ohhh melty cheese
March 6, 2010 Morning! Speaking of morning, yesterday morning I couldn’t decide if I wanted a Green Monster or oatmeal…so I made both, duh! I downsized both and was left completely satisfied. YUM!
I got a lot of random things done today which was nice. I was up early and nonstop all day long. I have a new tab “Vibram 5 Fingers” with a tab underneath for a photo page. If any of you are sporting the VFF’s send me photos! I wanted to start a separate page to organize information/questions/links/etc. Also, I haven’t noticed many females reviewing and/or blogging about them, so I thought I should start! [I’m sure there are some, I just haven’t found many]
I also created 2 new headers with probably another 1 or 2 on the way. I like to change them up every now + again with new photos I have taken. I might be trying out a few other things..so keep your eye out!
Not really green, but oh so tasty! Wait..what did I put in it? Ummmm..let me recall…
- 1 scoop chocolate amazing grass
- ice
- almond milk
- plain yogurt
- 1/2 banana
Which left me with 12oz of delicious, energizing, Friday slurpee goodness.
Oats? I made a mini bowl of Pumpkin Oats:
- 1/4c oats
- 1/2c almond milk, 1/4c water
- vanilla splash
- ~1/2t cinnamon
- 1/2T chia seeds
- dash ginger/nutmeg
- 1/3c pumpkin
- topped with: 1/2T pnut butter + 1t cacao bliss
Whoooops…almost forgot some crunch! ~2T BRM apple + blueberry granola [sounds like a weird combo with pumpkin, but you can’t taste the fruit]
This breakfast was super tasty and I got the best of both worlds, with about the same caloric intake as a big bowl of oats or a big green monster.
I was on a roll getting things done, and I wanted to run before lunch…It was already noon, so I had a snack. I ate 1/2 of the PranaBar and drank 1/2 of the Kombucha. I really love PranaBars. The texture is awesome and so are the ingredients. Although this wasn’t my favorite because it was full of cashews. I like cashews but not really in bars. The texture is a little chewier than a Larabar and the flavor is much much better. I get a little tired of that same lingering date taste that LB’s always have.
When I opened the Kombucha it did this :) Gross? Oh well..it was DEElicious! Love this flavor!
Has anyone ever used this type of Kale? I’ve seen in for awhile but never bought it until the other day. The bunches were bigger than the typical green kale [and the same price] so I thought I’d give it a shot. A tad different texture wise [softer], but the flavor was the same.
But in between the Kombucha and the kale I went for a FOUR mile run in the VFF’s. Yippee a new distance PR in them! More on my workout here! After running I also did the 30min hip opening yoga from yogadownload, which was fabulous! Just what my hamstrings + hips needed. Again, I highly recommend this! [note: it’s an audio only download]
- Sea Salt + Vinegar Kale Chips
- Cottage Cheese with s+p
- Amazing Grilled Cheese
- sauteed sweet peppers
- 1/2 avocado
- 2 mini fresh mozzarella balls, sliced
I inhaled this lunch.
Chris + I were super cool and went to the gym to climb on fake rocks for a super exciting Friday night :) It was really fun though and then we swung by Pat + Nat’s for a bit too. We grabbed dinner at Chipotle, where I had a veggie burrito bowl. I love their guacamole! Now, I’m pondering dinner #2. I would say I earned it from a 4 mile run + 30min yoga + 1hr of bouldering…at least some kind of snack! I hear greek yogurt calling my name.
I forgot to post these the other day. I took my camera when I went walking at the park this week. The weather has been amazing this past week. Full of sunshine and temps in the 50’s. The snow is gone and the pond is starting to thaw. I’m sure we’ll still get more snow though!
The walk I take to go to my gym :)
The mountains were really visible this day…you can kind of see them in the distance.
Mom!! Are you getting excited for your visit yet? Weeeeeee My mom’s coming to visit + play in less than ONE month. I’m excited!
Off to bed…or snack then bed. We’ll be up and at ‘em early to pick up our friends [visiting from NC] from the airport. Excited!!
Night!
~Ashley
Recipes, green monster, oatmeal
Reader Comments (19)
Vibram 5 Fingers....oh I want to try them so much but yes, I fee like I will look like the biggest dork. When I succumb I will post pics for you. Or make my own huaraches like in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6aGK5AhpA :)
Love the new header - your pictures are all so beautiful! :)
eeww....that kombucha looks so nasty! Which reminds me, I think I'll buy some more today. hehe
I'm so jealous you can walk to the gym! Looks like a gorgeous route too!
Your grilled cheese looks fantastic! And congrats on the great workout! I do love yoga for stretching. If you have netflix instant view, there's a ton of yoga and pilates for online view! Have a great Saturday!
Ashley -
Check out this recipe that calls for lacinato kale on 101 Cookbooks:
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/panfried-corona-beans-kale-recipe.html
How good does that look? Going to try and chef it up as soon as I track down Corona Beans.
Your blog is so beautiful. I love the header. Your pictures make the food look that much tastier!! I wish I had this talent. Hopefully it comes with some more practice. :)
Yup, I've tried that kale before. My dad picked some up for Thanksgiving last year. I like it for soups or to saute up, but I prefer the other marinated. I think either kind would be good as kale chips. :)
Have a great weekend!
sigh...i love wash park! way to go on the 4 miler...that's awesome you're moving up in distance! AND adjusting to the altitude...it took me a solid 6 months to really get used to it here (at 5280 that is, not at 14K or anything!) speaking of 14-ers...we should hike some of those this summer!
I need to make that sandwich immediately. Roasted peppers and avocado and cheese... my favorite things ever. In one sandwich. Yes!
Your Amazing Grass drink and pumpkin oats look absolutely divine for breakfast!! YUM! :D
Gorgeous pictures! This week has been so beautiful, hopefully it stinks around for awhile.
Sheesh! Why don't I just split my breakfasts like that. Today I contemplated and chose the smoothie. I love the grilled cheese with peppers and avocado! Have a great visit!
Yeah I don't know why I've never thought of that before!
My lungs are ready but my feet are not! booo :(
Aw thanks so much..it definitely takes practice!
Bahahaha...it was delicious!
Thanks girl!!!!!
LOVE the new headers!
your photos are so vibrant,
the colours so vivid.
do you use photoshop
to put the headers together?
and how do you get them to
alternate with a new post?
Yes, I put the headers together in photoshop. The alternating is part of the blog theme I chose. It wasn't extremely easy to figure out but my huz helped...not all themes can do it though..it has to be built in or you have to be really good with computers ;)