green MASH(ine)

Let’s get down to it.  Woke up at 4:45, hopped on the subway, fueled up at the ‘bucks, and started my day.

Do I really need to explain these?  My work day eats are so boring and repetitive.

 

I’ll admit, it’s a little heavy on the dried fruit…but my fiancé is in the Jerz for a conference, so…you know…(wink wink)

I had lots of coffee, too.  It was v. necessary since I was yawning at a rate of 7 times/minute.

The day was pretty chill…there were no cases today, and my other patients were all post-op day 4 or longer, so it was smooth sailing.

I got home a little after 8…and I was hungry hungry.

Left to right:  Ocean Spring Harvest to Heaven mixed veggie chips (NOM), steamed broccoli, shroomies, petite carrots, and the most delicious hummus EVAH!!!

To rewind a bit…as I alluded to yesterday, I did a bit of cooking spent the day in the kitchen creating some fun new treats for the week.

Into the blender went 2 c. chickpeas, 1/2 c. edamame, 1/4 c. olive oil, 1/2 c. unsweetened plain soymilk, and a dash of salt.

WoW! 

I know it looks like something Sarah might find in Livy’s diaper, but try to look past that…(note: this is the second time the LovIN kids’ poop has been referenced in my blog…I may need to re-vamp my eating habits, or, at the very least, my presentation). 

Whatever.  My mom taught me you should never judge a book by it’s cover, so until you try it, you can’t knock it.

And trust me, you won't knock it after you try it.  This is a HOLY YUM worthy recipe, furreal.

I dipped each and every vegetable in the lovely green mash, and I even managed to polish off the entire second half of the veggie chips with it, too.  Mmmm…green MASH :)

Dessert was in the fresh AND dried variety! 

Bedtime!  Back to the grind manana!

Travel Thursday and Treats

Wahoooo!  Going home today :)

That’s right, I’m headed back to Nor Cal for another wedding.  I’m so excited to see my friends and my family, but MOST of all, to go look at wedding sites. 

The last few weeks Kyle and I have been doing research AROUND THE CLOCK.  I think we have seen every single wedding site in Northern California…and still haven’t found THE ONE, although we have narrowed it down to about 10 or so.  Wine country, Lake Tahoe, East Bay, San Francisco…(??) God only knows at this point.

 

I did the morning crossword, had some coffee, and then got my ass to the gym before I could talk myself out of it.

I got home and there was a wonderful PACKAGE waiting for me :)

Ocean Spring’s Harvest of Heaven!!!!  Mixed Fruits and Mixed Veggies.  How exciting AND perfect timing.  PERFECT for me to take on the flight, healthy AND portable.  Thanks SO much Ocean Spring.

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By the time I was out of the shower I was starving.

Big ‘ol bowl of Cheerios and (the last of the) almond milk.

Will I buy the almond milk again?  Meh.  TBD.  I think I still want to try out rice milk and hemp milk and the others you all recommended.  We will see…

I also had the rest of my watermelon and an apple.

I LOVE this season’s fruit.  Mmmm.

After packing and doing a mill last minute things, I “made” some lunch for myself.

Sliced cukes and a new container of chunky Sabra (I’m on, like, #4 for the week).

Heavenly.  But, then, does Sabra ever disappoint?

Below is just some of the food I packed for the LONG flight.  Thank goodness we are traveling jetting with JetBlue, the time will fly by (pun!) with shows like The Office and 30 Rock on tonight.

Sammie on Alvarado street bread with Smart Deli “turkey,” spinach, sprouts, hummus, and mustard.

Plus, a dangerously large bag of carob raisins AND carob almonds…yes, I’m branching out!  Nutty, I know.

I also got my Barney Butter samples in the mail – score!  I took an apple and a packet along for the plane ride…looks like I’m going to have quite a few reviews later, so stay tuned.

On a side note:  I’m a little freaked about flying today.  Normally I kinda dismiss things like the Swine flu, but since I will be in a confined place with a bunch of randoms for HOURS (subway and plane), I’m actually pretty nervous.  Should I pull a Michael Jackson and rock a face mask?