MITM!
Made it through Monday!
MITM is the new TGIF. I’m sure of it. 
Mother Nature finally threw Central Iowa a bone this week, and it could not have been a more beautiful spring day. I bypassed the gym in favor of a trip to the trail. 4.8 miles under a cloudless sky and through a gentle, cool breeze. Perfect outdoor exercising conditions, resulting in an epic run.
Every four months or so I snag a run where my legs seem to move without my mind telling them to. They get into a rhythm of their own, and I find myself just along for the ride. I LOVE it when that happens!
I made sure to hydrate all day today, so I wouldn’t have another mind meltdown on the trail, but I still took a spray bottle of water with me just in case. Yeah, a spray bottle!
Travel-sized bottles are perfect for bringing with on a run. They hold just the right amount of water, and fit snugly in the palm of my hand. I usually use a squeeze bottle, but the spray bottle is a favorite too. Great for when you just need a little mist. 
I went through YogaDownload.com’s 20 Minute Core Yoga when I got home, then got right to work on dinner. I was HUNGry, and Prosciutto wrapped Caprese Chicken Fingers came together in only 30 minutes!
Summertime flavors like tomato, basil and mozzarella all wrapped up in a yummy little package.
I started the cigars by making an assembly line of my ingredients.
Starting with La Quercia Proscuitto.
La Quercia prosciutto is made locally and is ah-mazing. The second I opened the package I could tell it was different than the other brands I’ve been buying. Much more fresh smelling. Locals: I bought this at Hy-Vee, but I think it’s also sold at Dahl’s.
I was so tickled a couple weeks ago to see La Quercia’s prosciutto on the menus of Emeril’s restaurants in Las Vegas. Represeeent!
Next to the prosciutto was mozzarella string cheese, divided in half,
sundried tomatoes,
and fresh basil.
For me, I cut a chicken breast in half, then pounded each breast flat. I put half a mozzarella stick, a few basil leaves, some sundried tomato and salt & pepper in the middle,
then wrapped it all up with prosciutto. Prosciutto naturally sticks to itself, which makes it perfect for tying up loose ingredients.
I made Ben a hubby-sized stuffed chicken breast, muwahaha!
It needed FIVE slices of prosciutto to close!
When everything was wrapped, it was ready to roll.
20 minutes in a 425 degree oven for the tenders, 30 minutes for the big breast.
Plated on a bed of torn baby spinach and steamed green beans, then drizzled with a teaspoon of Tuscan Herb Olive Oil, balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with more sundried tomatoes.
Grown up chicken fingers, people!
The salty prosciutto was crispy on the outside, but chewy on the inside and the burst of flavor from the balsamic vinegar brought out the flavors of ALL the ingredients. Loved these guys!
Plus, aren’t stuffed and wrapped things better than…not stuffed and wrapped things?! Oooo, like Cannolis! Ugh I would kill for a fresh cannoli right now…
At any rate, I realized while looking around the fridge this evening that I may have gotten a wee bit carried away at the grocery store. Ben and I are going to be out of town this weekend, and I have more fruit than I could ever eat in 4 days!
I’m doing my part to deplete the stash by enjoying fresh sliced strawberries and the sweetest pineapple ever, for dessert. I don’t even miss the fluffy angel food cake that would go perfectly underneath all that juicy fruit…
Ok, maybe just a little…
Have a great night!
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What’s your favorite day of the week?
I like Wednesday’s. For me it means only one more day until the weekend, and it’s also the day that Ben and I usually get out for walks together in the evening!
Dinner looks delicious!! My favorite day of the week has always been Tuesday. I’m really not sure why. I just love it for some reason!
Gotta be cliche…it’s Friday…Friday…
Thursdays are my favorite! There’s something exciting about the anticipation of the weekend. Enjoy your night!
I love Thursdays- esp Thursday nights! I can almost taste the weekend. Your dinnah looks divine.
Oooh love this, it looks so good on your salad. My favorite day is Sunday, I get to sleep in late, eat a good breakfast and get caught up on all the stuff I want to do (even if its sit in front of the TV all day). Plus I normally cook up a delish dinner too. =)
Oh I’m making these tonight. I have a couple pieces of prosciutto left in my fridge and have no clue what to do with them. I don’t know why this combo didn’t dawn on me sooner – thanks for posting!
Ive never agreed with anyone more- MITM is so true. One day at a time
and considering I love caprese, Ill be trying this asap! Thanks!!
You can also get the La Quercia prosciutto at Gateway Market near Sherman Hill!
they sell it all over iowa city too!
well, i kinda hate to say this, but since i’m unemployed right now i like every single day of the week! ha!
Those look delicious and something my hubby would love!!
Fridays are my favorite!
I am also an Iowa blogger and I just found your blog…the fiance and I love the La Quercia products as well and have also been enjoying the beautiful (albiet cold) weather as of late. After 2.5 weeks of clouds and rain, I’ll take it!
Thursdays for me! And I also kinda like Mondays . . . I know it’s totally insane, but I like getting back to the routine of the work week. Healthy eating, regular workouts, and all that jazz.
OMGosh, those look mouth watering good!!! We both wrapped up food today AND had strawberries!
Your’s is always more beautiful and they is why I have to see your posts!!!
And you are too cute! Oh.. I like thursdays cause I can do anything for one.more.day!
I loooove Saturdays the best
I’m TOTALLY making both of these. Starting with that bowl of pineapple and strawberry. I too, got carried away with the fruit and have too much right now.
PS: How excited are you for the Farmers Market?! My mouth is watering for a spinach pupusa!
i love wednesdays too! for most of grad school i’ve had no friday classes so it’s almost 1 day til the weekend
friday, friday, gotta get down on friday
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Or Saturday…
That fruit looks amazing! I think Thursdays are my favorite day of the week because I know that the weekend is right around the corner!
You always make the recipes look so doable — and yet they’re not just a simple grilled chicken breast — I love that!
Fave day — Thursday. The anticipation of the weekend is HUGE
Saturday! My husband and I finally get some time together to do whatever we feel like doing! Your bowl of fruit looks delish. Wish I had some for breakfast!
Saturday, though I also love Friday night since that’s as far away from Monday morning as you can get.
Saturday = waffles. Waffles = awesome.
I love the days when runs are effortless. I had one of those yesterday, too! I honestly don’t know what my favourite day of the week is – might become a Wednesday, just because it appears that, that will be my hubby’s day off work this summer (crappy I know, but still!)
I just love sundried tomatoes! That combination looks delicious! What brand of string cheese do you use?
Like many, Friday is my favorite day! Although, Thursday is a close second. The anticipation of Friday makes Thursday great, and sometimes when Friday actually arrives, it just flies by too fast…
I *think* it was Kraft. I usually just get whatever is the cheapest since Ben plows through them in like a day!
I love having a big bowl of fresh fruit for dessert! Those strawberries and pineapple look so fresh and tasty!
My favorite day of the week is Friday because it’s the start to the weekend! Wahoo!
I like Fridays because usually I only have to do a little bit of homework in the morning (sometimes I don’t have any to do!) and then as soon as my husband gets home from work it’s fun time!
The cigars are brilliant! I love that you and IBE make his/her meals. We need to do that more in my house!
I love Mondays! People think I’ crazy, but I love fresh starts, new beginning, a clean slate! Love your mister idea, although it’s already blazing and humid here in Texas, it feels like I’m running through a constant mister, of boiling water.
Pleasant, right?
MITM? LOVE IT. What a great idea!! I may use it one of these days but promise to credit you obvi
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Fave day of the week? FRIDAY! The promise of 2 full days of work lies ahead, hours of scrolling through blogs and watching reality tv. And of course a little sun, as the weather gets nicer.
I gotta tell you, I just did the stupidest thing while typing in your blog address. I’ve been sick and a little out of it the last couple of days. I typed in iowagirls.com instead of iowagirleats.com in my web browser. Yeah, iowagirls.com is a porn site! I clicked off ASAP, but I hope I don’t have to explain that to the tech department at my work! LOL!
I hate to say it, but fave day of the work week is Monday – it’s just so much busier, and the day flies by! Of course, Friday afternoon looking forward to two days off is pretty sweet too.
Hey Kristin, I found your blog last week through PW’s Twitter. I’ve come back each day to read more!! I love it so far! The chicken looks AMAZING!
This looks great! What an awesome idea!
I like Thursdays! Some times it feels like Friday and when reality hits that it’s Thursday, I get excited at the thought of tomorrow being Friday
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