Weekend time!

I definitely do not get up as early on the weekends.  7:30 is sleeping in!

I didn't do a whole lot this weekend, mostly puttering around the house, doing laundry, etc.  Today we are going to organize our storage shed and go see Gone Girl at the movies.

Saturday food:

I made a chocolate peppermint shake for breakfast about 10AM using Da Vinci SF Peppermint Patty syrup.  Cash and Carry is a store that is open to the public, but serves small restaurants, coffee carts, etc. Anyone who needs to purchase food products in commercial sizes.  They have every flavor of coffee syrup under the sun, both regular and sugar free.  I currently have SF French Vanilla, Chocolate, Orange, Huckleberry, Raspberry Peppermint Patty and Pancake (maple flavor).

Around 2PM I made a second shake, this time Chocolate with PB2.

For dinner I combined two entrees:  Mushroom Risotto and Turkey Chili with Beans.

Mushroom Risotto is fine on its own, but it really shines when you add it to another entrée.  The richness of the mushroom elevates the other entrée.  The Turkey Chili is good by itself.  Tasty, but not too spicy for most folks.  I would add more heat myself.  I have always liked to add rice to chili, so the combination of these two entrees give a full bowl of tasty and filling dinner.

For my evening shake I used a Vanilla packet and added a teaspoon of Sugar Free Peach Jell-O powder.  Very nice peach flavor that doesn't overwhelm the vanilla or make it sickly sweet.

I have to say that I am really impressed with how well my Magic Bullet blender has been blending up the shakes and ice cubes. 

The last time I was on HMR, I was using my kitchen blender and following the instruction to create these high-volume, fluffy shakes.  Running the blender for the 2-3 minutes suggested was always a headache and I burned through at least 2 blenders due to the wear on the motor. The texture was always a little off-putting.  It was a large, foamy drink that wasn't ever quite cold enough. 

Now I blend 8-9 ice cubes with the packets and water and get a tall mug that reminds me of a Wendy's Frosty.  It also only takes approximately 30 seconds which I'm sure my husband appreciates.


For Sunday I am going to follow the minimum prescription, 3 shakes and 2 entrees. 

Breakfast was a vanilla shake with PB2. 

For Lunch I had the Mexican Enchiladas.  It tasted more Italian than Mexican and the flour tortillas had the same consistency as the pasta in many of the entrees.  Still pretty darn tasty though.

My afternoon snack was a chocolate shake with Peppermint Patty SF syrup.


For Dinner I had the Vegetable Beef Stew.  Good beef flavor in the sauce and the vegetables were not too mushy in texture.

I'm rounding out the night with a vanilla shake with Huckleberry syrup.  Should be yummy!

We say "Gone Girl" today.  I hadn't read the book so I was totally surprised by some of the twists.  Ben Affleck did a wonderful job and Rosamond Pike was amazing. 

Tomorrow is Monday again and my first "Core" class.