I always have these fantastic ideas, when I go to bed, about what I'll do in the morning. Sometimes it's walking the dogs, riding my bike, making a crock pot meal for later, practicing scales. Usually what happens is I lay in bed, finally turn on the t.v. to Charmed (judge away) or Bravo and skip breakfast.
Like I said today was no different than any other day, I layed in bed. But!! Alas! I got up and made some oats!
I made a single serving on the stove:
-Just a cup of water (or milk) to a boil
-Add a half cup of oats and cook for 1 minute
-Then I put it in a bowl added about a half tablespoon of honey and half a banana! (I split this with my dad)
SUPER easy! And (for those not equipped with a stove) you can toooootally do this in a microwave!
I'm going to do this in the winter with some dried cranberries or apricots (or any awesome dried fruit) and add your favorite nut!!
Oh! I also had a glass of vanilla soy milk.
Now lunch on the other hand was DE-LI-CIOUS:
-I took a whole wheat sandwich roll (the brand I bought is incredibly soft and tasty).
-I spread a half a wedge of Laughing Cow: Mozzarella with Sun dried Tomato and Basil Cheese on each side of the roll.
-Sliced some cucumber, fresh cilantro and spinach.
-Lastly some deli sliced ham!
Instead of potato chips I had peppercorn water crackers and some sun dried tomato and artichoke hummus, and used the rest of the Laughing Cow cheese on the crackers as well! Definitely more satisfying than chips!
Finally the centerpiece of that delectable picture above is the Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies via this awesome site Whole Grain Gourmet
They're great! I probably would add 1/4 cup of water if I made them again, because the dough was a bit dry but still flavorful!
I added chocolate chips, a 1/4 cup of brown sugar and chopped walnuts.
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Can you tell I love sun dried tomatoes? I think after I get back from the music festival I'm going to next week I might try to sun dry some myself!!
Cookin' Music:
Nothin' wrong with a little old school White Stripes: White Blood Cells
That sandwich sounded freaking amazing!!! And you've now made me want to try oats!
ReplyDeleteAwwww man, I used to eat Oats every morning last fall semester. I always put a butt load of cinnamon in mine, because it's so yummy/has lots of benefits. Never thought about bananas though... mmm.
ReplyDeletealso, that sandwich doesss look good. I should try to use sun-dried tomatoes... sounds delish.
i'm not crazy about the tomatoes, lol, but that food sounds awesome. and i've always wanted to try hummus. i've never had it before. any flavor suggestions? i need to go grocery shopping anyways. and does it taste good with saltines?
ReplyDelete@Cydnee---I'd say if you ate it with saltines I would get a flavored variety. Roasted garlic is a pretty standard flavor and any herb would be delish! (like basil or rosemary)
ReplyDeleteAlso, you should try the tomatoes! They taste completely different than ripe tomatoes, they're sweet and tangy!