The Return To Eating Right...possibly?

So first official full day back home at the Fortress of Solitude was kind of a day of rest otherwise known as lazy Sunday. Had a bunch of stuff to get caught up on responsible adult stuff like laundry and buying some supplies. Which I suppose if you get stuff done that negates the lazy Sunday title...Maybe I'll dub it a semi-lazy Sunday? I know the feeling of not wanting to return to work tomorrow hit early on but hey 20 bucks is 20 bucks as the saying goes.

While checking on our food inventory in the pantry and found a small jar of artichoke hearts. Hummus is fairly simple to make and I never really attempted to use artichoke so pretty much figured why not try it for lunch. Being half Palestinian- or as typically known half Arabian- I do love me some Mediterranean cuisine. Funny enough Karen always shames me for buying too many cans of chickpeas otherwise known as Garbanzo beans.  Like I typically come home with a can of them I would say every other grocery trip. LOL not sure why I just always think I need them. Same could be said for green pigeon peas. I mean those are staples in the Reef pantry. Obviously I grew up on it but really hummus is pretty popular and accepted everywhere. Well maybe not so much by Tina as she only tolerates like a spoon of it...once every couple of months...or a year. Who knows?

Anyway like most of the time I just wing it when it comes to the hummus aka no recipe. I mean there are the key ingredients- chickpeas, Tahini, and lime juice- but outside of that its a free for all.

Pretty much didn't add too much more to it and ended up adding in the artichoke hearts, minced garlic, Adobo, and  olive oil. If I had to guess and if you want to try it on your own- 1 can of chickpeas (drained), 1/2 cup of Tahini,  juice from 1 lime, a small jar of artichoke hearts, 4 cloves of garlic (minced), 1/4 a cup of olive oil, and 1 tsp of Adobo seasoning. Threw it all in the blender and let it do its thing.

Reef's homemade Artichoke Hummus

Personally I'm more into the thicker version of hummus so I don't add water to it. Depending on your preference you may want to consider adding some if you'd like. In terms of Adobo, I love that more than just adding salt and pepper to things. I think it brings more flavor- clearly as it has more ingredients- but eliminates more salt intake. But in regards to the outcome of the hummus- not to beep my own horn but BEEP BEEP- it came out pretty damn tasty.  Ended up eating  some with carrot sticks and pretzel chips. Guess it was back to eating healthy. High five to that!

While on a trip to Sam's Club to pick up toilet paper decided to scope out their deli section and to see what they had. To my joyful surprised I saw the return of their Southwest Chicken wrap. For an establishment like Sam's Club this might have to be one of their best food items ever. Unfortunately its been like 2 years since the last time they actually made them in that store. I was fairly stoked to see them and without question ended up buying one- which actually is two full size wraps cut in half. For the healthy eating folks and per Myfitnesspal they are only 190 calories per half.

Sam's Club Southwest Chicken Wrap

Look at that deliciousness! Yeah I could only guess to sauce but contains chicken, corn, black beans, lettuce, and carrots for sure. Comes with some mini sweet peppers and a salsa on the side as well.  Definitely hit the spot for sure. Even with a slight kick to it- very minor by my account- Karen also loves them. Shocking I know! I may or may not have uttered "Man I'm going to have to buy these on a weekly basis until the get rid of them again." Which funny enough when they got rid of them the first time the person told me cause it was seasonal...how the hell is wrap with those ingredients seasonal and for like a 2 year hiatus? The world may never know but if you have a Sam's Club membership or know someone who does, go grab yourself one and try it.

So the return to healthier options and of one of my favorite wraps I would think makes this a successful Semi-lazy Sunday. I was suggested to try the whooperito so that might be coming up at some point this week.

#staytuned,
Reef