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All is right

December 29, 2011 9 Comments

Ahhhhh to be back home.

As much as I love going places, nothing is better than being home.

This morning I greeted our neighborhood with a walk with Pepsi and we were treated to a fabulous ocean view.

Please remind me of this when it is super foggy in June and I have to wear a North face down jacket

And then we came home and I enjoyed a big bowl of steel-cut oats topped with almond butter and jam.

And my beloved Nespresso espresso.

And now I am ready to head out with my bike gang for a ride up the coast.

Can’t wait!

Hope you have a great day planned as well.

Do you love where you live?

Filed Under: Cycling, Dogs, Fitness, Food, Fun 9 Comments

Improvised Oats

February 2, 2011 13 Comments

So we finally perfected cooking our morning oats!

Since we have been sans kitchen we have tried many variations of oats.

Overnight oats-not bad but yogurt is just okay in my book and it upsets Bill’s stomach
Vegan overnight oats-does not warm me up enough for a winter breakfast
Quick cooking oats-mushy
Microwaved steel-cut oats-not quite right
Old fashioned oats-will do but we so prefer some crunch

And yet they all had some problems until we found this gem at TJ’s:

Oh thank goodness Bill found this the other day. The convenience of a quick cooking oat but without the mush factor.

What we do is we warm up the water with this guy:

While that is heating up, I add the oats, cinnamon, pinch of sea salt, and raisins to the Tupperware (we looked long and hard for approximately the same size as Starbucks Perfect Oats container):

And then we add the water and enjoy with mixins. My favs lately are these babies:

Sometimes I do have to pop the whole mix in the microwave for about a minute and then it is perfection.

I wonder once the kitchen is done if I will remember how to really cook

Filed Under: Food, Health 13 Comments

Meal by Meal

June 15, 2010 42 Comments

Thank you for entering my Lara Bar giveaway yesterday!

Happy Last Tuesday of the school year for me

Hopefully you had a lovely Monday and now a lovely Tuesday!

I thought it would be fun to share what I ate meal by meal. I don’t usually do this because

I am not a food blogger specifically
It is a pain to record all of you meals
I don’t usually have the time

But I did do it yesterday so here goes…….

I woke up and had my usual coffee with soy creamer:

Once I got to work I drank my smoothie made with Tempt Hemp Milk, Living Harvest Hemp Protein, Pom Juice, Frozen Berries, Almond Butter, Half a Banana, and a tbsp of Cocoa Powder:

A couple hours later I ate this yogurt:

I am not a big fan of yogurt but I do like the Greek-style versions as of late. I really wanted to try Voskos because I had seen it on other blogs and it looked so good.

I emailed the company and they were so great! They sent me 5 free product coupons so I could try their yogurt They are also fun to follow on twitter and facebook and are very supportive of blogs.

I tried the fig flavor first-love the little chunks of figs in the yogurt:

I would DEFINITELY buy this yogurt without a coupon next time! I found it to be the perfect consistency and not too sweet or tart-just right

A few hours later I had my lunch of watermelon and a leftover salmon sandwich (I mixed the salmon with some avocado):

Yes those are two different types of bread! Ran out of one…….hee hee

Later:

Much later:

So loving these bars……..creamy, crunchy, perfect! Must buy more!

And for dinner a giant salad:

Wow I am tired, being a food blogger takes a lot of work!

Look who is staying with us until Friday or Saturday:

Well I am off to walk Pepsi and Lulu and get my bootie to work

Do you like taking pictures and documenting everything you eat?

It was fun for a day but too much work for me!

Have a great Tuesday lovelies

Filed Under: Food, Health 42 Comments

And Then There Were Rings

June 12, 2010 29 Comments

Today has been a great day

After I had a fabulous shake made with almond butter, almond milk, cocoa powder, hemp protein, POM, oats, and frozen berries:

I went on a 32 mile ride with Melanie and Sarah:

And then came home and ate. I was STARVING! Biking really makes me hungry-more so than running. In fact during my ride I ate through one package of these:

But it was not enough. Once I got home I quickly made lunch.

I smeared avocado and cooked sweet potato between two slices of wheat bread:

Best sandwich ever with an orange from a friends back yard. It was heaven!

Then Bill and I ventured to Ormachea, a jewelry store in downtown Ventura. They make all of their own designs and all jewelry is specially made just for you.

Remember how I told you we ran off like silly birds and got married at the court-house in December? Well we never got rings.

Today we ordered them They are being made just for us.

Here is what mine will look like: