Please, Mr. Postman
December 17, 2009 at 2:36 pm | In Uncategorized | 11 CommentsTags: egg whites, grilled fish, kale salad, oatmeal, recipe, salad, smoothie
Anyone else love that song?! I was singing it as the UPS and FedEx men arrived with blog related packages this past week.
^Breakfast just recently consumed on this sunny Thursday morning. Egg whites with scallions and green Tabasco, with a side of toast with sunbutter and banana.
Two packages in two days! I’ve been anxiously awaiting 1) my first giveaway win thanks to this fab lady, and 2) my 99 cent Cali Bowls I so luckily purchased as one of the first 100 to receive and act upon Kath’s tweets about her Open Sky promotions. Hip Hip Hoooraay!
A box of Kay’s Naturals Gluten-Free snack samples to snack on and two blue Cali Bowls. Which are MUCH bigger than I anticipated- big enough to fit a salad, voluminous bowl of popcorn, smoothie in a bowl, protein shake in a bowl, or green monster in a bowl. And of course, the usual suspects of oats, oatbran or yogurt. 
Yes, my face does indeed fit in the bowl. *And I have a big face!*
Snack package. With some lovely balls in the background. 
Breakfast Wednesday: Whipped Banana Custard Oats
- 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, vanilla, cinnamon, 1/2 banana
- 1 egg whisked, cooked with the oats
- Topped with a sprinkle of chia seeds, 1 T Terra Amazon cacao nibs+raisins+coconut, spoonful PB
Snack Tuesday: 1 Honeycrisp with 1 T almond butter
Snack taken to work: Pumpkin Protein Shake, in the style of Smoothie Girl.
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, water, ice, a pinch of xantham gum, 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, cinnamon, Nunaturals Stevia, and chocolate unsweetened Almond Breeze.
Lunch Tuesday: Trout with jalepeno Tabasco, carrots and salsa, raw broccoli salad.
Lunch Monday: Big salad with greens, chicken, carrots, celery, red pepper, avocado, apple and a sprinkle of wheat germ.
With a side of Baked Kettle chips.
Snack Monday: This is the first interpretation of Deb’s Pumpkin Pie in a Bowl (aka, Pumpkin Protein Shake.)
Even moreee voluminous than my pumpkin pie in a mug with yogurt; this version is lower in calories and sugar and higher in protein with the use of protein powder instead of yogurt.
It was delicious.
The vitamix at work!
Another one of those yummy tortillas eaten with scrambled egg whites and grass-fed chorizo purchased a while back at the farmer’s market.
Dinner Sunday night: Grilled fish with the family with a side of raw kale and corn salad.
- 1 head kale, ripped, washed and dried
- 2 ears corn, taken off husk, raw
- 4 T pecorino romano
- 2 T olive oil+2 T lemon juice, whisked with black pepper
Mmmm. Mexican Grouper.
Snack on Sunday: Raw, vegan pumpkin pie that I’ve had stashed away in the freezer, a la Averie!
It was yummmy. Definitely not as OMG as pumpkin pie; BUT a delicous, no-bake version that I can keep in the freezer for whenever that pumpkin pie craving hits.
Sunday lunch with the fam: After a grass-fed beef failure with our regular source of hamburger meat, I promptly boiled a few hot dogs. We use Applegate Farms GREAT hot dog: and they’re pretty tasty. Hot dogs are a major nostalgic food for me; something I ate a lot of growing up as a little girl. Boiling turkey dogs in the summertime was my lunch of choice. So quick and delicious! I always eat em plain too- a little ketchup, and I am good to go.
Hot dog and veggies, and Baked Kettle chips.
Have you ever won anything? I used to win radio contests monthly. I had very good luck and always managed to call at the right time. For a few years I racked up numerous movie tickets and CD’s, but that’s about it. This was my first blog giveaway win; but hopefully my luck will increase as the days move forward. Who knows? Maybe 2010 will be like, the best year ever!
I also love, love, love snail mail. Eh, who doesn’t? I find nothing more rewarding than receiving a letter from a friend or care package in the mail. This past summer in Texas, letters and postcards from my girlfriends at home was what kept me sane! Julie Andrews put it best when she said sang: “Brown paper packages tied up with strings- these are a few of my favorite things!”
Have a lovely day friends. xoxo
Bekah
I eat what I like
December 14, 2009 at 12:01 pm | In Uncategorized | 24 CommentsTags: boiled eggs, dessert, egg whites, thoughts, tuna salad
What is this little ball of deliciousness, you ask?
Dairy-free, rice protein balls from Protein Girl! Holy crap Allie, you sure know me well. These balls of goodness taste like peanut butter fudge! And they made for quite the photo shoot in my bed room. Foood porn, to the extreme.
Pimp My Protein Shake is one of my fave blogs to read- Allie is one of the many few lady bloggers that I look up to and see as a personal role model. Protein powder, Stevia, and homemade protein goodies are three of many delicious things that frequent her blog. And she shared a little of bit of each with me. Sooo yummy! And I’m pretending they’re calorie-free. Here is the recipe!
My tennis shoes making a brief appearance as well as the newest addition to my collection of inspiration boards. I think I’ll be taking this one with me to school. The theme? Giada+Yoga+Beach. Yeaahhh.
A quick dinner Saturday of microwaved egg whites with green Tabasco, carrots with AB and cherry tomatoes.
Don’t fret- I saved room for dessert! Cocoa Banana Soft Serve. A little softer than my liking. But still tasty.
- About 1 frozen banana, 2 t cocoa powder, 1 T chocolate protein powder whirled in the magic bullet.
- Topped with a couple Sunspire chocolate and PB chips, flaked coconut.
- With a side of fudge baby.
Breakfast Sunday morning: 4 egg white scramble in a “best I ever had” tortilla. With a side of salsa and tomatoes.
Back in my “I’m 4 ft, 12 years old and 60 pounds, skinny little girl” phase, I could easily pound down a whole dozen tortillas if we ever had them on hand. There is no doubt in my mind that tortillas were my favorite food. As a family, and as an individual now, I only eat bread, tortillas, etc. on the occasion- but when I DO: geeze, they better taste good*. This specific batch of tortillas we bought at Time Market- but they’re supplied by (what I believe to be) St. Mary’s Tortilla Factory. These babies don’t have the calorie count or ingredients listed, which is probably a good thing. From soybean oil to shortening to butter to lard-I honestly do not know what’s in there: but they’re paper thin, light, and taste like a tortilla should taste like. Freaking good.
*I believe food should taste good. If I’m not digging the fake lookalike, I simply won’t waste my time, money or calories on it. (For example, Ezekiel tortillas are probably a really tasty and vegan alternative to a fat laden homemade tortilla, but do I like them? No. Do I eat fat laden tortillas often? No. On the same token, I believe Averie’s raw vegan cookie dough balls taste even better than cookie dough; so I probably eat one everyday.) Eat what you like. But also eat well. I’m just lucky to like plain chicken, fish, poached eggs, roasted squash and raw carrots.
Can you spot the scallion through the tortilla?
Another “Holy Yum” breakfast Friday morning. Idea courtesy of HEAB (yes, this is the second time you’ve seen this). This time around I actually used some Jay Robb!
About 1 cup of roasted kabocha with skin pureed with 1 packet Jay Robb vanilla whey protein powder and cinnamon. In an almost empty tahini jar can, topped with flaked coconut and homemade pumpkin butter.
Lunch Friday: 2 boiled eggs, raw broccoli salad, and a side of kale chips.
Lunch Saturday: Tuna salad, massaged kale salad and a side of carrots and cucumber with salsa.
On my mind right now:
- Excited that my family finally invested in a wireless modem. Blogging in bed?!!! YES.
- Approximately 40 days until I leave for culinary school.
- Still can’t decide what to make/get for my best friends for Christmas. Last year I gave them a “Hottest Guys Ever” framed collage- I mean, how do you top that?
- Trying to decide between a Canon Rebel and a Canon Powershot to buy myself for Christmas. I want to purchase one thing before my entire savings goes to my tuition; and I really. Can’t. Decide. The factors for me are accessibility, quality and usage. And dammit, I really want that Rebel.
Happy Monday!
xo, Bekah
Heather’s holiday giveaway!
Janetha’s giveaway!
Averie’s bora bora bar giveaway!
Kristen’s Le Creuset giveaway!
Danica’s giveaway!
Who knew what the microwave could do?
December 11, 2009 at 1:54 pm | In Uncategorized | 24 CommentsTags: boiled eggs, breakfast, egg whites, eggs, kale salad, oikos, pancakes, restaurant review, salad
Best. Breakfast. Ever.
Didn’t even think about poached eggs or oatmeal once while eating.
*Intuitive, spur of the moment, unplanned breakfast SUCCESS*
This would be Kath’s pumpkin pie cake which I also have seen frequent this blog WHICH I adapted to have even more protein: 3 egg whites, 1/3 cup pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla extract microwaved to fluffy perfection in a round Tupperware, topped with 1 t crumbled coconut butter and 1 t maple syrup. On the side leftover ~3/4 cup Oikos with 1/4 cup homemade granola and half of a chopped persimmon.
I made FUDGE BABIES! It’s about time Bek, seriously.
In my version, I used walnuts, dates, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, shredded coconut, and a smidge of coconut butter, in honor of Katie’s Artisana Giveaway, of course. Whirled up in the food processor.
Rolled to fudgey perfection.
Lunch Wedneday: Massaged kale with tahini dressing, raw carrots and salsa, a boiled egg*, cooked purple carrot fries.
*I had planned on having two boiled eggs, but one was not quite as cooked as the other- I tried to salvage it by cooking it in the microwave post peeling; and it blew up. When I say blew up, I mean it sounded like a gun went off in the microwave. Needless to say, the carrot fries were cold by the time I had cleaned everything up. Gross.
I don’t post a lot of meals because they’re eaten out; and truth be told, I never post ugly/non-photogenic eats. It doesn’t mean I don’t whip out my camera like any proud foodie should in a restaurant to try and snap a fab photo.
This is breakfast post gym heavy lifting sesh at the little sister of my fave restaurant.
Huevos Mexicanas- eggs scrambled with tomatoes, green Anaheim chilies and onion. Served with lots of salsa, beans, salad and fruit.
And a bottomless cup of strong coffee. As it should be.
Lunch Thursday: Greens with chicken, carrots, celery, yellow pepper, kabocha, avocado, cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of tahini and cracked black pepper.
Dinner, Tuesday night I believe: 1 egg+2 egg white omelet with spinach and pecorino romano on top. With sliced tomatoes and avocado.
I got so pumpkin pie cake and CCK recipe happy: I decided to have another pumpkin-egg white cake for dinner Thursday night alongside a banana hammock stuffed with tahini and flaked coconut. The pie cake this time was topped with pumpkin butter & coconut butter. Holy delish.
Check out that pancake texture?! 3 egg whites worth of protein with ~50 cals of pumpkin puree. What else do you need?
I want to now take a moment to thank you (old readers and new commenters alike) for sticking by and reading my blog. I honestly don’t have a label for this blog: as long as it is fun to write and enjoyable to read, I’ll continue for as long as I want to. I don’t think of it as a daily food journal or journal of any kind- I merely think of it as a place I can share my passion for food, recipes, ideas, fitness, healthy living, my amateur photography+writing, fashion and restaurants all in one single place.
The past couple months since I’ve discovered the blogosphere it has become such a blessing in my life. Meeting new friends and getting to know you guys through eachother’s blogs, comments, e-mails, etc.- I have loved it so much. So thank you. I’m excited to see where this thing goes and where it takes me, because lets be honest here for just one second: the cyber world is a crazy place.
I passed my 50th post mark, SEVEN posts ago, and I didn’t even realize it. Granted, the first few months I had no readers- but I think they still count. A week from today marks my sixth month blogoversary which to me is so unbelievable. Would I be a bad blogger to say I can’t remember life, before blogging?
Bahahaha. Of course I can. I just prefer not to.
xo, Bekah
Breakfast Blog Giveaway!
Madeline’s First Giveaway!
thoughts of a foodie.
December 9, 2009 at 12:29 am | In Uncategorized | 25 CommentsTags: breakfast, Dave Farmar, eggs, fish, green monster, kale salad, lunch, oatmeal, pancakes, smoothie, thoughts, yoga
“The way you do anything is the way you do everything.” **
Lunch Tuesday: Trout, avec green Tabasco, 1/2 sweet potato made into “cheetahs” with ketchup.
Massaged kale and veggies with vegan tahini caesar. Um, delicious. Praise to the Heavens for blogger inspiration. Gahh, I love you all of ladies.
Yes, my plates and bowls are actually as big as they seem. That is my hand. (Just if any of you were confused.)
A little dessert. Yes, that is a little glass! A 1/3 cup greek yogurt mixed with cocoa, layered with cheerios I had on hand and a dollop of MaraNatha dark chocolate PB.
Leftover coffeee, mid day. Mixed with cocoa.
Monday lunch- chicken breast drizzled with tahini, raw carrots+cucumber sliced on the mandolin, with lots of salsa. (This one’s for you, Susan!)
Broccoli salad on the side. This was a case, of surprisingly, TOO MANY vegetables! I didn’t know there was such a thing, but I actually could not finish my plate.
I cracked open a coconut. With my mad culinary skills. *Unfortunately, pure coconut water is way too sweet for my liking*. It was almost disgustingly sweet. It took a nice photo, but I didn’t drink it. But I thought my 12 year old Survivor loving self would have been proud.
Breakfast Monday- whipped banana oats:
- 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, vanilla, cinnamon, 1/2 banana
- Topped with 1/3 crumbled piece of banana bread and 1/4 Fuji apple zapped in the microwave, and a spoonful of PB
Sunday- a Greeen Monster! And this guy was very green. In the mix: 2 cups Vietnamese spinach, 1/2 frozen banana, 1 scoop vanilla protein, water, splash almond milk, ice. So tasty! This may be another reason for my lack overload of veggies. I’ve had quite a few of these the past week!
Served in a wine glass.
Lunch Sunday ^ salad with veggies and chicken,per usual.
I usually don’t eat a lot of pancakes, but just by coincidence my mom made us pancakes Sunday morning! In honor of HEAB one year anniversary and Pancake Sunday perhaps?! I’m going with it. Served alongside a cracked pepper egg.
Dinner Saturday ^ Grilled white fish, which I can’t remember what it is now. Alongside raw kale salad, the Bekah way.
**The quote I began this post with is just one of many very inspiring things Dave Farmar frequently states on his pod-casts. I never fail to smile, laugh or push through a yoga class because of him. He always makes the 60, or 75-90 (eek!) minutes of power vinyasa yoga interesting, attention grabbing and stress relieving.
This quote is something I strongly believe in; because in my opinion, when you pay attention to one aspect of your life, all aspects will soon follow suit because of that little extra attention to detail in your life. I know when I’m feeling my best, it is because I am on top of my game in every little way. From keeping my nails filed, to doing yoga frequently and eating intuitively to flossing my teeth and making my bed, it all overlaps one another, leading me to a happy and peaceful Bekah. Forgive me this once, for referring to myself in the 3rd person. You understand.
I do have my bad days- (actually my finger nails at the moment are in their dreary, fugly days) but I try and put my best foot forward in time of self doubt and fear; and honestly- wearing my retainer and exercising regularly truly does make me feel cleaner, more refreshed, lighter and mentally/physically more able to do everything I want to do.
I call it the domino effect of life.
xoxooooo’s, Bekah
8 miles completed!
December 5, 2009 at 9:31 pm | In Uncategorized | 22 CommentsTags: egg whites, oat bran, peanut butter, restaurant review, salad, smoothie, tuna salad
This morning I completed my 8 miler! I was so ecstatic, because I sad I was unable to make the race I was sceduled for, but stuck to my word when I said I was going to do it around the neighborhood. I mapped it out perfectly to about an eight mile track, with a pit stop midway at chez moi, for a quick jug of water, and a switcheroo of the gloves and sunglasses. Granted I probably walked a block or two, and had to stop at the red lights; but I still managed to finish in approximately 82 minutes. I was a happy camper.
Surprisingly it was easier than some of my shorter runs. What our bodies can do physically- blows my mind. Case in point= The Biggest Loser. A marathon?!! Seriously? They were morbidly obese. I cannot even begin to think about running a marathon. I don’t even want to run a marathon.
Afterward I re-fueled with Deb’s protein pimped oat bran; recipe followed to a tee, topped with homemade pumpkin butter, spoonful chunky PB, Sunspire PB chips, MaraNatha dark choc PB, and a sprinkling of shredded coconut. When the Smoothie Girl herself said: “From there, you have plenty of extra calories to play with, so you can sprinkle some nuts, drizzle a nut butter or dice some fruit”- I had to swear by her directions!
This time it was like Heaven itself looked down on that giant KERF bowl doggie dish.
Last night I met some girlfriends for another night on the town, this time actually on the town. We visited a restaurant we’d never been to before, it was a hoppinin place! In Tucson it is rare to go to a restaurant where you feel like you’ve been transported to a hip city like LA or New York. This place was illuminating HIP. Almost every single waiter, was either a) a gentleman, or b) a really attractive man! What can I say? I love restaurants that have an all male staff.
Sur Real is a restaurant by day, and nightclub by night. We were hoping to just “stick around” and watch the club transformation; but alas, we are only 18. So we did what any 18 year old girl with a fake i.d. sense of mind, post-dinner on a Friday night, would do: head to Starbucks.
My plate! House salad with added chicken. (I know, so boring.) But it included yummy greens with jicama, hearts of palm, pickled red onion, wrapped in a cucumber, like a little brown paper package; tied up with strings. Yumm!
A few chips+salsa were consumed.
Friday lunch- Greek salad with romaine, chicken, tomato, cucumber, celery, mint, dried herbs, cracked black pepper, greek yogurt, and a drizzle of tahini+honey. This was like the-salad-of-my-life. With a side of leftover tomato soup.
Breakfast Friday pre-yoga podcast. Acai rio blend packet+Acai Acerola packet+ frozen strawberries and cherries blended with unsweetened coconut milk- topped with Nature’s Path granola, slivered coconut and a dollop of PB.
Boredom leading to hot tea- I whipped/steamed unsweetened coconut milk and spooned it over some hot water+Chai tea bag. With a dash of cinnamon.
YOGI CHIPS! I have come to the conclusion that these might be the best invention ever. Check out the statss.
Lunch Thursday: Tuna salad, and brocc salad with a few yogi chips, and a batch of burnt kale chips. C’est la vie.
Breakfast Thursday: Egg whites+scallions+jalepeno Tabasco, toast with homemade pumpkin butter, MaraNatha AB, and sliced banana.
It was a great week. I’m currently approximately three posts behind all my fave bloggers- so you can imagine what my google reader inbox is looking like. Tonight I promise! I guess I’m actually putting the blog last?! Eh??
Toodles friends- have a great Sunday and a fun start of your week. Whether you’re traveling, starting a new job, or going back to school before Christmas break- Enjoy it. Breathe. Relax. Eat. Exercise. Watch Glee.
xo, Bekah
P.S. Giveaway!! Janetha is giving away tons of Chobani!!!
Averie is giving away Amazing Grass! I def wanna win this one.
Anddd Travel Eat Love has a new domain! Go check out her lovely site, and enter her giveaway.
P.P.S.LaraBar and Iowa Girl Giveaway!!
December goals and a serious Kabocha breakfast
December 3, 2009 at 4:02 pm | In Uncategorized | 25 CommentsTags: fish, goals, peanut butter, salad
I’m going to leave you today with some eats, per usual- followed by a list of goals for the end of 2009.
Best lunch- trout with green jalepeno Tabasco, avocado, ketchup, carrot+butternut squash fries, brocc salad.
YES: This breakfast was totally worth the posting of the 5 pictures I took of it. So damn good. 1/2 (Yes a whole 1/2!) of a kabocha squash roasted, pureed with 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, and a few splashes of water served in a weening PB jar with 1/3 of a slice of Grace’s chocolate-chip-PB-banana bread on top. This was so filling- and took me a loonnnggg time to eat. Inspired by Totally copied HEAB’s pureed kabocha in a tahini jar.
*I can hear bloggers all over the world cheering for this breakfast. *
Lunch- salaaddd. I usually have a big salad on days I have an oatey or squashy breakfast. If I had an egg, or lighter protein filled breakfast, I usually accompany my lunch with squash, or sweet potatoes, etc.
Typical BEEK dessert plate- vegan raw dough ball, a small handful Sunspire carob+white chocolate chips, leftover pear, leftover morning French press and to the left are Yogi chips! A new find. I tried the salt+vinegar flavor, sooo good! The serving size is like 25 chips, which is awesome. They’re vegan, gluten-free and made from yucca!
Dinner of leftover meatloaf, and some homemade tomato soup.
Improvised dinner while blogging at Starbucks. Yess- expect a lot of stares while reading food blogs at Starbucks! P.S. The coconut cream pie Lara Bar might just be my new favorite.
Month of December Goals:
- Surpass my November mileage for P.O.T.M. December edition.
- Eat more intuitively.
- Don’t let others effect how and what I eat. I have my reasons for why I like to eat the way I do, and I have my reasons why I AM eating the way I am.
- Make and save money! I’ve been working- but the key here is to save. I have a lot that I’d like to buy before heading off into the freezing weather of NY, so trips to Target and Buffalo Exchange need to be kept to a minimum. Plus I need to continue to save for the sake of my culinary education.
- Do more outdoor yoga! It is seriously the most liberating feeling in the world.
- Have an open mind with people and friends, and their opinions. Though I may not say much, (I tend to keep opinions and feelings to myself)- I AM a control freak; and having an open mind is something I struggle with.
- Buy all produce from this market that has the cheapest, organic, freshest produce available. No last minute trips for red bell peppers or Honeycrisps at Whole Foods!
- Cook and post more recipes. Participate more with Food Buzz.
- Finish my CIA suggested reading list! Or just read more.
- Set my priorities straight: My relationship with God, Myself, Family, Friends, Focus on starting school, THEN the blog. Lol. Or finding balance between all of the above.
Yepppp Glee was again, such a great episode last night. This might just be my favorite show ever. And ladies and gents: I watch a lot of TV. I somehow find a way in my life to allow for 10+ shows at a time. But I digress.. my TV watching skills were meant for another post. Maybe some TV inspired eats?! Yes. Sounds good.
xo, Bekah
P.S. Jenny is giving away cooookies!
Itzy’s Kitchen is giving away a yoga mat!
Averie is giving away gluten free goodies!
inspired eats
December 1, 2009 at 2:26 pm | In Uncategorized | 23 CommentsTags: egg whites, grilled fish, kale salad, oatmeal, poached eggs, recipe, salad
Tahini on oats has got to be one of the best concoctions, EVER.
I can’t take credit for all of my eats of course; below are a few plates of food from the previous couple days in which have been inspired by a couple of my favorite bloggers. Bloggies? Bleeps?
Tahini+maple syrup+Nature’s Path granola on top a simple bowl of whipped banana oats?! So delicious!
Tahini idea inspired by HEAB, (duh), tahini+maple idea inspired by Mitri, my oat twin!
Lately I’ve been eating my salads dry- which is actually so good! In this massive bowl is spring greens, fresh mint, unsweetened coconut, a couple raspberries, carrots, celery, red pepper, jicama, chicken breast and avocado. Mmm.
Lunch plate I downed before work on Saturday: 2 boiled eggs, okra fries, carrots with hummus.
Dinner Saturday: grilled white sea bass with roasted cherry tomatoes, butternut squash, yellow carrots, broccoli.
Breakfast Sunday: 2 poached eggs, and roasted kabocha!
This was a spur of the moment lunch, and it ended up being one of the best lunches ever. Sliced tomatoes with hot trout right off the grill with green jalepeno Tabasco, and raw kale salad. My raw kale salad is so simple, but sooo good.
- A few Kale leaves sliced, washed, dried
- 1 lemon juiced, whisked with 1-2 T olive oil, fresh ground pepper
- 2-4 T grated Pecorino Romano.
The cheese acts as the salt in this recipe, and let me tell you- the combo is out of this world. This recipe served two.
Dinner Sunday: Grass-fed Meatloaf with greens+tomato+avocado. I followed a usual meatloaf recipe I keep off the top of my head, but it was similar to a previous recipe post.
Snack plate! I see a Honeycrisp, Almond Butter, Vanilla protein drink, raw coconut on this plate. Delish!
Egg white breakfast before Thanksgiving! With toast with mashed banana+PB+ pumpkin seeds in celebration of Turkey Day!
Friday breakfast: Savory Oats, inspired by Kate’s egg+avocado+sweet potato combo the other day. Poached egg+avocado on top Whipped Banana Oats
- 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, 1/2 banana sliced, vanilla
- 1 poached egg, 1/8 avocado
Honeycrisp + Venti Iced Americano.
Another giant Salad! With sliced tomatoes on the side.
Its finally getting colder here in Tucson- I was all set to run an 8 mile race this Saturday. But I have to work, unfortunately. 
My mom and friend are still going to run it, and I think I’m still going to try and do 8 miles (which will be a first) just around my neighborhood and surroundings. We’ll see how it goes!
OMG. Glee last week was awesome. I cannot get over how good it was. I’ve also gotten a lot of recommendations to start watching Modern Family. Anybody watch it?! Just curious. Biggest Loser Final Four tonight! I’m definitely looking forward to it. I’m rooting for Amanda- she’s my age and such a hard worker, so I’m hoping she’ll do well. And, thats it. I got nothing else to say. Surprisingly.
Happy December 1st!
P.S. Giveaway Time! Priyanka is giving away Glo Bars for her blogoversary! Congrats!
CCK is giving away a huge amount of Artisana products! Sooo yum!
xo, Bekah
Yes, I do have a life apart from blogging!
November 29, 2009 at 12:19 pm | In Uncategorized | 21 CommentsDoes it still include food?
Who am I kidding- stupid question.
I’ve talked a little bit about the importance of my girlfriends on my “Who am I?” page- but let me reiterate, I love these guys! I am so very thankful for friends who I am able to keep in touch and maintain a very special relationship with.
^These two lovely ladies are the best friends I’ve ever had: Jordyn on the left, Naomi on the right. Let’s just say, we run a tight ship.
Friday night, my good friend Kristin, (who I ate salads and fro yo with) had us girls over, for a little dinner party before two of them had to go back to school. We made everything from homemade pizzas, POM+Sparking water mock-tails, and a little easy baking, in the form of an apple tart from Trader Joe’s.
Everything was splendid- and of course, these girls are oh-so supportive of the blog- so everything K planned was blog-worthy and beautiful!
Gotta love Perrier+POM. (We also threw in a little Ginger Ale to our tasting.)
I might have a little bit of experience in making pizza. Last spring I worked a wood-fired pizza booth at a couple of different outdoor events. Let’s just say I got the hang of stretching out dough after 50+ hours or so.
Everything from mozzarella, olive oil, fresh oregano, proscuitto, pepperoni, fresh tomatoes to sun dried tomato hummus went on either pizza. It turned out pretty good on top the whole wheat dough from TJ’s.
Baked at 425 degrees (could have been higher) for probably 25-20 minutes or so.
Lola, the pug, wanted my plate!
5 of us- left to right: Jordyn, Naomi, Kristin, me, Meghan. Until Christmas ladies!
I hope everyone had a wonderful week of giving thanks! It’s almost December. (Crazyyy.) Any holiday getaway plans as of yet? Don’t lie- I know some of you are traveling!
Have a great start of your week!
xo, Bekah
Blair Waldorf Must Pie!
November 27, 2009 at 10:43 am | In Uncategorized | 16 CommentsTags: chocolate, holiday, pie, pumpkin, recipe
Well, I didn’t eat an entire pie, and then go throw it up afterward, a la Blair Waldorf; but I DID make pie.
PUMPKIN PIE:
Froze the dough the previous weekend. Followed the Martha Stewart Pate Brisee recipe, found here.
I love my rolling pin. It does the job well.
Froze the dough in the shell. Baked it with pie weights. Baked it uncovered. Baked it with the pumpkin mixture.
Recipe found here; courtesy of Martha as well. It’s a no fail pumpkin pie recipe; I did however use real pumpkin, in my case was an organic, local Sugar Pie pumpkin found at Whole Foods.
Pear Almond Cream Tart:
I used the same Pate Brisee recipe; but added a T of sugar to make it a tad sweet.
I used Red D’Anjou pear, although the recipe called for canned pears.
Recipe found here.
Chocolate Cream Pie:
I made my own recipe for the crust: I used 8 sheets graham crackers, 2 T cocoa, 1/2 t salt, 4 T melted butter.
Recipe found here.
The Feast: courtesy of my mom’s aunt Laura. Best Thanksgivings ever, at her house.
My plate: plus a couple more bites of both the sweet potatoes and stuffing.
PIE! PIE! PIE!
That’s me and my cousin, Tia who lives in Colorado- love her to pieces. She’s actually my second cousin, but my secret twin. I pretty much looked exactly like her when I was seven.
My plates of pie: Gahhh. I love pie.
I mainly wanted the pumpkin and ate most of that, had a bite of the tart, and ate most all of the sliver of chocolate cream as well. Delicious. Enjoyed with a couple bottomless cups of coffee.
For my second time around making pies for Thanksgiving? I thought I was a success.
Currently listening to: “Nolita Fairytale” Only the best song ever, for one of my favorite episodes of season one Gossip Girl- the Thanksgiving episode! Listen here.
Hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Don’t get trampled over today. ;)
Giving Thanks
November 25, 2009 at 5:37 pm | In Uncategorized | 15 CommentsTags: frozen yogurt, Maranatha, muesli, Nature's Path, oat bran, oatmeal
In celebration, I am giving thanks to:
- Good food and good health.
- New friends and the opportunity to blog. Seriously, I look forward to my e-mail inbox every single morning. I love you guys! I have a feeling with a busy schedule in the near future- my commitment to posts will not decrease, but increase, and I am very excited about that.
- My parents: who celebrated 25 years of marriage yesterday! They’ve blessed me with an awesome childhood and I could not feel more thankful than I do today.
- Good conversation. (Yes, I’m talking about last night with you Miss J!)
- Hers and Hers salads: My good friend Kristin and I got together Monday night for a rendezvous (I hadn’t seen her since July!) of a good evening run, a dinner of huge salads while watching an old 90210, and fro yo for dessert.
Mine’s on the right.
Like HEAB, frozen yogurt is a once a month or every couple months ordeal, so I was saving up my $4.50 cup of yogurt for a time when I could enjoy it with a friend who loves it as much as I do.
6. Friends who let friends eat frozen yogurt!
I got mostly peanut butter with a dollop of coconut, and mini reese’s, mini chocolate chips, mini white chocolate chips on top. K got peanut butter and taro with chocolate and white chocolate chips. T’was delish and totally worth every spoonful.
7. Impulse purchases late at night at Target. (Hellooo, I can’t turn down my hero on the cover of SHAPE.) Also thankful for Giada because she was my original inspiration for cooking, which has led to so many other things in my life (like blogging!).
8. Post run breakfasts.
Breakfast today (Wednesday):
- 1/2 cup oat bran, 1 1/2 cups water, vanilla, cinnamon
- 1 scoop vanilla protein, 1/2 banana sliced, dollop Crofter’s superfruit spread, dollop MaraNatha creamy PB
Lunch Tuesday: leftover salmon served cold with green jalapeno sauce, leftover raw broccoli salad, Japanese sweet potato cheetahs, and some curry ketchup (thanks for the hint Katharina!)
This was like, the best lunch, ever.
A gorgeous looking honeycrisp eaten with a few frozen blueberries.
Lunch Saturday: egg salad, with raw broccoli salad and cherry tomatoes.
Lunch Monday: chicken breast with tahini and honey drizzles, raw veggies with salsa, raw broccoli salad.
Breakfast Monday:
What is hiding beneath that blanket of tahini, maple syrup and Nature’s Path pumpkin granola?!
OATMEAL!
- 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, 1/2 banana cooked in, vanilla, cinnamon
- Topped with 2 T Nature’s Path pumpkin granola, t of maple syrup and spoonful of tahini.
Lunch Sunday: Buffalo burger with all the fixings, sliced heirlooms and raw cole slaw.
Breakfast Sunday: Muesli!
I soaked 1/2 cup of oats with 1/2 scoop vanilla protein, 4-8 oz of unsweetened vanilla hemp milk, 1 T cocoa, 1 T wheat germ overnight. In the morning I topped the mug with 1/4 banana sliced, coconut butter, shredded coconut, chocolate chips and MaraNatha chocolate peanut butter. YUM!
My list for things to be thankful for could go on forever and forever, and I’m pretty sure I could write a book about each and every little thing as well. As for now, I am thankful for Thanksgiving itself, and the opportunity to go to my aunt’s house to visit and fellowship with my extended family. Debriefing of Thanksgiving and the baking of the pies will come Friday morning!
Happy Thanksgiving to all who read. You guys are again, the best.
xo, Bekah
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