A bagel a day…
Keeps the hunger away — more on this after this brief pictureless sidenote.
We packed up some sandwiches, fruit and crunchies for the Rockies game and believe me they were darn tasty, BUT of course I forgot my camera in the car. Alas, no pictures but here’s a little list of what was eaten:
- Justin’s Honey PB + 1/2 banana sandwich for me
- PB + honey for my honey — it was seriously oozing out of the bread!
- Fresh strawberries
- Snyder’s pretzel sticks
- Peanuts & Cheez-Its (eaten by Joey, of course)
I made sure to get some shots of breakfast, which started with this
Frosting? Nope — Cinnamon Yogurt!
- 4 oz. Oikos Greek Yogurt
- 1/2t cinnamon
- t vanilla
- 2t honey
And this is where it went
And oh man was it messy! But the taste was so worth the mess 🙂
I had a few bites of yogurt leftover so I mixed in slices of 1/4 banana, but where did the other 3/4 of the banana + the other half of the bagel go?…
“Oatterific Banana Omelette”
- 3/4 banana
- t vanilla
- 1/2t cinnamon
- T PB
- 3T rolled oats
- ~T vanilla almond milk
I had a few problems with this one. The original recipe called for 3T almond milk, but I added this last and decided on 1T because it already seemed thin enough of a “batter.” You’re supposed to mash it all together and throw it in a greased skillet, then cook till you can flip it.
While it did start to brown on one side I found flipping to be impossible! It wouldn’t stay in one piece so I just mixed it around till it had browned to my liking, then put it on top 1/2 whole wheat bagel + T mixed berry compote.
I wish I had taken pictures while I was eating it for lunch — it was so thick! And very filling. Wish I could’ve eaten it closer to when I made it so the bagel still would’ve been crunchy instead of sliiightly soggy from sitting under the oats while I was in class this morning. I’ll definitely be making this again sometime!
These also came along for lunch/afternoon snack
And a Chocolate Cherry Chewy bar (whoa what an alliteration!)
Eggplant Parm tonight, stay tuned for more on that tomorrow
Happy Tuesday!
Fruits and veggies galore
We tried something new for dinner last night — Layered Potato Bake
- 2 yukon potatoes, thinly sliced
- 3/4 bunch kale, torn up or chopped
- 1 container baby bellas, sliced
- 1 cup cheese (any kind, we used mozzarella)
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- ~1T olive oil
Cook the onion and garlic in the olive oil for about 5 minutes over medium heat then spread over the bottom on a casserole dish. Cover in 1 layer each of potatoes, mushrooms, kale and cheese. Repeat twice more. Cover (we used foil) and bake for 50 minutes.
It smelled DELICIOUS
And tasted not as good…
I wasn’t a fan 😦 I couldn’t pinpoint what I didn’t like about it but my tastbuds were not happy and I was unenthusiastic about it. Joey still had seconds, but I would’ve preferred something with a more exciting taste.
We washed it all down with some Sam Adams
It was some kind of cherry flavor that my mom gave to us. Tasted a liiitle like cough syrup but I downed it anyways.
After a disappointing dinner I decided breakfast would be a new start! I woke up eaaarly to get in a run before class. It was the first time I’d ran since the Bolder Boulder so I took it easy with a nice little 3-miler.
Since I had tons of extra time I decided to make steel-cut oats (I’ve never had time to make them in the morning and usually boil water and add the oats at night then let them soak so they only need about ten minutes to cook in the morning). I set the timer for 30 minutes but after about 20-25 they were super thick and I deemed them done!
Organic strawberries were 2-for-$4 yesterday so I obviously took advantage of the sale!
I got a little artsy with my oat design 🙂
1/3 cup steel cut oats- 1 cup water
- 1/2 banana whisked in at the end
- topped with 1 big strawberry, a small handful or blueberries & a drizzle of vanilla almond milk
You can see the almond milk pooling up around the edges. The extra liquid was divine!
Part of lunch — turkey and cheese roll ups
I had to get creative. I usually bring a sandwich but we’re going to the Rockies game tonight and in an effort to avoid high priced bad quality ballpark food we’re bringing sandwiches. One sandwich a day is quite enough for me!
Expect to see pictures like this a lot — Coors Field is Joey and I’s second home!
GO ROCKIES!
Cold food on a hot day
After a much needed post-hike nap, we decided shish kabobs would be a tasty and simple dinner solution. I got the idea from a Whole Foods recipe that had a mustard-lemon marinade.
We had one boneless skinless chicken breast, 1/2 eggplant, 1 container button mushrooms, 1 red & 1 green bell pepper. All brushed with the marinade/sauce and thrown on the grill.
This was my favorite part
Chopped up some strawberries + blueberries + a drizzle of honey, bundled it all up in some aluminum foil and threw that on the grill too. DELICIOUS!! I don’t even think it needed the honey, the fruit was sweet enough on it’s own. If I had been home alone I probably would’ve slurped up the strawberry juices that were in the bottom of the foil ha ha!
As for today…
I bought my first container of chia seeds yesterday and was anxious to try something new…
VEGAN OVERNIGHT OATS. Thought they would be perfect since it was so hot today and you serve them cold. Before sitting down to watch Shakespeare in Love I popped TWO bowls of the oats in the fridge — love when Joey is willing to try my oat creations!!
1/3 cup rolled oats, 2/3 cup vanilla almond milk, 1/2 banana, 1 1/2 T chia seeds, dash vanilla, ~t cinnamon
Post-stir
Joey looked real skeptical upon seeing this, but was still willing to try. I covered them in saran wrap and stuck ’em in the fridge.
They turned out just like they were supposed to — creamy, soft and sweet! I melted a couple tablespoons of peanut butter and poured it on top of the oats. Wow! It hardened up instantly — like Magic Shell but creamier and wayyy better!! Not sure if we loved the taste of cold oats but it was nice to try something new and they kept us cool as we sat outside and ate them. I thought the cinnamon was a great addition — the flavor was a great addition.
My parents are in the final steps of selling the house I we’ve lived in for 19 years 😦 I stopped by one last time today so bid it a final farewell — heartwrenching 😦
Cold pizza was in order to cheer me up
And this fuzzy little guy
Not sure if I feel any better but I’m definitely full 🙂
Homework time — Happy Sunday!
Lauren Loves Good Food 