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Carb Crazed

by J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) on November 17, 2011

I haven’t had a crumb of real bread or pasta or anything super starchy since Saturday, so pizza was on the brain when my intermittent fast was over tonight. I tried to go the full 16 hours like I had planned, but the mushroom and cuke salad from yesterday was calling me and I had to answer it. So tasty!

I ordered a small (personal, as they call it) veggie pizza from Pizza the Rock with NO cheese and all the veggies they had; Dustin ordered a cheese. And it was swimming in cheese. Glad I skipped theirs and added my own at home.

I went crazy on the carbs for this meal. Then again, maybe not. I prepared a fruity salad while the pizza was on its way via the mom mobile.

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~2 cups Ready Pac Santa Barbara mix, ~1 cup fresh baby spinach, 7 blackberries, 4 strawberries, and 1/3 small honeycrisp apple slice thinly dressed with 2 t. EVOO + 1 TBSP red wine vinegar + Himalayan sea salt + black pepper.

I added 1 oz Chevre goat cheese (70 cal) and 5g shaved parmesan cheese to my (3) pizza slices and popped them in the oven to warm it up a bit.

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Goat cheese > mozzarella

And how!

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Be right back

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Veggie toppings included: Black olives, broccoli, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, garlic, tomatoes.

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!!!

Best. pizza. in. months. !! It was amazing. The veggies were just right, the crust was crisp yet doughy, and the goat cheese? Creamy amazing awesomeness.

I did feel a bit of a carb crash after this… and bloated. But I took my antibiotic right after this carb fest and there hasn’t been any thunder down under. YAY! Perhaps the first time I took it it really was just something I ate that day? Not sure. Going to finish the RX though. Adios sinus infection!

Wednesday’s menu tracking courtesy of MyFitnessPal.com

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Today’s probably going to be an all-nighter. We woke up late, late, late today. So that was sort of… breakfast.

Rock star living… gotta love it. Punk Full menu from today in next post.

I have two cauliflowers to use up. I was overambitious in the produce department the other day. I think I’ll go to the kitchen and play for awhile. I’m starting to feeling better, I have way more energy after the pizza than I’ve had. But my sinuses were taxing my energy, so hopefully they’re getting better too.

I really hate how early it gets dark out. Such a downer for food photography. Means I have to abide by a—gasp—day schedule if I want to get maximum daylight. Sad smile Boo. hehe

Thanksgiving is next week?! Holy guacamole! I better shake a leg… so much to do in the next few weeks!!

Have you planned anything new for Thanksgiving this year? I think we’re ordering a smoked turkey online, precooked. We’ve never had one and want to try it. I’ll let you know how that goes. For now, full-time reality. Work to be done, recipes to be created, sheets to be changed, pet hair to be discarded. Yay, life! Rolling on the floor laughing

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Everyday Meatless Meals: Portobello Mushroom Cap Burger and Sweet Potato Fries

October 17, 2011 Jenneral Posts
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A few moons ago, The Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program and Alexia Foods sent me a really cool package containing a stylish black apron and a coupon to try a free sample of an Alexia product. I chose the Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries with Sea Salt and Black Pepper. The crisp Fall weather begs for sweet [...]

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Homemade Smoky Vegan Cheese (Recipe)

October 12, 2011 Recipes
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I love, love, love cheese. If you don’t love cheese, I don’t want to visit your planet. heh My first ever attempt at making homemade vegan cheese was a huge success! And it couldn’t have been simpler to make. I’m still figuring out my tummy problems, and I know that whey upsets my stomach, so [...]

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The Pizza Diet

October 2, 2011 Diets
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We had Sicilian pizza last night from Joey’s in Middletown. To this day, every time I have Sicilian pizza, it reminds me of the time a pediatrician put me on a pizza diet when I was 10-years-old. I’m serious! I’ve always been overweight, since I was an infant, and I have been to many, many, [...]

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Baked Southwest Egg Rolls {recipe}

September 9, 2011 Recipes
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Remember yesterday’s secret recipe? I won’t keep you in suspense any longer! Baked Southwest Egg Rolls Ingredients: 12-14 egg roll wrappers (Often found by the tofu in the fresh or produce dept. of most grocery stores) 1 can black beans 1 can no salt added corn 2 small avocados, sliced 1 bell pepper, diced and [...]

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Summer Sandwich Series: Tomato and Egg with Cheese

August 15, 2011 Loot
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This has been the summer of extremes: Hot, hot, burning inferno to “Shut the windows, it’s freezing in here!!” No rain to puddles that could be lakes; A diet of ice pops and chilled anything to preheating the oven to 500 degrees F to make something warm and comforting. But one thing that remains consistent: [...]

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Summer Sandwich Series: Hummus and Veggie

August 6, 2011 Summer Sandwich Series
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Welcome to my new summer sandwich series (that will probably last long beyond summertime, hehe)!! I’ve mentioned once or twice how I can’t get enough veggie and hummus sandwiches this summer and I’m happy to say that it wasn’t a short-lived phase. I’m still diggin’ the combo and making excellent use of the homemade hummus [...]

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Zucchini Glue

July 17, 2011 Jenneral Posts
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Have you ever noticed that when you touch fresh zucchini it makes your hands feel like they have Krazy Glue on them?! Yuck, I can’t stand it, lol. But they’re tasty enough to overlook that minor flaw. Growing up we literally had fields full of zucchini at our house. Some would grow to be the [...]

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How to Roast Sweet Potatoes in Warm Weather and Yard Sale Tales II

July 11, 2011 Jenneral Posts
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Remember in my last post how I was all, “OMG, I’m soooo ca-ca-ca-COLD!”? Yeah, that sensation is over. It’s sooo warm out again! haha Yesterday’s yard (and moving) sale was MUCH, MUCH better than the one we had the day before! We actually sold stuff this time with minimal price complaints. Yay! We have several [...]

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Cheap and Easy Eats: Vegan Lentil and Cabbage Soup {Recipe}

June 15, 2011 Recipes
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You like it cheap? You like it easy? You like it meat- and gluten-free? I got you! Lentil and Cabbage Soup with Mushrooms cooked in the crock pot Gluten- and grain-free Set it and forget it (until  you’re hungry) Vegan Inexpensive Voluminous     Ingredients: 1 head (savoy) cabbage, shredded 1.5 cups uncooked lentils, rinsed [...]

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