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…

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??

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.

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!

Here is the soup in the process of making it. Isn’t it pretty?

My mom came over today and we went for a walk around the neighborhood. When we got home I was hot and hungry so I had a So Delicious ice cream bar.

Shortly after I had a pear (no pic!) and a cashew butter and pomegranate jelly sandwich. I was hungry! =)

Friday’s I only see Darren in the morning- after work he works at a restaurant as a server. This makes Friday’s really loooong for me! Today I was lucky- my sister came by and entertained Sienna while I cooked dinner. I made Bean & Corn Tortilla Lasagna w/ Avocado (again from you know where….).

Fresh out of the oven.

I paired my meal w/ a spinach salad. I topped in w/ walnuts and homemade cumin-cinnamon dressing (ED&BV….).

Goodnight!

Thanks to everyone who gave me ideas/tips on how to cut my grocery budget. I find just bringing a calculator and adding as you put things in the cart really helps! Unfortunately it means trying less fun products and getting more “staples” to cook and bake with so I actually have to make things to eat! I actually like this- its nice to have things like homemade soup and cookies on hand.

On to breakfast- this morning I tried something out. I had a fruit and nut plate to start my day (since fruit should really either be eaten alone or with nuts). I had one banana, one apple (small), 1/3 cup raw walnuts and after I took the picture I added some cinnamon! It was so good! The fruit were perfect and went so well with the nuts- the cinnamon really enhanced the flavors. I will defiantly be doing this more often.

I also had a bowl of oatmeal made with almond milk about an hour or so after my fruit plate.

Have a great morning!

For breakfast today I just had two slices of sprouted grain toast with some cashew butter.

I also had an orange.

Nothing fancy! We really have to cut back on the amount of money we spend on groceries- its hard because I love food!! I’ve decided I will cook 3 meals for 4 people so that we have left overs and I will bake 1-2 times per week. If you have any money saving tips feel free to let me know!

I also had ants on a log! I used to eat this as a kid and I still love it. I subbed almond butter for PB (don’t have any) but it still turned out great! =)

Darren took Sienna over to his parents for a bit so I used to opportunity to bake! I really forgot how much I love baking- I used to do it all the time and for some reason stopped. I especially love making healthy treats- all of ED&BV’s are quite healthy. Even the indulgent ones (like Chocolate mint Melties) are full of things like Spelt flour, dark chocolate and unrefined sugar! Today I made the Double Carob Cashew Cookies although I didn’t have carob chips so I just used chocolate chips and I didn’t have cashew butter so I used almond. They still turned out great even though they were really Carob Chocolate Almond cookies!

I had 2 as a snack w/ some almond milk.

For dinner we just had a simple stir fry since we needed to use up our bok choy. I made a sauce out of almond butter (I sure eat a lot of this stuff!), braggs apple cider vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, honey and a bit of water. The stir fry consisted of carrots, celery, broccoli, bok choy, onion, and garlic plus some soba noodles!

I just had some chai tea w/ soymilk as my dessert (no sugar)!

G’night!