Quiet mouth Trina...quiet mouth...

I teach Special Education and sometimes when our students eat various yummy foods they make sounds as they chew. So we (the paraprofessionals and I) sometimes say, "Quiet mouth...quiet mouth." Most of the time the students comply. Saying all that to say, last week I cooked the most tasty okra EVER!

As I ate the okra I caught myself making the same sounds as my students, "Hmmmmmm. Mmmmmmmmmm. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Mmmmmmmm." I literally told myself, "Quiet mouth Trina." What made my okra so magically delicious? Well for starters my my "cooked down" some farm fresh okra from Louisiana. Do not ask what "cooked down" means. AND my mom gave me a bag of fresh Gulf shrimp from Louisiana. The shrimp tasted so wonderfully fresh and delicious, and rather than shrink in size like most shrimp when you cook them, they stayed the same huge size.

So guess what I plan to prepare this week minus the fresh Gulf shrimp? You guessed it...O-O-Okra!

I'm Baaaaaack....Redi, Set, Go!

Since I returned to work a few weeks ago, I struggle daily to find balance in regards to preparing nutritious meals. Well, SHAZAAM y'all I received my Xpress Redi Set Go, and NOW in 8 minutes or less, I create healthy, quick, and easy meals.

BREAKFAST IDEAS:

Eggsters: 3 egg whites, Frozen Hash Brown Potatoes, and Green Onions

Mix ingredients and pour into mini wells...

5 or 6 minutes later! SHAZAAM Eggsters!

O so cute...almost toooo cute to eat! But I ate them anyway!

Huevos Rancheros: 1 tortilla, salsa, cheese, and 3 egg whites.

8 Minutes later...SHAZAAM! Huevos Rancheros!

Lean Green Eggs and Ham Cups...That Sam I Am

This recipe hails from the Abs edition of Oxygen magazine:

Preheat oven to 350° F. The green of the lean green eggs and ham cups...green onions.


This recipe serves 2. Whisk together 1 whole egg and 3 egg whites with a bunch of green onions. The recipe called for 1/3 chopped chives for a serving of 4. I chopped and chopped. I love green onions or onions period.




Next, spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Then, take 97% fat free ham slices and mold them into a muffin tin. After molding the ham into the muffin tin, evenly divide your egg mixture amongst the ham cups.


Place in oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Top with cheese and bake for 5 more minutes.


Remove your cups from the muffin tin and voila...Lean Green Eggs and Ham Cups. Now you may experience a little seepage off the eggs into the muffin tin, but everything should just pop out of the tin.

I paired the ham cups with some leftover beans w/salsa and mixed fresh fruit.

Rerun...Alas the time has come...

If you follow my other blog Ah Me so Hongry! The Misadventures of a Weight Watchers Repeat Offender, yes this is the same posts.

Well folks, as of 12:00 AM my Summer officially ends :-( Tomorrow, the teaching staff must report back to work(Actually, I went to work last Friday to jump start my room preparations.).

This past week I walked around in a funk in anticipation of my return back to work. Don't get me wrong, I am more than grateful to be gainfully employed, but I can't help but feel a tinge of remorse as I enjoy my last few hours of Summer. My back-to-work funk interfered with my weight loss endeavor, and knocked me off the wagon. I only worked out once last week, but i managed to make somewhat sensible food choices. Even though I worked out once, my week kept me super busy and active.

Despite residing in Funkytown last week, I managed to drop 2.4 pounds bringing me to a total of 32.6 (something like that) pounds removed! This week I plan to get back on the wagon and ride it till the wheels fall off. GAME ON!

So tonight, I contemplated writing a post about my weekend OR last weekend's end of STATS class celebration OR my mom's red boots, BUT instead I decided to create a photo montage celebrating my first summer off. I hope you enjoy my montage SUMMA-TIME 2009:

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

And the award goes to...

ME! Thanks to Solace at Reduced To Ashes, I recently received the One Lovely Blog Award. So in the spirit of the One Lovely Blog Award I must:

1. Acknowledge the giver
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs I love:
   

1. GOD'S FAVORITE SHOES
   
2. Queen of my Domain
3. For the Love of the Run
4. It's Not a Diet, It's a Weigh of Life...
5. The Ivy League
6. Trim the Fat
7. Project Hot Mommy
8. Scientific Nature of the Whammy
9. Hollie's Weight Loss Blog
10. Fat[Free]Me
11. Prior Fat Girl
12. The Masked Mommy (Check out the Jello Fire Fighter's Hat)
13. Witness This Fitness
14. Eat Move Write
15. Little Miss Hungry
    

Ants-On-A-Log

One of my most favoritest (not a real word, but it is now) snacks in the whole wide world: Ants-On-A-Log!

Yes...real true live PEANUT BUTTER! I tried a few healthier alternatives, but none of them can hold a candle to Peter Pan's Honey Roasted Creamy Peanut Butter, salmonella and all.


I tried Better'n Peanut Butter, but it should be renamed to Better'n Paste. Better'n Peanut

Butter is better suited as paste for art projects or to seal envelopes.

There IT (Better'n Peanut Butter) is on the side of the miracle whip, in front of the cheese. By now the Better'n PB is probably sporting a fur coat. Hmmm...I better go and check.

What a JERK!

My Mom made some homemade jerk seasoning. The Recipe....COMING SOON!

MOM, send the recipe. Thanks.