Cinnamon Roll Attempt?
I’m not saying my version of Mama Pea’s Blackberry Cinnamon Rolls weren’t good, because they went a heck of a lot better than my prior cinny roll attempt, but I wouldn’t call them perfect (or anywhere near as good looking as the original) by any means.
This whole process started on Friday afternoon. I liked the thought of leaving them in the fridge overnight and just having to bake them for 23 minutes in the morning.
Side Note: I once tried to make a Cooking Light version and realized that morning that you had to let the dough sit for an hour. Like 3 times!!! I was none too thrilled to discover breakfast wouldn’t be ready till after noon.
Anyways…
Yeast went from this
——–> this
And dough went from this
——–> to this
——-> to this
Check out that texture!
I ended up with one mini cinny
Later we tried a pumpkin beer that is barely worth mentioning. I couldn’t taste the pumpkin AT ALL so I was done after one sip ha ha.
I did like the illustration on the side 🙂
And now for the most exciting part of this post.
Attention, everyone! This morning I ran 9 miles!!! Yes, this is kind of a big deal for me.
The Run:
- Mile Splits: 10:17, 9:51, 9:49, 9:55, 9:45, 9:53, 9:44, 9:56, 9:39 (!!!)
- Total Time: 1:28:54
- Average Pace: 9:52
I’m certainly happy with those stats! But the thought of having to run an extra 4 miles kinda makes me want to cry…
What’s better than warm cinnamon rolls after a 9 mile run? Warm cinnamon rolls + a pumpkin spice latte, duh!
I jumped in the shower and sent Joey out to get me some Sbux. The look of confusion on his face when I said I wanted a “tall decaf pumpkin spice latte with soy” was anything but reassuring. He returned with said latte but with whipped cream?? Uhh, do you know me at all? This was either stupidity or a ploy so he could offer to eat my whipped cream.
After tasting the drink Joey said, “This is good, did you know?” Yes, naive boyfriend, the entire world knows it’s good.
The cinny rolls were still doughy after 23 minutes so I left them in for an extra ten or so and they were good to go!
I just decided to mix powdered sugar and almond milk for the icing. It was plenty sweet!
They were a little dry on the outside but perfectly gooey and sweet on the inside. I love the addition of blackberries 🙂
Off to do some stretching!
Happy Saturday 🙂
Fill ‘er up!
Yesterday morning went so fast that I hardly remember shoveling large spoonfuls of oatmeal into my mouth between cooking lunch, taking pictures and unloading the dishwasher.
In short, yesterday morning was frantic, hectic and frustrating! I fueled up with a big GM before hitting the pavement for 5 miles.
In the mix:
- 1/2 banana
- 1.5 cups spinach
- 3/4 cup vanilla almond milk
- handful of ice
- AND… 1/4 cup pumpkin!!!
The pumpkin was really subtle but I could definitely taste that bit of warm spice 🙂
I was ready for a good run, but Mother Nature had other plans so she sent the wind out to get me 😦 It worked out perfectly that everytime I was running uphill I was running INTO the wind, ugh. It was such a struggle and I had to stop a few times within the last mile which is disappointing, but what can you do?
I felt a little better once I got home and saw my time and mile splits.
- Mile 1 – 9:32
- Mile 2 – 9:23
- Mile 3 – 9:04 <——– uphill
- Mile 4 – 8:50
- Mile 5 – 8:38 <——– uphill
Yikes, I guess I should be thanking the wind for making me push myself harder to make it up those hills!
The following hour consisted of me showering and getting ready for school, making and eating breakfast, chopping onions/green beans/tomatoes, cooking rice, washing the dishes, unloading the dishwasher, taking blog pictures, packing up my food for lunch and booking it out the door to make it to the bus on time!!! Did someone slip me speed?
An 8:38 mile is hardly impressive compared to my kitchen dash.
Breakfast was oats with banana, peach and granola. I did not have time to get fancy.
For lunch I decided to make Angela’s Quick & Spicy Veggie Chickpea Curry, which I wolfed down almost as fast as I wolfed down my oats. Maybe it was the fact that I was sitting outside with the sun against my back but I could definitely feel the heat in this one.
I split the meal in half so I’m eating the rest for lunch today but look how much just half was!
I promise there’s rice under there.
You better believe I ate every.last.bite.
The only change I made was to use some of my leftover sweet potato slices from last night instead of carrot (because I didn’t have any!).
In case you were wondering I also wolfed down a large amount of gnocchi and spaghetti for dinner. Do I sense a theme here?
This morning I wanted yet another smoothie. But this time I wanted the pumpkin to be much less subtle so I upped the ante and went from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup. Minus the spinach because I wanted it to be orange instead of green 🙂
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie:
- 1/2 cup Libby’s pumpkin
- 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 banana
- Dash vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon
This smoothie was beyond good. And really easy to make! It tasted like Christmas 🙂
Served up with a side of toast with PB and J
Yep, this Friday is already off to a good start 🙂 Hope yours is too!
Needless to say
Today was epic.
Today, being the first time I’ve ever had pumpkin oats. And I was not disappointed.
I made my oats per usual but added 1/3 cup Libby’s canned pumpkin at the end and topped it with banana, cherry vanilla granola and Justin’s Hazlenut Butter.
Needless to say, these were FABULOUS!!! I was hooked by the first bite. This meal IS fall and I gladly welcome colder temps if it means getting to eat non-stop pumpkin oats!
I must have liked it
However, I didn’t like pulling these out of my mouth! What the heck are they?!
Dined with the little sister for lunch but her quinoa and black bean salad looked a lot better than my peanut butter and banana wrap
It started raining towards the end of lunch (boo!) but luckily our table umbrella (ella ella eh) was up.
Apple and hummus = delicious!
Wednesday = Lauren-in-a-rush Day!
I only had half an hour to get some kind of dinner together before rushing back to Boulder for work. I’m amazed everytime I leave on time with the dishes washed!
Inspired by Beanie’s quinoa salad I decided to break up a leftover “cheese” stuffed bean burger over some lettuce.
I thought it sounded a little weird. Joey thought it sounded weirder. I ate it anyways and thought it was pretty darn good, but can you every really go wrong with quinoa?
I also chopped up some cilantro + evoo + lemon juice + apple cider vin for the dressing.
I also attempted to cook a sweet potato in half an hour, including the time it takes for the oven to preheat.
I microwaved the tater for 2 mintues to give it a head start then sliced it and threw it in the oven for 8 minutes on each side. Covered in just a little olive oil + salt and pepper.
Needless to say, they were undercooked. Needless to say, I ate them anyways.
Needless to say, eating dinner in the library is getting really old really fast.
Lauren Loves Good Food 