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    Hello! I am Anna! OMG Yum! Is a blog created by me, a VA Based Portrait Photographer (Anna D. Bruce), who madly LOVES cooking and food! This blog will be anything and everything food (it's really an experiment :D)

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June 16, 2013

Comforting Semolina Porridge

Semolina Porridge is very simple and quick to make, quite savory and definitely hits the spot during winter (yes, I know it is summer right now but even in the summer months I enjoy this dish). There are many ways to dress the semolina. In today’s blog I am going to tell you my favorite way of dressing it:)

 

What you will need (serves 1):

Semolina flour (I found it at Safeway in Burke, VA)

1 egg

1 c. of water

1/2 to 1 tsp (I do it to taste) of Seitenbacher Vegetarian Vegetable Broth and Seasoning (My mom gave it to me. Unfortunately, she couldn’t recall where she bought it but I found the product on their website)

Parmesan (about 1/2 cup but I do it to taste)

 

How to:

Bring water to boil (then turn heat to low). Sprinkle semolina and stir at the same time. The semolina will clump if you put a lot in at once so you must sprinkle and stir to avoid this. Keep sprinkling semolina until it has a the thick consistency of porridge (that is why I didn’t include an actual amount because you may like it runnier or thicker than me. If you find that your semolina porridge has turned thicker than you wanted just add more water). Add the Vegetable Broth an Seasoning Powder (go easy because a little goes a long way). Crack an egg and stir with the semolina until its cooked (no longer clear or runny). Finally, stir in Parmesan to taste (it ends up being about 1/2 a cup for me because I love Parmesan!) and save some to sprinkle on top like below:)

Serve and enjoy <3

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June 5, 2013

Steak and Salad

I have Adam to thank for this lovely dinner:DI had worked an early wedding and came home to a lovely dinner from my amazing hubby.

 

Steak and Salad:

Steak Marinade Recipe: We used flank steak

Salad Dressing and Steak Dressing: “Creamy Dijon Herb Dressing” from the  Anabolic Cookbook

Our mods to the dressing were that we used lime instead of lemon and we added a hint of olive oil. We also had to adjust the Greek Yogurt to taste.

We purchased fresh salad from the Farmer’s Market and some Arugula from Whole Foods. Wash well and serve.

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May 29, 2013

Trader Joe’s Cookbook: Asian Dumpling Soup

This was a tasty and quick recipe from the Cooking with Trader Joe’s Cookbook (Vegetarian). No I am not vegetarian but there are some really yummy recipes in here; I have the none vegetarian version as well:)

I love buying the frozen Gyoza from Trader Joe’s. My parents had tried the Asian Dumpling Soup from this book before and said it was really good. Believe it or not, it was actually quite chilly here this past Friday so I made this nice hot soup for Adam and I to enjoy.

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Recipe Information

Cooking with Trader Joe’s Cookbook (Vegetarian) P.52

My edits:

I used Thai Shrimp Gyoza because that is what I had in the freezer. Trader Joe’s sells veggie Gyoza too.

I had a bag of stir fry veggies that needed to be used so I used the whole bag instead of the indicated amount.

I added Soy Sauce to taste and I used Chicken Broth instead of Veggie broth because it too needed to be used (I am cleaning out my freezer and pantry lol).

I also added the “optional” egg.

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May 27, 2013

Fresh Strawberry Jam with Crepes

One of the best parts of going to the Farmer’s Market in the Spring is being able to buy fresh strawberries. For the last 3 Springs, I have been making fresh strawberry jam which has become one of Adam’s favorite things (he begs me every year to make fresh jam and every year for the last 3, I have:D). Today I am blogging about that:D

I went down to North Carolina about two weeks ago to be with my family for Mother’s day. I wanted to make a fresh strawberry pie so we headed to the local Farmer’s Market to pick up strawberries. We ended up with about 16lbs of strawberries… yeah… it was unintentional but anyways we had strawberries galore! The problem with having these many strawberries is: A. storage and B. they were so ripe they were only going to last for like 3 days… After preparing two large strawberry pies, I got to cooking! Lucky for me, my brother has a large crock pot so I made two large batches of strawberry jam and used every strawberry up!

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Recipe Info:

Slow Cooker Revolution (p.300 Fresh Strawberry Jam)

No Modifications

Storage: I store the jam in clean glass jars and freeze the extra jam until its time to use it. According to the cookbook you can freeze the jam for up to one year however it doesn’t last past 6 months here;)I don’t know how to do canning (I know, nothing Google can’t answer but I just haven’t made the time to find out).

 

Crepes. I followed this Basic Crepe Recipe (no modifications)

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May 24, 2013

Fitness!

I honestly never thought that I would write a post about fitness and working out… it only seems fitting though to do that on this blog. I felt that if I had a food blog and became obsessed with food that it would only be logical that I start a fitness routine so that I could continue to enjoy the things that I write about. It feels good to workout though (well after). I am proud of my achievements in the past 2 months. I am also secretly writing this post so that you keep me motivated to continue… Working out, for me, is like doing Accounting work if your passion is Art (ahem… me as well LOL); It is a lot of hard work and self- motivation.

Today I wanted to share with you some of my personal wins and workout routines because they are kicking my butt!

<3 Happy Friday!

 

Rewind 10 years…

Man I cannot believe that my 10 year high school reunion is next month… mostly because high school seemed like a million years ago but I do not feel 10 years older! I feel more like 5 years olderish (I never matured past 23 LOL). Anyways, in high school I ran track for 3 seasons and it was a lot of fun mostly because the team was fun… I honestly and brutally SUCKED at it lol. It seems, however, that even though 10 years have passed I am still running… Something I never thought would happen. My track coach left me with this before graduation “All the best and never stop running”. I remember thinking to myself… “Yeah, I am never running again! I suck at it!” and yet 10 years later I just completed my second 5k this Sunday and without training! I was so proud:)

The Color Run: I love this photo! I feel like a rock star!

Photo Credit (Image Below: The Color Run)

Adam caught these at the finish line for me:)

The colorful mess:

So basically the moral of the story is, if its a fun run (you know where they throw colored powder at you and you can’t really breath) I will run it but no more than a 5k LOL!

 

The fitness program (all by Funk Roberts) for the last 2 + months.

Also a big shout out to Funk Roberts for making working out short and intense and to my hubby, Adam, for working out with me and keeping me motivated! Hopefully in 6 months, I will still be at it! Til then my fans! Stay Healthy:)

Warm Up:

 

Workout #1

Workout #2

Workout #3

Workout #4

 

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