Cough-E & a Caramel Apple
Diggin’ the froth? Do it!
Do the Stonyfield people know that their Oikos greek yogurt is borderline sinful when combined with apples? Caramel apples for breakfast with NO guilt whatsoever? Uh, that gets two thumbs up. Now that’s a dessert that Gigi can start her day with, controversy free. Maybe.
Lunch was so boring, I almost don’t want to show it. Boca vegan burgers open faced on Vermont soft wheat bread with Tribe roasted red pepper hummus.
You can’t go wrong when combining bread and hummus, so as basic as this meal was, it left me super content.
Not content enough to skip dessert, though.
Carob covered raisins rock my world.
I have an obsession with Yogi teabag messages.
I seriously apologize for the extremely repetitive (uninteresting) food I ate today. I’m bored just uploading the pictures.
Somehow I ended up watching curling minutes hours longer than the sport was ever intended to be viewed…it wasn’t the Olympic event I set out to watch…I don’t know…it’s inexplicable. Let’s just say I definitely understand the game now, which pretty much indicates how long I watched. HA!
This may just go down in history as the lamest post I have ever written.
Dinner has the potential to redeem my day’s eats…just a bit.
Course 1 was chickpeas, butternut squash and raisins.
So good. Different textures and different flavors are the key to a perfect dish. When such foods are combined you don’t need to add anything else. Now those are some yummy clean eats.
Course 2 was a twist on my mashed UN-potatoes recipe…this time, instead of butternut squash, I used a zucchini that was on it’s last legs. The rest of the recipe was pretty much the same.
Turnips. Coconut milk.
Nooch.
Pulse in the bullet. Serve it up.
Deeeelish.
Obviously the day’s dessert streak couldn’t be disturbed.
Strawberry ice cream!!
I just can’t get enough of xanthan gum.
I ran out of NuNatural’s stevia (again), so this was sweetener free, which was fine since I added wayyyyy more frozen strawberries than I usually do, and this time I used vanilla soy milk rather than unsweetened or coconut milk. Also, there were only 2 ice cubes (compared to the 5-6 I usually add).
Thicke like Robin. Mmmmm…
Even more sweet than dessert is the fact that I am heading to Vancouver tomorrow!!! Olympic athletes beware, you may have a super fan stalker on your hands in less than 24 hours. Be afraid Canada, be very afraid. Kidding of course (I don’t want to be held up by border patrol for the 1% serious nature of this blog).
No way are you actually going to Vancouver tomorrow? Are you serious? If you are, that is crazy cool! Vancouver is one of my favorite cities that i have ever been too! Say hi to Torah Bright for me, and kick Lindsey Vonn in the shin… 😉 I hope you have a great time, and don’t fret; Canadian border patrol lets anyone through, it is kind of a running joke around here lol… Dinner looked great by the way, very clean indeed!
That smoothie looks amazing. So do the apples and cinnamon.
have a BLAST at the Olympics! I AM SO JELOUS!
thats it-im DEF gona dip my apples in caramel oikos soon!
Carob covered raisins rock my world.
Yes and I would love to know what BRAND you use honey?! Hopefully not WFs since I hate their prices 🙁
And the strawberry ice cream. Love it. I still suck with XG and GG. Either too much or too little, can never nail it. Hmmm. I need help 🙂
That ice cream looks amazing. And of course I am SO JEALOUS that you get to go to Vancouver!
You may think your eats are boring/repetitive, but I think they look mighty fine! You make me wish I had access to a tricked out kitchen so I could make smoothies and mashed potatoes all day!
Ah, when am I going to finally buy xantham gum!?!? I really need it, because your smoothies (and so many other people’s in the blog world) really do look like ICE CREAM! Also, your lunch may be “boring,” but it looks fabulous.
Carob covered raisins?! Get. Out. Where did you find those?
OH EM GEE!!! You must be so excited to go to the Olys! Say hi to the athletes for me! I expect a detailed recap!! What events are you going to see?
olympics! i have become OBSESSED. if you see anyone on the male us hockey team, please faint for me.
you are heading to vancouver!! so exciting! have you been before? i was there for christmas and new years and loved it. have a spendiferous time!
Yeah, xatham gum is pretty cool stuff. And your butternut squash dish looks great!
I am so jealous that you are going to the Olypics. Do you have tickets for any events? Where do you buy xatham gum at and is it just used to thicken?
First of all, your posts are NEVER lame girly. Never!
Second of all, I am obsessed with the Yogi Tea bag quotes AND the Good Earth tea bag quotes…I swear I have some of them saved on my bulletin board. Lame? Maybe…but hey, they were good ones!
Third of all, you should try adding a tiny bit of miso to your unmashed potatoes recipe along with the nutritional yeast! SO good! It makes it a little salty and a little more savory and a little more delicious 🙂 Plus, it’ll use up the miso that has been sitting in your fridge forever. Am I right or am I right?!?
Courtney
Crikey, that strawberry ice cream looks friggin fantastic!
No worries about the repetitive eats–I am on a repeat kick, too, lately! It’s kind of fun when you discover something yummy to keep eating it 🙂
WHERE did you find the caramel Oikos?! I tried it at a food fair and since then I can’t find it anywhere…
Need to try xantham gum, I hear it is life-changing. Have you tried guar guar gum yet?
IIIII die! Your “Thicke like Robin” comment rocked my world! I love him and I love your blog! Also, I have GOT to try your fruit ice cream desserts!
totally thought I was the only person who actually watched curling.. I don’t know what it is that mesmerizes me so much but I loveeee.
Dude, I just got a visit from the NuNaturals fairy and have more stevia than I could ever use in 2 lifetimes so I can hook you up, dawg. I’m so serious, too.
And don’t be ashamed of eating bread + hummus. We all know how frickin good it is so we have no right to hate on that. 🙂
Mmmm now I want chocolate raisins too! Your strawberry ice cream looks absolutely amazing. I keep seeing such fluffy xanthan creations…must find some! Have a great weekend!
Your meals and snacks always look so good! 🙂
I watched curling too! I tried to watch for long enough just to understand the game but then I spent like hours watching it all! hahah