Yesterday morning began with another bowl of overnight GF hot cereal. It's hard to think that I didn't like the cereal prepared this way when I first tried it! I have been enjoying a shorter morning food prep routine but am excited for hot, fresh hot cereal in a few months. This bowl was a repeat of this week's blueberry vanilla cereal and was just as good.
The morning flew by at work and I took advantage of weather in the 70s(!!) and came home for lunch. Since I started reading her blog, Angela often seems to combine tomato paste and hummus, sometimes on crackers and other times for a sandwich. That combo sounded good to I made my own.
Using 2 slices of Udi's whole grain bread (defrosted but not yet toasted) I spread 1 generous tablespoon of tomato paste on 1 piece of bread and 1 T roasted red pepper hummus on the other. I added some spinach as well.
I cooked this in a non-stick sprayed pan on the stove, pressing down to wilt the spinach a bit.
Holy. Yum. This tasted like a guilt-free, non-greasy grilled cheese! Absolutely delicious! The bread toasted so nicely and the flavors really complimented each other. I had carrot sticks with red pepper spread, another little cracker with the spread and a half cup of green grapes to round out lunch.
My snack just before leaving work was 1/4c 0% Greek yogurt with a chopped peach fresh from my CSA box.
Last night I went to Suzy's for a make-your-own-pizza dinner night. We started off with some vino.
And we took turns making our own pies. Suzy picked up an Udi's GF pizza crust for me to use and I was excited to try this product.
I topped 3/4 of my pizza with tomato sauce, low-fat mozzarella, broccoli, olives, mushrooms, torn basil, garlic, and artichoke hearts. I also made 1/4 of the pie with pineapple - something I've never tried before!
This picture is my pie fresh out of the oven. The crust cooked nicely and had a good crunch to it, which is something I really enjoy! I ate half (1 crust serving) and snacked on some of the raw veggies leftover. I was stuffed!
It was a fun night with friends, complete with a bit of a flour incident!
This morning I slept in until 11am and only got up because my stomach was growling. I was craving a special treat - an Udi's bagel! Udi's - I'm on quite a kick. Any new products you want me to test? I seem to be making my way through all of your products!! They are indeed delicious.
I had half plain with a bit of almond butter and Earth Balance and half with red pepper spread and an egg white with spinach.
I took advantage of the cool sunshine and did some reading and organizing on my roof. I <3 laying out - it's one of my favorite summer activities!
Lunch time came soon enough after I cleaned and prepared some items I'm selling on Craigslist. I am finally planning to make some progress in decorating my apartment and making it feel like an adult lives here!
I had the final leftover enchilada with 1/4c kidney beans plus an un-pictured pear with peanut butter.
I went to Target with some friends and purchased a few necessities plus a bookshelf. There was a stop at Dairy Queen on the way back and I got a small order of fries. I maybe ate half and shared the rest. I just wanted something to nibble on.
When I got home I got to work building my bookshelf. Because of some DIY measuring, etc. for nailing the backing to the frame structure and other things, I was glad I had that snack. It took me about an hour to build the bookshelf, clean up, and move stuff to it. By 8:30 I was hungry again and ready for dinner.
I had a serving and a half of baked beans plus roasted carrots, summer squash, and onion. Dessert was a few grapes and a toaster waffle.
It's time for bed. Tomorrow I am going to the gym and hitting the road for a little day trip.
What activities scream summer to you? Do you love decorating or hate it? It always takes me a long time to figure out what I want to do but once that's done, I'm excited for the change in scenery!
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