august 3, 2012 dinner

it's still light out when we arrive, but by the time we get our campsite set up, it's pretty dark. (it's a walk-in site, so we have to carry everything down a steep path to the riverbank, where our campsite is.) we're staying at ohanapecosh, on the southeastern side of mt. rainier. it's in a lovely old growth forest, with the turquoise ohanapecosh river flowing right by our tent. grilled zucchini and japanese eggplant, brushed with garlic oil, as well as mushrooms (not shown) are starters.

two of these sausages are for tonight, and two will be cold munchables for tomorrow. it feels late in this old forest, even though it isn't, so off to tent!

july 26, 2012 breakfast

no, i didn't eat a crow for breakfast. but i saw this fledgling crow on the way to work! note the stumpiness of the tail compared to the rest of its body, the blue eyes, and the blunt beak. it was super cute! its parents were none too happy with me for taking this photo.

the crow's parents had no issue with me taking this photo of my breakfast, though.

july 25, 2012 breakfast

same breakfast, only sunnier.

july 24, 2012 breakfast

i think the pros outweigh the cons of having the same thing all week. the convenience of having a ready-made portion of eggs, meat and veggies to bring to work ensures i don't have to make the choice between spending money on something on the way to work or trying to hold out until lunch.

july 23, 2012 breakfast

a similar frittata to last week's, but with sliced chicken andouille sausage from trader joe's instead of bacon, plus a good deal of fresh basil. a nice addition to the standard crowd pleasers of oven-roasted broccoli, spinach, roasted red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, etc. both the sausage and the cholula lend it a nice wake-up kick.

july 15, 2012 breakfast

breakfast at the blue moose cafe in port townsend is the special of the day, a 'summer is here' scramble of eggs, chicken sausage, zucchini, yellow and red bell pepper, tomato and onion, with a side of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, pineapple, purple grapes and bananas. 

july 10, 2012 lunch

tuesday lunch is butternut squash, kale and chicken sausage, plus a salad of cucumber, tomato, celery, roasted red pepper, carrot, romaine and arugula. the creamy italian dressing made with homemade olive oil mayo tops it all off.

july 9, 2012 lunch

we had some chicken sausage to get through (we usually bring some sausages as back-up camping food), so we sauteed slices of it up with kale and butternut squash. a tasty combination! for salad, we're branching out from the usual vinaigrette with a homemade olive oil mayo-based creamy italian dressing (another great recipe out of well fed), tossed with romaine, arugula, tomatoes, cucumbers, and celery.

june 24, 2012 breakfast

breakfast on a lazy sunday morning, pre-zoo jaunt. homemade bearnaise sauce (egg yolk, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and cayenne) atop an over easy egg (plus the orphan egg whites from the egg yolks) and steamed asparagus. on the side are two isernio's chicken breakfast sausages. this was my second attempt at bearnaise, and it turned out better than the first. a little too thin, but it tasted nice!

june 22, 2012 lunch

lunch is deliciousness in the form of leftover spicy chicken sausage scrambled with roasted broccolette and red bell pepper, plus a greek salad.

june 21, 2012 lunch

towards the end of the week, we start to move into "eat what's in the fridge" mode. here is a quick fry-up of spicy chicken sausage, leftover roasted broccolette, and red bell peppers. pretty tasty for being an improvisation on what was in the fridge/freezer. rounding out the meal is baba ghanouj with a couple carrots (looking a bit like legs dangling in a creek), greek salad and coleslaw with homemade mayo.

june 5, 2012 breakfast

weird to have a breakfast without eggs! but leftovers call, so it's baba ghanouj and carrots plus isernio's chicken sausage and chard scramble. hey, if i call it a scramble, is it breakfast?

june 4, 2012 lunch

another salad with greens, tomato, cucumber, red onion, kalamata and vinaigrette. matt asks me if i noticed anything different about this vinaigrette. i didn't. turns out it's the brine that the olives came in mixed with olive oil and herbs. pair that with the best homemade coleslaw ever, and a lazy scramble of isernio's chicken sausage with red chard, onion and garlic. good stuff.

may 30, 2012 lunch

and here's lunch! very veggie-dominant today. awesome salad with red leaf lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamatas, orange bell peppers, and red onion, topped with a homemade vinaigrette. then there are obviously a bunch of carrots, next to homemade baba ghanouj. up top, the soot sprite is perched on a bowl of roasted red pepper and spinach chicken sausages (casual gourmet brand - very clean, no nitrates, msg or gluten for those with allergies, like my husband. i found them at costco) sauteed with a mess of rainbow chard, onions and garlic.

also, i should mention that this lunch was prepared by the husband and not me. credit given!