Flying By

This week is flying by it is already WIAW. Having Mondays off really makes the week bearable I wish we could have every Monday off.

Last night I made my all time favorite pasta dish of hot chicken sausage, broccoli rabe and orecchiette.
First I remove the casing from the sausage and put it in a pan with garlic. I cooked the sausage thoroughly and break it up as it cooks so it turns into crumbles.

I added some of the broccoli rabe leaves in with the sausage

While the sausage is cooking I cook the pasta and broccoli rabe. Once the pasta and broccoli were done I drained them and added them to the cooked sausage. I then added about 3/4 cup of chicken stock and some hot pepper flakes and let that simmer about five minutes.

 

Lastly, put into a bowl and devour!

This was a perfect meal to eat last night especially when I had to get up at 4:45 this morning to meet my BOMF team and run 5 miles!

Question: What is your favorite pasta recipe?

WIAW Pizza Edition

Happy WIAW, you know what that means we are half way through the week!

Last night I decided to make homemade pizza for dinner. I started with fresh dough from the store, one was multi grain and the other basil. Both were delicious and rose well. I placed them in the oven for about 5 minutes once they were rolled out to get them cooked a little prior to adding my toppings.

Basil Dough

Multi Grain Dough

Once they looked a little cooked I grabbed them out of the oven and added my toppings. On the basil dough one I just did a traditional sauce and cheese. On the multi grain I put on the sauce then added uncooked pepper and onions then the cheese.

Once the cheese was melted and the crust was crispy I removed them from the oven. I topped the plain cheese with some fresh arugula to get some veggies in on that one too.

  

 

The doughs on both were delicious, I will be using them again next time I decide to make pizza.

Question: What is your favorite pizza topping?

WIAW

Welcome to another WIAW inspired by Jenn at Peas and Crayons.

Yesterday morning I made Gina's Pumpkin Banana Smoothie from Running to the Kitchen. It was so delicious and just screamed fall which was perfect for a cool crisp morning.

 

Lunch yesterday was leftover chili that I made on Sunday, I think it taste even better a few days later because all the ingredients get to sit and blend together. I ate my chili with some whole grain scoops, yummy!

After work I headed to the gym for a great strength training session with Keri, so needless to say I was starving when I got home. I decided to make some burritos for Joe and I which was a new recipe for me. I cut the chicken into bite size pieces and cooked that along with peppers and onions in a pot with a little chicken stock. I spiced the dish up with the spices from McCormick Recipe Inspirations, Spanish Chicken Skillet. Once the chicken was cooked I took some of that and Uncle Ben's 90 second brown rice and added that to a tortilla with guacamole, shredded Mexican cheese and salsa. This was better than expected!

 

Question: What is a recipe that surprises you on its tastiness?

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WIAW Turkey Burgers

Welcome to another week of WIAW inspired by Jenn over at Peas and Crayons. I know I have been off this blog hop for a few weeks now but don't worry I am back!

This week I decided to share a recipe that I made last night with you instead of showing my eats for the day. I had a strength training session last night with my trainer so I got home later than normal so I whipped together some turkey burgers for dinner.

Turkey Burgers

Ingredients:
1 package of 99% Shadybrook Lean Ground Turkey
1/2 cup raw yellow onions
1 tbl garlic powder
3 tbl Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle Seasoning
1 tbl Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime Seasoning

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together thoroughly. Once ingredients are fully mixed form 4-5 patties and grill. I cooked mine on the George Forman grill to get rid of excess fat, which there was very little of.

Once cooked through top with a slice of fat free sharp cheddar cheese and let melt and serve on the new greatest bread, Foldit 5 Grain Flax.

I topped my turkey burger with some guacamole and spinach and I was too lazy to make a side so I grabbed a handful of Annie's Cheddar Bunnies, this was a quick and easy meal that was delicious!



Don't forget to hop on over to Peas and Crayons and join in on the WIAW fun.

Question: What is your favorite toppings on your burgers?

**PS: Runner at Heart finally has it's own url http://www.runneratheart.com/!**

WIAW

Happy Hump Day and welcome back to another WIAW thanks to Jenn at Peas and Crayons.

Last night after a sweaty gym session I headed to the store to pick something up for dinner. I wasn't exactly sure what I was in the mood for so I grabbed some chicken. As I was walking around I thought to make honey mustard panko chicken with some asparagus.

First I put some Boars Head honey mustard on each side of the chicken then lightly coated it with panko bread crumbs and baked them in the oven on 350 for about 25 minutes.


Once I put the chicken in the oven I prepared the asparagus with a little sea salt, pepper and lemon juice.

For a quick thrown together dinner this was delicious!

Question: What is one of your favorite quick go to meals?

Chi Town on the Fly

So I am back from Chicago but am slacking on getting my pictures on to my computer and I know it is WIAW and I wanted to share some eats from my trip but I guess it will have to wait until next week.

We had such a fun trip eating our way through the city, visiting a museum, taking a tour on a U505 submarine and taking in a game at US Cellular to see the Sox vs. Sox.

I did snap a few photos with my phone throughout the weekend though that I can share in the meantime.

US Cellular Field



White Sox vs. Red Sox

One morning I took a nice run along the river and I couldn't help but snap a few pictures of the beautiful city. If I were to ever leave Boston there is no doubt I would move to this city!

Question: What is your favorite city to visit?

7 Links

Thanks to Katie at running4cupcakes for tagging me in the 7 links blog party because now I get to partake in the fun!

THE GOAL

To unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again.

THE RULES

1)  Blogger is nominated to take part

2)  Blogger publishes his/her 7 links on his/her blog – 1 link for each category.

3)  Blogger nominates up to 5 more bloggers to take part.

4)  These bloggers publish their 7 links and nominate another 5 more bloggers

5)  And so it goes on!

Most Beautiful Post

Day Off at Castle Island This was my most beautiful posts mainly because it involved things that I love, Abigail, a walk by the ocean and my favorite pizza for lunch!

Most Popular Post

Fitness Friday Stair Master This was my most commented post and I think I owe a big thank you to Jill at Life as I See It for starting the Fitness Friday blog hop.

Most Controversial
I try not to post anything too controversial but since my blog is still fairly new I am sure I will come across something sooner or later.

Surprise Success

I can't believe how successful and fun my WIAW posts has been each week. Every week I look forward to posting my Wednesday morning WIAW posts!

Not Enough Attention

I thought that my Pilates Posts would have grabbed some more attention than it did, but I guess we all have posts that don't get the attention we were hoping for.

Most Helpful

Quesadilla Casserole was probably my most helpful post because it let everyone know about McCormicks Recipe Inspirations, which is such an easy and delish way to make a quick go to meal.

Most Proud

 Happy Birthday BOMF Boston! This post was by far my favorite and proudest post. It showed that getting up every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4:45 to run with my BOMF team makes it worth it!

Now I shall pass this fun along to the following bloggers:

Naomi @ One Fit Foodie

Ashley @ The Vegetable Life

Jenn @ Jenn's Fresh Take

Lauren @ The Running Cook

Dina @ Dina Runs

I am off to Chicago for the weekend so stay tuned next week for some fun Chicago posts!

WIAW Asian Inspired

Welcome to another week of WIAW inspired by Jenn at Peas and Crayons.

Joe and I had decided to go to Typhoon Asian Bistro in Hingham because we had Groupon for their and we wanted a place where we could celebrate our five year anniversary which was on Wednesday. Boy does the time fly I can't believe it has been five years already and that our wedding is  about a year away :).

We started off with an order of the chicken lettuce wraps and a few drinks. I went with the cucumber mojito which was so delicious and refreshing.

For dinner we decided to choose a few things and share do we went with the thai curry chicken, steamed shrimp vermicelli and typhoon spicy chicken which we got grilled instead of fried.

Curry Chicken

Steamed Shrimp Vermicelli

Typhoon Spicy Chicken

The food was all very tasty but the curry dish was definitely my favorite which worked out well because Joe loved the spicy chicken.

 

I couldn't stop eating :)

Question: What is your favorite Asian dish?