Foodtography

Cheesy Egg Sammy

Huong — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:08:26 +0000

Mmm gooey melted cheese on top of a runny egg. Best breakfast sandwich ever! I usually don’t eat cheese often, but bought a pack of 2% Kraft singles to satisfy this craving.

This was consumed after an hour long toning class at the gym this morning. Totally hit the spot =D

Runny Eggs and Ham

Huong — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:18:16 +0000

My brunch today… I woke up super late at 2pm and was famished! Two runny eggs and slices of honey ham steak, yum!

But now I’m well rested and full =)

Nissin Bowl of Ramen

Huong — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:29:23 +0000

Ughhh I caved tonight and went off my “plan.” It was just not a good eating day overall. Started off good, but worsened as the day progressed. My sleep deprivation caught up with me and I was feeling very weak (physically & mentally). When I got home, I passed out in bed and slept for a few hours. When I woke up, I just wanted to eat anything…and well…bowl of instant noodles was the fastest.

^ Nissin chicken flavored bowl. I didn’t like it much at all. If anything, I prefer the other ramen packets from the Asian grocery store. They taste at least more ramen-y. What a waste of calories…

Tomorrow starts a new day though!

Calimari and Shrimp Chips

Huong — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:16:17 +0000

My parents bought Chinese take-out for dinner tonight… okay I am supposed to be on my diet but I couldn’t resist a few bites of the calimari. I know, I cheated =( I ate it plain though — no rice! I love this dish. The slight chewiness of the calimari always tempts me to have just one more.

There were also very colorful shrimp chips included in the take-out. I was good and did not try any of these. But took a photo because I loved the colors =)

Turkey Cutlets…finally!

Huong — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:08:38 +0000

Finally, I remembered to take the turkey cutlets out of the freezer this morning! It was nicely thawed out by the time I arrived home from work. This was a very basic dinner. I sprinkled salt & pepper on the cutlets, then sauteed them in a pan with EVOO. Also added a few squirts of lemon juice a minute before turning the heat off.

Yeah I know, the turkey looks like brain matter. =p

Paired the cutlets with a side of beans mixed with sriracha sauce. HOT…but a nice combination. This was a very hearty dinner!

Baked Salmon & Greens

Huong — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:03:53 +0000

Ack, I once again forgot to take out the turkey cutlets from the freezer! I was going to just panfry the remaining slice of ham steak for dinner, but after I got back from the gym… the stove was already occupied by Mom. What’s a hungry girl to do…

Luckily, right out of the oven was a tray of baked salmon! And a bowl of steamed broccoli was sitting out on the table already….

Voila, instant dinner and I didn’t have to do a single thing! =D

Ham Steak & Salad

Huong — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:46:58 +0000

I forgot to take out turkey cutlets from the freezer this morning (before leaving for work), so I had to improvise for dinner. Decided to panfry a ham steak that I had bought at the grocery store — don’t worry, I didn’t buy a whole ham… just a pack of 2 individually wrapped ham steaks! Hehe, last month I had baked a whole ham and was stuck eating it for 2 weeks and grew soooo sick of ham. But I figured I would give it another chance, given that it’s pretty lean and considered core on WW.

I don’t know if it was because I was starving… but gosh, this ham steak tasted sooooo much better than the whole ham I baked last month!!! It was not as salty and just tasted great pan-fried.

No starch tonight, as I had my whole wheat pasta for lunch. So the sides are just a salad and some simmered carrots. Day#2 back on eating right! Hurray!

Whole Wheat Pasta & Beef

Huong — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:43:14 +0000

Today starts off a brand new me! For the past 2 months, I’ve been trying to get back into exercising and eating right but have been rather unsuccessful. I would only be “good” for 2-3 days and then fall back into a slump again. It was a terrible cycle …but with warmer weather just right around the corner now, I need to stop procrastinating and put real effort into making myself look and feel the best I can.

This week, I will follow Weight Watchers core eating plan. I just need to get into the rhythm of eating wholesome clean foods again and not worry too much about calories/points yet.

Tonight’s dinner is a mish mosh I put together because it was easy and would also give me a week’s worth of food to pack for work. It’s basically whole wheat pasta tossed with 93% ground beef, mushrooms, crushed Italian tomatoes, ff ricotta cheese, and various spices. I then paired it with a simple salad with diced cherry tomatoes and Waldenfarm’s 0 calorie blue cheese dressing. (The taste is still a little off to me, but I’m getting used to it).

Very filling and yummy! Here’s to eating healthy!

H&H Grilled Chicken Club & New England Clam Chowder

Huong — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:01:28 +0000

I was supersupersupersuper lazy to go grocery shopping today (and much of anything else really) and so dinner was a quick pickup at a local Hale & Hearty. I got 1/2 a grilled chicken club sandwich and cup of New England clam chowder. It was just enough to fill me up…

The grilled chicken club was served with Bacon and Avocado on an onion square.

I got a slice of 7 grain bread along with my soup. Perfect for dipping!

Dark Chocolate PB & Banana

Huong — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:01:30 +0000

Last week, I was on a crepe craze and bought a jar of Nutella and Dark Chocolate Dreams. The latter is a mixture of dark chocolate & peanut butter…mmm, so good. While Nutella is awesome in its own right, I wanted to vary my spreads.

Breakfast this morning.. I was lazy and didn’t want to cook anything. Decided to make toast with the PB spread and bananas.

The jar and banana:

I used Arnold’s light bread, so very calorie friendly (to combat against the PB spread).

Upclose shot!

Had I known it was going to be such a long + busy day, I probably would have eaten a much heartier breakfast. Instead I wound up with a lost cat and was so occupied with taking care of it that my next meal did not come until 11pm!