We’re almost there! A few more days to get through until the weekend! Until then here are some songs to get your blood pumping and the motivation running through your veins:
1) Rescue- Yuna
2) Big When I Was Little- Eliza Doolittle
3) Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
4) 1985- Crash Kings
5) Mahna, Mahna- Cake
6) Happy- C2C
7)Henriette – Lake Street Dive
8)Scuttlebutt- Artie Shaw
Nothing like some feel good songs to get you up and moving. With papers and exams coming, amongst other odds and ends of work, music is one of my biggest motivators. After a long day I come home and I don’t want to cook dinner but I just put on my Spotify, rock out and chop veggies. When I don’t want to cook I just remind myself how much better dinner is when I make it myself versus ordering junk from local restaurants. I can control the portions, salt and fat content, and flavor. I can personalize meals to what I really want and what my body truly needs.
Last night I made one of those feel good meals even though I was exhausted. Baked spaghetti squash, balsamic&garlic roasted asparagus, with campo de montalban cheese and a fried egg on top. So many good flavors in one meal.You can make a great meal with only a few ingredients and still have it be intensely flavorful. But let’s talk cheese really quick. Campo de Montalban is a hard cheese that combines sheep, goat, and cow’s milk. It is a Spanish cheese that resembles Manchego and it is delicious. It is rich, buttery and tastes good on it’s own and mixed with veggies. LOVE CHEESE.
Top Melissa Cheeses (subject to growth)
Campo De Mantalban
LambChopper
Smoked Gouda
Pepperjack
Port Salut
Last Night’s Dinner:
Preheat the oven to 350. Cut Spaghetti Squash length wise and oil,salt, and pepper the inside. Place downwards on a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes or until tender. Asparagus- Cut the bottoms off the suckers so you don’t get any hard to chew asparagus. Drizzle Olive Oil and balsamic over the asparagus and add a glove of chopped garlic. Mix in a bowl together and place on a baking sheet. Halfway through the spaghetti squash’s time in the oven send the asparagus to the heat (for about 20-25 minutes). Cut or grate cheese to mix with the squash when it’s done. When everything is ready cut up the asparagus and mix it in with the squash and cheese. Fry an egg and place on top. Sprinkle some chili flakes on top and enjoy!
My yolk broke 😦 but it was great nonetheless. You know what they say : “Never let a broken yolk break your spirit” -The Great Chicken Philosophers? Eggscuse my made up quotes…Anyway, just remember when your tired and have no motivation to cook how much better it can be for you. It’ll taste great and you will feel better that you made this great meal yourself. It is ultra rewarding and gives you time to see the process that your food makes from ground to gut. You can also share the experience and bond over food with family and friends.
Making great meals, makes great memories!
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