Morning y’all! How’s your weekend going? Mine’s been great, but I have T-minus 10 minutes to finish getting dressed and blog…yikes! I’m loving our produce bowl right now, especially in the natural light:
Lunch yesterday before I got my hair done was a cauliflower sandwich. Yes, you read that correctly!
It’s 4 inches of baguette cut in half and turned inside out for “grilling.” I spread 1 tsp store-bought pesto on the crusts, then a sprinkling of mozzarella, then piled it high with cauliflower that I roasted a couple days ago. Onto a medium heat skillet and weighted it down with a full tea pot 🙂 Voila! ‘Twas delicious 🙂
After getting my hair done (sorry, no pictures of it! but it turned out wonderful!) I head to the store to get some non-meat food for dinner at Jason & Stephanie’s. You’ll never guess what I found! SWEET POTATOES!!! I decided to cook them the way Kath did the other night…
Check out the differences between the two here. A yam is much more fibrous in texture, but a sweet potato tastes like a yam, but feels like a potato. YUM! Below is a yam on the left and a sweet potato on the right:
While my potatoes were baking I snacked on about 8 of these crackers:
And partook in the fabulous salad Stephanie made:
Mine had spinach, lettuce, carrots, range bell peppers, ranch, and pecorino romano cheese (OMG I love cheese):
And while everyone else ranted and raved about how wonderful the chili was (I still want that recipe Steph!), I had a can of Amy’s black bean soup:
Kinda made a mess in the microwave…OOPS! Don’t worry, I cleaned it up 🙂
And then the potatoes were ready! I was so excited and they did NOT disappoint! Super creamy on the inside and crisp on the outside…sooooo good! I would highly recommend the cooking method for really any potato!
Then Steph pulled out the big guns…a small Haagen Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream! I pretty much ate all of mine, and only shared a couple of bites with Nate. Later I looked at the nutrition info on the back…YIKES…but I figured I didn’t really eat a whole lot that day and desserts are allowed. Nothing is off limits! I just enjoyed it and figured I’ll compensate for that on Sunday.
Sleeping was nice…I love sleep 🙂 Then this morning I made PB & J Oats with this:
I keep hearing about how it’s SOOOOOOOO good, so I figured I’ll try it. Honestly, I prefer regular peanut butter more in my oats, but the flavor of the Justin’s was good! The oats were yummy, although I’ll admit I put a little too much jam in them. Live and learn, right?
So, Tasha the Clean Eating Mama was so lovely and gave me the Sunshine Award on her blog yesterday!
The sunshine award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blog world.
Thanks so much Tasha (aka Sunshine), that really made my day! I’ll totally agree with her when she says that there are so many blogs that I read and every single one of them brightens my day, but since I can only choose a select few to pass this on to, here’s my list 🙂
- My Healthiest Lifestyle
- Edible Perspective
- Thinspired
- Goodies Galore
- Nutritious Foodie
- A Foodie Stays Fit
- Two Lives, One Lifestyle
- Just Flourishing
- The Weekly Bite
- Honoring Health
- Newly Wed Newly Veg
- FatBusterMack
I’m so thankful for every blog that I read and all of the friends I’ve made in this community. Thank you all so much for your incredible support of my healthy living journey! 🙂
I’d love to know what blogs your love! Feel free to list any blogs (including your own!) in the comments section as I would love to learn about more amazing bloggers!
Hi girl! Just catching up on my blog reading! THANK YOU so much for thinking of me! That really makes my morning that out of all the blogs you read, you would think to give me an award 🙂 AND thank you for introducing me to some new blogs, too!
hey heather! i just started following your blog. i’m not a big fan of cooking, but i am a big fan of eating healthy…and i am a big fan of you!
anyway, in august, i became a vegan. i read the book ‘skinny bitch’ and it changed my view of meat/milk products.
anyway, here are some of my favorite vegan meals:
1. baked potato with fake butter and fake bacon bits OR with amy’s vegan chili poured on top.
2. amy’s soups (which you have already discovered) my favorite is the vegetable. i usually add a bit of salt.
3. PB and J sandwhich
4. chips and salsa (yes, i make this a meal). my fave chips are garden of eatin
5. vegan pancakes. you can look up tons of recipes.
6. risotto
7. baked zuchini with ‘fake’ cheese and basil
8. wheat spaghetti and sauce.
and i think the rest are frozen vegan meals, but you like to cook, so that would be pointless! haha.
anyway, i know you are a vegetarian for lent so i thought i would throw out some ideas.
oh, and i’ve lost 15 pounds by just eating vegan. i am only 80% vegan. i am a vegetarian on the weekends and i will occasionally eat meat.
now that i am pregnant, eating like this has helped me only gain the minimum amount of weight. i am 8 months and have only gained 20 pounds!
hope that helps!
aw thanks for that sister! I try to keep a positive outlook on life everyday…makes it all that much more enjoyable! You should really check out https://findinghappinessandhealth.wordpress.com
I really enjoy her blogs….she’s has a struggle in her life but is finding the joy in overcoming it!
Thanks Heather! This is very sweet of you 🙂
Where did you buy the justin’s peanut butter at? I haven’t seen them in packets like that.. I think it would be a good thing for me to take on my training rides.
I found it at Whole Foods on the PB aisle…they just had the little samples toward the end of the nut butter section!
I had Kath’s sweet potatoes this weekend too. Aren’t they delish?!
Thanks so much Heather!
You are the SWEETEST!
That cauliflower sandwich sounds really interesting..I love unexpected sandwich fillings 🙂
Thanks for the award, you are too sweet!
I have always wondered the difference between sweet potato and yam. Thanks for sharing!
Do you read Brandi’s blog? She is awesome, too.
http://www.branappetit.wordpress.com
Edible Perspective is on my favorites list too!
– Hillary @ http://www.nutritionnutontherun.com
I love those Parmesan Herb Wheat Thins- yum! I’ll grab a bag when I know i’m going to have soup- great with Tomato Bisque!
Thanks for sharing your fav blogs- I am still fairly knew, so love coming across new ones. A Foodie Stays Fit is def a favorite. Teri is so sweet and relatable. Look forward to reading more of yours! 🙂
~Christie (https://rollerkoesterrun.wordpress.com/)
Man those taters look delish!
I’ll have to forward this blog to my bf because he was just asking me the difference between a yam and a sweet tater the other day!
Hello just found your blog! Your fruit bowl looks fab. And thanks for the sweet potato vs. yam tutorial. Always wanted to know!
And don’t worry about the ice cream; an occasional treat like that is so worth it.
Thanks so much girl! You rock! p.s. I can never find SWEET taters anymore!! I can’t wait to try that baking method..saw it on Kath’s blog and have been thinking about it ever since!
Awww thanks for the award!
That is for sure one of the best ways to cook potatoes, so good. I love sweet potatoes any way though haha
The blogging community IS amazing. Absolutely amazing.
Thank you so much for the LURVE!!! The feeling is mutual 😉
That sandwich combo looks so good! Must try it, definitely!
You’ve gotta post the new hair pics!
OHGOSH!!!!!!!! Thank you Heather. I look forward to reading your blog every single day, at least once!! So creepy.
Thanks!!!! I am SO glad you think we relfect positivity! We both defiantely try and even though somedays it is a struggle I think it is important to stay positive when trying to be healthy!!