Been a long while since I made eggs; but I've been dying for protein and getting a bit weary of canned tuna and salmon - the former is such a mercury risk that pregnant women are advised to limit their intake, and both carry some risk of cumulative BPA. So hey, I have a full-size fridge, a hot plate and a nice trusty nonstick frying pan, so today I grabbed a dozen jumbo eggs and scrambled a couple up with a bit of salt and cayenne pepper for dinner. 2 jumbo eggs at 96 kcal and 8g of protein ea. heated ... (...more)

(per twitter) session 103: 3.3mi / ~43min. 1mi at 6.0mph, cooldown, .75mi at 5.7, cooldown, 2 laps at 6.7, cooldown, 1 lap at 7.5. ~475 kcal burned at 188#. Didn't weigh-out, but realistically I'm probably back into the 190s, if the fit of my pants is any indicator. Dinner last night was a cup of quinoa and a can of wild salmon - salty, but satisfying. Breakfast was the last 2 store-brand banana nut muffins (may as well eat unfrosted cupcakes, really) and some smilk. Skipped lunch, had a powersauce ~4P... (...more)

More rain than sun for weeks is freaking killing me~ Bean economics: $9 worth, divvied up into 6 baggies, and each bag makes 2 meals of 3 cups cooked, or some 24 grams of protein and (ahem) 150%DV fiber at a sitting. And frankly, even 3 cups is not a much of a meal, so count in another half-cup each of broccoli and spinach, PLUS another 2-3 cups of brown rice. Factor in that the last baggie is closer to a double recipe, and I overdid the lentil part - so let's say $7.50 or $8, divide by 6 then again ... (...more)

Last round I used 3 cups water for the "quick soak" stage, and drained off the post-soak broth to cool and sample, only to re-add... call it 2 cups. Then for the cook stage I added 2 more cups of water. This time I didn't drain off anything, and added - whoops - 3 cups water to cover the beans and greens for the cook stage. So it's going to end up a bit brothy-er. Which is fine, maybe I'll try whipping up quinoa with bean broth doctored with a spoon of boullion. Also, I've determined there's a lot o... (...more)

Somehow I've become a "Top Contributor" on Y!A. And in the Diet and Fitness category, of all stupid things. Apparently if you report enough spam, you're a "top contributor". It'd be neat if I could turn the "top contributor" badge off, if that's all there is to it.