Started with the basics (a banana):

Added the deliciousness (oats, coconut, almond butter, vegan chocolate chips, dried cranberries, agave, and coconut oil):

Pressed into a 8×8 pan and froze for an hour:

Sooooo good. Make them you won’t be sorry!

Then Bill and I met up with my sister and her hubby at this wonderful place:

Started with this amazing bottle of wine:

And this hummus appetizer:

Everything at Mary’s is amazing.  This was my sister’s hubby (Ken) first time and I think he loved it.

Bill and Ken got the sun-dried tomato fettuccine:

I got the Syrian wrap:

My sis got this amazing Thai curry dinner which I think I ate about 1/2 of as well as my dinner (must get this next time):

Seriously this was the best!

Here are the boys:

And the girls:

And the couples:

Let’s not forget dessert.  You cannot go to Mary’s without trying the dessert.  It is all raw!

Our smoothies:

Raw chocolate ice cream:

Raw chocolate cake:

I am about to give birth to a food baby!

It was worth it though.  We had such a great time.  Thanks Sis and Ken for a fun evening!

Hope you had a great Saturday night too!

Do you have a favorite restaurant you love to go to?

Really how can you go wrong with good wine, good food, and great people?

Today I used my runmeter again and ran another 5 mile loop.

Then I decided to take Pepsi to a local park that has an extensive trail system.

It is also very dog friendly!

I am not sure why I don’t take her here more.  It is only about a 5 minute drive from our house and she loves it!

Today I kept an extra eye on her because these signs were posted everywhere:

Scary! 

This is what I call her “puppy bear” pose:

After our outdoor adventures, we ventured to Trader Joe’s.  Not a good idea on Super Bowl Sunday when everyone is picking up snacks for their parties.  Actually, any Sunday at TJ’s is a mess.  I wish we had some other stores in this town!  We don’t have Whole Foods, Sprouts, or anything!  Grrrrrrr…….

Anyway, I picked up a new item to try:

So far I have not tried it but I did use it in my vegan energy bars instead of normal almond butter.

I doubled the recipe and made half of the bars in a cupcake tin.  I have finally tried the reusable cupcake liners my sis bought me a long while back-thanks sis!:

They are cooking now as I type and boy does the house smell divine!

Hope you are all having a lovely Sunday.

Thanks for reading and enjoy the Super Bowl if you are watching!