Our evening plans ended up all wonky, but you gotta roll with what life throws you! <– mixed metaphor much? We had to go get some keys made at the last minute (don’t ask, I am a bit irritated with our new apartment) and I had to scrap dinner and workout plans. Here’s what I did do –
- get to take a walk with the husband
- make the tastiest eggs I’ve ever fricking eaten
- bake up some banana bread
I don’t know what my problem is today, I’ve been sooooo hungry! Perhaps delayed hunger from two days of hard workouts? I’m going to bust my butt tomorrow morning so I guess that means I’ll be extra hungry for yummy meals during my parents’ visit 🙂 I made a big (random) snack bowl this afternoon.
A mix of sour cream and onion Goldfish, cinnamon chips, dried kiwi, and dried apricots. Bowls like this make me adore my kitchen scale with tare function all the more – if I had to eyeball those servings I would have ended up with a much larger bowl!
Dinner was basically epic. <– Caitlin is right, sometimes this is just the only word.
I melted .5T of butter in my skillet, cooked up some chopped green tomato and avocado, then scrambled in two eggs. I tried to scramble the whites and leave the yolks alone until the last minute and the dish ended up being amazing. Topped with some Newman’s Own Chunky Salsa.
On the side I had some Boulder Canyon Balsamic Vinegar and Rosemary potato chips; I did not measure that serving and I’m pretty sure I ended up eating more than recommended.
For dessert I ate a slice of banana bread fresh from the oven.
The recipe comes from Cooking Light but I added some chocolate chips to appease the husband. Very tasty. Note – if you decide to make your own beware, an hour cook time was way too long for our oven.
I also got to try another one of blogland’s obsessions –
PB cups made with MaraNatha.
The husband and I split the cups and we do NOT plan on spending $6 to get a jar, I just don’t see the obsession!
Do you have a kitchen scale? What sort of things do you weigh with it? Also, can someone explain the MaraNatha obsession to me?
Eating Chalk 
I don’t have a kitchen scale but I have been thinking about getting one but then again I don’t know would I ever use it?
I really want a kitchen scale but with a tiny kitchen like mine I really do have to pick and choose what I can and can’t fit……the food processor won.
I have some Maranatha almond butter and I HATE it! It’s my least favorite kind I’ve ever tried. Also, one of the most expensive. It’s no Barney Butter, that’s for sure. 🙂
Glad to hear someone’s on the same page. I *still* haven’t tried Barney Butter though!
I’m unaware of an “obsession”, but I’ve bought many Maranatha products over the years. My favorite butter cups are actually the Sunspire (I think?) sunflower butter cups! I’m not impressed with Barney Butter, personally; it’s just watered-down-with-palm-oil almond butter. I’m guessing a lot of peeps just don’t like almond butter unless it’s diluted with something to make it taste more like peanut butter.
oh- and i meant to say that I love the combinations you come up with (that bowl of cinnamon chips + fish + fruit = wtf?!) i mean that as a compliment- i find your dietary choices amusing and fun 😉