I don’t know if anyone even checks my blog anymore (haha) but I wanted to let you all know that I’m around- just busy!! I still lurk on other blog but I felt like I needed a big break from my own. I hope to get back into it soon! I really do love the blogging community :-). Sienna is almost 8 months old now! I can’t believe how time fly’s- her latest accomplishments include standing on her own for a few seconds, waving, clapping, and crawling up stairs!

You will have to forgive me yet again for my not so great blogging lately. I needed a bit of a break and I couldn’t even post to say that! haha. :-l

I haven’t been taking too many pictures either but I do have one of the awesome muffins I baked a few days ago. Zucchini Spelt from ED&BV- they were really more like banana muffins and they were super moist and delicious!

I also made some more Super Charge Me Cookies with goji berries, pumpkin seeds and carob chips (no pic).

I have been having a lot of smoothies lately- mango and spinach seem to be in a lot of them. I just love smoothies!

And THIS is why I have been so busy…

Sienna is now REALLY crawling and pulling up on everything. Lots of bumps on the head! She’s lucky she’s so cute…

Good morning! I hope everyones day is off to a great start. Spring is in the air!

This morning I had overnight oatmeal- I put 1/2 oats and 1/2 almond milk in a bowl and left it overnight in the refrigerator. In the morning I had oatmeal to go! You can heat it up or leave it cold, I choose the latter. Its a nice way to have oatmeal in warmer weather.

I topped my oats with fresh strawberries and banana, a few crushed pecans and a drizzle of agave nectar.

I also had white tea.

I’m going shopping with my mom today to get Sienna some new clothes- she grows so fast! We basically have to buy her a new wardrobe every 3 months! Lucky Girl.

Hopefully I’ll also get some baking in today… I’m thinking muffins??

Lunch was a little bit weird today- we had no food! I ended up making ED&BV’s tamari chickpeas since I did have all the ingredients for it. I had no idea what I was going to have with it- the only fresh produce we had was some baby carrots and I didn’t really feel like having them so I went into the freezer. We had some frozen sweet potatoes and that called out to me! I steamed them up and mixed it with the chickpeas! It was good! I added a smidgen of soy sauce as well.

I also had an apple w/ peanut butter.

For a mid afternoon snack I had some hot chocolate made with almond milk, light coconut milk, agave and coco powder.

We went grocery shopping as soon as Darren got home. This is what we came back with (we still need to get some more produce) and sorry for messy display- I was in a hurry.

I was so hungry by the time we got home (around 7) and I almost just had cereal for dinner. Then I remembered Kath’s lunch so I made a quick pasta salad. I used Rye spiral pasta, a sauteed zucchini, some black olives, the rest of my chickpeas and topped it with…. tzatziki! I love tzatziki and Darren got some for his pita’s- I caved and used it as my dressing…. it was SO good. Thanks Mr. Cow =)

I had fresh strawberries (!!!) and 1/2 a banana for dessert.

So I made some steel cut oats this morning and when I took it of the burner I accidentally turned it to “max” instead of off. Well I left the oats to sit of a minute while I answered the phone and a few minutes later the smoke alarm went off! It scared the living day lights of out me! Not to mention Sienna was having a nap and I was worried it would wake her up (isn’t that what alarms are suppose to do?). Luckily she didn’t… what an ordeal!

On to breakfast- I started with a cup of green tea (I have had 2 this morning) some greens+ mixed with water. Isn’t it a neat picture? You can see the steam!

And of course I had steel cut oats made with unsweetened almond milk which I topped with 1/2 a banana (I ate the other half as is), walnuts, flax, and some cashew butter.

And a picture of miss Sienna

Today is grocery day so we have basically have no fresh produce- my meals might not be too exciting! But I do plan on posting our grocery shop! See you for lunch!