This morning’s breakfast was all about the PB&J. (Actually that’s SB, but you know what I’m saying.)
But looks can be deceiving, the proper acronym should be OOIASBJ – Overnight Oats In A Sunbutter Jar!
There was a little less than 1 serving of TJ’s Sun Butter left,
so last night I poured 1/3cup oats and 2/3cup Silk Almond Milk into the jar. This morning I added some plain fat-free yogurt and a dollop of Crofter’s Strawberry Spread.
Have you tried OIAJ? What sort of jars have you utilized?
Howdy-ho! I hope all my readers had a good transition back to the work week. It’s been a strange but satisfying day around here.
Not gonna lie, I definitely ate a Breyer’s Cookie Dough ice cream sandwich for breakfast.
Healthy living blogger fail, but a big “happy living blogger” win (thanks, Heather!). And (thanks, Rachel) sorry, I’m not sorry. It was only 160calories, it made me wickedly happy, and I felt full and satisfied all morning.
I spent my morning doing blog work and getting some house things organized; I start school in exactly a week and I want to make sure everything is squared away.
Around 1pm it looked like rain outside so I hurried to get my running shoes on. Normally rain wouldn’t thrill me, but today it meant I could go for a mid-day run without overheating or sunburning. I did fuel up first though. Coconut water,
and 1/3 a serving of Wonka Apple Fruit Chews as a really ghetto attempt at Clif Blocks.
Apparently this was the perfect fuel combo because I had a great run! I kept it quick (as in short, not speedy) but fabulous. 1.92miles in 19.25minutes. A couple of notes – 1. Usually I’ve been taking walking breaks but today I ran the entire time minus three stops: a cross-walk, a dachshund petting, a sports bra adjustment. 2. All of my various leg injuries felt a-ok; but I spent some time stretching afterwards just in case. 3. Running makes me so fricking happy!
In the afternoon I got a very special box from my parents.
Heck yes! We got the food processor and the stand mixer as wedding gifts almost three years ago, but this is our first apartment that they’ll fit in. Actually, they technically still don’t fit as they’ll be residing in the office, but the siren song of homemade pesto was just too strong.
I also stopped by campus to pick up my textbooks.
This was an expensive yet exciting purchase.
I had another $5-off coupon at Moe’s so I made dinner out of a kids’ meal. Quick sidenote – I absolutely adore restaurants that will let me order off the kids’ menu!
I got the mini masterpiece, a kid’s quesadilla with cheddar and corn salsa. As Caitlin would say, it was epic.
Also a side of chips with queso, sour cream, and pico.
I was actually not hungry at all, but my day was begging for some veggies so I rounded things out with a bowl of cole slaw.
No measuring, but I used cole slaw veggie mix, plain yogurt, rice vinegar, raisins, and a sprinkle of sugar. Don’t the raisins sort of remind you of lions stalking prey in the tall grass of the Sahara?
Just me? 😀
What was the last thing you ate that made you deliriously happy? No pot brownie answers please, that’s a cop out!
That mini bag of kettle corn was good, but dinner was better.
Miso-Marinated Tofu and Eggplant with Soba Noodles, from Health Magazine. I followed the recipe pretty loosely, here are some of the changes I made –
Our version was pretty fabulous though.
The miso marinated tofu gets the best crust.
A cautionary tale – the boys left frosting the fridge from their failed brownies and this afternoon I ate at least 8 spoonfuls, straight from the jar. Instant tummy ache and migraine.
Tofu, seitan, tempeh; pick a favorite.
I wasn’t in the mood for breakfast this morning, but I was all about the pizza pizza!
I roasted up some broccoli, put it on a single-serving crust with marinara, and topped it with 2% sharp cheddar.
Mmmn, broccoli and sharp cheddar made the perfect pizza combo.
A bit later I snacked on some sliced green apple and a few pretzels (way to finish the whole bag before I got any, Adam!).
And for dessert, Activia Desserts.
I buy Activia for the husband because he has some tummy issues and it seems to really help. I usually just stick to Greek yogurt but the Strawberry Cheesecake flavor sounded so divine that I had to try it. Good decision; the cheesecake flavor was spot on, nothing like the “cheesecake” fat free yogurts I’ve tried in the past that just scream artificial sweetener. This was creamy and sweet and pleasantly thick for regular yogurt. All for 140calories, I think I’m a fan. If you’d like to try some yourself go here for a $1 off coupon.
We’ve got a tasty dinner planned, but I’ve got my eye on a mini bag of kettle corn in the meantime.
*Update to Add – I’m going for it, mini bag of kettle corn here I come!
When I was still living in Brooklyn, Missy wrote a post about an incredible burger place she frequented. The menu was huge and you could choose as many things as you wanted from a long list of toppings. But it was in Queens, and no one goes to Queens unless they live there, so I put it out of my mind. Until today…
Wonder of wonders, Buffalo hosts something exciting: Cheeburger Cheeburger!
The location was small but the 50’s style decorations totally set the mood.
Plus the hostess offered to take my picture with the giant cheeseburger so it was pretty much a love affair from then on.
We were having dinner with Adam’s friend from the lab and her husband, so I was trying to pretend that I was cool, but who wouldn’t geek out at the sight of this –
It was all downhill from there, I actually clapped my hands when my shake was brought to the table.
I went with a half order (I forgot to request skim milk, boo) of amaretto, marshmallow, oreo.
Yuuuuuuuuuuum! I agonized over the choices but I think this was a pretty good combination. The amaretto flavor was pretty heavy though, when we go back again I might just get unadulterated marshmallow.
I’m going to be totally honest with you guys and cop to the fact that made my dinner selections before we even got there. I read the menu like a novel (it’s practically that long!) and hemmed and hawed in front of my laptop in the privacy of my own living room. My indecision is embarrassing enough at a normal restaurant, going to Cheeburger Cheeburger unprepared would have been disastrous.
I think I did a pretty good job of ordering in the end.
If nothing else I certainly took advantage of their ‘as many toppings as you like’ policy! I went with a turkey burger patty on a salad with the following toppings –
And by the time I was done with my shake and burger I was so full that I could only manage 3 little bites of my salad!
Worth it. We packed up the salad for Adam’s lunch tomorrow and I thought that the turkey burger was divine so it all worked out. I practically had to be rolled out of there though.
My goal bedtime is 11pm, ready – set – go!
If you went to Cheeburger Cheeburger what toppings would you order for your burger/salad?
In spite of getting in bed past pumpkin time last night, we’ve managed to have a full and productive Saturday. Fun too!
We had to take both cars in for inspection/oil change/ka-ching, ka-ching 😦 so we decided to make a date of it and spend the wait time walking around our old neighborhood. It took more than 3hours for the cars to be done so we managed to do a lot of walking. We saw some fun stuff in our travels –
We also stopped in at Pearl Street for brunch. We didn’t know beforehand, but Pearl Street just opened a deli in their beer basement so we got to try out the new spot.
Brawler’s Deli just may be our new favorite place! I’m a fan of any restaurant that puts turkey ruebans on the menu,
and this was the best reuban I’ve ever had. The biggest too! I took a shot next to my hand for comparison.
I only ate half of my reuban and I was stuffed. Not so stuffed, however, that I couldn’t tell Adam at least a bazillion times how in love with my sandwich I was! He ate the 2nd half (in addition to his own food!!) and quickly concurred. There was just enough sauerkraut to add tang without slime and the thousand island dressing was rich and creamy. I forgot to ask for no butter on my bread but in the end the bread was so perfect I’m glad I didn’t mess with it; great rye that was so satisfyingly crunchy. Usually the turkey is an afterthought for me when I eat a rueban (thousand island dressing, rye bread, swiss cheese; who gives a hoot about the turkey?!) but we both agreed that it was the best part of the sandwich.
Adam described it as dry but super-thin cut. We were so impressed we actually asked the guy behind the counter what kind it was so we could buy our own! It turns out that the deli actually roasts it themselves, which means we’ll have to go back again soon if we want more. The end point of this saga is – Local readers, go to try this spot immediately!
Adam headed to the lab and my inspected, oil changed, something elsed that cost a bunch of money car and I set off on errands. I did the grocery shopping, but I also hit up a different store to use the Coin Star machine. I won’t gush any more in this post, but I’ll give you a heads up that going to a new store finally allowed me to find mini ice cream cups in the flavors I’ve been looking for; expect a full update in a future post.
As soon as I hit publish I’m going to do a 10minute strength session, take a quick shower, and pick up the husband at the lab – we’ve got a dinner date!
Gush for me, what’s the best sandwich you’ve ever eaten and which restaurant served it to you?
It’s been a busy day and I’ll keep this quick. I have an early morning tomorrow so I’m already up way too late.
I was not feeling the gym this afternoon, I wanted to play with my new phone, I wanted to play with Adam, my leg hurt… But I’m learning that for me one day off exercise turns into twenty, so I hauled my butt to the gym. 30minutes on the elliptical, level 6, random. In the end I loved it; I’m not sure how I managed to skip the gym so much this last year, exercise makes me so happy!
It was our friend Danielle’s birthday today and by the time I was out of the shower the boys were in the kitchen baking burning some cupcakes. I put myself together a snack while they cooked.
Pomegranate and Passionfruit Siggi’s, Stonewall Kitchen Mimosa Jam, and crunchy peanut butter.
I still cannot get over how much the Siggi’s yogurt looks like a big scoop of ice cream, it is so aesthetically pleasing!
We had to pick up beer before we headed to Benji’s house and I brought a soursop nectar to drink along the way.
Sadly it had added sugar and was way too sweet, I tossed it after just a few sips.
I was starving and cranky by early evening but thankfully Benji is practically a gourmet cook and he hooked me up with this plate of awesomeness.
That is sunflower bread from the co-op with strawberry balsamic vinegar,
and homemade gazpacho.
Yum! It was such a fresh and tasty way to satisfy my hunger.
We spent a large portion of our evening at Wine Thief, where I in fact passed on wine in favor of a Labat Blue with Lime.
I also snagged a small slice of communal pizza.
The pizza was good, and upon perusing the variety of the food menu Adam and I declared that we have to go back for dinner soon.
The rest of the evening was spent in a wicked game of Pictionary. Fyi – my team won 😉 I didn’t partake in any more booze, but I did nibble on this Strawberry Soy Joy bar from BlogHer.
Can how many days can you take off from the gym before you lose your motivation?
Eeek! All sorts of excitement in the lunch post. I did not supplement breakfast. I did snag a small dark chocolate from my BlogHer swag,
but I refuse to file that as breakfast.
Then I was sprinting out of the house because I found out I could pick up this beauty –
I earned a new phone rebate more than a month ago and I have been patiently waiting driving Adam crazy waiting for my new phone to come in! I’m not that important (at all) but it’s still exciting to be able to check my e-mail on the go!
I’m also a genius (just a bit) so I wanted to share my great idea with you; when I borrowed Adam’s phone in NY I discovered that the old standard I-Pod cases fit the EVOO perfectly –
My phone is protected, it looks cute as all get out, I didn’t have to buy a new case, and I repurposed an old case that would have gone in the trash!
Speaking of dorky and phone related updates…
I resisted for months when my friends begged me to try g-mail and that ended up being a good decision, so I figured I should cave on the Twitter issue too. I have no idea what the heck I’m doing on there so pretty please go follow me so I don’t feel like such a dork?
While I was out and about I took a phone survey with Moe’s and earned myself a free lunch, love that place! I got a Moo Moo Mr. Cow –
Moooo, I ordered my baby burrito with rice, black beans, tofu, corn salsa, and cucumbers.
I asked for just a few chips (I proved last night I can’t resist them!) and got some guacamole as my side.
Since I ordered off the children’s menu I also got a cookie, white chocolate macadamia.
I bring in coupons like I’m 70 and order a kid’s meal like I’m 7; does that average out to 25?
Can you help me with twitter?
Eating Chalk 