Broccali Slaw Salad

I don’t often post recipes that aren’t breakfast related…mostly because I stink at them.  But when I want to a fantastic party recently and people actually asked for the recipe to the side dish I brought…well I knew it might even be blog foodie material. 

Broccoli Slaw (makes about 8 servings)

*I doubled this recipe

Slaw:

1 package broccoli slaw

Small bunch of green onions cut up fine

2 cups sunflower seeds

1 cup sliced almonds

2 packages crushed Raman Noodles (I chose the oriental flavoring package)

 

Dressing:

1/3 cup rice vinegar

¼ cup sugar and ¼ cup truvia (you could use ½ cup sugar or ½ cup truvia if you wanted)

2/3 cup olive oil

1 packages of the reserved ramen noodle seasoning

Directions:

  1. Put slaw ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  2. Mix dressing ingredients in a separate bowl and stir well.
  3. Pour dressing mixture into slaw mixture.  You can add some or all (I used about ¾ of it)

And that is that.  Super easy and super deliscous.

Question for you: What do you bring to pot lucks?  Do you have a signature dish? 

Well I suppose this counts as mine since people enjoyed it and it will probably be the only thing I’ll bring from now on…unless it’s a breakfast pot luck I guess.

TimeTable (and no this isn’t my inner math nerdynerd)

Someone asked on formspring if I could do a timetable of my day.

It’s Wednesday and therefore one of the many WIAW acronyms could apply here I guess…Isn’t the purpose of my blog to show what I ate, wore, and did errday anyways.  Actually it’s just for me to ramble on about things of my choosing..

Although I’m fascinated by WIAW and all the other jazzy blogging acronyms, I cannot limit myself to only doing that on Wednesdays.  I mean that blog post would end up being a short novel of my entire week and I don’t think you could handle that.  I know I know-you are just waiting for me to write up my first book.  All in due time blogging besties

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I’ll tell you exactly what I did today though to a T-just for the sake of Wednesdays. 

I woke up at 6:45 and picked up Anna at 7 for a lovely dreadmill date.  We needed gossip.  I know you totally want to be my bestie because when I desperately need to talk to you we end up going on dates to the gym.  Next time we will bond over ice-cream.

Oh yes I went there and took a picture in the gym.

Random random medical mystery here that aDuBs and I discussed:  I’m a swimmer yes and I cannot for the life of me figure it out. 

aDuBs swam 3000 meters (can I get a hell yeah?) yesterday and her calves are sore!  Has that happened to you?  Why would your calves be sore from freestyle swimming?  In my bazillion years of swimming, I have never had sore calves. Sore shoulders? Yes.  Sore ass?  Yes.  Sore calves?  Never.

After catching up on some blogs from 8-10, I went to my pool in the hood.

I love that pool almost as much as I love babies...

I needed to clean, check chemicals blah blah blah.  The pool was pretty clean (because I have been cleaning and chlorinating it for a solid two weeks) so it didn’t take terribly long.  Maybe I got a little tanner while there too.  Just wait until the end of the summer…last summer they began to think I was from Puerto Rico…

It's my straight blonde hair (right before it's dyed dark again) end of the summer tan twinnie. True life: I also hate my blonde hair almost as much as I hate that pool.

From about 1-3, I cleaned out my room.  You see I have about a bazillion stuffed animals and such that you would probably think my room is meant for a twelve year old.  True life: I’m 20 years old and don’t need all the crap I currently possess.  My oldest brother is coming over (from Seattle) for Matt’s graduation so we have been busy cleaning like it’s our job).

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Wednesdays are my double of running day and I ended up having a quite reflective second run. 

Here is my DM report of the run…

Home 5.5 Loop 5.47 mi 00:41 07:26 pace

This was a rather reflecting run for me today actually. A year and a half ago (Christmas Day 2009) the daddykins showed me this route (because all the gyms are closed on Christmas…go figure). We ended up running it in about an hour. Actually it was 1:01. God knows I was sore for days. Last summer I was consistently running this same route in about 45 minutes. Today I ran it in a little less than 41 after already running 8 miles. Needless to say this route has seen me running more than any other. It was somewhat how running and I became besties.

No music as I have needed to take some time and really reflect on some other things going on in my life at the moment and somehow 50 cent rapping about going to a candy shop wouldn’t have helped me in my thought process to much.

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Then when I got home, my protein had arrived.  True life: I ran out of protein and had to crack into my secret emergency stash yesterday and today. 

They also sent me a body building kit because I spend a fortune on there.  Ooh goodie thanks for all these free samples.  Maybe I’ll be as ripped as Becca!

For dinner I grilled mahi mahi, sautéed kale (they finally freaking had some at the Krogar) and cooked one of those microwavable broccoli thingys because I love them but only if they come with the fake cheese.

Here is what will shock for the day though.  For my class today, I went as a real girl (it’s like it was Halloween or something).  I didn’t wear my compression sleeves or grimy tshirt but normal clothing.  It was a proud accomplishment in my life.


I know you are all pretty jealz of my life and all the excitement it has.  I hope you aren’t too tired of my face ha.

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Question for you:

1.      Why would your calves get sore from swimming? Enlighten me.  Has it happened to you?  I’m talking strictly swimming freestyle.

2.      Tell me something exciting about you day today.

One Day I’ll Be Productive…Not Today.

I feel like I have to compete with a supah star since I featured Katelyn yesterday:)   Perhaps I will strive to be as awesomesauce as her. 

I will also strive to be as awesome as Nikki.  She is running the Pittsburgh Marathon and I will personally go and make sure each of you has gone and wished her good luck and be her bff.

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You know those weekends where you are unmotivated to do anything?

You need to study for finals?

You need to pack to go home?

Yeah about all these things I’m not accomplishing.  HA.

I have, however, done a bit of grad school research.  I have an idea of where I want to go but we will see.   

Always do Grad school research infront of a camera. Duh-more time that you can waste.

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Hmm since I have obnoxiously been tweeting all weekend that my housemates left and I was all alone-I could go to bed early on Friday night and thus wake up early on Saturday morning and still get lots of rest.  I woke up to yucky rain.  Which was okay because I needed a slow run and I can’t run on treadmills quickly.  So everyone wins minus I had to wait till ten to actually run.

For some nice postworkout fuel, I decided to make my last salmon patty that I bought at our grocery store a few weeks ago.  I meant to make my steamed vegetables but I accidently made the wrong ones because I wasn’t paying attention.  Broccoli with cheese-which are my housemates.  Of course this would happen when my housemates weren’t home but I’ll just buy them more and now I still have two more bags that I have use up UGH.

But the broccoli and cheese steam package was actually decent so I may contemplate buying some next year.

I'm finally get the hang of my Nikon. ;)

Insert some BSing here until Julie got home and eating pumpkin oatmeal which I haven’t had in quite some time.

Pumpkin oatmeal (with obvious sprinkles)

For dinner, Julie and I went to Lobster House.  It was prom season and quite busy with high schoolers looking older than I am but when is that new.

I have never tried Grouper before and got the Grouper special which was amazing.

topped with their signature salsa

Always have their cheesecake at the end (for when you visit me).  You will never be sorry.

oreo cheesecake is the bomb.com

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Oh yes and last day to enter my giveaway for some cookbooks!

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Questions for you:

  1.      What are you accomplishing this weekend?  Inspire me. 
  2.       Have you had Grouper?  Do you like it?