Calories. That one word can so often elicit dramatic feelings of anger, frustration, hopelessness, despair, dependency and more. Can we just be honest here and take a moment to ask ourselves why? Calories are simply a unit of energy. That’s it. Food is energy. Food is fuel. It is so easy to romanticize food, with…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Get Your Discussions Ready!
Hey bloggies! What’s up? Glad y’all though the wedding we went to yesterday was so gorgeous – it was! Loved all the details. I don’t know if it was all the driving yesterday, or if my body was still hanging on to that nasty cold I had a week ago, but I was exhausted today!…
Ashley and Matt’s Wedding
Yesterday, 1/23/10, Ross and I went up to Tallahassee to attend the beautiful wedding of Ashley and Matt! The wedding was gorgeous and full of people, fun, love and faith, so I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking. Almost there…. ….first kiss and husband and wife! Loved the fun, bright and…
Oatmeal: Finger Food Edition
I think I’ve found another way to make oatmeal a little more kid-friendly and more transportable to boot! It all started with a bunch of leftover oatmeal. How on earth would I use this up? Then inspiration struck. I started by greasing a pan with a little bit of Earth Balance (vegan butter). Then take…
Dessert for Breakfast
Happy Friday!!! Let’s recap my tornado of a day yesterday, shall we? I inhaled a lunch as fast as I possibly could as I was getting ready for work. It was a simple, small salad of romaine, salsa lentils and leftover fajita veggies, black olives, more salsa and some tortilla chips. Confession: I’m not sure…
Life is Like a Pomegranate
Happy Thursday (which are Fridays to me!). Yes! So ready for a productive and fun weekend! This morning I awoke with a need to juice. A fresh, vibrant, nutrient-packed juice sounded awesome, and I hadn’t used my juicer in a week. The horror! The goods: Spinach, two juicing oranges, an apple, a carrot and a…
And the Winner is…
You’ll find out the winner at the end, but don’t worry I’ll do a drive by blogging. Lunch was easy leftovers when I get home – vegan lasagna tastes great warmed up! The flavors continued to develop nicely together. Ross came home late (again! teachers work HARD!), but in his defense he thought it was…
This Post is Bananas!
Good morning, and happy hump day! We’re closer to the weekend! Last night we went the snacky route for dinner – oven roasted yukon gold potatoes and steamed edamame. The edamame we later sprinkled with some kosher salt so it was just like a restaurant appetizer experience. With the potatoes, I (who am I kidding…
Oatmeal Bar and Greens
Good morning! This handsome dude has a teacher work day today and their day started with a breakfast meeting. I’m so proud of his healthy efforts – instead of signing up to bring in sugary muffins or greasy casseroles, Ross signed up to bring oatmeal and toppings!! Great breakfast meeting, eh? We pre-cooked (not all…
Vegan Lasagna
Keep those comments on my giveaway coming! I am LOVING getting to know more about y’all! It’s so cheesy – it almost seems like I’m running a bit of an online dating service, but I think it’s great to know more about each other! Also – to all of those who said you’re thinking about…