I love the weekends. There is no rush. I have time to really enjoy breakfast. I never burn my tongue on piping hot banana pieces like I do almost everyday during the week.1/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats cooked in 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk, 1 cup water, cinnamon, cloves, 1/2 banana, 1/2 TBS chia [...]
From start to finish, today was one of those “blah” days. I woke up late, worked like crazy and returned to my apartment in a fog. I couldn’t help but think, there has to be more to life than this mundane routine. I want to travel the world, experience new cultures and leave my footprint! [...]
Please tell me you see the peace sign too! Or else I’ll just feel crazy. 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 2/3 cup water, 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/8 cup instant oats, 1 TBS chia seeds, cinnamon, 1/2 banana (whipped in at the end). Topped with Crunchy Peanut Butter, Crofters Asia Superfruit Spread and Homemade Pumpkin [...]
Oats In A Jar: 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/8 cup oat bran, 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 2/3 cup water, 1/2 TBS chia seeds, 1/2 sliced banana, pinch of kosher salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract cooked on the stove top. Topped with homemade pumpkin butter, Crofter’s South America Superfruit Spread, crushed almonds and walnuts, ~ [...]
It’s pumpkin season!!! I am one happy girl. I love pumpkin everything—pie, muffins, coffee, biscotti, cookies, yogurt, ice cream, beer–you name it, I’ve probably tried it. I’ve always wanted to make pumpkin butter. It is like pumpkin pie in a jar. Who wouldn’t want to top everything and anything with a little pumpkin pie? Unfortunately, [...]
This morning I woke up and made a special breakfast of stove-top whipped banana-chia oatmeal. It was spicy, warm and….brown. Never judge a book by it’s cover. Despite the rather ‘blah’ looking bowl, the flavors were beyond dynamic.1/3 cup soy milk, 1/2 cup water, pinch of kosher salt, way too much cinnamon (aka why it [...]
Top of the muffin morning to you!Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt with 1/2 a Banana, Cinnamon, Pumpkin Butter and Pecans. Apple-Cinnamon Muffin with Cinnamon-Brown Sugar and Pecan Topping. Green Tea. Despite the chilly temperatures I have been waking up dehydrated and crave something cold. I thought about oatmeal this morning but as soon as I opened [...]
I have this thing. Whenever I see unusual food items I MUST try them. I have yet to try a cuisine that completely repulses me, and will give any food a chance. This curiosity has helped me discover some of my favorite foods. Escargot is a new favorite that I sometimes dream about. Who would [...]
Apple-Cinnamon Muffins with a Pecan Cinnamon-Brown Sugar ToppingButtermilk and apple sauce in the base made these muffins moist and luscious. Yep. Luscious. I love the toasted pecan on top. It reminded me that the world is good .After incorporating apple butter into my yogurt with lunch yesterday, I had an urge to make homemade pumpkin [...]
Do you remember the “3 R’s” from elementary school? Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. These were pretty much engraved into my brain growing up, and Earth Day yesterday reminded me to get back into environmentally friendly habits. I’m a recycling fanatic. I carry empty bottles around with me until I can find a recycle bin and [...]
