Saturday morning I was a ball of energy. I was excited to be home and have the sun out. I strapped up my laces and ran for 15 miles down back roads, past schools, up hills and through neighborhoods. And I felt really good, too! Until that afternoon when I hit the wall. Hard.
I didn’t feel like cooking. I felt like sitting on the couch and watching Tivoed Food Network pretending they were cooking for me. But then I remembered these two recipes and how easy they were. After 30 minutes in the kitchen I had dinner and dessert; who could say no to that?
Caramelized Onion and Balsamic Vinegar Bean Salad: I think the name says it all. If you like onions you will love this, and I do. The recipe makes a lot so I’ve been eating the leftovers for the past two days and it only gets better.
Espresso Chocolate Bark: I really love chocolate covered espresso beans. This is the closest way I’ve found to make them at home that’s also easy. There’s nothing better than a dessert with a buzz.
So there you go. Don’t let a long day keep you from eating well. Good food is only 10 minutes away.
Caramelized onion is all I need to hear to know that’s a dish I would die for!
Oooh I’ll take the bark, please.
OMG, I must make these STAT! Especially as much as we love balsamic vinegar! 🙂 Thank you sooooo much for these great recipes!
I can’t believe I’ve never made bark before. Oh, probably bc I’d eat it all. At once.
I think I need some of that bark for breakfast. Especially on my teaching days.
oh the bark looks awesome!
and I love this post b/c it brings back some old Evan in the body of it..I love your stories b/c they are always full of character,charm, and wit. Keep the stories comin!
Oohh, that bean salad looks amazing!!! And I think I making it for lunch 😀
i still need to try these! thanks for the reminder 🙂
I have to make so many things in a time crunch. Last night my dinner was eggs scrambled with mushrooms, onion, and goat cheese with a sweet potato I had to microwave bake on the side. Not near as delectable as yours, I’m sure, but its true you can get the healthy eating job done when short on time.
No worries, my dinner last night was leftover bean salad eaten cold from the fridge with a fork while standing up.
10 minute delicious recipes always get my attention! Both of these sound amazing, especially after a long run.
You had me at balsamic!
Both those recipes look sooo good! I hate it when I don’t feel like cooking but I still need to cook
omg I have to make those sometime! THey look amazing!
I am really excited to try the bean salad! I love beans and onions… what could be better? I think nothing!