Lately I have been grumpy. Really grumpy. I’ve been tired..and SO frustrated at the fact that my body will NOT release the pounds. Get. Off. Of. ME!!! I haven’t been sleeping well, my eyebrows are literally falling out (yeah I know I already said that a few days ago.. but that shit is real) and the days have been going by really slow at work.Ā Jamie is a trooper at putting up with me (some days more than others…we are both stubborn and fight like siblings at times–I blame it on both being Taurus š ). I am thinking of making this cake:
Think it will make up for everything?!
Anyways, I got home from work yesterday and Jamie was hard at work. He’s been off work for two weeks and he’s got so much accomplished. He built a shed and organized allll his man stuff, and cleaned the house and did like 20 loads of laundry that I’ve been only slightly ‘avoiding’…
LOOK WHAT HE MADE US:
Now just a quick ‘Throw Back Thursday’ to last summer when I decided to dig up some of our lawn andĀ start this little treasure:
Forgive the ugly lawn… (we had just moved in and the snow had JUST melted)
Go me!
Me and the dogs collected (okay…stole) these rocks from an empty lot across the road.
*so, as you can see,Ā I pretty much did all the hard work… hehe
Anyways, he’s aĀ superstar and I love him to pieces…so I just HAD to make it up to him. Dinner was a delicious concoction that IĀ half-invented/half-stole the idea for. I didn’t take pictures because it was SO ugly, but I’ll post some next time I make it and master the art of “cooking for photographs”.. š A little bit of instagram, perhaps?
Basically it was zucchini and carrot ‘noodles’ with an avocado ‘pesto’ sauce. We had it with fresh, wild cod and it was a-mazing. Here is my lunch and snack (leftovers):
I also made up a huge batch of (^^) turkey meatballs (^^)Ā using a mini muffin container. They’re just extra lean ground turkey, chopped shallot, salt, pepper, and Flavor God seasoning. Oh. My. God. If you’ve never heard of Flavor God…check it out! Seriously!
I also made Jamie overnight oats, as he’s usually too auto-pilot in the morning to cook for himself, and ends up going to Tim Hortons for a bagel and this doesn’t sit well with my “anti-white flour” lifestyle. Say no to diabetes!
Blah, blah, blah…Sorry for the essay on my life, but there is a point to this story:
USE COCONUT WATER IN YOUR OATMEAL!!!
Just do it. It’s so delicious. I usually use almond/coconut milk or just plain water (boring and not recommended..but fewer calories ;))
Just mix together the following in some kind of sealed container :(use a mason jar if you want to feel rustic!)
- 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats
- 1 cup coconut water (unsweetened)
- 1 tbsp chia seeds ( I would have used two if it were for me ;))
- 1-2 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 of an apple* (guilty..I ate the other 1/4)
Put the lid on the container, shake it up to mix, and put it in the fridge overnight (or for 4+ hours). In the morning the oats will be sooo yummy, and the chia seeds add a great texture to them. You can eat them warm or cold (I love them cold, Jamie says I’m gross).
Ta daaaaaaaaaaaaa…….
*depending on how you like your oats, you may want to steam the apple for a bit before adding it in. A quick, easy way to do this is just to chop it up and throw it in a bowl inĀ the microwave with a tiny splash of water. This just makes it a bit softer…
Thyroidasaurus 