Ahhhh Tornadoes!

So, we had some excitement here in Dallas this afternoon!

I was in a meeting when we heard the sirens go off, and we noticed it was getting pretty dark out. Then we started hearing warnings to stay away from windows. So we all took our laptops and headed into the kitchen. We were listening to the weather report and saw that funnels were actually touching down and even tossing Tractor Trailers into the air! HIGH into the air!

Fortunately, nobody was hurt. I drove home. It took slightly longer than usual, but when I got there, nothing was damaged. What a relief. I did miss my workout, though. There was just too much weather drama.

The coloring at sunset was kind of weird, too. A little more yellow than usual. Not sure it comes through in the picture, but this was taken looking down our street.

What I ate today;

Breakfast:
Green Monster Smoothie (Soy milk, banana, blueberries, spinach)
1 piece Ezekial toast

Snack:
Ezekial toast w/ hummus

Lunch:
Quinoa salad w/ mango and black beans over Romaine.

Snack:
Baby Carrots and hummus
Protein Shake

Dinner:
Ancho Chili lentil soup with Grilled Pineapple

Here it is!

First, make some Ancho Chili powder:
-2 dried ancho chiles, seeds removed, ripped into bite sized pieces
-1 Tbsp cumin
-1 Tbsp coriander seeds

Put them all in a small saute pan on medium heat, stirring constantly for about 3-5 min.
Dump into a food processor and whiz around until it's a powder. There can be chunks.

Soup:
-1 Tbsp olive oil
-1 large onion, diced
-3 cloves garlic, minced
-2 bay leaves
-1 tsp salt
-2 cups green lentils
-7-8 cups of water/veggie broth or a mix
-3 Tbsp lime juice
-6-8 pineapple rings
-hot sauce

-Preheat a big stockpot over medium heat. Add oil and chopped onion. Saute for about 5 min.

-Add garlic and bay leaf - Saute for 1 more minute

-Add Chile powder, salt, lentils, and 7 cups of water or broth. I used 4 cups broth, 3 cups water.

-Cover and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer for 30 min.

-I used fresh pineapple and they weren't rings. But I just set the broiler for high and flipped them every 3 minutes until they were a little brown and carmelized.

-When soup is done, add the lime juice and either immersion blend or use a potato masher to mash it up a bit. I wanted kind of a chunky soup, so I just potato mashed it.

-Add the pineapple and a little hot sauce on top! It's really good. Smoky and sweet with a spicy kick of the hot sauce.