Happy What I Ate Wednesday!
I have been sidelined today with cache problems. If you know what cache is or if you have had problems with your blog server, let me know! I am still trying to fix it. And if you pushed through the error messages to make it to the blog: THANK YOU!
I wish I could give you a cookie.
How about a great recipe for some AMAZING hummus? Kinda like a cookie, right? And you can eat it with veggies! Jen, the founder of WIAW, would be so proud!
Now on to the food!
Breakfast
Chocolate Shakeology!
I love my Shake-O. Made it this week with Chocolate Shakeology, Almond Milk, ground flaxseed, frozen blueberries, frozen bananas, and nut butter.
I recently discovered that the frozen blueberries make it taste even chocolatier. Hard to believe, but true. Yum!
Morning Snack
Toasted walnuts and apple slices.
I have recently become obsessed with toasted walnuts. They are so tasty, filling, and healthy. These were toasted dry in an oven and I always like toasting them on the stove with a little butter and salt. Divine!
Lunch
Roasted Butternut Squash and Turkey Salad.
Or as I like to call it:
Thanksgiving Salad
I work part-time at Orange Tree Imports which is a funky little cooking store in Madison, WI. As part of my job, I assist in cooking classes.
Yeah, I know it’s super rough.
This salad was made from leftovers from a class taught by Jean Kaminski. She roasted the diced butternut squash with maple syrup and then added dried cranberries for the last ten minutes. The dressing was made from apple cider, apple cider vinegar, mustard, shallots, and olive oil. I added the walnuts (as per her recipe) and heated turkey breast that I bought roasted from Trader Joe’s.
For dessert, I had some fresh strawberries and dark chocolate.
Afternoon Snack
When you are helping with a cooking class, it’s never a good idea to go hungry…
…so I grabbed a Cashew Cookie Larabar and an organic Fuji apple for the road.
Since receiving some Larabars from my Foodie Penpal, I have been trying as many flavors as possible. I have to admit the Cashew Cookie was just a little too rich for me, so I only ate half.
Dinner
I am really bummed that I don’t have a picture for you. Bringing my camera is a little awkward when you are the lowly assistant.
I can tell you what I ate and that it was amazing, all thanks to Chef Kum Ng.
Shrimp Satay (grilled shrimp and mini sweet peppers) with a cashew curry sauce
Coconut treated rice with green beans, hard-boiled eggs, red onions, and asparagus
Mango Coconut Milk over Agar Agar
One of the students did take a picture of this feast. I asked her to send it to me, so I will update the post if I get the pic in time.
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So readers, what is your favorite Larabar flavor?
What’s the best snack you had this week?
Oh goodness it would be pretty hard to name my favorite Larabar…BUT the key lime is quite delicious!
I have not tried the Key Lime. Good to know! 🙂
I hope your computer problems are sorted now. My heart sinks whenever I get a ‘technical error’ has I haven’t GOT A CLUE about technology or how to put it right. Sometimes photos won’t upload onto my blog and I spend hours trying to work out what to do. I give up in the end, leave it for a day or two and when I came back to it, they just start uploading again. What is all that about???
Sadly I haven’t managed to try a Larabar yet 🙁 I don’t think we get them over here in the UK. I’d love to try one though as they sound amazing! x
Thank you for your well wishes! It appears to be working normal (fingers crossed!)
Too bad about Larabars. Do you have any fave natural go-to bars in the UK?