Cooking for the Blues

So, I have been feeling very down lately. Again. Since I'm an emotional eater [sigh] I am trying to use it to my advantage. I hate cooking, but I love food. So I figured I would go out of my way to cook something divine for breakfast, since if I have to cook it should be something worth really eating, right? Cereal and oatmeal just aren't cutting it. This way I get the best of both worlds. I get to eat something for "comfort" and yet because I cooked it its better for me, not to mention far lower in calories than eating out, and I get to count the calories I burned while standing there cooking it, and then ultimately cleaning it up too. Yay.


So this morning, for breakfast, I made Corncakes with Maple Yogurt Topping.

They were delicious! And no, that's not butter on top, it's pineapple! Sheesh! I haven't gone that far overboard! And this is about 3 servings. I had to make the picture look good, you understand. ;) I didn't eat 3 servings. I ate 1 1/2 servings. ;)

Anyhow, the hubster is splitting town for a few days starting on Sunday. Is it me? Do I smell? I mean I haven't been exercising, but then again I haven't really been showering either. Huh. I'll have to look into that. Uh, anyhow, I look forward to cooking a bunch of food that he's not into. In fact, Lynnette is coming over on Monday, so I'm going to try to plan some easy food for us to eat at home. We need to maximize Scrapbooking time, you see. I'm thinking of having Lynnette's Pineapple Pizza or Chicken-Almond Hoisin Wraps for lunch. Maybe I'll make the Roast Beef Salad with Blue Cheese in Pitas because that is one of my all time favorite lunches. I love the Chicken with Lime Creole Sauce in Tortillas recipe a lot too, but it might be a tad involved for the day. And then there is always this -->

OMG!! I love these Chicken and Summer Veggie Tostadas from Cooking Light (I posted the recipe on our recipe blog too), although I make them into quesadillas instead of tostadas. They're easier to eat that way. But Lynnette posted a Spinach & Turkey Lasagna that is made with a white sauce and is more Alfredo-ish than anything. I thought it was to die for! And if I made it in advance, we wouldn't have to stop to cook. And then I could give some to my MIL who seemed really interested in making it herself. Not to mention there would be left overs for the Muffin and I on Tuesday when the Hubster would still be in New Orleans (no doubt eating some of the worlds finest food! But no, I'm not jealous AT ALL!! Grr!). Well anyhow, all this talk about food might be making me want to eat, and I'm still pretty full from the Corncakes this morning.

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