While I’ve been trying to experiment more with dinner, and branch out and try new recipes – my work week eating is so monotonous – I’m bored to death with it! 
The only thing different about my PB&J breakfast toast yesterday – I burned the bejesus out of it (using the same toaster setting I’ve always used!) Wah, wah wah (Janetha knows the noise I was going for!) 
Fail 1.
I didn’t have any other breakfast options so I scrapped off all the “yuck” that I could and made due!
For lunch – salad with chickpeas:
To go with my salad…
(Remember these from the other night?)
Well – when I made the onions – I had no real plans for them, so when I came home to my whole house still stinking like onions – I knew I had to do something. That’s when the idea of Whole Foods Caramelized Onion Hummus popped into my head!
I took 3/4ths of a can of chickpeas and 3/4th of all the onions I caramelized and made this beauty:
I didn’t add any seasonings or spices – it was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT with just the two ingredients! Thanks to the olive oil I cooked the onions in – it was super smooth too! 
Veggies for the hummus:
After work – I ran 4 miles with Kristin and came home starving (sound like every other night this week?? See why I’m bored to death?! 
) The easiest idea I could come up with was this recipe I’d seen on Danica’s blog the other day:
Except I didn’t have corn to make it real succotash…so I used sauerkraut and water chestnuts, and I didn’t have any chili oil…so I used sriracha..
So it was WAY too spicy and vinegary weird. Wah wah wah – Fail 2. Next time, I’m going to follow the recipe exactly, because Danica’s version looks gorgeous and I’m sure – tastes just like it looks!
I was REALLY craving sweets again last night for some reason – but rather than go out and get ice cream – I made my own version of dessert – yogurt & granola, so I didn’t have to venture out in the cold…
…and then cuddled up with the pups on the couch to watch Modern Family!
Speaking of funny TV – I must go – time for my favorite Thursday night line up! Happy Thursday!
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I totally know that noise! I make it all the time
bummer about the fails, but you know, that hummus looks darn perfect!
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By Mara @ What's for Dinner? on 02.04.10 9:59 pm | Permalink
Its tough to make new and exciting dinners when working and working out!
We are easily amused!
Haha is your wah wah wah the sad trombone sound? Have you been to sadtrombone.com? My husband and I play it pretty often, and we always think its funny.
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By meghan@traveleatlove on 02.04.10 10:01 pm | Permalink
That onion hummus is a genius idea, I’m going to have to try that soon!
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By emily on 02.04.10 10:20 pm | Permalink
the granola/cereal and yogurt combo is my standby dessert option too! it does get too cold to leave the house some nights in these parts.
you should check out my blog: I’ve got a great giveaway going on that I think you’d enjoy!
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By Alicia on 02.04.10 10:31 pm | Permalink
YUM. That hummus looks and sounds AMAZING. I got a mini food processor for Christmas so I’m going to have to give it a try!!
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By Krissy on 02.04.10 11:06 pm | Permalink
hahaha WAH WAH WAAAAh. totally know it. dude i already miss you! i think i will be sneaking some blog reading of GDW in while on my trip. hey, i didnt get a droid for nothin
love you!
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By janetha on 02.05.10 1:53 am | Permalink
that hummus was amazing!!!! make some more please!
also – i keep meaning to tell you that the first 2 miles of our run were horrific for me – but the last two were amazing – why does that always happen?
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By kristin on 02.05.10 9:24 am | Permalink
I don’t know what you’re talking about, that toast looks perfect. Then again, I LOVE burned stuff – I know, I’m crazy!
That hummus?! DIVINE!!
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By K on 02.05.10 10:59 am | Permalink
I love that you burn toast, mix random shizz together and have a FOOD blog. Perfect.
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By Mama Pea on 02.05.10 12:49 pm | Permalink
Psht. fails in 1 day is not an issue, haha
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By Evan Thomas on 02.05.10 12:53 pm | Permalink
OMG ~ Ali you crack me up! Saurkraut isn’t like corn hehe. I picked the the soycatash at Trader Joe’s too – it has the corn in it.
The chili oil is like sriracha so that is a great substitution for sure
Maybe if you ate a bigger lunch and/or had a more protein packed snack you wouldn’t be as starving when you got home?!
Better luck next go round ~ Love ya!
xoxo,
danica
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By Danica on 02.05.10 1:25 pm | Permalink
the hummus def makes up for an wah wah wah’s. im glad you have the willpower to not trek out in the snow to pick up ice cream – i need to channel your strenght!
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By kate on 02.05.10 1:58 pm | Permalink
I am floored that you uttered words relating to too much vinegar and too spicy. Where is the real Allison????
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