Blonde moment

Bonsoir mes belles! I’m writing this from the exact same position as last night’s post- on my big red comfy couch, with some Real Housewives blaring and some snackage going. I promise I’ve gotten up since last night J

This morning I took full advantage of not having roommates to wake me up or classes to go to, and slept until the glorious hour of eight. Not late for most people, but I’m an early bird! I made a supersized cereal bowl:

Fiber One with a sliced nanner, almond milk and cinnamon

I was super excited to take Garmy for his first run! Unfortunately, when I went to check on him in the corner where I’d plugged him in…the screen was blank. WTF? I unplugged the charger and put it back into another outlet. Success! Apparently I had a seriously blonde moment last night and plugged it into a non-working outlet. Yeah, I’m intelligent.

Since I’m dying to try it out this weekend, I decided to switch my cross-training and run days and go for a run tomorrow. Instead, I did an hour on the elliptical in my garage while watching old episodes of Gilmore Girls on DVD. I forgot how much I love that show! Back in the day, all I wanted was a Dean to my Rory J

For lunch, I made a Mediterranean salad inspired by my favorite Eva’s creation:

Romaine, tomatoes, carrots, sliced black olives, capers, minced garlic, Veggie Patch falafel balls, Sabra sun-dried tomato hummus and oil & vinegar, with Rice Works Sea Salt pita chips and red grapes

The star of the show was definitely this:

Sabra Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus = new favorite hummus of all time. Seriously, if you’re a hummus freak, try this flavor!

I spent the afternoon doing some reading, but took a break to bake some granola from The Kind Diet, which I’ve only paged through but loved so far! The recipes seem great, and there are tons of mouthwatering photos. Since I didn’t have all the recipe’s ingredients on hand, I improvised a bit:

 

Melted coconut oil, sunflower seeds, unsweetened shredded coconut, chopped pecans, dried blueberries; coconut oil, vanilla extract, maple syrup and turbinado sugar

Finished product

After snacking on bites throughout the cooking process, I knew I had to sample some with my afternoon snack! Not to toot my own horn, but I came up with a seriously incredible baked apple creation:

Jonagold apple, cored and microwaved for 2 min in ½ c almond milk, with a handful of granola, sprinkle of cinnamon and spoonful of PB&Co. Cinnamon Raisin Swirl

This was SO GOOD! After I took a picture, I mashed it all up with a fork. The peanut butter melted into the almond milk, which infused the granola and apple. (When I use words like “infuse” to describe a snack, you know it’s a foodie win):

For dinner, I made something I’ve been wanting to try for awhile: spaghetti squash!

½ spaghetti squash, topped with EVOO and fra diavola pasta sauce, with a side of roasted brussels and asparagus

I loved this stuff! So filling but not heavy. The spicy fra diavola complemented the sweetness of the squash perfectly! My dad had a bite and gave it a thumbs-up as well. For dessert, I had something you’ve all seen before:

Jonagold apple with Nuttzo for dipping

Since then, I’ve been procrastinating starting a paper by watching reality TV and munching on CIAJ- cereal in a jar!

 

Kashi Good Friends Cinnamon Raisin cereal with almond milk in the remains of a PB&Co. Cinnamon Raisin Swirl jar

And on that note, I’m off to conquer that paper! I am home to get work done, after all J Have a great night and awesome Saturday!

What’s your favorite brand of hummus? If you’re not a hummus fan, what’s your condiment of choice?

PS- If you haven’t already, you have until midnight tonight to enter my Le Creuset giveaway! I’ll be announcing the winner in tomorrow’s post!