March 2009: 102 miles, 5hr20min, 4133kJ (kcal).
I usually figure on about 700 – 800 kcal/hr and I’ve been doing 12 – 18 hr weeks for the last couple months, hence my note to you about upping the carb intake. I worked hard to eat enough (good, healthy, i.e. not dunkin donut or other not-real food) carbs this week and I think it’s starting to show in my power numbers as my glycogen stores get topped back up and my legs come back around. Today was one of the strongest long rides I’ve done so I think it’s working. I especially think the sweet potato fries played a big role!
Ok, back to tax prep!
-Snake
Sharon says
Mmmmm delicious!
Leah @ Simply Fabulous says
Oh man i know what you mean.. its just 11pm now – I can’t believe how fast this weekend went!!
Those peeps are too funny.
I don’t even think i’ve ever tried one!
Jasmine (Sweet and Fit) says
love the peeps! I agree with Veggiegirl – they had it coming!
Caroline says
Your somewhat incongruous Peep reminds me of when my dad likes to sneak in M&Ms into my food pics when I am not looking…Hope you had a fabulous holiday!
Run Sarah says
Cute Peeps! 🙂 I need to try Swiss chard, I haven’t seen it at the grocery store before.
Sarah (lovINmytummy) says
I might kick my own ass for such a lame joke, but…
I don’t want to hear another Peep out of you.
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
Dinner looks delish! peeps are too cute, I’ll be sad to see them go! 😉
Kath says
LOVE ALL THE PEEP JOKES!!!!!!!!!
Heather ,
I like the pilafs for their convenience, but I find the seasoning packs are too salty – so I just add half.
Snake ,
Nerd alert is very true! But you wouldn’t be my friend if you weren’t one!!
(FYI everyone, Snake is my old boyfriend from freshman year at Davidson!!)
K
Angie says
Love the peeps! Beautiful dinner too…Love all the green!
Shelby says
I love how all of your food was topped with Peeps! I hate the taste of ’em but they sure are cute!
WendyF says
Those greens looked lovely. Back home, just before it got really ugly over there in Thailand. My Easter lasted 2 days dut to the dateline :-). Tried to get you some airplane food shots but I feel asleep right after I sat down until we stared to decend. (they have these down comforters now in B class).
I love how the peeps show up in everything.
Michelle Hisae says
My mom always gets our organic meat at Costco because it’s just too expensive at the grocery store!
Erin says
My eyes, MY EYES! Poor little peep stuck on the fork.
🙁
LOL! I like how they keep creeping into the pics.
Kath says
WendyF ,
Glad you are home safe and sound!! Would have LOVED some airplane food shots!! They would make a great guest dinner post 😉
K