Chicken, Avocado & Cheddar Melt

Oh yes…

…I went there.

Or the people who wrote the New Basics Cookbook went there and I just adapted their recipe.  But either way it is delicious. Over the weekend I was in need of some lunch.  I looked around the kitchen, scanning the area for some delicious looking sandwich ingredients and my eyes landed upon a perfectly ripe avocado.  Immediately I thought of this recipe (below) because just a few weeks ago I had bookmarked it…because that’s what all teenage girls do in their free time: look through recipe books.

Slightly adapted from the New Basics Cookbook

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1 scallion, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh italian parsley
• 1 whole boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 8 ounces), cooked
• 1/2 ripe avocado
• 4 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
• 2/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• Paprika, to taste

Directions:

1. Mix the mayo, ketchup, scallion, and parsley in a bowl.  Set aside.
2. Cut the chicken breast in half down the center.  Cut each half into four thin, long slices.
3. Peel the avocado, remove the pit, and slice each half lengthwise into four slices.
4. Place two slices of chicken on each piece of toast.  Spread half of the reserved dressing over the chicken.  Lay the avocado slices over the dressing.  Place 1/3 cup cheddar on top of each sandwich.  Sprinkle lightly with the paprika and scallion.
5. Preheat the broiler.
6. Place sandwiches in a broiling pan, and broil 3 inches from the heat until the cheese melts, about 90 seconds.  Remove the pan from the broiler and serve immediately.

Yield:  2 servings

Instead of halving the recipe, I decided to “share the wealth” as they say and give my mom the other sandwich.  She actually thought I was joking at first, considering I usually hoard all of the avocados to myself, but once she started to take a bite she stopped talking.  She loved it!

Plus once we finished she told me, “You have to make this again, like tomorrow!”  And guess what?  I did.

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Questions of the Day:

1. What is your favorite sandwich?
2. Do you like avocado?

I know I told all of you that I would post about my Track running today, but it looks like I ran out of time.  I promise I’ll post it tomorrow though! 

Have a great Wednesday!

Seven Things Sunday II

Good Evening Everyone!  Hope all of you had an amazing weekend! I sure did!

Since I got such a positive response last week on my Seven Things Sunday post, I figured I would do it again.  Hey, this just might become a weekly thing! 

So, without further adieu, I’m proud to present…

1.   Meal:  The Veggie Sandwich I had yesterday.  *Recipe coming soon!*

 

2.   Song:  “I Just Wanna Run” by Downtown Fiction

I was actually introduced to the song by my friend Adrianna when I was injured because she felt like it fit me perfectly. I have to admit, she was right!

3.   Workout:  Still walks with Fluffy, but I have a feeling once Track starts (tomorrow!) running will take the top spot.

4.   Laugh:  This week I had a lot of laughs but I couldn’t think of any that were extremely hilarious.  I did have a pretty good spur-of-the-moment joke this week, though.  Once again, you had to be there, but I’ll try to explain it to the best of my ability.  Earlier this week I told some kind of corny joke at my lunch table and a few people chuckled, however a few moments later the table next to us started laughing hysterically at something someone said at their table.  Quickly, I quipped “Haha, they must have heard me!”  Then my entire table was in hysterics.  I have no idea how I come up with this stuff!

5.   Website:  Foodgawker – You know you have too much time on your hands when you decide to look through 20 pages of food pictures.

6.   Discovery:  Resizing photos.  Yeah, it sounds lame, but I never knew I could resize photos before!  Speaking of photos, how do you like the new photo size.  Keep it or go back to the old sizing?

7.   Hope:  That my back will be A-okay from now on!  I really, really, really want to run!

“I just wanna run, run it away, run because their chasin’ me down…”

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Well, that’s all for now folks!  Now I’m off to straighten my hair, watch a little TV, and hit the hay.  I’m tired!

Questions of the Day:

1. What is your favorite website right now?
2. Have you ever been featured on Foodgawker?
3. What was your favorite workout this past week?

I hope you all have a great week and stay tuned for another Blog World Weekly tomorrow!

Baking + Birthday

Heyyyy! How was your Saturday?

Today I did a lot of baking for my Uncle Ozzie’s birthday party. I also ate some really good food and had a pretty tiring workout. I didn’t do any homework. Oh well!

Breakfast:

Grilled Cashini Sandwich on Double Cinnamon Swirl Bread

After breakfast I did some blog reading and then got to work.  I had a lot of cleaning to do in preparation for the birthday party.  I swear, cleaning the house lasts longer than the actual party!

Thankfully, once the cleaning was over, I had to do something much more enjoyable: BAKING!

I was the designated “Dessert Chef” because my family knows I am quite the baker.  (Can my head get any bigger?!)

The birthday boy requested a Funfetti cake.  I was so close to making it from boxed cake mix but then I came across Jenna‘s recipe for homemade Funfetti Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream. 

Instead of cupcakes, I doubled the recipe and made a layer cake with 2 8-inch round pans and baked at 350F for 30 minutes.

 I also made some Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies because he loved them so much last time I made them.

I couldn’t wait to dig in.  Talk about a test of self-control!

After the kitchen was cleaned (I make such a mess when I bake!)  I got out of the house and took Fluffy for a walk.  It was beautiful outside today!

70 degrees and sunny!  Spring is here!

Workout:

• 3 mile walk with Fluffy
• 15 min. Abs 101

After my workout, I was ravenous!  I made myself lunch right away.

Lunch:

Tomato, cucumber, avocado, mushroom, roasted pepper, Laughing Cow, and hummus sandwich on Rye

  

I forgot how much I loved avocado.  The sandwich was so good.  I think I’ll post a recipe soon, but I still have a bit of tweaking to do. 

Soon after lunch, the family started coming over.  We talked and caught up for a bit and then got ready for dinner. 

On the menu for tonight was:

• Mom’s Gumbo

• Make-Your-Own Pita Pizzas

• Salad

Can you see Fluffy?!

I decided to skip the gumbo tonight, but I had some pita pizza.  It was so good!

Dinner:

Salad and 1/2 pita pizza with onions, mushrooms, and olives

I made sure to keep dinner light, considering I wanted to make sure I saved enough room for dessert.  I couldn’t wait to dig into the cake!

“Happy Birthday to youuuu…”

Dessert:

Oh.My.Gosh.  The cake was so good!  Well worth the wait!  I got a bunch compliments on it – thanks Jenna!

A sweet end to a wonderful night.

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Questions of the Day:

1. How did you spend your Saturday?
2. What is your favorite cake flavor?

Have a great Sunday! 

Eggy Protein Pizza

Hello Wonderful Bloggies! How is your weekend so far?

Mine has been awesome!  Yesterday, I hung at school with my friends for 4 hours talking, watching basketball games, eating, and just goofing off.  I feel like I was laughing the entire time.  So much fun!

I also have a Karate photo-shoot later today, but more about that in a later post.

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Remember Thursday night when I posted this?  Well, it seems like a bunch of you wanted the recipe for my Eggy Protein Pizza.  Ask and you shall receive…here you goooooooooo! :-D

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup EggBeaters (or 3 eggs, or 6 egg whites)
• 1/3 cup marinara sauce
• 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• garlic powder, pepper, oregano, Parmesan, and salt (to taste)

Toppings:

• onions
• olives
• tomatoes
• mushrooms
• bell peppers
• broccoli
• pepperoni
• grilled chicken

Directions:

1. Spray a medium pan with nonstick spray, heat over medium heat.  Pour eggs in the pan, cover, and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the egg is cooked.
2. Top cooked egg “crust” with marinara sauce, cheese, and desired toppings.  Cover again for 1 minute.  Cut into 4 slices, transfer to a plate, and enjoy!

Yield:  1 serving

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Just a caution, the pizza is a little messy if you eat it with your hands (like a regular pizza) but the taste is worth it. I’ll definitely be making this again.

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Sorry for the lame-ish post today, now I have to get dressed and ready for the photo-shoot.  I promise a post later though!

Questions of the Day:

1. How has your weekend been so far?  Any fun plans?
2. What are your favorite pizza toppings?  Mine are onions, mushrooms, and olives.

Happy Saturday!

Are You Drooling Yet?

Hello Everyone! Thanks for all of your lovely comments on my last post!  I loved learning a few things about all of you, especially your heights. Now I don’t feel like such a shortie.

In other news, I have 3 tests that I’m supposed to be studying for tomorrow and have barely any time to write an in-depth post today.  You know what that means, right?

FOOD!

Just gonna upload some food pictures for y’all.  Try not to drool too much!

Turkey BLT on Rye with steamed green beans on the side

OOIAJ (1/2 cup oats mixed with 2/3 cup light vanilla yogurt topped with ground flax, bluberries, and shredded coconut)

Turkey & TJ’s Roasted Garlic Hummus in a whole wheat wrap with a Golden Delicious apple & Babybel on the side

Carrie’s Inside-Out Peanut Butter Cup Cake topped with Nutella

Angela’s Grilled Cashew Butter & Blueberry Sandwich

Grilled Liverwurst and Cheddar on Rye with baby carrots and ranch dip on the side

Tropical Mango Muffin with greek yogurt, Cheerios, and strawberries

High-Protein Egg Pizza topped with tomatoes and olives (Recipe Soon!)

Kelsey’s Very Vanilla Chia Pudding topped with Tropical Mango Bread, strawberries, and coconut butter

Grilled chicken topped with Franks with a baked potato and grilled asparagus on the side

Sandwich Thin topped with Mixed Nut & Chia Butter and strawberries on the side

Mixed greens, tomatoes, grilled chicken, edamame, shredded carrot, and Salsa Vinaigrette

Green Monster

Turkey Meatball Parmesan on Italian Bread with mixed veggies

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So, are you drooling yet?

Hope you enjoyed today’s photo-heavy post.  Now I’m going to do some geometric proofs.  I am really having a hard time with them.  Are there any math wizards out there that can help me/give me some pointers?  I would really appreciate it.  I tried asking my teacher, but sadly, she’s the type of teacher that doesn’t really like when students ask questions so she got annoyed with me. Hmph.

Questions of the Day:

1. What is the best thing you ate this week? Probably the cashew butter and blueberry sandwich!
2. Did you ever have a really bad teacher or a teacher you really didn’t like? Share your teacher stories!

Happy Almost-Friday!