so much great food!

16Sep09

I had an awesome day, foodwise. Today was the last official day of my challenge to eat only food that I made using ingredients I had on hand. For the most part, I think I accomplished the challenge; here and there, I ate out because I didn’t pay for it, and I think if I [...]

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Tags: Amy's Kitchen, baby carrots, baked apple, blueberries, burrito especial, chicken, chobani, cinnamon, cooking, cranberries, homemade chicken broth, melissa's produce, overnight oats, peas, polenta, pretzels, ranch dip mix, recipe, review, roasted sweet corn, snap peas, soy milk, spinach, steel cut oats, strawberry, sundried tomato pesto, tamari pumpkin seeds, VitaSpelt

today’s eats

15Sep09

Just wanted to get in a quick recap of what was on my plate today… Breakfast Overnight steel cut oats with a splash of soy milk and blueberries Lunch Finally got to eat my Whole Foods Salad Mess from yesterday. What’s in there? Your guess is as good as mine. Definitely some penne, cranberries, couscous, [...]

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Tags: blueberries, overnight oats, pretzels, snack, soymilk, steel cut oats, VitaSpelt, whole foods salad mess

Review: VitaSpelt Garlic Parsley Noodles

12Sep09

Like I said Thursday, I was fortunate enough to get a box o’ goodies from VitaSpelt to review, including some tasty looking Organic Garlic Parsley Noodles: I was immediately inspired to use these in a veggie pasta. It really fit in perfectly with the challenge I’ve given myself to only eat food made with ingredients [...]

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Tags: apple, cooking, garlic parsley noodles, Justin's Peanut Butter, LaraBar, latte, pasta, peanut butter cookie, review, spelt, Starbucks, steel cut oats, veggies, VitaSpelt

Practicing restraint – Day One!

09Sep09

So far, my weekly challenge is no problem! Three meals today, all at no out-of-pocket cost for me because it was stuff I already had. Breakfast: I reconstituted some of my overnight oats (I made a big batch overnight on Sunday, which should be enough to last me and the fiance for the week) with [...]

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Tags: blueberries, Cedarlane, couscous wrap, salad, salad mess, soy milk, steel cut oats, weekly challenge, Whole Foods

almond butter and steel cut oats!

07Sep09

I hope everyone is enjoying the Labor Day long weekend (if you’re fortunate enough to have a long weekend, that is)! Don’t forget that you have ALL WEEK to enter the What’s on My Face? Sample Giveaway! – I’ll randomly pick a winner at midnight on Friday. Now, for the food pics! I was still [...]

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Tags: almond butter, banan, banana, bolthouse, earth balance, justin's nut butter, salad, steel cut oats, Whole Foods