Monday = BLAH
It figures it would rain pour all day.
After Saturday’s crazy long run and Sunday’s race, my leg muscles were struggling. Let’s just say this week will be a serious taper week since next weekend is my HALF MARATHON!!!
You would have thought this weekend’s race would have calmed my nerves, but I think I am even MORE jittery and anxious now.
: /
Java love + a whole lotta froth + toast with snb = good morning!
Since the weather was crap I couldn’t procrastinate any longer. I was forced to put my dresser together…something I’ve been dreading ever since it arrived.
WAHHHH…so many pieces. Eventually I conquered my fears and tackled the drawers…leaving me with only 500 more pieces. Great.
Screwing and gluing nonstop was exhausting and definitely worked up my appetite for lunch.
I made “egg salad” from a Meatout Monday recipe that I adapted a bit.
Cubed tofu.
Chopped celery/carrots.
Nasoya “mayo.”
Honey mustard & paprika.
All mixed and mashed together…(plus a pinch of salt)
TOFU (‘egg”) salad!!
I had a few spoonfuls plain and was pleasantly surprised at how flavorful it was despite the fact that I omitted the dill from the recipe.
We have no dill, relish, or anything pickled in the apartment due to Kyle’s aversion to them from a childhood trauma.
Also I added in the chopped veggies, to pump up the volume which was a great idea. There was a nice crunch factor going on.
I had another scoop on the side of some cukes, which are PERFECT natural spoons (almost as good as mushrooms with hummus).
Orange, apple, and strawberry Chobz rounded out lunch, and then I was back to the dresser…
HOURS later. Woohoo. Now, let’s hope the thing stays together.
Snack time: dried pineapples.
Gym time: 45 minutes of the slowest, least resistance elliptical-ing known to mankind…followed by another hour of stretching.
OUCH. So SORE!!
For dinner I decided to incorporate the remaining portion of the tofu “egg” salad into a salad creation.
Chopped cukes, cauliflower, broccoli, shredded carrots, sprouts, and tofu salad, all on a bed of spinach.
Mmmm…look at all that variety and deliciousness packed into each bite!
At about 10 pm Kyle and I realized a horrible thing.
We were OUT OF COFFEE.
So rather than wake up and face the day without a fresh brew, we braved the ridiculous storm to go to Starbucks…as we stepped out into the torrential downpour, layered in raincoats, galoshes, and umbrellas, I thought to myself: WHAT kind of ADDICT does this?!? At 10 pm?!?
Once I got back home I was drenched and ready for dessert.
I had a classic Elise dessert of dates stuffed with carob raisins, and a few extra carob raisins on the side.
DESSERT PORN!! 😀
Feel better, girl!!
I am so impressed that you put those drawers together! I don’t think I could do it! Love the egg tofu salad!
Oh my gosh – TOO MANY PARTS!! It looks good, handy man!
I’m currently eating mushrooms and hummus as I read about your edible spoons for the fu egg salad 🙂
THAT would be a serious coffee issue in this house! I’m glad you remedied the situation!!
PS. I really liked your Boca comparison haha I totes know what you’re talking about with the Micky D’s nuggets!
Ha, congrats on getting your dresser up!! : ) (that looks like it would have been a pain!)
(And btw, the Elise above you confused me at first … I was wondering why you were calling me “cuz” haha, but then I relized it was my cousin Elise and it alll made sense ; ) but i guess you can still call me cuz if you want to? lol
Great job getting that dresser built!!!! =D
I had to construct 5 pieces of furniture similiar to yours when I moved last may, all are still standing!
Must try tofu egg salad soon – yours looks so good!
Talk about a coffee addiction! I don’t know what I’m more amazed with – the fact that you braved the rain, or the fact that your body allows you to drink coffee at 10pm.
you know you’re addicted to coffee when… 😛
“Egg” salad looks great- I am trying to recreate the mysterious “power-fu” I ate all the time in NY without much luck!
quinn – for the record, the coffee we bought at 10 pm was not for that night, it was for the next morning! i know im an addict and all, but i dont need a fix at that hour!! i just didnt want to wake up to a coffee-less apartment.
ellie – thats EXACTLY what i was going for!! i knew youd recognize it too 🙂
Tofu egg salad!!! That is a fanstastic idea!
I am always looking for new ways to use tofu, so this is great 🙂
Congrats on the dresser! I had to put mine together last time I moved…I HATED every second of it, but when I was done I was so proud! I actually called my Grandpa (who always did that kind of stuff for me growing up) to tell him about it :o) Yeah, I know, I am lame…
Take it easy this week!
Courtney
Heya, thanks so much for stopping by my blog…I love your blog and we have SO much in common. I love egg salad and this tofu salad looks SO good, I am bookmarking it and picking up some ‘mayo’ next time I’m at the grocery store. Will be adding you to my blogroll/google reader!