She Says: A Meatless Party
Hey Hey! Guess what I did at work today? I will give you some hints. First, it’s a science class for 2-4 graders. Second, it’s edible. Third, it involved salt and ice. Fourth, the answer is mentioned else where in this post. I have nothing to offer the person who guesses correctly, but you will earn my love and acceptance. 
Anyway, after work I did a good deed by taking Mark’s car to the Honda Dealership for servicing. I didn’t think to take pictures, but they had a sweet set up – water, soda, muffins, bagels. You know those bagels were calling my name, but I already had lunch, so I sipped some cheater’s green juice instead. 
It was a relatively painless and quick trip. After this I went to the gym for some ellipticizing. I know, boring, right? Then I remembered that my Monday Mini Goal was to do three strength workouts, so I did a Level 2/3 hybrid of Jillian’s 30 Day Shred. I haven’t done this in a couple weeks and it was hard! I hate strength things. It’s boring and hard. I would rather run 8 miles than lift weights.
When I finished Mark wasn’t home yet (I wanted to clarify that ambus.tv is a job Mark does at night and on weekends. He has a much more standard, corporate job during the day), but I was already hungry, so I had dinner at a time my dad would approve of: 5:30. I just threw together lots of things to make a meatless party in a bowl. Here’s what I created.
Warm Lentil Salad
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1 Cup Cooked Lentils (I previously and froze these)
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1 can of Organic Garbanzo Beans, rinsed and drained
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1 Medium Zucchini
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1 Medium Summer Squash
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About 2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Garlic Powder
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Romano Cheese
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5 pieces of Fresh Dill chopped
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Red Onion (1/4 Cup chopped)
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1 Capful of Balsamic Vinegar
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Slice the zucchini and squash into 1/2 thick circles.
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Put zucchini and squash on a cookie sheet and drizzle with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, garlic powder and Romano cheese.
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Roast in oven at 425 for about 20 minutes. I broiled for a few minutes at the end as well.
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This is very simple because I am a simple cook. Put every thing but the zucchini and squash in a big bowl.
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Pour the olive oil that remains in the cookie sheet into the bowl.
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Add in the squash and zucchini.
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Sprinkle with more Romano Cheese.
I was really pleased with this simple dish. It was quite tasty, especially the burnt zucchini bits and fresh dill from my herb plant. If I had a grill I definitely would have grilled the veggies. And although I ate it while the zucchini and squash was still warm, I am sure it would be just as good cold. If there is any left over after Mark eats it, I will let you know tomorrow.
After dinner I had my dessert. I chose plain Oikos with a drizzle of Agave. Looks like ice cream, doesn’t it?
Tags: agave, Cheater's Green Juice, dill, lentils, oikos, red onion, squash, warm lentil salad, zucchini
July 1st, 2009 at 6:15 pm
That really does look like a party in a bowl! Greek yogurt is always such a great dessert:)
July 1st, 2009 at 6:21 pm
You made ice cream with the little summer science kiddies! Mmmmmm.
July 1st, 2009 at 6:25 pm
answer: ice cream!
July 1st, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Love your salad!
You definitely made ice cream in science class! I bet the kiddos loved it!
July 1st, 2009 at 6:33 pm
THANK YOU for introducing me to Agave. My favorite thing is greek yogurt + a splash of agave. So good! And I don’t eat the stuff up in 2 days like I would ice cream.
July 1st, 2009 at 6:44 pm
What kind of ice cream did you make?
And can I just say THANK YOU for expressing my exact thoughts on strength training! That has got to be my biggest fitness bugaboo and I am constantly feeling guilty for not doing enough of it!!
July 1st, 2009 at 6:44 pm
You made ice cream! As soon as you said salt and ice I knew it.
I bet the kiddos loved it!
July 1st, 2009 at 7:13 pm
You made ice cream – love that trick!
Did you do the kind where you just shake up stuff in a bag? If not, I have the instructions for an easy kid-friendly ice cream recipe!
July 1st, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I agree, I would rather run than lift weights haha. Although I did take BodyPump (www.lesmills.com/bodypump) when I belonged to the gym and enjoyed that even though it was HARD(!).
I think Okios is better than ice cream!
July 1st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
You totally made ice cream
Always a fun classroom activity. I think we did that in Science 9 or 10!
July 1st, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Oikos totally tastes like ice cream anyway! Your salad looks so good!
July 1st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I’m so jealous of your science class… we play with bugs… you made ice cream
lol jk… love the insects!
July 1st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
oooh, you made ice cream!
I love lentils! That bowl looks great
July 1st, 2009 at 8:25 pm
i bet you made ice cream! i made cheese in chem class… but that was in high school
how fun!
dinner looks amazing!
July 1st, 2009 at 8:27 pm
You made ice cream !!!
July 1st, 2009 at 8:28 pm
ps. that lentil salad looks delicious!!!!!!!!!!
July 1st, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I absolutely LOVE that lentil recipe!! I am def making that soon. made of all ingredients I love!
July 1st, 2009 at 8:34 pm
You turned your students into salted frozen garbanzo beans because they were talking too much?
July 1st, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I can’t figure out what you made your students do!
Make that salad? or freeze beans?….haha
July 1st, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Wish we made ice cream in 2nd-4th grade summer camp! I’ve still never had Oikos…I don’t eat much dairy but for cheese occasionally (or regularly now as in the goat cheese I’m steadily eating through).
July 1st, 2009 at 9:55 pm
really ice cream??? i wouldnt have guessed that. sounds like super fun though!
July 1st, 2009 at 10:27 pm
My husband was a science teacher so at “ice” I knew you made ice-cream, so fun!
July 1st, 2009 at 11:02 pm
What a great looking meatless party! I’d come if invited
Good for you for sticking to your strength goal! I often have problems with that…
July 1st, 2009 at 11:04 pm
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!
Ok, I confess I scream for gelatto…but I don’t know how to make that myself yet.
July 1st, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Wow, that lentil salad sounds insanely good. Anything with chickpeas and squash has GOT to be tasty.
July 1st, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Frickin’ Jess. I was going to say “I Scream, You Scream.” She should just stick to likin’ it hot, and leave the comedy to me. Wrong Jess. Oh well, no apologies, it’s late and that’s all I’ve got.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:05 am
I’d like a nice big serving of the garbanzo bean meatless bowl thing please!!
-A
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:38 am
Mmm…I haven’t made homemade ice cream since, well, probably when I was in second grade
What a fun project for summer 
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:49 am
love your “ice cream”!!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:58 am
I bet the kids LOVED making ice cream – what a fantastic idea for a science experiment!
Your warm lentil salad looks delicious – light and summery!
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:59 am
Your meatless party in a bowl looks spectacular! I want some
Maybe din din tonight! Hope you have a good day- almost to the fourth!
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:18 am
Ha, I would choose weight lifting over anything else. I love it!!! I have no idea, maybe because I feel bad ass throwing big weights around
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:32 am
Awesome looking recipe!! And hooray for a meatless meal
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:05 am
I am loving that meatless meal and dessert! Glad you had fun with the kiddos!! Did you make ice cream?
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:11 am
Great looking salad!
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:14 am
you made ice cream, but what flavor?
love the dinner – i love meals like that.
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:29 am
I so enjoy Agave and Plain Oikos- its my new fav combo!
but the strength is so important!I too will start just running and running and then its three weeks without strength training and my leg starts to hurt because the muscles haven’t been strength training! Its important- just do it –
apparently I am a nike advertiser.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 9:08 am
I experienced a bit of deja vous reading your post about weight training issues. I, too, can run far distances with enjoyment, but those seemingly harmless 20 minutes with Jillian’s 30 Day Shred are so arduous, they’re almost impossible for me to complete. Sometimes I worry that my body is so used to running that it’s no longer as intense a workout. How you do plow through the mental block to choose the less-desirable workout? Does anyone have any suggestions or know of any good strength-training workouts?
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:53 am
Strength training is so important. I used to be a “cardio queen” myself but once I started weight training and saw the amazing difference it made in my body I become hooked and grew to LOVE it. Shred really isn’t true weight training, it is more endurance plus some resistance work but the light weights used to accomplish all the reps make it more of an endurance workout than true strength training. I highly recommend the book New Rules of Lifting for Women. It is a great primer about weight lifting and has a 6 month program to follow. I tell everyone about this book, sersioulsy it is life changing and no I have no connection to the book/publisher/author etc just a satisifed customer
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July 2nd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Your dinner looks so good. I bet you made ice cream at school today.
July 4th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Mmm, that’s my favorite Naked juice. Remember when they used to be Fresh Samantha?