The Beginnings
Favorite Study Snack: Turkish Apricots Stuffed with Almonds
Happy Lick-Your-Almond-Butter-Jar-Clean Day Friday. Remember that almost empty jar I pictured yesterday? Well, I made sure to put it to good use today with Oats In a Jar! I have done this before with overnight oats, however; putting warm stove-top oats in a jar makes for an infinitely better melty-almond experience. I used my standard banana-oat mix ( 1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/3 cup water, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, 1/2 banana, 1/3 cup steel-cut oats and 1/2 TBS chia seeds), mixed a handful of blueberries in at the very end, added the mixture to my almost empty Maranatha Almond Butter jar and topped with Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt, Crofter’s South America Superfruit Spread (Maqui berries and Passionfruit), chopped Turkish Apricots and Galaxy Vanilla Almond Granola. DELICIOUS! There were points were I literally was eating spoonfuls of ALMOND BUTTER! Whoever started this OIAJ trend needs an award. My favorite addition was the Turkish Apricots. I love dried apricots, and often snack on them with mixed nuts. (see picture above, my favorite way to eat them= stuffing with almonds!) These are the most flavorful, and have the best texture. I find that bagged apricots are some times “gummy” and have a preservative taste. I only chopped 1 or 2 to put into my oats, and despite the other flavors, could taste them in every bite.
I’m headed home this afternoon for an eye doctors appointment. The pink eye I had about a month ago turned into an allergy and I have been wearing glasses ever since! I am glad to finally be glasses free, plus I get to go out for a fish dinner with my parents! (Fish because we don’t eat meat on Friday during lent/ I love fish! Can you believe Lent is almost over? I gave up caffeinated beverages, and only cheated a few times, plus get de-caf lattes and coffee so it’s not all bad! I have to say I have been feeling FANTASTIC being caffeine free.) With traveling comes ROAD SNACKS! It’s not a far drive so I packed some finger foods: 1 large carrot, 1 celery stalk, 1 Gala apple and left over mango sprinkled with cinnamon. I ended up eating another Gala apple while chopping all of this! They are so good! I made a spontaneous Lady Gaga CD purchase yesterday when I went to Target. I can’t remember the last time I actually bought a CD. This should be a fun one for the ride; there is something about her music that is….interesting to me.
In other news I am 99% sure that I am going to get a juicer this summer! I’m thinking about getting one from Breville. I found a few that were less expensive, but from past experience buying “cheaper” appliances, I know that they don’t always last and quality is extremely important. If anyone has suggestions let me know!
Have a Safe Weekend,
Nora
What is your favorite music? When was the last time you bought a CD?
OIAJ are the BEST!!! Lady GAGA is right up there tooo!
loooove galas, and obviously dates and almonds! I recently was introduced to the turkish apricots, too – soo good. I feel like the ones I bought in the grocery store before were fake compared to the recent ones I’ve been getting, there is such a difference!
I have been listening to such a wide variety of music lately, that I don’t even know what I consider my “genre” anymore! I need to find more artists, though – I’ve been a radio junkie lately.
Have a great time at home!
have fun at home suga pie!!!! i LOVE lady gaga-soo good to run to!! LOVE your OIAJ! WHOO!
can u come cook and bake for me?
neat-o stuff
and medjool dates stuffed with nut butter is amazing!
i hear dates microwaved are good too.
chopp them up into granola and stuff is great.
I stuffe dates with dark chocolate almonds the other day for a late night snack…. Amazing! I bet stuffed with pb would be good too! Have u ever had the pb and j Lara bar? Dates, peanuts and dried cherries, love the stuff!
Oohh I want that Gaga album (even though I hate HER as a person :p) – could you do a review after you listen to it!?
I’m going home today too, waaaayyy!! I can’t wait
Have a safe trip!
Travel safe and enjoy home!! I’ll be sure o review
you will be OBSESSED with the LG CD! its incredible, best music, and your in your car, feel free to sing aloud! have a safe trip home and hope everything goes well with the eye doc!
Hey thanks! I can’t wait. Her preformances are ALWAYS over the top and scary, but I cant stop watching! I will be jamming the whole way home I know it!