Asian-Inspired Dinner

Dinner started off with a quick and easy Asian-style soup recipe from Women's Health Magazine: Asian-Style Chicken Soup. My version was very similar, but did not include chicken or spinach, and my additions were extra garlic and ginger as well as cumin, salt, and pepper. So flavorful! Mmmmmm! I munched on some baby carrots while cooking.


Dinner also included take-out from a local sushi restaurant. Mal and I split a roll of spicy tuna maki and an order of fried pork dumplings. The sushi was delicious (especially with extra wasabi), but I'm really not a fan of the fried gyoza-- I'd much rather the steamed or pan-seared ones, which have a lot more flavor.


All together from above... it doesn't look like a ton of food, but I ate plenty of calories this afternoon!


I was soooooo hungry when I got home from work. I knew Mal would be home kind of late, so I made myself a 1/2 peanut butter and date sandwich. Just when you thought I couldn't eat any more dates than I already do, I put them in a sandwich. Yum! (I officially have a date problem!) Dates and peanut butter are a tasty option that I highly recommend! :)


My first snack of the afternoon was eaten in the office around 3:00 pm. Snack #1 was Fage with honey and banana slices all mixed together. I thought the combo of high-protein Fage and a banana would hold me over until dinner, but around 6:00, I needed another snack (peanut butter and date sandwich).


Sorry for the short post this evening. Mal offered to give me a massage, and I am taking him up on his offer. Good night, all!