Boston Bound

I am flying cross country today to Boston to soak up some much needed family time. I woke up early had a small portion of oatmeal and headed to the airport. The airport was so calm today and I was feeling a little anxiety because I have a connection to make in Detroit...and Delta has really not been to kind to me as of late. :)

I got through security really quickly with my ID and headed to my gate. I decided that I should probably eat something more. I headed to Seattle's Best Coffee because it was the only place in the concourse. I ordered an Everything Bagel and a small Green Tea Latte because it felt right. I have to tell you that I love BAGELS...even though they are so bad for you. This was just what I needed to get through my flight to Detroit.

My flight was on-time and I actually had enough time to sit down and enjoy a meal. My plane was full of runners heading to Boston for the marathon. As I looked at them I realized that I needed to eat something with some sort of nutritional value. :) Maybe something with a little color...my options were limited so I hit up Quinzo's and ordered a Cobb Salad. This salad looked delish and tasted pretty good. It was quite a large serving so I didn't finish it all but it did feel good to eat something that was a little bit healthy.

I love that Quinzo's has a pepper station! Yummo

I don't know what was going on with Delta today but every flight was overbooked and they were giving out $400 vouchers to give up your seat. I really hope this happens on my way home to Seattle because I will totally take a $400 voucher! The flight to Boston was so bumpy they didn't even serve us drinks. I finally arrived in Boston around 7:50pm. YAY!! I had to wait awhile at baggage claim but as I was waiting I had a couple people wish me luck in the marathon...I didn't even correct them. :) I just said thank you and smiled. I was so excited that I was mistaken for a marathoner!!

Finally I got my bag and my brother picked me up, the ladies were already sleeping. :( So as I am writing this blog I am all alone in Boston because everyone is sleeping. Auntie will have to wait until tomorrow to play with Lily!! Time for bed. 

Shrimp Cobb Salad!

I have been hearing nothing but wonderful things about quinoa. A couple of weeks ago I made a Quinoa Salad that was delish but this time I wanted to try it for breakfast. :) I looked around the internet and made my up by own version after looking at numerous recipes....I came up with this:

Ingredients

1/2 cup of TJ's Quinoa
  1  cup of Almond Milk
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 of a banana



1) Bring the almond milk to a boil
2) Add quinoa, cinnamon, vanilla & banana to milk
3) Stir and reduce burner heat to low
4) Let simmer for 12 minutes or until liquid has evaporated

Scoop 1/4 cup of quinoa into a bowl and enjoy!



The quinoa smelled awesome and even tasted better than I expected. The texture is different so it may take some getting used to but the flavor is to die for. :) This recipe makes 2 servings. ENJOY





I decided to try a new workout class at 24 Hour Fitness today called "Cardio Blast." The class was crazy intense and the instructor Lisa made me laugh the entire 60 minutes. During the class we did bursts of cardio mixed with 100 pushups, multiple abs exercises, lots of squats and free weights to tone our arms. I loved this class and I can't wait to try it again! If you want a cardio and strength training workout I totally recommend this class.

After class I headed home to eat a late lunch that included a ginormous Mango Smoothie and some leftover tuna salad. :) The mango smoothie was amazing and totally stuffed me because it was so large and in charge.

I wanted to make a nice salad for dinner today so as usual I went searching for a recipe on CookingLight.com. I found a recipe called Shrimp Cobb Salad, it looked amazing. Below are the instructions to this light version of a cobb salad:

1) Fry 4 slices of bacon in a skillet

2) While bacon is cooking chop up the tomatoes, carrots, avocado and defrost the frozen corn.

3) After bacon is done chop up into bacon bits

4) Cook the shrimp mixture

5) Prepare the dressing in a large bowl, whisk all the ingredients together.

6) Toss the romaine lettuce in the large bowl with the dressing.

7) Place 1 1/2 cups of lettuce on a plate and add all the veggies, bacon and shrimp!

8) BAM you have a beautiful healthy salad.



This salad was delicious. The dressin had nice tangy flavor and was super light. This is hands down the best cobb salad I have ever had in my life. Definitey two thumbs up. :)