I eat a lot of Greek food and run exactly one mile.
I am slightly better at working out than I am at cooking. By that I mean, I have never cooked a decent meal in my life before now, but at least I ran the mile once in 4th grade. So in honor of Kieley and Lydie (two of my closest Valley friends) completing the Philadelphia Half Marathon this weekend, I cooked myself up some UBER fattening spinokopita and ran exactly one mile extremely slowly. Then almost threw it all up, which would have been a horrible waste.
On the plus side, the spinokopita turned out very delicious, my first true success since starting this blog. I don't have a bad thing to say about it. Thanks to my friend Hannah for suggesting Greek food, although cooking moussaka (Greek lasagna) probably would have put me in the ground. I found this easy recipe from Emeril http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/spanakopita-recipe/index.html and BAM! There it was (did you like my joke?). I also made this balsamic braised chicken http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/braised-balsamic-chicken/detail.aspx, which is one of my old favorites. You can't beat balsamic vinegar for taste. Or vinegar in general. I'd put it on everything if I could, which is what I used to do before I started "cooking."
For dinners this week, I made some fideo (Mexican noodles) and stir fry. I bought Kikkoman stir fry sauce at HEB, but honestly sauces are my weakness so we'll see how it goes. I'm guessing it'll be pretty dicey so make sure you read next week to hear all about my stir fry adventures.
BIG DECISION UPDATE: Turns out, these recipes are written to feed families and not just Ashley Dalton. Thus two full shelves in my fridge were full of leftover macaroni and cheese, lasagna, and various unrecognizable substances in Tupperware containers. On Saturday night, I cleaned out the fridge and promised my roommate Emily that I would start halving the recipes. Word to the wise, there's no shame in cooking smaller portions. It doesn't make you less professional.
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