Lunch Break

Today is the kind of work day that I love; lots of phone calls from the media, securing interviews, deadlines, writing, last minute touches. . .I also throw myself into a big ball of anxiety!  Tomorrow we have a pretty important press conference at work and I'll be happy when the day is over with.  So I thought I would escape for a minute and write about the lunch I just enjoyed.

I made it last night for dinner and had some leftovers.  I'm thinking that it's pretty healthy and filled with fiber and other good nutrients.

Ingredients:
Some diced mushrooms
Sliced sweet onion
fresh garlic
EVOO
Can of white beans
Spinach (I used a bag of $.89 frozen)
Can of diced tomatoes
Any spices you can get your hands on.
Balsamic vinaigrette

Add some EVOO to a deep dish pan on the stove and heat
Add mushroom, onion and garlic.  Cook on low heat for a few minutes.
Add can of diced tomatoes with about 2/3 of the sauce.  Drain the rest from the can before dumping in pan.
Open can of white beans and rinse.  Add to pan.
Add spinach.  (I had to defrost mine first)
I then added some random spices that I had in my kitchen including garlic sea salt and a few others.
Dish into bowl and drizzle some balsamic vinaigrette on top.

There you are.  Simple, yet nutritious and tasty.  Actually a lady here at my office said that is how she makes sausage soup, but she also adds a can of broth and sausage.

My other new snack item is dried prunes (yes, really!) and bbq flavored almonds.

What are your quick and healthy creations?

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-Back to work!

~Dining Diva

And today is little Miss. Bella's third birthday!  Wish this little princess a Happy Birthday! :o)