So this might be a little backwards but lets start with dinner tonight...
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Eggplant and Ground Turkey Casserole!!
I knew I had an eggplant that I needed to use somewhat quickly so I found a recipe online and
very loosely followed it for dinner.
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1 Medium Eggplant, peeled, sliced into ¼ inch slices
3/4 cup Mayonnaise
3/4 cup Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs (I didnt have these so I ground oats and seasoned them with Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and garlic powder)
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
two cups of spaghetti sauce
1 pound of ground beef or turkey |
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1. Spread mayonnaise on both sides of the eggplant. 2. Place a piece of wax paper or parchment paper on a counter and spread out the bread crumbs. 3. Dip each slice of eggplant into the bread crumbs and coat on both sides. 4. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees on a cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. 6. Brown meat in pan 7. Place the slices, overlapping, in a shallow baking dish. 8. Top with meat 7. Layer of Parmesan cheese 8. Pour the spaghetti sauce over the top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. 9. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. 10. Serve and enjoy.
Now backtracking a bit...
Sunday started out with a 17 mile long run, followed by: Shipleys Doughnuts! |
I seriously never eat doughnuts but Adam convinced me and they were pretty amazing :)
For lunch I tried a new throw together that was inspired by a pinterest pin (I know I'm talking about a lot of recipe ideas, but both were seriously good!)
Tuna and Tomato Melt
Ingredients:
1 can of tuna
1 small sliced tomato
either mayo or sour cream
Cheese (I used Parmesan, but I think mozzarella might be better)
Salt, Pepper, Garlic powder, Onion powder
2 pieces of bread
- Mix your can of tuna with enough mayo or sour cream (I used sour cream since I didn't have mayo) to coat everything and make it moist.
- Add your seasonings until desired amount
- Put tuna mixture onto bread
- top with layer of cheese
- Layer tomato slices on top, and coat with another layer of cheese
- cook on cookie sheet until desired crispness
MMMmm so good!! (unless your my Mom who would say this was gross lol!)
This afternoon I met up with a black haired pooch that left me with quite a story:
When I got home from my afternoon run there was a black lab around my apartment, and of course I immediately went to go pet him :) and saw he had a collar with a name, number, and address. Getting my phone I called the number, so sure I would hear a relieved voice on the other end missing their poor (dirty!) puppy. When the man finally answered after about a dozen rings I could tell immediately he was older and definitely hard of hearing! I tried to tell him that I had found his missing dog "Phipps" and he tried to tell me that he could not come pick him up.
At this point I was thinking in my head that this was most unfortunate for him since he would never see his dog again, because I most certainly was not about to drive to some strange mans house and become a murder victim of Nacogdoches. But finally after a few minutes of stuttering and beating around the bush on his part I caved and asked the man where he lived. He replied that he couldn't quite explain it to me because he hadn't left his house in over ten years so he was not familiar with the new land markers. (I wasn't too concerned since I had his address and a GPS) Around this time I began looking more closely at the dog and noticing he looked a bit skinny for a lab (who are known for their beefy bodies!), so know I wasn't sure I wanted to find this more or even bring his dog back to him!
Luckily there is a Vet clinic directly in front of my apartment complex, where I proceeded to lead Phipps and see if they would look at him and make an assessment if he was actually undernourished. (Or if they would be so generous to take him home, since I was also dreading the thought of putting him my car!) After a reluctant "I would take him back" from one of the nurses, Phipps and I headed toward the car. Adam was in the middle of a workout at this point so I called Nathan (one of our teammates) to come with me so I wouldn't be killed, raped, etc (or any other awful thing that women are supposed to constantly think about!)
The man lived only a little bit away and when we pulled up, he was waiting by the inside of his door. He was in his wheel chair, missing an eye, almost completely blind in the other, very hard of hearing, and his words did not come easily either. He seemed so grateful we had brought his dog back to him and asked us to come in for a minute to thank us (at this point I am feeling softer towards him, but I will admit when we went inside and he closed the door I did think we might die...I mean that's how it always happens in the movies right?)
He had antlers all over his walls and pictures of old hunters (Nathan noticed these not me lol) His house looked like it would be interesting to go through and full of history! After talking for a few moments we left, and I felt bad that I had been so upset on the phone that he couldn't pick up Phipps, there was seriously no way he could have! I'm sure he gets little company and I am so glad now that Phipps is back with him. It was a lesson to me to be thankful for everything and everyone you have in your life and to not take the little things for granted!!
Whew sorry to write so much!! I normally try to not have such wordy posts!
Tonight was: Bachelor Night!
Amanda and Lauren
And this is how much Steph is into the Bachelor :)
After tonight we are starting to narrow down our favs...
1) Kacie B.
2) Jennifer
added bonus we Love her hair color, so fun!
3) Lindsey
4) Nikki
Not completely sold on her yet, but we think shes a good one :)
This post feels completely random and not very well guided, so sorry if you feel this way too!
Busy day tomorrow...one of the scheduled appointments: I Get to try on my Wedding Dress!!!!
Oh and mile repeats bright and early, wish those were over with now.
Sweet dreams!
