Living life in the fast lane

Which means the meals have to be quick quick quick! I got the job offer for the per diem position with the Community Health Team at Springfield Hospital! Even though it's part time and might never amount to anything more, I'm really excited about the people I'll get to work with and finally finally getting to work in the career I want and helping people who might not ever get this opportunity without this awesome program. It's my next big adventure! As is moving, studying and going through orientation all in one week. Yup, in less than a week I'll be living in New England again (VT vs NH as yet to be determined, eeep!)

Bittersweet as I'm leaving all my friends and family in the area, but I'm hoping to earn my hardcore stripes by surviving another winter (wish me luck!).

Haven't been to the grocery store recently b/c I wasn't sure about the job and didn't want to fill the house with goodies that M wouldn't know what to do with! I'm really bummed to lose my never ending grocery budget...

This recipe is adapted from Eating Well. I really don't notice a difference between using mayonnaise vs. yogurt in these cooking situations. So sub in an extra scoop of health into your life :)

I chose to bake them because my abilities in keeping burgers from falling apart in a pan are pretty slim, and so I broiled it for a minute or two at the end with some Cabot cheese slices on top. I added arugula for greens and a slices of onion with the sauce because that's they way they like it.

Back to studying for me, huzza huzza, happy eating!

Sneaking in veggies

This is a great recipe for getting those who don't like veggies to eat some more. It's also good for people who are missing teeth (lots of soft squishy textures, haha, I'm catering to D here). M loves alfredo sauce and I made that package of alfredo (bleh) maybe a week ago, but it's definitely not nutritionally friendly. I've seen lots of recipes floating around about cauliflower alfredo sauce and we had this beautiful head in the fridge, so of course, it had to happen (anything to avoid studying management, anything). Plus, after a weekend chock full of meat (I think I ate a whole cow) I'm pretty much obsessed with vegetables right now.

I followed the sauce recipe exactly from pinch of yum. I would add more garlic next time to get more garlicky goodness. I also mixed in arugula while the sauce was still hot and some parmesan cheese.