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    Hummusapien » lentil » What I Ate Wednesday

    What I Ate Wednesday

    Published Nov 9, 2016 · Modified Nov 8, 2021 · by Alexis Joseph · 18 Comments

    I wrote this on Tuesday evening before I knew the results. I don't feel like being very funny today. I'm confused, disheartened, shocked, and scared. As a Jewish female, I'm trying really hard to see the light and believe that the integrity of the American people and democracy and equality will always prevail. Will it? Because I feel like we've failed.

    * * *

    I'm sitting here with my eyes glued to the TV, nervously chowing down on Northstar takeout, freaking out because they forget to put dates on my salad but mostly because there's a chance Donald Trump might run this country.

    smoothie

    Breakfast was a huuuuuge smoothie with an orange, frozen spinach, frozen cauliflower, turmeric, cashew butter, chocolate protein powder, and almond milk that actually didn't taste good. I had extra oranges from a super delish Orange Chocolate Smoothie recipe I'm sharing with your faces tomorrow and for some reason I thought it would be wise to throw one in a freezer smoothie pack. WRONG.

    It turned into one huge messy frozen clump that I had to hack apart with a knife on a cutting board that unknowingly still tasted like onions. Mmmmmm.

    yogurt

    I snacked on this coconut yogurt with unpictured strawberry jelly, almond butter, and a drizzle of cinnamon before lunch. I've been on the prowl for a satisfying non-dairy yogurt and the almond ones kind of weird me out so this has been my go-to. The vanilla one is pretty rad!

    lunch

    Lunch was Coconut Saag from Isa Does It (forgive my outfit change, this pic is from the day before), a beautiful hardcover cookbook that I enjoy staring at. As you can imagine, I have a ton of cookbooks. I'm trying to spice up our meal prep lives and cook some new recipes I've never made before. Blogs are awesome and easy but sometimes I just want to feel real pages between my fingers.

    We loved this recipe! Loaded with chickpeas, greens, tomatoes, coconut milk, and fun spices like fennel seeds, it was a nice twist on traditional curry. I snagged some organic brown basmati rice in the bulk bins at Whole Foods to eat with it. Jeff loved it, too!

    P.S. you all warmed his soul with your sweet comments on the What My Boyfriend Ate Wednesday post last week. It won't be his last!

    apple

    Snacks included a big apple (I can't lie, Costco's organic Fujis are my fave), celery with Oasis roasted garlic hummus...

    celery

    ...and a couple cookie dough balls from Oh She Glows Every Day. Promise me you'll make Angela's Golden French Lentil Soup if you haven't already!

    balls

    We got Northstar for dinner. I got my usual village salad with tofu while Jeff smashed the burger with wild rice salad.

    salad

    Dessert was another recipe from Oh She Glows---Peanut Better Balls! I used the recipe from her cookbook, which is a little bit different with the measurements. These were a HUGE hit! Jeff and I have been eating two for dessert every night.

    bites

    God bless America. Please.

    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. annie says

      November 11, 2016 at 7:11 pm

      I'm heartbroken about this election. I have no idea how we could have let this happen. I know that we need to get ready to fight -- for our rights, for our neighbor's rights -- but I'm so tired, still in mourning. This is not America.

      On a lighter note, those Peanut Better Balls look super.

      Hugs.

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    2. masala girl says

      November 10, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      the so delicious-- how strong of a coconut-y taste is it?

      on the other note, i appreciate the note at the beginning. with immigrant parents, and many friends who themselves are immigrants, our current situation scares me. i just hope we can pull through somehow.

      Reply
    3. Casey the College Celiac says

      November 10, 2016 at 2:25 am

      Everyone in my college is definitely in shock. I'd like to say though that So Delicious is the bomb! And that chickpea stew looks AMAZING!

      Reply
    4. Anon says

      November 10, 2016 at 12:41 am

      I mulled over whether or not to comment on this post because despite growing up quite close to where you're from, I felt like my version of Ohio was so different than your's. I hated living here, feeling suffocated by narrow minded people and willful ignorance so I left. I felt like in a way, your blog was a weird bright spot of hey maybe there is change there and maybe bringing Alchemy and local food to people can help make them care about other things too. This election makes me very, very sad because I feel like it was a validation of all my awful feelings growing up.

      Anyway, I admire the way you weave hard issues into this blog. i think that takes guts. I also think it takes guts going out and trying to change people's views on nutrition, health, and the environment in a place where there can be a lot of resistance. Hopefully in four years you will have a very different post up.

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