So this is my new favorite meal. I mean, before Christmas, I think I ate it for every single meal in a day for at least a week straight. It’s not really a recipe, more like a bunch of sh*t thrown in a pan to create a harmonious love child of food. That’s at least how I see it. Really it’s just me obsessing over bacon and brussel sprouts, which should ALWAYS go together.
Guess what I’m doing. Buying a bikini already. Yep, I’m officially ready for summer. Colorado has been way too cold lately. And do not tell me to stop complaining because I have it easy in Colorado. I know I do. That’s why I live here. BUT Colorado usually gets really cold for a week, then is back to the 50’s and slightly warm. But no no no, Colorado has pretty much stayed under 30 degrees since Christmas. Too long. I’ve been trying to run on a regular basis (yes it’s embarrassing. i’m so awkward) but my feet go numb throughout my whole run. That could be due to the fact that I have some sort of pinched nerve in my ass, but I’m blaming it on the cold weather.
Wait, back to my point. I’ve been looking at some good ol’ swimsuits on Victoria’s Secret and I want to buy quite a few. Damn those models making every swim suit look good. It’s so annoying when you find the most adorable swim suit on there and then get it for yourself, try it on, and then are blasted in the face with disappointment. Blasted. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I would never want to be that thin. I got pretty thin at one point and looked incredibly malnourished. BUT I would appreciate a swim suit to look good on me. And I haven’t quite found one yet. I feel like an awkward turtle in all of them. Similar to my running style. Awkward turtle all the way around.
Speaking of running and weird things, I wanted to share some of my favorite music I’ve been running to since a reader asked me yesterday. I have found out reeeeeeeeal quick that running without music is awful. So I proceeded onto add music to Sergio’s playlist since I’m poor and can’t afford $9.oo a month to add it. Ok, I can afford it. But don’t really want to. Sergio is over it though, and regrets giving me his password. So he said once he is back from Afghanistan, I have to get my own. Damnit. There goes a savings account I could have had. Thanks Sergio, thanks.
Wow. I’m a b*tch. And a moocher. Obviously.
Playlist time!
- Hall of Fame – The Script feat. Will.i.am
- Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
- Can’t Stop Me – Afrojack
- Feel this Moment – Pitbull feat Christina Aguilera
- Locked out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
- Glass Danse – The Faint
- She Wolf – David Guetta
- Safe and Sound – Capital Cities
- Bottoms Up – KeKe Palmer
- Drinking from the Bottle – Calvin Harris
That’s all I got. These are the songs that are keeping me from crying while running. And I’m about to go run after JUST eating this meal. I’m about to burp brussel sprouts the whole time. Wonderful.
My New Go-To Meal
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup brussel sprouts, cut into fourths
- 1 Applegate Chicken Apple Sausage, sliced
- 1 piece of bacon, cut in half
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 tablespoons Tessamae’s Zesty Ranch
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add 4 tablespoons of zesty ranch to the pan along with the minced garlic clove. Then toss in your brussel sprouts.
- Sprinkle some salt and pepper over the brussel sprouts and let them sit for a couple minutes until they begin to burn just a bit.
- Use a spoon or a flip of your wrist to turn the brussel sprouts over to cook on the other side.
- Once the brussel sprouts have been flipped, add in a tablespoon of water and cover the pan with a lid. Keep an eye on them, being sure to move them around once more so the little guys don’t stick to the pan.
- While the brussel sprouts finish cooking, add a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add your piece of bacon that has been cut in half to the pan. As soon as the fat begins to render out into the pan, add the sliced chicken sausage.
- Once your bacon is ready to flip, flip the bacon along with the sausage to cook on opposite side.
- When your brussel sprouts are soft enough to stick a fork through, remove from heat, salt and pepper once more, then place in bowl.
- Top with your cooked bacon and sausage.
- Done and done.
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Yes to ‘She Wolf’. Yes to brussel sprouts and bacon. No to VS bikini! Try Title Nine or Athleta. One or both of those have stores in Colorado. I think. Maybe. Whatever, they have really cute bikinis for athletic bodies. I personally think Title Nine is a little better in the quality department, but I think you can’t go wrong either way. And I’ve never heard of Tessamaes, so thanks for that little nugget of info!
I’ve found that I now love running because of music. Do your tempos match your foot strike? If it does, it becomes like dancing.
You can look up songs online ‘running songs BPM 160’ or whatever to see which songs match your strike. A good pace for people can range from 150-180.
I also break up my ‘runs’ with 1 min on, 1 min off or whatever, at slightly faster paces…this is so much more fun than plodding along slowly! It’s like sprints you can keep doing.
Check out iTunes for MotionTraxx. They have free downloads for paced runs (it’s just an upbeat music track…kinda cheesy) but it coaches you through intervals with a timer, or will gradually increase the pace over 1 hour or 30 min or whatever.
Good luck!
You might just begin to enjoy it…
Have you heard of/tried the new (new-ish now, perhaps) Zombie Run app?? Its a one time fee of $7.99 (dumb. I typically only ‘buy’free apps haha) and it makes running SO much more interesting! who isn’t motivated to run when you are being chased by zombies?! And I don’t even buy into the whole zombie craze.
Maybe they should make a vampire one for you.. 🙂
Love the song mix!
Man on man this was good. Became obsessed with the picture and had to make it. I faked the Zesty Ranch stuff, and it still was fabulous.
And I’m going to check out your running list. Need some new tunes for my training! Thanks for a great recipe.
How did you fake the zesty ranch? I want to make this tonight but don’t have access to Tessemaes. Thanks!
This looks yummy! I wish my family would eat the same thing for multiple meals in a row! 🙂
re: bathing suits
I really like my Hapari suit pieces. I went with a tankini mix. The bottoms come up a little higher on the tummy (with some support) and the tank is long, but fitted. It’s also super adjustable on top for the perfect fit and support. Some tankinis just look like a mumu, but these are fitted like a suit and I like the versatility of changing the tops and bottoms to match my mood. Good Luck!
This post is purely food unrelated.
I went into Victoria Secret because I thought their swimsuits looked so awesome online. I tried one on and just stared. This is NOT what I thought. At all. False advertising? WTH. I took it off and ran quickly. Not before my husband had seen me in it. We both can’t unsee that.
That looks awesome and I love the applewood sausage – my only problem is there is NO WAY I could eat ONLY ONE piece of the sausage and piece of bacon…I thought it was some paleo law that you had to have at least two slices of bacon when preparing some??? Loving this site!
The good thing about buying swimsuits in the winter is a lot of them are on sale! I’m a huge fan of anything quick, easy, and delicious that I can pull together, so I have more time for the gym or watching new girl. My new crockpot should help out with that.
On the swimsuit issue, since you want several, have you tried Costco. Here in the KC area they have a one piece, black with different colors band edgings. They look attractive for $19.95 each.
Food looks great! It seems like something I could throw together quickly for just myself seeing that my husband wont eat brussel sprouts..but like someone else said maybe the bacon will lure him in =)
Oh, and my VS swimsuit came in the mail today…the bottoms are great..Fold over style is amazing, but I definitely got the top size wrong. Oh well, back it goes. Good luck in your hunt!