Spooky Weekend

   

I had a very busy weekend and a very long Monday at work…hence the Tuesday post.  This weekend, we went to the village of Sleepy Hollow for “Legend Weekend.”  It’s a festival centered around Washington Irving’s book “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”  It’s a spooky and fun little festival complete with headless horseman.  I am so upset I forgot to bring my camera!

I baked these pumpkin cupcakes, which by the end of the night became known as simply “pumpcakes” to bring to Hubbers’s coworker’s house (the host).

They are FAR from healthy, but they were super tasty.  You can find the recipe here.  I highly recommend you do.

And now for some eats…

My previous favorite oats (see next bowl), cranberry apple butter oats. You should know the mix by now…but in case you don't:

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1 mashed banana
• handful craisins
• 1 spoonful cranberry apple butter
• cinnamon
• 1 scoop almond butter
• 1 scoop plain Chobani

And now…my newest favorite oats:

Apple Pie OATS!!!  In the mix:

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• lots of cinnamon
• splash of vanilla extract
• splash of maple syrup
• 1/2 chopped honeycrisp apple
• topped with cinnamon raisin swirl pb (crust??) and plain Chobani (ala mode)

Heaven.ly.  I am in love with this bowl!

I then went to a baby shower (again), had some brunch-y foods and came home for a food shop.

Feast your eyes on these goodies: Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, organic baby spinach, basil, organic carrots, Starbies coffee

Bananas, lemons, garlic, oats, seltzer, pasta, beans and tomatoes (someone’s making chili this week!)

Amy’s soups, Kashi cookies, Vitatops, Amy’s burrito (cannot wait to try), Zbars, coconut water, buttload of Chobani (they were 10 for $10…score!)

Large plain Chobani, soynut butter, Annie’s dressing, organic milk and Starburst (Hubs of course), chicken sausage, ground turkey

I’m most excited to try this little jar!

And now a peek inside my fridge (since I cleaned it)

Monday:

Breakfast: 

Chocolate-covered strawberry oats:

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1 mashed banana
• cinnamon
• vanilla
• maple syrup
• topped with sliced strawberries and chocolate soynut butter

The soynut butter is a little gritty.  I was deciding between that and PB&Co Dark Chocolate Dreams.  Next time I’ll go with DCD.

AM Snack:  CLIF Zbar

Lunch:

Amy’s Lentil Vegetable soup, whole wheat pita, apple

PM Snack:

TJ’s organic vanilla Greek yogurt with Panda Puffs

Dinner:

Penne pesto with broccoli and asparagus – YUM!

I was totally vegetarian on Monday…three cheers for me!

Tuesday:

Breakfast:

   Apple pie oats again.  Seriously…make this.  NOW!

Monday was hot yoga.  Not as rigorous as my practices have been (it was a different teacher), but more focused on form…which is good.

Make it a good Tuesday everyone!

My Friend Joe

By now you should know that I have a fondness for Joe, Trader Joe that is. I usually go to spend some time with Joe by myself, but today Hubbers got in on the action. We browsed the aisles sans grocery list and just picked up what looked good. My favorite kind of shop!

First a quick pit stop to Starbucks. I got a venti unsweetened passion tea. It’s my summer drink of choice.

Here are the goodies:

Ice cream and 2% milk for Hubbers, Mango Tangerine sorbet for me, organic yogurt, string cheese, Almond Breeze, organic eggs

Organic broccoli florets; a papaya; organic fugi apples; grapefruit, organic strawberries, peaches and blueberries; organic baby spinach x2; trail mix; bananas

Organic chocolate syrup (for Hubbers), hummus, sparkling pomegranate juice (cocktails??), freeze dried strawberries (Hubs), dark chocolate almond cookies, mini peanut butter cups, Kashi H2H, Clif and Zbar, Fiberful fruit strips, brownie mix (Hubs requested)

I sampled some mini pb cups…dear me.

Overflowing fruit bowls make me giddy.

I also got these tea tree oil cleansing pads to use as a toner after washing my face.

That’s all she wrote! I’m off to read some of The Time Traveler’s Wife and we’re heading over to Mumsy’s for dinner tonight!