WDLE? Part 2

My breakfast really held me over this morning. I LOVE it when that happens. I ate lunch pretty late around 2pm, and tried something slightly new. I had made this ham sandwich before, but I decided to put a small piece of cheese on the sammie this time to kick it up a few notches. You all know I love salty/sweet combination’s so I decided to try a new cheese we just got in the store that is called Grafton Duet.

It is a layer of a mild blue cheese between two layers of cheddar cheese. The cheese itself is actually really good, and I love the flavor it has. You kind of get everything all in one bite. It’s delicious, but such was not the case on the sammie.

I had my sandwich on a Arnold Whole Grain Sandwich thin. I topped some ham with steamed spinach and a little honey mustard. Then I added the cheese. I only put a very small amount of cheese on my sammie (maybe an oz or so), but it melted all over my sandwich making it look more than it was. It may look good, but this combination was a BAD idea!

Wow-this was actually kind of gross. I ate it anyways because I was hungry, but trust me-DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME!!

I had 1/2 of a Honeycrisp apple on the side.

At least I covered most of my bases again. Protein, carbs, veggies, fruit, and a little dairy (or fat).

A few hours later hunger set in, and I had my very last Stonyfield Pumpkin Pie flavored yogurt. I decided to add MUCHO cinnamon on top because I love cinnamon, and I love it’s health benefits. I’ve said this before, but I really do love having a yogurt as a snack. It’s a great way to get in some dairy in your diet, and can sort of taste like a sweet if that is what you are craving.

Speaking of calcium, I also had one bite of another new cheese we just got in. I know I know-but this is what happens when you sell artisanal cheeses, and you need to know how they taste so you can pair them with the wine! I tried the Asiago DOP. WOW-this might be close to the top of my favorite cheeses list. It’s mild, but not too mild, and its strong, but not too strong. It is so good words do not even describe it. It may seems like I have had a lot of cheese, but they were 2 pretty small pieces just to taste. The small bite pushed me over the edge after the yogurt, and I stayed very full until dinner.

Dinner was prepared this morning. I found these squashes at Balducci’s a while back, and have been meaning to try them for a while now.

I baked the squash whole in a baking dish with some water. Once it was nice and soft I cut the squash in half, took out all the seeds, turned it over so the open part was facing up, and popped it back in the oven for a few more minutes. VOILA!

Because I just loved the small little cavity I decided to make a stuffed squash of some sorts. I had roasted some brussels sprouts last night and decided to add them into the mix with leftover sauteed onions and some marinara sauce. I made some quinoa on the side using low sodium chicken broth. Sometimes quinoa can be a little plain for me, so this helped.

Stuffed squash with quinoa, brussels sprouts, and marinara oh my! That isn’t all. Because I love that salty/sweet combination I decided to top my squash with some fat-free feta, dried currants, and dried cherries that I got at the Root’s Market.

I’ve never had currants before so I was pretty surprised at their taste. They tasted like mini raisins. I loved this combination of salty and sweet. It beat lunch’s salty/sweet combination with flying colors! Since I adore brussels sprouts, quinoa, squash, and sweet dried fruit-this was like heaven to me!

So this is how I put together this delicious stuffed squash.

First, I put about 1/3 C quinoa in the bottom.

Second, I added the roasted brussles sprouts, sauteed onions and marinara.

Last but not least I topped with the fat-free feta (which really doesn’t taste that great, but it did the trick), dried currants, and dried cherries.

Isn’t that a thing of beauty!?!?! Ohh just posting these pictures makes me want more..NOW!

I did have to cut it in half to eat it properly.

And as much as I loved this combination-it was SO SO good-the squash was a bit hard to eat. It was hard to get the skin apart from the flesh. It was a little dry and kept breaking. But that could have been the way I baked it. Who knows. I think I’m going to make Carnival Squash fries out of the other half of the squash. I could tell it was the right consistency for something like that.

YUMO! Dessert was the other 1/2 of my Honeycrisp apple.

I am pretty sure when I get home I am going to make a BIG mug of hot tea. I just would like you all to know that it is currently 33 degrees outside. THAT’S COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great (WARM) night.

Two other things-don’t forget to check out Meg’s Barney Butter Giveaway as well as Kristin’s Larabar giveaway!!!

Tagged as: arnold sandwich thin, Asiago D.O.P, brussels sprouts, carnival squash, dried cherries, dried currants, feta cheese, Grafton Duet, ham sandwich, honeycrisp apple, quinoa, spinach, stuffed squash, tomato sauce