On my laurels

This weekend I relaxed more than I have in a loooooong time.  I didn’t exercise.  I hardly cooked.  To be honest, I pretty much spent the weekend watching the Australian Open, football, and hanging out with Kyle (I did a fair amount of eating as well).  If that’s not the picturesque weekend, well, shoot me. 

I have a TON of photos, but they aren’t very glamorous and don’t require much in the way of explanations…so…without further ado…

JAVA the hut

Bluffin’ with my muffin

 

How to make quinoa ghetto

Afternoon delight(s)

YouShake customized “Blended Bliss” flavored protein shake

Needed more cowbell strawberry (sorry, but not worth the $$)

Finally, a little taste of domesticity!

Mushrooms, broccoli, and zucchini sautéed in Bragg’s liquid aminos…with seitan tossed in after the veggies got their sizzle on.

Mountains out of molehills

Love me some sloppy seconds

Truth in Yogi tea bags

 

Kashi GoLean Chocolate Almond Toffee chewy bar – because sometimes 31 g of sugar before you go to bed seems like a good call

(Let the record show I had a very interrupted night’s sleep, which I’m blaming on my monthly lady situation the crap filled bar I had just before zzzzzz…)

Hormones can’t be ignored

Notice a chocolate trend? 

The new chocolate flavored Oikos greek yogurt by Stonyfield gets a thumbs up from me…the chocolate part is in the bottom and after you stir it in, it’s a nice sweet contrast to the tangy greek yogurt. 

Peebers & jazz

Lemony Snicket zevia

Hummus + Salsa + Avocado = guac-hum-mole

Rick Bayless is a Mexican genius…his chips make me feel like I should have a margarita in my hand

Asking me to choose between two kinds of hummus is like asking Heidi to pick one plastic surgeon…crazy talk.

Lasagna and Caesar salad (vegan versions of both).

Atop the romaine I sprinkled a blend of lemon juice and balsamic vinegar with vegan parmesan.  The lasagna was perfection if I do say so myself.

Dessert was a rather decadent open faced banana split…

1) Split the nanner

2) Apply nutbutter of your choosing (Justin’s Maple Almond Butter)

3) Add toppings (I went halfsies with raisins and vegan chocolate chips)

4) Devour

Could you die?

Yogi Stomach Ease tea is my ever-faithful sidekick

Ooo…frothy

Overnight oats made with PB + 1/2 banana + cinn + agave syrup + coconut milk

Simple is as simple does eats

Tree of Life popcorn?  Well, I’ve never heard of this brand, but there are only four ingredients and they are all organic. 

Salted and nooch-i-fied to my liking

Apple-aholics rejoice

 

Four little sweet potatoes sitting in a tree…k-i-s-s-i-n-g…

There is a direct correlation between the shelf life of BBQ sauce and the number of sweet potatoes in the apartment…I’d say anything over a week is being generous.

Xanthan Gum is great in smoothies, but a disaster if you spill it…seriously, the table is still a slippery mess after 4 mega wipe downs

This smoothie contained:

• 3/4 bag of frozen cherries (approx 1 1/2 cups)
• 2 tbsp Xagave nectar
• 1/3 cup Lactaid
• 2 tsp (plus unmeasured spilled amount) Xanthan gum

 

So creamy smooth!  The xanthan gum makes it so fluffy!!