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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

A Palindrome, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Overnight Oats (1/3 cup oats, 1/3 almond milk, 2 tbsp flax seeds, 3 strawberries, 1/2 banana, splash vanilla, drizzle pure maple syrup)

Snack:  Asian Market Cracker Find

Lunch:  Spicy Kale and Right Foods Roasted Peanut Noodle

Snack:  Another Bowl of Spicy Kale

Dinner:  Spicy Kale with Tofu

Dessert:  Undernight oats?  (i.e. raw overnight oats)

So my day (minus the random crackers) was basically a palindrome: starting out with oatmeal, then lots and lots of kale, and ending with more oatmeal.  It’s a little weird, I know, but I craved last night’s lemony, spicy kale ALL DAY.  And when I was fixing tomorrow morning’s oats, I couldn’t help but make myself a bowl right then.  Cold oats are freakishly good!

Side note:  I chopped off my ginger locks today!

My New Pet, In Pictures

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Breakfast: “Green” Smoothie

(Smoothie = Handful of Spinach, 1 apple, 1/2 cup frozen mango, 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, 10 baby carrots, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup ice cubes)

Snack: Homemade Ciabatta Bread with Crofter’s Superfruit Spread

Lunch: Smart Dog with Sauerkraut and Dairy-Free Creamy Tomato Soup

Dinner: Right Foods Soy Ginger Noodles

Dessert: A Mutilated Mango

And lastly, an intro.

Meet Oscar, my new “pet”.

Remember my recent bread baking addiction?  Well…  It’s still going strong.  I’m determined to make a sourdough loaf, which requires a starter or pet.  A starter is a batter of flour and water that requires daily feeding and over time becomes full of living yeast and bacteria.  Sounds pretty gross, but that grossness is responsible for the delish sour taste in sourdough.

Here’s to hoping I keep Oscar alive and well!

Gearing Up For LA, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Almond Milk Irish Oats with Bananas and PB2

Lunch: Cornbread and Portobello Chili

Dinner: Matzo Ball Soup with Broccoli Slaw

After spoonfuls of chili and handfuls of cornbread throughout the day, I was barely hungry for dinner.  When I finished with work, I packed up the remaining chili in single serving mason jars, stuck it all in the freezer, and forced my full belly to think of something else to make.  Matzo ball soup!

Check back tomorrow for the recipe!

Double Booked, In Pictures

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Breakfast:  Black Bean & Daiya Frittata Topped with Salsa

Lunch: Avocado “Cream” Pasta with Green Beans & Almonds

Pre-Run Snack: Spinach Artichoke Hummus with Baked Pita Chips

Dinner:  Total Tostacos

Dessert: Theo Spicy Chile Dark Chocolate

Robbie shot me a text this morning saying that he double booked dinner plans – boo!  But having a gift certificate doesn’t quite trump a best friends’ birthday, so it was cool in my book.  Luckily corn tortillas are sold by the gazillion, leaving plenty of leftovers for my version of Los Frejoles Tacos!

P.S.  Meghann of Meals & Miles recently moved to Tampa and is meeting up tomorrow for some cocktails!

P.P.S.  The Avocado “Cream”, although pretty delish, needs a few tweaks.  I’ll definitely post when it’s post-worthy!