Quesadillas and the Benefits of Ceramic Mugs

January 22, 2009

Question of the Evening:

How awesome are QUESADILLAS?!?!?

My response: HOLY YUM!!! :mrgreen: Man, they are GOOD! 

Tonight, Mal and I made quesadillas for dinner. We used our Griddler, which worked great to grill, melt, and warm our quesadillas to perfection! :-D Check out that melty cheese! 

Inside was spinach, red onions, black beans, shredded cheese, and salsa. Delicious! 

Lunch

I ate lunch at my desk today, which I really wanted to stop doing after starting my new job, but I suppose as long as it doesn’t happen too often, it’s okay, right? ;-) Plus, I’m sure there will be days at this job where I won’t have a chance to leave my desk! I guess, I should be prepared for it! 

Today’s lunch: Homemade salad with spinach, red peppers, cucumbers, red onions, snap peas, and sliced almonds. 

Also: Liberte peach yogurt, which was very, very peachy! The smell (and flavor, a little bit) reminded me of those strong-smelling gummy peach rings

Lunch finale: Vanilla Macadamia Luna Tea Cake, which I loved! (It’s the first one I’ve tried.) The tea cake was almost like a cookie– sweet, chewy, and topped with frosting! ;-)

Afternoon Snack 

On my break, I popped into Tealuxe for some coconut-flavored tea, which was called Royal Coconut (bold pouchong tea flavored with fresh coconut). It was tasty, but the flavor was more “floral” than coconut. I’m not sure whether I will order it again. 

With my tea, I snacked on some red grapes. 

Benefits of Ceramic Mugs

Seeing this sign in the office kitchen today totally made my day! :mrgreen:  (It was stuck to the coffee-maker.) I love that my new office is trying hard to be green

Almost Friday, guys! 8-) Good night! 


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Lee (seelivelee) January 22, 2009 at 8:51 pm

Loving the quesadilla-looks so wonderful! your office seems so hip and modern, I’m truly diggin it tina!!

yay for ceramic mugs-they’re all i use!

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Michelle January 22, 2009 at 9:00 pm

I love quesadillas! Yours looks great! That’s awesome that they’re using ceramic mugs!

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ashley (sweet & natural) January 22, 2009 at 9:02 pm

Quesadilla looks great!

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Victoria January 22, 2009 at 9:13 pm

Love ceramic mugs. It was the first thing I brought to my new job. :)

That quesadilla looks great!

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Blain January 22, 2009 at 9:16 pm

I got a mug for xmas!!! It is sweeeeeet!

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Jasmine January 22, 2009 at 9:17 pm

quesadillas! I just made them almost the same with using a George Forman…but it looks like the griddler kicks butt

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VeggieGirl January 22, 2009 at 9:22 pm

OOOH!!

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Meg January 22, 2009 at 9:30 pm

Love the ceramic mug sign!

Your quesadillas look yummy!

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Marianne January 22, 2009 at 9:31 pm

Yeah, you can never go wrong with a quesadilla – so easy, full of melty gooey cheese, and you can put pretty much anything in them! Never thought to grill them like that though, I usually bake mine.

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K January 22, 2009 at 9:33 pm

Love those ‘dillas! I think it’s great your office is trying so hard to be green – hopefully more places will catch on soon!

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HangryPants January 22, 2009 at 9:37 pm

I think it’s your griddler that made them extra good today! You can tell they are super crispy on teh outside.

I love Tealuxe!!!! I like how they have a wide variety of sweeteners available.

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Missy (Missy Maintains) January 22, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Yummy looking quesedilla! Yay for Mexican! I just had a burrito! I only use mugs at work too! They actually completely got rid of paper products for the environment.

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Nicole January 22, 2009 at 9:43 pm

The luna tea cake sounds really good! I’l have to try it :D

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Jen January 22, 2009 at 9:44 pm

YUMMY din din! love!

I havent seen that yogurt before, where did you buy?

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Tina January 22, 2009 at 9:46 pm

@Jen: Hannafords, but I think Whole Foods may sell it, too… well, I think I’ve seen it there?

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Talia January 22, 2009 at 9:49 pm

I love how green your office is- in mine we go through cups like crazy because the only sink is in the bathroom and its gnarly…

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Amelia January 22, 2009 at 9:55 pm

Wow that quesadilla looks soo good. Love that your office is going green. I wish more people in my office would do the same!

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Rose January 22, 2009 at 10:02 pm

I love that your office is green too – they use STYROFOAM cups at my office. Disgusting.

The lighting in your new office looks nice! Your pictures are so sharp!

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Sarah (lovINmytummy) January 22, 2009 at 10:07 pm

Your case-ah-dillahs are gorgeous!

Did anyone catch you taking pictures of the coffee maker???

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Lauren January 22, 2009 at 10:19 pm

In answer to the evening’s question: quesadillas are one of my go-to meals – love ‘em! There are so many variations to play around with in terms of ingredients.

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Rachel January 22, 2009 at 11:16 pm

Ha, I went through a period in high school where I ate quesadillas every single day, and so I try to stay away from them now lest I slip back into that habit! But they are def. delicious… I like ‘em grilled, too!

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Sara January 22, 2009 at 11:51 pm

Your quesadilla looks so good! I love that sign on your coffee pot at work. I might make one for my office! :)

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Sarah (Tales of Expansion) January 23, 2009 at 12:01 am

wow, that quesadilla is perfection!

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Cecilia January 23, 2009 at 1:00 am

I guess you would passed out when you hear that I never tried quesadillas before O_O hehehe, never heard of them actually …. until started reading blogs :D

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Clarissa January 23, 2009 at 6:31 am

Hi Tina!

Do you love your griddler? If you do, what brand/type is it?

THANKS!

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Tina January 23, 2009 at 7:04 am

@Clarissa: It’s the Cuisinart Griddler, which was purchased from Crate & Barrel.

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Sarah W. January 23, 2009 at 8:20 am

cermic mugs ARE great!

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brandi January 23, 2009 at 9:15 am

that quesadilla looks great!

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Jess January 23, 2009 at 12:24 pm

Those pictures of your quesadilla are making me hungry!! All that cheese….mmmmmm!!!

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Diana January 23, 2009 at 6:25 pm

That quesadilla looks delicious! What brand of whole wheat tortilla do you use?

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Alexia January 23, 2009 at 7:07 pm

Dinner looks amazing!

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Elina January 23, 2009 at 8:45 pm

That quesadilla looks delicious! Melty cheese… yum :)
That is the cutest office note I’ve ever seen. I think you’re going to love this work place!!

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abby January 23, 2009 at 9:54 pm

Oh My! it’s soo cheesy! Yum yum! great post. and I share the same sentiments with you about ceramic mugs. Starbucks should take notre of that. I read your blog whenever there is an update coz I really find your posts very inspiring in helping me meaintain healthy eating, Btw, just in case your interested of visiting my blog, it’s http://www.justsweetthansugar.blogspot.com. feel free to visit anytime! Much love, abby

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Tina January 24, 2009 at 10:20 am

@abby: Very cool! :)

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