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    Hummusapien » Wellness » Lovely Meals Lately » What I Ate This Week

    What I Ate This Week

    Published Dec 20, 2017 · Modified Apr 13, 2019 · by Alexis Joseph · 14 Comments

    I'm in full holiday mode, friends. Last night I wrapped a present and it actually looked good!

    It was really nice to eat most of our meals at home this week after eating out so much in Denver. I know we all have more wrapping to do, so let's dive right in to the good stuff. Be sure to scroll to the end for some last minute holiday ideas!

    Breakfast

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    Steel-cut oatmeal cooked with chia seeds, cinnamon, and a bit of coconut oil topped with blueberries, almond butter, and mulberries.

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    I admit that I didn't want to love it, but Jeff blended coconut oil into his coffee and it got all frothy and creamy and amazing and I was hooked upon first sip. I've been doing about a teaspoon with a big shake of cinnamon. I'm not doing it with the hope that it's going to make my brain some crazy awesome place or give me ungodly energy. It just tastes legit!!

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    A loaded smoothie that I made in the big blender for Jeff and me to split with frozen cherries, pineapple, banana, and cauliflower, local spinach, peanut butter, hemp seeds, a stalk of celery, spirulina, turmeric, pepper (helps make the bioactive compound in turmeric more bioavailable). It looks like a swamp but I swear it tasted good. I had two full cups!

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    Shakshuka and potatoes! I'm going to post the actual recipe next month because it's so freaking delish and you need it in your life.

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    But first we shared a Stauf's blueberry muffin, obviously.

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    Good old PB&J toast.

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    Avocado toast with a fried egg and micro greens (this was piece number two that I messily devoured in the car).

    Lunch

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    Leftover salmon corn chowder! You're gonna absolutely FLIP for this recipe. Come back tomorrow for it!

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    Leftover pad thai with a ton of bok choy, mushrooms, bean sprouts, and broccoli that I had in the fridge + leftover tofu green bean stir fry. WARNING: fish sauce smells sooooo bad.

    To make the stir fry, first I pressed a 16oz block of organic extra firm tofu. Then I heated a good amount of avocado oil in a skillet and pan fried it. While it cooked, I microwaved half a bag of frozen green beans and  whisked together some tamari, peanut butter, sriracha, lime juice, garlic powder, and veg broth to thin it out. Then I mixed everything together, seasoned it to taste, and voila!

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    A yummy sweet potato "toast" appetizer (I had to toast the slices like four times) topped with half an avocado, Farmhouse Culture caraway kraut, fresh lemon juice, nooch, micro greens, and pepper. Then I ate a bunch of crackers and roasted red pepper hummus from Costco like a boss lady.

    Dinner

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    Super tasty tomato basil pizza and salad from Harvest.

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    The most amazing dinner for my sister's birthday at Red in Cleveland! I had salmon in a lemon caper butter sauce plus some of all the sides, like cauliflower gratin, mac and cheese, Brussels sprouts, gnocchi, and sweet potatoes with marshmallows. Happy belly!

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    Pad Thai from above.

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    Thai Red Curry Chickpea Meatballs and rice.

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    Zucchini "Meatballs" with Rao's marinara sauce (best sauce I've had to date), spaghetti squash, pasta, and basil.

    Snacks/Dessert

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    Apple and PB.

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    Random thin and crispy ginger cookies from Nature's Box that were actually to die for.

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    Fluffy Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies with Nada Moo vanilla ice cream.

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    A yummy peppermint baked donut from TRISM.

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    Matcha ginger pop tart with black salt from TRISM.

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    Olives from the olive bar at Whole Goods. Castelvetrano olives are the BEST.

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    Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies.

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    WINE with Robyn!!

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    Jeni's insane new coconut chocolate ice cream.

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    Random Five Guys fries at work.

    And of course tons of unpictured leftover pieces of S'mores Bread Pudding and Peppermint Chocolate Skillet Cookie!

    On my last minute holiday list:

    weekender bag | red pom pom sweater | sock booties | cactus ring dish | snow boots | wonderland sleep pants | palm leaf one piece | jewelry box | ribbed turtleneck | floral night shirt | avocado espadrilles

    About Alexis Joseph


    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food.

    Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. Nicole @ Laughing My Abs Off says

      December 21, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      Unffff your eats! OMG I found out there's now a Jeni's in DC, so as soon as I'm back for the new semester I am SO hitting that up. Now if only we had a Stauf's...and a Trism/Alchemy...hint hint 😉
      I'm so excited to try that salmon chowder and shakshuka. Oooh and I was always intrigued by coconut oil in coffee! I like that you just put a teaspoon because the whole 2 tablespoons thing always skeeved me out lol

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        December 22, 2017 at 6:05 pm

        Life is about to be SO much sweeter with Jeni's!! I'm totally staying on the coconut oil coffee train it;s that good. Just enough to give it the delish foam because I'm totally with you on the 2 whole tablespoons thing!

        Reply
    2. haley says

      December 20, 2017 at 12:39 pm

      YUM! I want to eat off of this - esp. the Thai Red Curry Chickpea Meatballs...excited for the salmon chowder recipe. Thanks for sharing all your yummy eats!!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        December 22, 2017 at 6:03 pm

        Girl you're gonna FLIP it's so good!!

        Reply
    3. Kori says

      December 20, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      All of your food looks incredible!! Your smoothies always sound so dang good, but I have yet to make one for breakfast in a long time. I need to change that soon. I can't wait for your salmon corn chowder and Shakshuka recipes! Those poptarts. All the heart-eye emojis. I hope you have the best day!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        December 22, 2017 at 6:03 pm

        All the heart-eye emjois is how I'm feeling about all the food too! Don't you love when you find foods that are so easy and satisfying?

        Reply
    4. Dylan Miles says

      December 20, 2017 at 9:55 am

      I love these posts! Thanks for the inspiration, pal!

      Those chewy ginger molasses cookies are the BEST.

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        December 22, 2017 at 6:01 pm

        Thanks love!! Come over and eat all the ginger cookies with me?

        Reply
    5. Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says

      December 20, 2017 at 9:15 am

      Everything looks amazing but I'm particularly envious of that Jeni's ice cream!! We were back in Columbus over the weekend but we only had like 36 hours in the city and somehow I totally missed out on my Jeni's fix!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        December 22, 2017 at 6:01 pm

        Such a tragedy!! They sell pints in a lot of stores across the country- maybe there's one close to you!

        Reply
    6. emily vardy says

      December 20, 2017 at 6:44 am

      I thought your oatmeal was some kind of fancy dessert until I read the caption - IT LOOKS SO FRIGGING GOOD!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        December 22, 2017 at 6:00 pm

        IT'S EVERYTHANG. It kind of tastes like dessert too. What better way to start the day??

        Reply
    7. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

      December 20, 2017 at 5:52 am

      I'm on full holiday mode as well!
      Eyeing that donut you're holding, yum 😉

      Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
      https://charmainenyw.com

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        December 22, 2017 at 5:59 pm

        Donuts never fail to make life a little better. 😉

        Reply

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