Productive and Fun Day! + Photos

Today, I went to get my lab tests done early in the morning. I was in and out within 15 minutes. Then I went to get breakfast at Starbucks. A latte and a small cheese sandwich was a welcome change.

Then I went to get veggies and a fruit. Got sugar snap peas, swiss chard, fresh fava beans, artichokes red beets and strawberries.

I pickled most of the red beets leaving two small ones to be shredded in a salad. I cooked the fresh fava beans with the artichokes and sauteed the swiss chard with onions. A handful of sugar snap peas were set aside for tonight's dinner. Rest was cooked with minced/chopped meat. In a few minutes, I will get up to make bulgur pilaf. Now, that is a lot of food but, tomorrow, the cleaning lady is coming. She comes in having had her breakfast at home and I serve lunch. Mostly, I ordered something but now that I am home and that I cook, I can serve her the same food that I made. After lunch, I will freeze what I think I cannot consume within 2-3 days. I have already frozen the swiss chard in two portion size containers.

I had stir fried sugar snap peas and broccoli with broiled Sea Bream for dinner. It did hit the spot. Here is a picture: (It is not a whole fish, just one side of it)

After I make the bulgur pilaf, I will set things in order in the kitchen so that, tomorrow it can be cleaned properly. That is why I proceesed most of the food I have on hand.

I felt very energetic today. I kept a Spotify list of 80's disco tunes on and had lots of fun as I cooked. Those songs were really cheerful. I am glad, I thought of that.

Here is a picture of the pickled red beets, artichokes and fresh fava beans, sauteed swiss chard:

Here are a couple of pictures of my kitchen.