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My New Year's resolution was to try a new food or recipe each week... and as November finished up, I am still going strong! Yes, there was a week in which I counted pomegranate fro-yo as a new food, but the purpose was still there. I wanted to avoid the food ruts I tend to fall in and push myself to be creative in the kitchen.

As of late, I've been flipping through my recipe box each weekend and trying to pick things that I kept wanting to try - here are some of my successes!

1. Homemade Bagels!

Recipe: From Sophisticated Gourmet
Reflection: I made these for my friend Kathryn when I went to cheer her on at the Nashville Rock n' Roll. I was a little concerned about it, but they turned out awesome. Next time I would add some sugar though.. I like my bagels a little sweeter.






2. Broccoli Quiche with whole-wheat crust

Recipe: From Kath Eats (LOVE her blog)
Reflection: Love this - a semi-time consuming dinner, but the leftovers are great for breakfast the next day. And the whole wheat crust turned out prettier than I expected. Quiche is my ideal comfort food because it is cozy and yummy, but can still be made pretty healthy. I filled this one with mushrooms, bell pepper, broccoli and was able to skip the cheese.





3. Black Bean Burgers

Recipe: From Oh She Glows
Reflection: I love to make lentil and chickpea burgers, but this was my first time making black bean burgers. I've said it before and I will say it again - veggie burgers are SO easy to make. Why but the frozen ones? This recipe made 6 big burgers, so I put some in the freezer. I will let you know how they freeze! (Note, the recipe calls for a flax egg, but I used a real egg. This made the hold together a lot better).





In reality, I just wish I could be like the Pioneer Women and cook all the time. Maybe law school wasn't my calling? Let's hope that is just finals talking ;) This week I am trying a recipe for butternut squash soup and some sweet potato chocolate chip cookies. Yum.

Have any awesome recipe successes lately? Please send them my way!

 

x0x0,

Hannah

Weekend Recap & Plans for the Week

I've become so boring. I have one more week of class, a week of holiday break, and then finals start on December 2nd. You can imagine what I do all the time now...study. My eyes and head hurt, but I am going to make it. I submitted my final research memo this weekend, so I feel a huge weight off my shoulders. One class down, four to go!

 

I was a networking machine this weekend: One on Thursday, two on Friday, plus a happy hour. I met some amazing women - including Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein (she was SO sweet and informative). I am constantly in awe of how hard these women fought for their place in the legal profession. They were so encouraging and helpful when I asked questions :)

 

I got home on Friday at about 7pm, and really wanted to put on sweatpants and watch a movie... I was "this" close to doing it, when AR called and asked if I would come meet him at his office happy hour. I quickly changed clothes and headed out (in the cold and rain) for an hour. Afterwards, we went to dinner at an amazing Indian restaurant and split several veggie dishes. Talk about making the networking circuit - 4 events in 24 hours.

 

(Side note, I wore these amazing pants from J. Crew and I am in love with them. I might wear them every day now. And they are currently 40% off. Just saying.)

 

Saturday was full of errands, the farmer's market, a hair cut, and shopping for bedding. AR and I are still trying to make up our mind. More on this later. AR cooked dinner, I studied --> This is now the pattern of our life. I found such a keeper.

 

Atlanta friends, this stand has the BEST chicken sausage.

 

Sunday started early with a run and workout, LOTS of studying at Panera (with a peppermint latte and Christmas music!), and a trip to Whole Foods. The security guard there knows my name - is this a bad sign? I made veggie burgers for dinner while AR prepped dinner for the other nights this week. Here are my plans for the week:

 

Meals:

M - AR's red beans and rice (with brown rice and turkey sausage) + Brussels sprouts

T - Turkey tacos

W - Black Bean burgers + sweet potato wedges

Th - Roasted squash soup + grilled cheese sandwiches.

F - Out

S - Whatever looks good at the farmer's market!

Lunches (salads with roasted veggies + turkey, baked sweet potato, squash soup)

 

Workouts:

M - Spin class

T - 3 miles + abs + arms

W - Yoga class + 3 miles

Th - 4 miles + abs

F - rest

S - yoga class + strength

 

What are your workout goals for the week??

Do you prep/plan out any of your meals for the week?

 

Hannah