Hi All! I don’t know about you but today seemed to go by so SLOW! This is sort of our “slow season” at work, or rather a slower season. People are starting to go on vacation, some are working from home. As a result, it’s been very quiet at the office and the hours just seem to drag by. Luckily, I always have work to keep me busy, but when I see everyone else taking vacations or chatting with coworkers to pass the time, it’s hard to focus on work.
Anyway, my day started with a great run on the treadmill. I tried to do a split – 1/2 treadmill, 1/2 running outside, but when I stepped out the door, it was just starting to rain. So it was back to the treadmill and away we go!
Breakfast was a small bowl of homemade oatmeal…
I added a handful of sliced almonds to the oatmeal and topped it with a spoonful of all-natural peanut butter. I find that when I add protein – especially extra protein – to my breakfast I usually don’t need to snack before lunch. And, that’s just what happened today!
The oats plus tons of monounsaturated fats (MUFA) gave me enough energy for hours. It also was so warm and soothing – just perfect for a chilly and rainy fall day.
Lunch happened to be leftovers from last night – spinach risotto…
I have come to learn a thing or two about risotto. I’ve learned no matter how awesome and “very Italian” it tastes on the day you make it, by the second day it tastes just like Rice-a-Roni. Not very risotto-y or Italian, but still adequate for lunch leftovers.
If you can believe it, dinner was MORE leftovers in the form of Monday’s turkey tacos. But, I decided to change it up a bit and make a taco salad…
This is what happens when Scott teaches at night. I become the sandwich-leftovers queen, and tonight was no different.
After dinner, I starting flipping through my Real Simple holiday issue again. I LOVE that magazine! It is probably my favorite non-fitness magazine. But, I noticed my subscription is up this month and wondered whether or not I should renew. Ok, that took me all of 3 seconds to decide – heck yeah I’m renewing! But then I wondered if I should branch out from Real Simple and health/fitness magazines and maybe subscribe to a food/foodie magazine.
With Gourmet magazine now defunct, I’m down to the following 4 magazines that I’m contemplating subscribing to:
- Fine Cooking: It seems like such an elegant magazine, which great ideas for fancy full-scale dinners, etc.
- Bon Appetit: Again, this tends to lean on the more elegant/fancy side of the foodie magazines, but they have great photos and recipes.
- Cooking Light: This is the Real Simple of cooking/food magazines, easy to follow, and mostly uncomplicated recipes. Plus, most recipes and articles are geared toward the use of health ingredients and cooking methods.
- Everyday With Rachel Ray: I do like this magazine, but sometimes I feel like it’s designed for someone with ADHD. It is all over the place as far as sections, articles, etc. But something about it still draws me to it, kind of like a car accident where you can’t help but look.
I’m fairly sure I will subscribe to one of these magazines, but I’d love your help deciding! Please send me your vote for your favorite food/cooking magazine! Just leave a comment on this post and let me know if you subscribe to any of the four magazines I mentioned above (or read them on a regular basis), what you like about them, and which one of the four you’d recommend. The magazine with the most votes will earn my subscription! Now I know all of you foodie bloggers out there must subscribe to at least one of these, so don’t let me down! You have until Tuesday, November 24, at 9 PM Eastern to cast your vote. I can’t wait to hear from all of you!
OK peeps, I’ve got a brownie sitting here with my name on it.
Have a great evening everyone! And remember, to vote, vote, VOTE!
Hi,
I just started reading healthy living blogs as an inspiration to get back in the groove of intuitive eating.
I saw that you reinforced “I am not on a diet”. Neither am I and I totally LOVE how you state that “You can live healthily without being on a diet”. I was however wondering your average intake per day?
I realize this is a personal question but I am around the same height and weight as you and I find it tough for me to maintain my weight ( I gain easily when I do partake in a lot of exercise).
Thanks so much and I hope to continue reading your blog.
It is very cute and your meals look tasty
I’m a fan of Cooking Light. Especially the new version!
I think Cooking Light is a good one. Like you said it’s not so complicated which is what I want for everyday meals and it’s focused on health which is always a plus in my book 🙂 I think Bon Appetit & Fine Cooking would be good you’re planning on entertaining and/or making fancier meals a lot. And the RR magazine is, like you said, a little wacky!
Does the economist count since they talk about the Food supply? that would have my vote.
If not, then, I vote for http://www.cooksillustrated.com/
Hi Jennifer, I’m on the art staff at Fine Cooking magazine and I was really excited when I was reading your blog and saw that among some other popular cooking magazines you are considering a subscription to Fine Cooking. If you choose just one, I hope it’s Fine Cooking. You won’t be disappointed.
I don’t usually make many recipes from Food and Wine magazine, but it’s my favorite to read. Their recipes seem a bit more refined than some of the other food magazines we get (I was never a huge fan of Cooking Light). Maybe I like Food and Wine so much just because I like wine so much! Wine and anything sounds good right about now.