Day 14: November 24

Sick Day = putting life on pause to rest and take time to take care of me. And finally getting to eat dinner with my roommate!

Tonight I made a recipe I've used in the past (lots of vegetables, cheap overall, tastes great, and I can make a lot in one batch so my lunches are prepared for the week):

• 1 cup Brown Rice
• 3 Russet Potatoes 
• Seasoned with salt/pepper/paprika, cooked in olive oil
• 1.5 green peppers
• 1 red pepper
• 4 slices of onion
• >>I cooked my peppers and onion together on stove
• 1 cup green beans
• Prepared in microwavable bag 
• 2 cups stew beef
• chopped into nickel-size bites, seasoned with salt/pepper/garden seasoning, cooked on stove in olive oil

Day 14: Falafel Sandwich

Delicious homemade falafel sandwiches:

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried chick peas, soaked in water overnight
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro leaves
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley leaves
• 1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Chick pea flour, if needed
• 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil, for searing
• 4 Mediterranean flatbreads, no pockets
• Arugula, for garnish
• Cherry tomatoes, halved, for garnish
• Red onion, sliced thin, for garnish
• Smokey Tahini Sauce, for garnish, recipe follows (I used a store bought sauce because of time restraints. 
  
  

  Directions

  Watch how to make this recipe.

  Heat a grill pan until hot.

  Drain the chick peas. Place in food processor along with cilantro, parsley, onion, cumin, cayenne, garlic, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Pulse until well blended. Consistency should be in the form of a paste. Place mixture in a bowl and form into 2-inch patties.

  *Cook's Note: If dry add 1 tablespoon water. If too wet, add chick pea flour.

  In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add grapeseed oil. Add patties and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and place on a paper towel lined platter to drain. Set aside and keep warm.

  To a hot grill pan, add flatbread to mark and warm on each side for 1 minute. Remove. Add 2 to 3 patties to each warm flatbread. Top with some arugula, tomato, onion and Smoky Tahini Sauce

Day 14: November 24

Non workout morning breakfast- steel cut oats with banana and pecans. 

Dinner after a late night in the studio. I didn't want to cook so I grabbed fresh finger food. 

On a walk today I stopped by Kitchen Table, an amazing local restaurant in the Old Market. Healthy, good atmosphere, I highly recommend it! Here is today's menu!