Happy birthday to my hubby!

Happy almost 30th birthday to my hubby!  That's right, he's only 29 today and never lets me forget that I am older.

Sorry about not posting last night, my schedule is all over the place this week.  I forgot we play softball on Monday and Tuesday night this week, then tomorrow we take off for seminars from Thursday to Saturday.

I also apologize for a couple repeats of meals.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets in ruts, but we really get stuck eating the same things over and over.  At least they're somewhat healthy meals.

Breakfast yesterday was one of my fav Chobani's- lemon with blueberries, organic coconut and chia seeds.  Didn't bother with a picture since you've seen it before.

Lunch was a tasty salad.  I'm not just saying that because I was starving either.  Spinach, leftover chicken, slivered almonds, banana peppers, cucumbers, grapes!, and Newman's poppyseed dressing.  Oh, and feta cheese.

After a super busy afternoon in the office, I had a quick grilled turkey and sharp cheddar sandwich on Ezekial because we had to play ball at 8:15.  Used some yogurt spread on both pieces, put 2 pieces of turkey and one of cheddar in between them, and grilled it up.

Remember the raspberry sorbet I worked on over the weekend?  It was pretty good.  Don't forget to set it out for about 10 minutes before serving so it scrapes easily.  Next time I will definitely use some extra effort and strain out the seeds.  A little gritty.

After sleeping through the whole night (thanks little buddy), woke up and felt like using my Organic Valley yogurt.  I wrote about this a couple days ago, about how I love using it in smoothies because it's almost a liquid.  You can actually drink it, so it's great for kids that don't like yogurt.  And not only is it organic, but it's local.  This company outsources to different farms across America and on the website you can actually look up the local farms that contribute to the company.  It's like a huge co-op.  Check it out.

Today I just dumped it over some blueberries and a banana.  Soupy but good.

I'll try to get back on track and get another post going tonight.  Have a wonderful day and enjoy this BEAUTIFUL weather!!

Ate the whole pan!

So that granola I was talking about?  It was pretty awesome.  No baking involved, which is great during the summer.  I put it in the freezer last night to firm it up, but had a little sample before bed.  Then this morning I had another sample.... and another... and then before you know it I ate it all.  Oopsie!  It was just so good, and I guess I had been craving a little chocolate.

Here's the recipe I used, which I adapted from here.  You can pretty much add whatever you want, be creative!

No Bake Granola

1 1/2 c oats (I used gluten-free)
1/2 c peanut butter (I used natural crunchy)
1/2 c coconut (sweetened or unsweetened- I used sweetened)
1/4 c honey
1/4 c agave nectar
2 T ground flax seed
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c dark chocolate chips
1/4 c dried cherries

Mix together, press into wax-lined tupperware and put it in freezer.  Enjoy!

It was a little crumbly, you'll probably have to add more sugary stuff or peanut butter if you want it to be more of a formed bar.

So that was my breakfast.

Lunch was another turkey, spinach, Laughing Cow cheese on Ezekial bread.  It was good fuel for a productive afternoon.  Ran almost 4 miles!, cleaned up the dining room and organized my new desk, folded clothes and vacuumed.

 I also pureed some frozen raspberries that I have had in the freezer forever, added 1/3 c sugar and 2 T of lemon juice and put it in the freezer for some sorbet later.

My zucchini pickles are coming along- they definitely have a kick to them, since I added more crushed red pepper than the recipe called for.  I transferred them to jars, but couldn't find a lid for the third one. Why do some of the slices have big hard seeds in them?  Is that normal for zucchini?

Supper was grilled smart chicken marinated in vidalia onion marinade, and some broccoli alfredo pasta.  I made sure there was left-over chicken for some spinach salads this week!

Oh, and someone got a bath tonight.

Hope everyone had a good weekend... ready for a brand new week!