I had my head buried in the books all morning so it ended up being a late lunch. I have three more chapters worth of notecards to make before I can get into the nitty gritty of reviewing.
The husband’s been nagging me to cut back on the diet soda (a.k.a my lifeblood) so today I gave iced tea a try. I combined 4 bags of Snapple berry tea with 3cups of water in a saucepan and heated them to a low simmer.
Then I cut the heat and let them stew for five minutes before discarding the bags. Finally I dumped in a tray of ice-cups. Voila, a pot of tea –
My strainer ladle was the perfect serving implement.
And I enjoyed this glass x2 while I studied.
I also enjoyed geeked out over a few of these.
Cherry-cola salt water taffy, I am so onboard! Cherry cola is one my favorite flavors (my favorite diet soda addiction is Cherry Coke Zero), in fact I’ve already decided to order a Roy Rogers next time I’m in a restaurant!
Around 2:30 I finally came to a stopping point and made a worth-the-wait lunch.
- First I put 1t canola oil into a saucepan over medium high heat. Once the oil was warm I added in 1/2 a medium sweet potato, chopped and 1/4cup roughly chopped red onion. I seasoned the veggies with s&p and spicy Hungarian paprika.
- I cooked the veggies for ~5minutes before adding 2 handfuls of fresh kale.
- I poured 1/4cup h2o over the kale and let the water disappear before I added 1/2cup black beans.
- Finally I poured in 1t chipotle oil and toss everything together.
Yums! I’m not a vegan, but my favorite meals are always a combo of veggies.
When Adam gets home around 4 he’s driving me to The Spot for a study session with Caroline. I’m probably going to be at the coffee shop every night this week and I’d rather not spend that much $ on food so hopefully my late lunch will be able to hold me over until a late dinner.
What do you drink all day long? I have no plans of quitting soda, but I did agree to cut back a bit, and more importantly drink more water! In addition to my tea I’ve already also had a few glasses of the plain stuff.
Eating Chalk 
i agree.. even tho im not vegan (anymore hehe) i still love simple vegetable meals the best. simple and delicious!
all day long i drink water and tea and have coffee a few times a week as well.
xoxo ❤
Mmm, that sweet potato/kale mix is beautiful! The colors are so vibrant.
I drink HOT water all day. My classroom is like a meatlocker, and so I partially drink it to keep my hands warm, and partially to stay hydrated. 🙂 I used to be a diet coke girl, but honestly, it made me too cold. I’m such a wuss.
I am a diet coke addict but that tea looks mighty tasty. I cannot find cherry coke zero here anywhere which bums be out b/c i LOVE IT.