Beet Still My Heart
Ahhh, the joys of having someone to run with! Joey and I set out for a lovely evening run around 7 pm. The thought of dinner waiting in the fridge helped me stay focused.
- Mile 1 – 9:56
- Mile 2 – 9:52
- Mile 3 – 9:46
- Mile 4 – 9:37
Lucky for us it’s been rainy and cloudy all day so by 7 it had stopped raining and was pleasantly cool 🙂
Raspberry Vinaigrette:
- 2T apple cider vin
- 1T EVOO
- 1/2T murple syrple aka maple syrup
- 8 organic raspberries all mashed up
When I cut into the biggest beet it was a mix of colors, so fun!
“Just Beet It” salad:
- Organic greens
- Navel orange cut into pieces
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- Sunflower seeds
- Beets
- Raspberry Vinaigrette
This salad really needed some goat cheese but I couldn’t justify buying it right before I left. It would just go to waste while I’m gone!
Can you tell it was pouring earlier? Believe me it was!
I regret to tell you this is the end of the beet wordplay (for now) he he
Fast forward to this morning: plate o’ thick rolled oats
I made these with 1/2 a cup of almond milk which I attribute to the thickness. Mixed with blueberries, raspberries and a new-to-me nut butter.
Justin’s Chocolate Macademia. Talk about delicious! I can’t believe I’ve had this sitting in my pantry for weeks and hadn’t tried it yet!!
And we’re off to the airport. See Talk to you all in a week, enjoy your time with Joey!
Beats for Breakfast
I woke up this morning knowing I had a bunch of organic beets and a day to devour them! Eeek, what is a girl to do? Eat them for breakfast of course!
Beets come with lots of leafy greens attached. I was going to just throw that part away but lucky for me I have a smart mom who asked the farmers at the FM if the greens could be used. Response: “Use them like you would spinach.” Hmmm….a beety GM it is!
- ~2 cups beet greens
- 6 oz. plain greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
- 1.5T organic creamy peanut butter
- 1 frozen banana (this was hard to blend, I’d use non-frozen next time)
- ~1 cup vanilla almond milk
So originally I wasn’t going to add the milk but the GM was THICK and none too sweet so I needed some liquid sweetness. I also ended up with a lot in the blender. Like 2 servings worth so if you think this smoothie is a little too calorie dense just know that it’s two servings!
Topped with more peanut butter and some dry oats, yum-0!
Check out that color!
After slurpin up the smoothie I started on my to do list. I can’t believe I’m going on yet another vacation tomorrow!
I woke up ready to run but Joey and the weather were thinking something a little different. Not only was it raining but Joey invited me to join him for an evening run so I gave in and got back into bed for an hour of reading.
How many of you have read this classic?
I started it on the way to Vegas and I may never finish it…
Also on the list: conquering the beet.
Don’t worry there were more these two just had the coolest looking stems! I brought a pot of water to a boil then let the beets cook for ~30 minutes. I was so surprised every time I cut into one because they were all different colors!! They will appear in tonight’s dinner salad — pictures to come!
Did I mention I had my first encounter with millet?
We cooked the millet then tossed it with fresh corn, fresh tomatoes, jalapeno (which I kindly allowed Joey to cut), cilantro, cumin and fresh lime juice. It was okay, tasted more like a side dish than a meal to me plus we were short on time and the millet wasn’t totally cooked.
I remedied that today. I tossed the millet mixture in a pot with some water and let it simmer away. OH.WOW. this smelled great and tasted even better! The little sister came over and we mixed the millet with some organic sweet red pepper hummus then wrapped it all up in some Ezekial wraps — first time trying these and I really loved the taste and texture (although a little tough to bit through when they were all rolled up). I will definitely recommend this meal to Joey so he can use of the tortillas and leftovers while I’m gone!
Off to dominate my to do list!
Pic-a-nic Basket
I woke up this morning and got in a run before it got too terribly hot. I was supposed to have company but he chose sleep over running 😦
I rocked a tie dye shirt I made in the 11th grade, ha ha love it!
I pounded out 5 solo miles and purposely went a liiitle slower than usual, hoping I wouldn’t run out of energy as fast as I have been this whole week.
It worked! No stopping 🙂
- Mile 1 – 10:16
- Mile 2 – 9:59
- Mile 3 – 9:52
- Mile 4- 9:41
- Mile 5 – 9:38
At 11:30 Joey and I headed to a local dog park for a little picnic action with the whole family. I hadn’t seen Gabe, Nikki and G in what felt like forever! They are getting ready for their wedding, which happens right after we get back from New Orleans, soooo exciting!!
My parents brought quite the spread — salad fixings galore!
I snacked on some guac
And some locally made tapenade we picked up from the FM. I.LOVE.TAPENADE!
I fixed up a salad with greens, black beans,WF orzo salad, pico de gallo, some spicy homemade dressing and cuc and red onion salad on the side.
Gotta love a plate full of greens!
After eating my sister and I lounged in the grass (which was a little wet…)
🙂
Then we may or may not have started AND finished this giant container of strawberries. I haven’t bought strawberries in SO long so I had to get my fill!
We stopped by the Lillabee tent yesterday at the FM and sampled their gluten free dairy free brownies and yellow muffins. Both were EXCELLENT so of course we had to get a bag of each mix. Beanie and I made them yesterday for the picnic. The brownies didn’t turn out as light and fluffy as we had hoped but the muffins were awesome. We added in strawberries and it turned out really well. I just had a bite of the brownie (not a big fan of these in general) and shared the muffin with Beanie.
I’m so in need of a nap! Hope you’re getting some relaxation/family time in on this lovely Sunday 🙂
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