cparkeast

I make a batch of this every weekend and eat it throughout the week. It’s high in protein, low carbs, very filling and best of all cheap and easy to make.  Note: I make this the lazy girl way so I dont scramble the eggs or finish the cooking process in the oven like traditional frittatas.

Ingredients:

Eggs

Veggies and meat of  choice (bacon, ham, pepper, onions, broccoli…)

Olive oil

Optional: cheese

Instructions:

Heat Skillet

Coat the skillet with Olive Oil – spray preferable or use 1 teaspoon

Add  meat and vegetable of choice

When the mix has browned, crack half dozen eggs over the mixture

Poke the yoke for even blend of yolk and egg whites

Lower the heat and let the egg cook through

When almost half cooked, divide the frittata into 4 pieces with spatula and flip over one piece at a time.  Add cheese on top and let it finish cooking

 This recipe takes about 7 minutes and I love to add boiled potatoes and ham to this for a very delicious and hearty meal.

I woke up in middle of the night craving chicken parm. Could not fall asleep. Looked at the clock and it was 5:30am!  Since I was tossing and turning until after 1 am, my eyes were burning and my body needed sleep even though my mind was alert… alert with thoughts of chicken parm dancing in my PMSing head. Came to work and had my usual: plain yogurt, one tablespoon of Oat Bran and one teaspoon of Activia for flavor and Hazelnut coffee.  By 10:45 I’m starving. I managed to wait until 11:50 before I called in my lunch order. The guy on the phone said it would be ready in 5 minutes! I found myself running across Park Avenue 3  minutes later for my food.

I picked up a bag that weighed about 7 pounds (see pic above) and thought, surely, I will be able to save half for another day. What woman would be able to eat all this?  Anyway, it was delicious. The cheese was slightly under-browned but it was hot and the chicken was delicious and there were plenty of it. The next thing I know, I’m half way done. I should stop, right? Well, maybe one more bite… then another.. .then another… next thing I knew there were about 3 bites left so I figured why the heck save this and finished it all.

Scary thing is I can eat another order of it or I would accept some dessert if someone offered it to me.

I suppose all women have these PMSing moments when we have cravings that has to be satisfied. I suppose all women over-eat then hate themselves but today I am filled with hatred, sadness and pride!!! I just don’t care.  It was good.  I’ll just have to cut down on my fruity alcoholic beverages and be good on splurge day. 

Like a glutton, I’m planning my dinner. Definitely pick up some cucumbers and maybe some tuna. Thank goodness I do the Firm or I’d hate to think how much I would weigh. Speaking of the FIRM, maybe I’ll post something on my favorite workout.

No one loves a good buzz more than me.  I’m not a fall down, puking my guts out, angry drunk who picks fights or flips tables but I like a good drink.  I’m a happy drunk. The only time I even had violent thoughts were when I went to the Springsteen concert several years ago and these drunken, sweaty Jersey girls kept bumping  into to.  First of all, I’m not a Springsteen fan but a friend got these floor tickets from clients so I figured “why not? I dont see too many white trash in my ‘hood…” . Well, there were this muscled and sweaty Jersey girls who outweighed me by like 50 pounds of muscles (again, this was years ago so I was about 124 lbs at 5″6″) and they wee drunk and stoned and kept doing some Springsteen “hop” only White Trash seems to know how to do. They kept bumping their sweat soaked arm against me. Enough was enough, I started to hop and pushed them over a bit. They looked at me, I looked at them and they kinda backed down, surprisingly. But that was the only time I almost got into a a drunken brawl but I digress…

Ever since I had the best Banana Daiquirie at the Hamilton Princess in Bermuda last year, I have been obsessed with this drink.  Unfortunately, most places in NYC serves really weak, insipid and milky BanDaq that left me disappointed. The only BanDaq that almost came close were the ones I had at Cabana in UES.  Anyhoo, my friend S, who is a super hostess with the mostest and the most creative person on this planet surprised me by spiking a the non-alcoholic Banana Drink at her Memorial Day party this weekend.  She bought the Banana drink and a papaya drink from the Papaya King in the UES. For those of you outside NYC, PK is a hot dog chain dive that sells great dogs and different flavored fruity drinks with Papaya being their bestseller hence the name of their joint.

Anyway, S blended the Banana and other flavored drinks with ice and rum and it was GREAT.  Da Bomb! Really satisfied my craving.  Lightbulb!  This gave me an idea: why not spike all drinks that is considered good or “healthy” and make it more enjoyable?  In general, I avoid all fruit juices and drinks because I try to watch my sugar but I will splurge on Margarita’s, Daquiries and other alcholic drinks in the summer!  Really, nothing feels better than sitting outdoors, feeling the wind blow through my hair while watching people walk by with my liquor goggles on! It’s the best! But I digress… again!

Next time you make your weekend smoothies or even buy a ready made smoothie, add some rum or tequila or vodka … healthy and happy making!  Blend some low fat yogurt and some fruit of your choice and a shot of rum and maybe even some protein powder. Why not?

Please do not drive after drinking your weekend breakfast and as always, watch your waistline by limiting your sugar intake where you can and drink responsibly. Lastly: Stay thirsty my friends.