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As per usual I got a little over zealous at Sam’s Club the other weekend and bought 4 HUGE portobello mushroom caps.
What seemed like a good idea at the time, now presents the challenge of discovering delicious unique mushroom recipes so that I don’t have a problem eating a meal of mushrooms 4 nights in a row. 
Last night I got a little creative on my own with my Mushroom Cap Pizza, but today I decided to do a little digging. I scanned The Mushroom Channel for anything interesting and stumbled upon Kath’s Butternut Squash and Mushroom Risotto. I already had almost everything needed in my fridge/pantry and the photos looked delicious. Perfect!
I did make a few slight alterations to Kath’s original recipe with what I had in hand:
- Addition of Roasted Brussel Sprouts
- 1/3 cup of beer in place of the wine
- Goat Cheese in place of Parmesan
- Portobello Mushrooms in place of Cremini
- Acorn Squash in place of Butternut
- Fresh Basil in place of Sage
A 1/3 cup of my first Harvest Blue Moon Beer of the season went in the risotto and the rest found its way to my belly.
I really loved Kath’s substitution of steel cut oats in place of the traditional arborio rice. I happened to have a big container of steel cut oats in my pantry and am looking forward to using them as a rice substitution in the future.
Overall this recipe rocked. It was easy to follow, tasty to eat and very adaptable to what I had on hand in my pantry. If you are on a mushroom overload like myself, then I highly suggest you give this recipe a try.
Tomorrow I have another Mushroom Channel recipe that I can’t wait to try.
Somehow, I was able to resist the tempting Pumpkin Ice Cream in my freezer and instead nibbled on a piece of chocolate and Sour Patch Watermelons to tame my sweet tooth.
In case you were wondering the Hazelnut & Almond is officially my favorite Merci Chocolate.
This afternoon I finally worked up the nerve to try the Blueberry Fruition Bar I obtained at the Healthy Living Summit back in August.
Usually I am not a fan of fruit based bars, but after sampling the Peach Fruition bar a month ago I had high hopes for this one.
Conclusion? Loved it! The taste and texture was very similar to blueberry muffin batter straight from the mixing bowl. Can’t believe I waited so long to try it.
I have a good book and a comfy bed waiting for me in the other room and a puppy snoring at my feet. Time to call it a night.
Sorry to go MIA this morning. I had an offsite meeting that lasted the majority of the morning, but I promise I’m back now.
The offsite meeting did not start until 9:00, which meant I was able to sleep in a little this morning (Yay!). It felt so strange to actually have the sun rise in the middle of my run, its been way too long since that last occurred.
My run was a short one: 3 miles + 5×100 Strides. All completed in 30 minutes with some crunches and pushes to round out the work out.
After my shower, I enjoyed a leisurely breakfast while catching up on The Today Show.
- ½ cup Kashi Go Lean
- ½ cup TJs Strawberry Yogurt Os
- ¼ cup Meg’s Tropical Jammin Mix
- ½ container Vanilla Oikos (so bummed I couldn’t find plain at the 2 different Publix Supermarkets I went to!)
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
My bowl of fresh berries reminded me of summer. The excessive heat and sunshine reminded me of summer too. 
On my way to the meeting I couldn’t resist stopping at a Starbucks and treating myself to a Non-Fat Awake Tea Latte with 1.5 pumps of Pumpkin Spice.
Yum!
The only problem was my body is not used to caffeine at all. As I was drinking this I felt jittery and very chatty. I could feel my heart fluttering and my fingers shaking. In fact I still feel like I am on caffeine overload. I think I need to stick to the less potent plain ole black tea for every day function and rely on my addicting Awake Tea only when I desperately need a boost .
Lunch today was simple heated up leftovers.
Last month’s Chili froze beautifully and after a quick zap in the microwave tasted just as fresh as it had previously.
However, I will admit the homemade cornbread got a little freezer burn.
However, that did not stop it from being a great utensil for chili dipping.
This meal was great, but a little warm to eat in the current heat wave. I had my AC on full blast the whole way back to the office.
We have a winner…
And the random winner for the Campbell’s V8 Garden Vegetable Soup Giveaway is…
chasingthenow, on October 6th, 2009 at 10:02 pm Said:
Currently I am loving peppers, and I eat them a lot of different ways ,but usually raw. I made some killer stuffed peppers the other day, though, and they were AMAZING!
Congrats! Please send me an e-mail at graduatemeghann@gmail.com with your mailing address and I will make sure the prize pack is on its way!
