UL Week 7

The second to last week of this competition did not disappoint. Down another 3lbs and super satisfied about it! I worked out hard last week and it definitely paid off! :)

Last week's lunch was a good one. I would be lost without Trader Joes. I don't have a name for this salad but it would probably be something like, "Balsamic Chicken over Greens":

Ingredients:

• 8-10 leaves of Red Oak Lettuce (found at TJs but be forewarned, it's not prewashed)
• 4 oz TJs Grilled Balsamic & Rosemary Chicken Breast
• 1/2 cup Cucumber
• 4-5 Kalamata Olives
• 1-2 Tbspn TJs Fat Free Balsamic Vinaigrette

It all adds up roughly to 200 calories, 4.5g fat, 3g fiber, 22 g protein

You can also add a little cheese if you want. I like TJ's Fat Free Feta or part-skim mozzarella.  I usually combine it with some kind of whole grain carb that is ~ 100 calories for a complete meal.

Anyway, I highly recommend it – healthy lunch full of flavor!

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happy spring!

I haven't blogged in awhile, apologies.  It's been a hectic week coming back to work.  My boss was out of town as well so that just meant even more work for me.  Not so bad to be so busy after leaving Denmark, though.  Makes the time pass quicker.

I got a good distance run in on Wednesday after work with Gail. The weather was SO nice.  Perfect, I dare say.  A little windy running on the Charles leg of the run but not too bad.  I am glad day light savings has gone into effect!  Today marks the first official day of spring!  Too bad it's so cold in Boston today.

Yesterday we had a potluck lunch at work with my department (clearly I own it, haha jk) and the finance department.  I made "Danish" meatballs - Frikadeller.  Too bad they were more like Tanzanian meatballs.  They did not come out as hoped.  I couldn't find ground pork (half of the main ingredient in Frikadeller) anywhere in the store.  Then my breadcrumbs were seasoned, which they shouldn't have been.  Oh well, some people said the really liked them.  Maybe they were just being nice.

I'm going to pull a Kayte here and give you a recipe.  Christian makes these best but he never measures anything.  Based on my recent experience I urge you not to do the same - I think you have to be a Danish citizen to get the precise feel for the amount of ingredients without measuring.

Frikadeller (the word sounds as cool as the food!):

Ingredients:

1/2 lb Ground Veal/Beef

1/2 lb Ground Pork

1 small to medium Onion finely chopped

1 1/2 cup milk

2 tb flour

1 cup bread crumbs (plain duhhh)

1 egg

S & P to taste

Instructions:

Ready for this?  Mix all of the above REALLY well with your hands (you know you love that squishy feeling...)

Warm a pan with a little bit of oil/butter in it.  Use a tablespoon (the kind that you'd see in your silverware drawer, not the actual measuring one) to spoon oval shaped (spoon shaped) balls of the meat mixture.  Fry the meatballs on each side until cooked all the way through. 

Typically served with potatoes and red cabbage and some gravy.  Though, Christian and I serve it with Tzatziki - YUM!

Voila!  

What do you think?

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