Sweet potato

Rounding Out The Meal

October 7, 2010

Thursday is late meeting night so I have dinner at school – tonight’s improvement on the food selection includes spiffing up a salad. I got the vegetarian option which was a salad with mixed greens, 2 red cherry tomatoes, 2 yellow pear tomatoes and 3 slices of cucumber.  Plus croutons of course and tossed with [...]

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Simple and Sweet

July 23, 2010

I ran some errands this afternoon and as I was finishing I realized I was craving a Jersey Mike’s Turkey Sub.  I have no idea why but suddenly that is all I wanted.  Being close to Jersey Mike’s didn’t help.  I internally debated with myself for a good 5 minutes:  I wanted Jersey Mikes vs. [...]

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Sweet Potato x 3

March 18, 2010

Three out of 4 days this week, I have had a sweet potato for lunch.  They have been cooked perfectly and so sweet – I can’t resist.  Today’s sweet With my sweet potato, I had a salad with romaine lettuce, spinach, beets, red pepper, 2 egg whites, mushrooms and onion.  Sadly the tomatoes, cucumbers and [...]

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Sweet Potato Spinach Shell

February 23, 2010

I stood in the cafeteria today for a good 10 minutes before deciding what to eat.  I decided on combining spinach, one stuffed shell and some sweet potato to make an odd but delicious combo It was pretty tasty.  The tomato sauce was almost sweet – which gave the sweet potato (which wasn’t the greatest) [...]

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Salsa Situation Solved

February 2, 2010

I absolutely love salsa but always hesitate to add it to my salads at work because it is too spicy – I end up adding sour cream to dull the spiciness.  That defeats the purpose of salsa doesn’t it?!? Today I solved the world’s problems my problem by bringing salsa from home.   In keeping with [...]

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Changin Up Cookie Friday

January 22, 2010

Today I decided to get creative with my lunch time salad – check out this awesome combo. Spinach, mushrooms, black beans, onion, sweet potato, steamed broccoli (steamed by yours truly in the microwave) and cheddar cheese.  LOVED THIS!  I didn’t need any salad dressing and the sweet potato added such a great flavor.  Sadly this [...]

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Lots of Fried Food

December 14, 2009

This afternoon’s lunch selection included – Mashed potato bowl (fried chicken tenders, corn, mashed potatoes and cheese), Chicken tenders, french fries or Macaroni and Cheese. You have no idea how much I wanted those Chicken Tenders.  I fought the urge though and ended up with a Macaroni and Cheese/Sweet potato Salad Not even all my [...]

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