I apologize for the lack of cooking posts lately. I’ve been less motivated to try new recipes. I’m still cooking, but I’m repeating a lot of dishes already on the blog because I’ve been lazy and uncreative towards food. Also, my dinners are sandwiches that I may or may not get to eat at work. 

I started reading Julie and Julia a few days ago. I know you’ve all gone out and seen the movie without me, so don’t tell me anything about it because I like the book and must finish before I see the movie. Anyway, I related to Julie; being bored at a desk job and looking forward to finally going home and preparing a wonderful meal. I had enough time at work to plan those meals and look up new recipes.

But now I don’t have a boring desk job, so while I still enjoy cooking, it’s not a motivating factor in my day. I consider this a good thing, but unfortunately the blog will suffer slightly. I’ll still cook and continue to post recipes, but not as many. Don’t worry, I won’t be able to stay away from the cookie dough. Those recipes will be a constant.

Ummm…back to yesterday’s lunch. There’s actually a meal like this somewhere on the blog, but I’m going to share anyway. I needed to make bread because I was out and if I didn’t bake it, I wouldn’t have any to make a sandwich for work. I had another recipe picked out, but it was going to take far too long. So, I made Zesty Cook’s Quick and Easy Whole Wheat Bread, which I have made before.

This time I substituted rye flour for 1 cup of the whole wheat and added 4 tsp. of vital wheat gluten. The results were wonderful.

I decided to use the bread for lunch and dinner. For lunch, I sauteed asparagus, garlic, mushrooms, and green onions and added spinach until it wilted. I topped the warm veggies with fat free mozzarella and feta cheese. I topped the bread with a smear of Dijon mustard, smoked salmon, and tomatoes. I put the veggies on top of the salmon and tomatoes.

Next, I poached one egg and an egg white in my microwaveable poacher. I put the eggs on top of the open-faced sandwich.

Eat with a knife and fork!

Nutrition of this Meal

This meal contains 10 ingredients on the World’s Healthiest Foods list:

• Asparagus
• Garlic
• Onion
• Mushrooms
• Spinach
• Tomatoes
• Salmon
• Low-fat cheese
• Eggs
• Whole wheat (other ingredients in bread too, but I’ll just count one)

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