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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

What I Ate Wednesday #4 – “Growing” Green


This week for WIAW Green Edition, I felt like going green by growing green! We did get a lot of rain Monday night through Tuesday morning, and now our grass is very green, but that’s not what I’m talking about.

Right after chopping; Day 0

I’m talking about growing green onions, or scallions, if you will. I read about a handy way to re-grow a bundle of green onions from the store by saving the bottom white portion. Simply chop, all the green stems and use as you like, but then save the white part and put in a glass of water to let sit several days.
After just one day; there was only the white before!

In our home, we love to use green onions on salads (I have one almost every night) and Kelley dumps them in her specialty dish of Annie’s Homegrown Organic Whole Wheat Mac and Goat Cheese. I just love the smell of goat cheese and onions permeating our home…..no, seriously, my stomach rumbles (in a good way) every time.
Another day; they're growing like kids!  Ha, get it? We say kids are growing like weeds and I just flipped it around.  Me? Try to hard? Never!

Needless to say, as you see in the pics, these onions sprouted right back within a few days and are ready to use. You could even say we’re going green by growing and saving green. But you don't have to. I’m not sure if we can keep doing this since this is the first week to try, but I’ll try again and keep you updated!


Kelley took a few after this picture and approved of their taste.

I’ve been seeing a lot of kale chip posts lately, and since I promised Kelley I’d make some…….I made some. Man are these things addicting! All I did was sprinkle sea salt and pepper over the leaves and roasted until crisp; delish! Kelley gave the “constant eating until they were almost gone” approval and I was happy to provide. As the saying goes, “Happy wife, happy life.”





On to my Wednesday eats…..


Breakfast – leftover black beans with brown rice and green beans; microwave scrambled eggs and a generous helping of dill; after that I had the usual French press coffee with nutmeg.
 

Snack – hardly noteworthy; just a mug o’green and red tea with stevia

Lunch – green split pea and mixed veggie puree (I love immersion blending!); dehydrated Brussels; celery sticks; waaaayyy too many Arrowhead Mills Corn Puffs

After Lunch – just a brew of green tea mixed with a decaf chai tea bag with stevia; went for a short run and heavy punching bag session after work

Dinner – long time since lunch, very hungry; started with a big salad topped with mixed veggies, kale chips, and salsa for salad dressing; no purees this week (I mentioned I wouldn’t on Monday), but I did have a nice mix of baked NuNaturals goodies from this post and plain Chobani Greek yogurt; I finished the Peanut Butter Dip N’Dots I made too.







I loved the microwave eggs; they’re so easy and so good! Just beat eggs in microwave bowl and add spices as desired (like CAYENNE!) and microwave for 50 seconds, stir, then another 40 – 50 seconds and you’re good. If they still look runny, just wait since they will keep cooking a little.


Have you ever made microwave scrambled eggs?

13 comments:

  1. I have never made eggs in the microwave, but what I great idea when you are in a hurry! Plus, one less pan to clean up later!

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    1. Yes, microwave breckie's are the best for quick meals and little clean up....unless you let your microwave cake overflow....not that I have before.... ;)

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  2. I've never made eggs in the micro but I loooove putting *plenty* of cayenne on my egg whites! :)

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    1. Cayenne makes everything better! Unless it's cold cereal...I could do without that! Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. When I'm on my breakfast sandwich kick I microwave my eggs daily. . . but one time I didn't keep an eye on them so they expanded too much and ended up a little rubbery :-/

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    1. Ooooo, I love breakfast egg sandwiches with salsa! They're messy, but soooo worth it. Yeah, I've had rubber eggs (and many other things)too b/c of my lack of attention!

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  4. I LOVE green onions! I never knew you could do that...I will surely be trying it as soon as I can buy some!

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  5. Yes I've microwaved eggs but never with cayenne. Yummy! I'm going to try the green onion growing. Thanks for the tip.

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  6. I wish you all success with the onions! Mine are still going strong, I just wonder how much longer without soil for nutrients....

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  7. I always make microwaved eggs for breakfast - so much easier!

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  8. That's so cool that you can re-grow green onions! I never knew that was possible!
    Kale chips are amazing aren't they? It's the one way that I can get my son to enthusiastically eat handfuls of kale. They're so quick to cook too. We often have them as a side dish or starter with a main dinner.
    Happy WIAW! xx

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    1. I know! It's awesome going to the sink each morning to see how much they've grown!
      It's great to see that kids can enjoy such a healthy snack. I love just tossing kale chips on a fresh salad; such a great way to add flavor!

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