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.

This week went by so fast! I can’t believe it is the weekend already. I’d love to get some baking in at some point- I’ve rekindled my love! I just can’t get over how much I love Dreena’s book!!

I started my day w/ 1/2 a banana and almond butter- this combo is just dynamite. The banana was perfectly ripe too- not too little, not too much- perfect.

I also snacked on some trail mix while I made my breakfast- the original plan was to put the mix in my cereal… haha!

I made Quinoa flakes again but this time I made them with DHA Silk soy milk- I really like these flakes. I think it’s important to switch up the grains we eat. I find it is pretty easy to only eat wheat and oats (which both contain gluten)- there are so many options out there! I whipped the other 1/2 of the banana into the flakes while cooking (I got this idea from Kath) and topped it w/ walnuts and maple syrup. Yummerz.

I had leftover chili again! It is so good I can’t get over it- I still have a little bit left over so it will be making one more appearance!

I had two slices of sprouted grain bread w/ 1/2 an avocado on the side. I just love the combo of chili and avocado!

I also had some of this organic dark chocolate bar from Bernard Callebaut (my younger sister works there and got it for me!) later on in the day.

We drove out to Cochrane (a town 20 minutes from our house) and went to Mackay’s Ice Cream for fun! I forgot my camera so I don’t have a picture but I got the mango sorbet in a cup- just picture… orange sorbet! =)

I was pretty full from lunch and treats so dinner was pretty simple tonight. I just made some whole wheat pasta (4 oz) w/ pureed butternut squash, Earth Balance, salt and a little organic cheddar cheese (a bit of a splurge!).

For this dinner I was inspired by some simple ingredients I happened to have on hand- capers, shrimp and scallops, and garlic! I googled those ingredients and found a recipe that I used to loosely base our meal (you can find it here).

I reduced the amount of oil and pasta and just kind of threw stuff together while mildly paying attention the recipe (I still used the same ingredients). I also added in broccoli, scallops and a ¼ cup parmesan cheese. I should mention that I am still learning how to cook and there is still a lot of trial and error but I have to say, this turned out pretty good! Yay me!

Snacks

I was so hungry this afternoon (keep in mind I am breastfeeding!) so I had some plain non fat yogurt with frozen raspberries, 2 kiwis, and a bit of wheat germ.

Then about a few hours later I was hungry again and dinner wasn’t for two hours so I had a cliff bar. So yummy!

I thought I’d post another picture of ms. Sienna from today since she really is the star of the show…

I’ll check back in a bit (when Sienna is sleeping) to answer the comments and post the dessert that I will have had!