About a month ago, as my work was nearing the end of it's fiscal year, I scheduled today off for a Mommy day. I like to have a day all to myself about 4-5 times a year and I always end up with a GIANT list of things to do. Today was no different. I dropped Sam this morning and jumped straight into my day.
Today's breakfast was supposed to be Blue Apple Nut Oatmeal but I just couldn't get excited about oatmeal so instead I ate the banana and apple I was going to use in the recipe with about a Tablespoon of the peanut butter Sam didn't finish with his breakfast. The nice thing about my breakfast is that it went in the car with me as I headed out.
I'm thinking that I might abandon the breakfast recipes for the most part. They are sweetening already sweet fruit up too much for my liking. I'm going to, pending approval of my doctor, just eat the fruit. Back to it.
First stop, our local organic, locally grown market. It's SO great, like a farmer's market that's open all year round. Look at this beautiful selection. Seriously, if you have access to a locally grown produce market, whatever it's format, GO THERE!
I got almost everything on my list including something I've never tried before, gooseberries. Look at these beauties.
The clerk at the market said "they're really tart, you may not like them". I thought "perfect, tart is what I have really been missing!". Let me tell you I tried one and they were indeed, crazy, deliciously tart.
I finished the rest of my shopping at a chain store and then ran some fun errands. Hello Hobby Lobby! Look at these cool flowers. Made me want tea in the garden with Alice.
Lunch was meant to be edamame with no salt seasoning, Bean Enchiladas, and papaya with lime. I had the edamame and enchiladas BUT replaced the papaya with a handful of gooseberries and about a cup of cherry tomatoes that didn't make it home from the market, oops. I used about a Tablespoon of left-over Simple Guacamole that was left from last night's dinner on top of the enchilada to dress it up a little.
Okay, WTF. ALL the best recipes are saved for the last couple days. Seriously, are they trying to get you so used to plain food for a couple days that days 5+ are extra jazzy?!? Suffice to say, dinner was fab! We had mixed green salad with the Tofu Ranch that was left over from the other day. I brightened it up with a little lemon juice. The entrée was Thai Vegetable Curry. I have to be honest, I was worried that I would be disappointed. Thai food is one of my favs and I just thought it wouldn't measure up. Shame on me for thinking that over it before I even tasted it. Apart from adding some Dr. Bragg's liquid aminos (less than 1/8 teaspoon), and about 1/4 teaspoon Sambal Oelek because I really wanted it to be spicy, it was perfect. Once again, I say, it really is lovely to taste food without all of the chemicals.
Sam wanted to eat on the patio again so pardon the tray. It's not to be fancy, it's to get it all out there. After we scarfed our dinner down (I didn't even try to make Sam something different tonight, I just added raisins to his), we got a yummy treat. Sam said it was his fav-it ouce ceam. Cantaloupe Slush. It was SO perfect that this was on our Friday night menu because it felt special, like we were being naughty. I know it doesn't look pretty but I don't have any parfait glasses and if I did am I put it in there to take a picture and then didn't let Sam have it to drink out of, we would have had a meltdown, and possibly a broken glass for me to clean up.
This was all I saw of his face until his was all gone......and then he wanted mine.
So I was technically "off" the plan a little today but acceptable deviations and delicious meals. Keep it coming Eat To Live!
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