Non-stop day

I just stopped for making this yummy lunch with the pecorino cheese I purchased a week ago at the farmer market but that I forgot at home, it was still fresh, though! 

Sometimes, ok many times, I wish I would already be graduated. Classes are hard but the thing that I'm sick of most it's the huge amount of time spent studying, writing essays and recopy notes... It's absorbing all my time, and this semester I don't have a single subject that I really like!

I'm curious...

What do you study? Or do you have a work?

I'd like to find some balance between school, life and blogging, so I'll appreciate if you'll share your experience!

Soba, Tofu and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Ingredients (for one)

80 gr Soba Noodles

1 small Carrot, chopped 

2 handful frozen Broccoli

Soy sprouts

90 gr firm Tofu, diced

extra-virgin Olive Oil

Soy Sauce

Directions

1. In a small pan heat the oil, add the chopped carrot and let cook for 3-5 minutes, adding some water if necessary. Meanwhile, defrost the broccoli in the microwave.

2. In the same pan add the diced tofu and the soy sprouts, season with soy sauce to taste. Cook until tofu and carrots are lightly brown. In the meantime, grill the broccoli for 3-4 minutes.

3. Cook the noodles in a large pot of salted water until al dente, following the package directions. Drain and season with the tofu mix and the grilled broccoli.

Enjoy!

I actually ate this with a fork since I'm totally incapable of using chopsticks! 

(As you notice it was a sunny day, now it's raining, sooo depressing)

A Pasta recipe and weekly resolutions

Eggplant and Chickpeas Spaghetti

Ingredients (for one)

80 gr whole wheat Spaghetti

1/2 Eggplant, sliced

Chickpeas (as many as you like it)

extra-virgin Olive Oil

1 Shallot, sliced

Tomato Sauce

Parsley to taste

Chili Pepper

Directions

1. Preheat the oven at 350°. Bake the eggplant slices, brushed with oil, until tender. In the same tin bake the chickpeas, until crispy.

2. Meanwhile, boil the spaghetti and prepare a simple tomato salsa with the shallot, sauté in the oil, and the remaining ingredients.

3. Mix well the eggplant, chickpeas and the salsa with the drained spaghetti. Serve and enjoy!

Weekly Resolutions

1. Daily cup of green tea (again!)

2. Daily yoga (at least 10 minutes)

3. FLOSSING!

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I'm off to some serious blogs reading. I'll share a yummy cookies recipe tomorrow (nothing ever seen, tough =)

Creamy Avocado and sun-dried Tomatoes Pasta

Ingredients (for 4 persons)

320 gr whole wheat Spaghetti

1 Avocado

2 tiny slices of whole wheat Bread

1 Garlic clove

Extra-virgin Olive Oil

8 sun-dried Tomatoes

1 tablespoon of Pesto

1 teaspoon of dried marjoram

20 gr pine nuts

Salt to taste

Directions

1. Mince the garlic, sauté it with 3 tbsp of oil and the marjoram, add the diced bread and mix it well. Put it in a tin in the oven for 10 minutes. Let it cool and process it.

2. Slice the sun-dried tomatoes, set aside. Mince the pine nuts. Peel the avocado and process it with Pesto and a pinch of salt. Add the pine nuts.

3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta and drain it, preserving a glass of the water. Season the Pasta with the avocado cream (made smoother with the water if necessary). Garnish with the bread and the tomatoes.

Enjoy!

Playing with adjustments

Today is gone so fast! And I didn't even begin to pack for my trip to Paris; I'm kinda sick of the packing-unpacking routine, but I can't wait to be there tomorrow night!

I ate

• Breakfast (still in San Valentine spirit!)
• Lunch

Grilled Eggplant on grilled Bread

with Hummus

Green and Carrots salad

with mixed seeds and honey

Apple Pie filling

with vanilla Kefir

and Pomegranate seeds

• As snack I had some a lot of greek yogurt, along with two Cookies and Pomegranate seeds (again)

I played a little with the exposure/saturation and other random adjustments; not sure of the result... Do you like it?

• Dinner was meh... I made a kind of pasta salad that turned out more flavorless than I expected since I put a lot of chili pepper in it.

Whole wheat Pasta

with Brussels sprouts,

Broccoli,

1/2 potato

Chickpeas

Tomato salsa

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I ran

3 miles as planned. I urgently need to change my playlist since it's becoming boring! I also did some yoga while studying.

After this really interesting post (AH!), I'm off to packing a little, at least!

Mmm I've just noticed that I never register my glass of milk before going to bed (I drink it since I was a child), so I was wondering:

Do you also eat/drink something before going to bed

just because it's an habit and somehow it feels so good?

3-Tomatoes Puttanesca Pasta

It's Monday, the sun is shining and I don't have
too much
to study. What a perfect day for cooking a summerish and Mediterranean Pasta dish! The recipe is a totally personal adaptation from an italian classic and I also didn't measure precisely the ingredients since it depends a lot on tastes (more or less spicy and so on). But, you know, with Pasta dish is usually a win-win.

Ingredients (for one)

4 cherry tomatoes, sliced in quarter

4 sun-dried tomatoes

tomato sauce (approx. 5 spoons)

4 black olives, pitted and sliced

1 garlic clove

extra-virgin olive oil

salt and black pepper

chili pepper

3 leaves of fresh basil (plus more for garnish)

80 gr whole wheat Tortiglioni

Directions

1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a fry-pan and brown the garlic for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, after a while add also the cherry tomatoes and basil. Season to taste with black pepper and chili pepper and stir.

2. Add pasta in the large pot and cook until al dente. Drain.

3. Put the cooked pasta in the fry-pan and mix well for 1 minute. Garnish with basil and serve.

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So far the food intake of the day was completed by a mid-morning snack of carrots, red bell pepper and home-made hummus with way too much tabasco

And a juicy Pear coated in vanilla Kefir and sliced almonds after lunch

I also ate some Granola cluster straight from the bag while waiting for my apple-cinnamon tea to get ready.

Do you also search for you fav pieces in Granola mixes or am I the only weirdie?

Now I'm off to some more snacks (yep, I'm still hungry ahah!) and to some strenghten & stretch workout as Hal say.