BSI - Sweet Potato

Spicy African Yam Soup

Tonight I made Spicy African Yam Soup for the Blogger's Secret Ingredient (Sweet Potato). This soup was absolutely amazing and even my husband thought it was the best soup I have ever made. I followed this recipe, although I used vegetable broth not chicken broth). With the vegetable broth this soup is even Vegan. This recipe says that is makes 4 servings, but I think we ended up with a lot more than that. One bowl was very filling. It was easy to make. Although the ingredients seem weird, they work so well together.

Back with a full day of eats!

While I decided on breakfast I snacked on some Granola. I really love Cascadian Farm's dark chocolate almond. I decided to have a pb&j, one half just pb co's dark chocolate dreams and half of a banana, the other side dark chocolate dreams and jam.


My breakfast kept me full until 11am, and then I had a mini luna bar that has been sitting in my pantry. I needed something to whole me during my lunch time workout, so I ate it. I did about 25 minutes of cardio at the gym.


For lunch I ate 1/3 cup couscous mixed with 1/2 cup water. I cooked the water in the microwave for 2 minutes and then added the couscous and covered for 5 minutes. In a separate bowl I microwaved 1/3 cup morningstar crumbles, 1/3 cup peas, 1/8 cup chick peas, and 1 artichoke heart from a can I opened last week. After the couscous had absorbed all the water, I added the other goodies and microwaved for 30 seconds. I added a little salt and pepper. This would be good with a drizzle of EVOO or balsamic vinegar.



An hour after lunch I was still hungry, so I ate by Oikos yogurt. I really love the blueberry flavor and have one a day usually.

Even though most days my greek yogurt keeps me full for at least a few hours. I was still really hungry, so I went and got a skim latte with an extra shot.


When I got home I munched on one serving of Sweet Crisps by Genisoy. I like Genisoy's soy crisps, and they recently came out with these sweet ones. Then have less protein than the soy crisps.
Dinner was a side salad and pizza. I added some almonds and dried cherries to my salad, I loved the crunch of the almonds and the chew of the cherries. The flavors taste so good together too.

The pizza is made with soy meat and cheese and I talk about all the great ingredients we use in this post.

After dinner we decided to go to the gyms to do weights, because we never have time at lunch. We did a good leg workout and bench press exercises.

Well off to start my Saturday. I have a bridal shower for a friend I have had for 21 years. Then tonight I am doing out to dinner with friends. So I'm not sure that I will be able to have a lunch or dinner picture. I'll try!

Mental Health?

After reading several blog posts the last couple of days, I have begun to reflect on why I want to continue to blog and why I love reading other blogs. What does it mean to be healthy? And is logging every meal truly portraying what makes a "healthy lawyer"? I want to use my blog as a daily resource to keep healthy, but I hope to change my blog a little to help me focus on all aspects of being healthy, not just eating healthy.

To me there is physical health, mental/emotional health, and spiritual health. I feel that for me to feel healthy I need to eat well and exercise daily, but there is so much more to being healthy when you factor in trying to be mentally and emotionally healthy. Stress can be more detrimental to one's health than consuming HFCS or too many carbs.

Do you think there is more to being healthy than eating well and exercising? How do you take care of your mental health??

I'm Back.

Things have thankfully (and in some ways not so thankfully) slowed down at work. So my plan is to be back to daily food blogging tomorrow. I have been reading your blogs and have missed being a part of this community. It is such a great support network!

So see you tomorrow with some pictures : )

I am alive!

This week was worse than I could describe. I was at work at 6:30 am everyday and a few days was at work until 11pm, so 6:30-11:00 = no exercise this week which = stress. I picked up my race number for the 10K tomoroow, but with barely any sleep and no exercise (besides tuesday when I only worked 6:30am-6:00pm and went for a 5 mile walk) this week, I'm not sure I can do it tomorrow. I'll keep you all posted.

My client is a large Fortune 500 Corporation that is selling off one of its companies and it is to close on this week (fingers crossed), and after closing, it should be a lot slower. I'll be back to blogging on a regular basis after that happens.

I have never had a full week where I couldn't get in any exercise, so it was pretty upsetting to me.

I miss you all, and I'm sorry I can't comment on your blogs right now, but I have been stopping in to look up on your blogs while I eat my lunch at my desk.

Talk to you all soon!!

Bad Blogger Again!

It looks as thought I am having another week of 12-13 hours at the office, so blogging will be sparse this week. I hope to blog tonight with a recipe, but it depends. I left my house at 6:20 this morning and am working away already.

I am signed up for a 10k a couple months ago that is this Sunday (I have ran this race for the past 4 years), and I really don't know if I'll be able to do it physically. I haven't been able to run for a week! Saturday and Sunday I walked 5 miles around the lake both days, but just was too physically and mentally drained to run. I also got in exercise other days last week, but nothing as intense as running, mostly walking/pilates. I didn't make it home last night for my 8pm Pilates class, and actually didn't get a work out in at all. I'm hoping to get home by 6:30 tonight to walk the park or try to escape at lunch for a work out.

I'll post something soon, promise!! Have a great day:)

Best Cookies Ever!!

I didn't get to blog about my meals Friday or Saturday, but really nothing too interesting there, so I'll just get to the good stuff.....

So I finally got to do some baking!

My husband and I had picked up some black and gold M&M's to make cookies. I was trying to find the perfect recipe to use these in. Well I found a recipe in Dreena Burton's eat, drink, and be vegan, and it was fabulous. They were her "You Got Peanut Butter in My Chocolate" Cookies. However I made some changes. I used whole wheat pastry flour instead of spelt flour and I didn't use the cocoa powder, so they weren't chocolate cookies. Using the M&M's made them no longer Vegan.

Here is a picture:

I can't describe how good these were. I loved the agave nectar and maple syrup in them. So good!

I have to go to work today : ( So hopefully I will post again tonight. Thanks everyone for all of your wonderful comments this past week! I always look forward to my blogging, even with my long days at work!