Hi friends!
How is everyone’s week going so far?
Brandon was out of town last night. And as much as I missed him, I have to admit that I also kind of loved having complete control over the remote control. 
And since I didn’t have to worry about cooking dinner, I ate homemade guacamole and blue tortilla chips for dinner.
No really, I did.
Followed by carrot cake ice cream.
I think I got my fat intake in for the day. 
But today, I’m actually going to talk about my Sunday eats. And if you want to see more WIAW posts, head on over to Jen’s blog!
Breakfast:
Believe it or not, I’ve been taking a bit of a hiatus recently from my beloved peanut butter + banana on whole wheat toast! Instead, I’ve been drinking lots of smoothies in the morning. And I’ve been enjoying this Kashi cereal. I usually have at least a cup with 1% milk. Yum!
Lunch:
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Um, have I mentioned that I believe that a healthy lifestyle includes all things in moderation … ?
Yeah. This happened on Sunday after church. What can I say … there’s a Five Guys right by our church, and I’m always starving by the time we get done. I just couldn’t help myself.
The above picture is not what I ate, but it’s pretty darn close. I ordered a burger with ketchup, mustard, and pickle. Brandon and I split an order of fries. And before eating my fries, I drowned them in ketchup and vinegar. I love to gross Brandon out with my food habits right before he eats a big meal.
Dinner:
After that massive lunch, I wasn’t even that hungry for dinner. But I had already planned to cook, so I just went for it. And I’m glad I did, because this meal was quite tasty!
(P.S. The kale chips I ate with dinner totally counteracted the French fries for lunch. )
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Buttermilk Baked Chicken
(Slightly modified from a recipe from the Great Food Fast cookbook)
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- Vegetable oil, for the baking sheet
- 7 slices white bread (I used white-wheat because I figured I’d at least get a little fiber!)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- Salt and pepper
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 4 lbs. chicken legs (you could also use thighs or wings), rinsed and patted dry (Um yeah, I missed this part of the recipe the first time. But Martha knows what she’s doing, so I wouldn’t skip this step!)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rub a couple of baking sheets with oil (I used two sheets, so that I could spread my chicken pieces out).
- Tear bread into large pieces and put into a food processor. Pulse until the bread becomes coarse crumbs.
- In one big bowl, combine buttermilk, hot sauce, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper. In another big bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, dried thyme, and 1/8 tsp. pepper.
- Put one piece of chicken into the buttermilk mixture and turn to coat. After you let the excess liquid drain back into the bowl, put the chicken leg into the breadcrumbs and turn to coat.
- Place the leg onto one of your baking sheets. Repeat steps with remaining chicken. Be sure to leave space between your chicken pieces on the baking sheets.
- Bake chicken for 30-35 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and the outside is golden brown.
This recipe reminded me a lot of “Shake and Bake” from when I was a kid … only fancier and more flavorful, thanks to the Parmesan cheese and thyme.
Hope your family enjoys it as much as we did! 
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Question for ya …
Best thing you’ve eaten this week?
Did you ever have Shake and Bake as a kid?
OK I ‘fessed up to Five Guys. What not-so healthy foods have you enjoyed recently?
If you like Five Guys, what do you order?
Favorite cereal as of late?
Mmmm Five Guys! I don’t remember when the last time I indulged in their amazing fries. The hubs would get it from time to time before we moved out here. I’ve never been big on their hamburgers (partially bc i don’t eat burgers too often), but they do have some delicious hot dogs
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My latest “unhealthy” food… To be honest, I can’t think of anything right now. Is that bad? lol.
Love any Barbara’s cereal! Ever tried it? Delicious!
Jessie recently posted..WIAW #5
Ooh, the baked chicken looks absolutely delicious. YUM!
amy @ fearless homemaker recently posted..slow cooker chicken tikka masala
That recipe looks pretty easy to make. Definitely want to try!
Your dinner last night seriously sounds perfect. If I could eat that every night, I would!
Angela @ Health’s Angel recently posted..Portland Eats
Of course guac and blue corn chips makes a meal…was there anyone there to complain that it wasn’t?
Have a happy Wednesday!
Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family recently posted..WIAW Now That The Kids are in School
Haha nope!! Since the hubby wasn’t home, it was the perfect night for chips and dip for dinner!!
Well I had cheesecake last week as you know (btw I get tradionatl because I like it to actually taste like cheesecake!! All the other ones loos the cheesecake flavor lol), a caramel apple, ice cream, and last night I ate some french fries. I know how to balance my diet for sure
Kat recently posted..Edamame Guacamole
Oh you sound exactly like my husband. ” I want to taste the cheesecake flavor blahblahblah!”
Just teasing, girl. I’ve just always had the “more is MORE” philosophy about food haha. I like adding weird stuff to all of my dishes! And Brandon is the complete opposite!
There is a Five Guys where I live … and I’ve never gone. This may have given me that little push to go. Today.
Yellow Haired Girl recently posted..Lazy Day WIAW
Girl, it’s good stuff. I don’t care how artery-clogging it is!
I like putting vinegar on my fries too!
Emily @ Perfection Isn’t Happy recently posted..My New and Improved “Grown-Up” Blog
Hooray for another vinegar lover!!!
I’m not usually a fan of burgers from restaurants, but I loove Five Guys! I usually get my burger with everything on it…minus the mayo:P
kaceyt recently posted..Mexican Cobbler for a Crowd
MMMM, love me some Five Guys, and yes, fries are best with vinegar (mmmm, makes me want Thrasher’s Fries, a shout out to Baltimore!) The chicken looks easy and delis, too! I must confess, little miss keep it all natural and avoid fast food hit up the Wendy’s drive through the other night as I was starving after work and had nothing I wanted at home, so I got some fries. I just can’t say no to anything potato, may favorite food!
You love vinegar on your fries, too?? I knew I liked you for a reason!!
love Five guys! We always share the fries too…they give you SO MANY! I’ve been eating mad cupcakes lately…lots of going away parties!
Your dinner last night sounds pretty amazing. Except for the ice cream of course. LOL.
Cinnamon @ eatpraytri recently posted..23Paws: Party {#3} Chloe and the onion
Ooh yum can’t wait to try that chicken and honestly, I love five guys, it is my little guilty pleasure when I have had a rough day!
K @ Finding a skinnier me recently posted..WIAW…
I loooove when my hubby is out for the night, solely because I get control of the remote too
Ashley O. @ The Vegetable Life recently posted..WIAW: A Traditional Tuesday!
I’m impressed! Good eats girl! My eats have been alllll over the place with plenty of unhealthy eats mixed in there too. The other day the only thing that sounded good to me at 3 PM was a big ol’ piece of ice cream cake that was in our freezer from some company we had over last week. Oops.
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries recently posted..The Secret Is Out!
Oh! And I’ve been eating cereal like it’s nobody’s business! I went through a box in 3 days! :/
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries recently posted..The Secret Is Out!
Kale chips always counteract French fries. I don’t eat meat so five guys isn’t a problem, but I do have a sweet tooth. I made a rhubarb raspberry coffee came on Sunday that was all butter and sugar. It was terribly delicious.
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets recently posted..WIAW: The Big “O” Edition
Oh goodness, that cake sounds incredible!!!
Wow, your buttermilk chicken sounds amazing!! That’s definitely something my husband would love
I used to love Five Guys when we lived in Philly and Vegas…there aren’t any in Hawaii!
Recent splurges…cheesecake factory white chocolate raspberry cheesecake…one of my favorite flavors!
Maura @ My Healthy ‘Ohana recently posted..The Birth Story
Oooh chocolate raspberry cheesecake! Sign me up!!
Ooo vinegar on french fries? For some reason that sounds especially amazing, although I’ve never tried the combo myself. I’ve always been more of a salt and ketchup kind of girl
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance recently posted..What The Heck Have I Been Up To?!: First Edition
I’ve been eating ketchup and vinegar on my fries since I was a kid. I guess it was really popular where I grew up in PA. If you like vinegar, you need to try it. It’s amazing. But malt vinegar … not red wine or balsamic or anything!
We had 5 Guys down in Savannah when we were on vacation last year–Very good!
Elle @TheWay recently posted..Friday Vegetarian Potluck & Easy Cheesy Julienne Potatoes (Vegan)
I definitely had some ice cream this week. And some pizza. And french fries. It’s been a good week. Good thing we don’t have any bbqs this weekend. Although I am having some teenagers over to do some baking tomorrow… oh my.
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