G’day mates! Cheers to being halfway done with this week and a wee bit closer to warmer weather. Spring is upon us (kind of but not really)!
Breakfast:
Two slices of avocado toast on Trader Joe’s sprouted wheat berry bread. One with strawberries, coconut, and sea salt and the other with everything bagel spice and local micro greens from our CSA.
I went on a tea spree at Whole Foods last Sunday because lately I’ve had zero desire to drink coffee. IT’S SO WEIRD. My nose is pretty stuffy and I’ve been feeling kind of bleh so I think tea just sounds so much more comforting and less dehydrating, ya dig? Numi breakfast tea and rooibos chai are my fave!
I’ve also been loving warm and cozy turmeric lattes. I blend up almond milk, coconut oil, fresh ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, pepper, and honey in the blender then heat it on the stove. So soothing!
This epic Pink Cookie Bowl!!
Steel cut oatmeal on repeat. I’ve been topping mine with whatever berries are on sale at Kroger, banana, cinnamon, and almond or peanut butter.
On Sunday I was craving eggs and oatmeal so I had both. Wondrous!
A big green smoothie with pineapple, banana, hemp seeds, peanut butter, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, and almond milk.
Shakshuka, salad, potatoes, and tea from The Table. (Not gonna lie…I prefer my shakshuka recipe!)
Lunch/Dinner:
Tuna Noodle Casserole inspired by this recipe but I added nutritional yeast, double mushrooms, more peas, celery, whole wheat flour, Banza rotini, and a couple sliced of toasted and chopped bread on top for the breadcrumbs. It makes a big pan and feeds us for two nights so that’s winning to me.
Leftover Sweet Potato Bean Chili with cornbread and a piece of toast with chive cream cheese because I was really craving cornbread and toast.
Omelet with onion, peppers, mozzarella, arugula, sweet potatoes and whole roasted Brussels sprouts. Usually I’d have more sweet potatoes but I had just sampled a bunch of new bread at Alchemy so I wasn’t starving!
Simple Mills pizza dough with organic mozzarella, Rao’s marinara, peppers, an egg, and arugula. So yummy!
More pizza with red sauce, tofu ricotta, and arugula.
A Soul Bowl from TRISM.
The yummiest pizza from Natalie’s on Saturday evening with some soul-soothin’ jazz. It was quite the week for pizza!
Snacks/Dessert:
Kitchen sink no-bakes. I had a bunch of dates getting hard so I soaked about 10 in a bowl with hot water. Once they were soft, I blended them with water to make a paste. I mixed the date paste with oats, pecan meal, ground flax, cinnamon, salt, and lots of peanut butter. Voila!
The most dreamy Vegan Raspberry Almond Butter Brownies. Recipe coming tomorrow!
Double Chocolate Pretzel Brownie Bites warmed from the freezer with Nada Moo vanilla ice cream.
Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bites because I simply can’t stop with these.
Sending wishes for a dreamy day from my heart to yours!
Still far from spring weather where I live right now! We’re in the middle of the cold spell, though it supposed to go away by next week… 🙁 Delicious eats as always! You’ve got me drooling…
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I’m gonna have to expand my tuna eating to more than just sammiches – that casserole looks good!
Also I wish you were right about it almost being spring! It’s too early to get our hopes up where I live – we probably have at least a few more snowstorns left to deal with ! 🙁
Those no bake balls sound amazing! Also pizz a and jazz is such a great combo. Sounds like a fab week of eats!
I just shared a life update post on my blog (which I neglected for 2 months – oops!) and I have some awesome posts planned for this month!
https://www.reallifewander.com/blog/2018/1/30/life-update
I’m the same way when I get sick – I don’t crave coffee or tea despite that being when you would want something warm and comforting. Weird, but I just gotta trust my body. 🙂 I hope you’re feeling so much better! All of your eats look so fab! We just ate the last of our pb chocolate oat bars that I made from your bites recipe, and we don’t know what to do with ourselves. Gotta make more asap! I love how you had toast on the side of your chili and cornbread as well as eggs on the side of your oats. Intuitive Eating ftw!! I always look forward to your WIAW posts. So much inspiration!
Can’t wait for those brownies, yummmm
that pink cookie bowl is everything i want today omg. and i tooootally need to make your tuna noodle casserole – my bf loves tuna but i can’t get on board with a tuna sandwich or salad. i think pairing it with some pasta and nooch would be the perfect meal, especially for having leftovers!!
Big props to you on a couple fronts. Made your Shakshuka recipe and it was awesome. Overcooked the eggs the first time, but nailed it with leftover sauce the next day. Oh man, runny yolk melting into the spicey tomato sauce…that was gooood. And I just finished a Whole 30 and put oatmeal back into my breakfast rotation. I usually just add some fresh fruit, but I tried the warmed up “bloobs” and some almond butter today and it was excellent. It’s been interesting how my palate has adjusted to less sweet dishes. I made the oats with water, 100% juice apple juice and a little shot of no sugar added boiled cider (my secret ingredient in apple pie) and with blueberries and nut butter it tasted perfect. A year ago there would have been a whole bunch of brown sugar in there too. Next up I have dip my toe into the sprouted wheat avocado toast 🙂
I’ve never thought of eggs on pizza but YUM! Everything looks delish!
I’ve been craving pizza this week and after seeing all your yummy pizza, I’m definitely gonna have to get some ASAP! I love how you just go with what you’re craving 🙂 . Always so nice to see someone with such a great outlook on eating.
xxMeah
I can’t stop making (and eating) those chocolate peanut butter oat bites! I even skipped the extra step of melting/dipping the chocolate and just threw chocolate chips in with the rest of the mixture. Still turned out great!
Girl, you have me craving arugula and pizza like no other. Love seeing all the diverse tastiness you had this week!
Yay! I’m all about variety 🙂
You are SUCH an amazing cook – I’m excited to look back through your blog to see how you manage to make so many delicious recipes in one week! So interested to try the golden milk myself.
Awww you’re too kind! I hope you enjoy going through the archives!