Remember a couple weeks ago when I made blueberry muffins on a whim and told you I didn’t snap photos of the baking process so I couldn’t write up a post and I would have to get more blueberries before I could make them again and then blog about it?

Remember when you were younger and your teacher told you no one would take you seriously if you wrote run-on sentences?

Well, that’s still true but you might want to take me seriously just this one time because these muffins are seriously good.

I decided that I didn’t want to wait for blueberries to go on sale to post this recipe on the blog. I (and you) can’t wait that long! The baking process is fairly standard so I know you’ll be just fine.

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I made these Blueberry Oat Bran Muffins that night because I wanted to use up some shrinking blueberries that my Uncle bought. I knew I wanted to incorporate oat bran in the recipe because I like the way it gives baked goods a gritty texture (in fact, these muffins tasted a lot like corn muffins!).

I found a great recipe on Chocolate & Zucchini, but there was one problem…I didn’t have any yogurt!

I’ve been yogurt-free for nearly a month now (because I’m cutting back on dairy). I would’ve baked with yogurt if we had some since I’m convinced whatever it is my body doesn’t like would be killed in the oven (probably false), but I didn’t have any so I had to find something else that was dairy free to use as a substitute.

…man, I’m really rockin’ the run-on sentences today!

Instead of yogurt, I used a popular buttermilk substitute of milk + vinegar. Instead of regular cow’s milk, I used almond milk.

I had never used the milk + vinegar substitute before so I was a bit skeptical. I mean, I took one wiff of that apple cider vinegar and I knew the muffins were doomed.

BUT it worked out well…very well!

Blueberry Oat Bran Muffins

Adapted from Chocolate & Zucchini

Ingredients

• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup oat bran
• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 2 TBSP coconut oil, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature

Directions

Preheat oven to 350*F. In a cup, mix almond milk and apple cider vinegar together and let sit for a few minutes. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (oat bran, ww flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar). In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (almond milk and vinegar, coconut oil, vanilla and eggs). Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in blueberries. Pour mixture into a lined muffin tin. Bake at 350*F for 15-18 min. or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Makes 12 muffins

Blueberries, hurry up and go on sale!

A good friend of mine in high school used to call someone a “dorkus maximus” when he/she was having a majorly dorky moment. It was all in good fun (not used in a bullying way!). I mean, let’s be honest here, just by saying “dorkus maximus” you ARE equally as dorky.

The phrase randomly popped into my head while writing up this post. I really let my inner dork shine this morning. In case you thought you were the dorkiest of all, picture me holding floss in one hand, my camera in the other, all while parading around the house looking for a good photography spot.

I win.

There’s a good reason…

Guess what? I’ve flossed every single day this week. That would be more times than I flossed in all of 2010…and possibly my whole life. It’s starting to become a habit and I’m almost to the point where I feel weird going to bed without flossing.

I cry at the thought of getting cavities filled, so why set myself up for even more painful procedures down the line? I take pride in staying healthy and that certainly includes my teeth.

I mean, have you Googled “benefits of flossing” yet? Here’s a good MSN Health article and one on Benefits of Flossing Daily. <–read these if you need convincing!

In less than a week, I go from tricking my dentist into thinking I flossed to being an advocate for daily flossing.

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I may be flossing, but that doesn’t mean my chocolate consumption has lessened. Last night, while on a yogurt run (did I just say “yogurt run?”), I found Dark Chocolate with a Touch of Sea Salt on SALE.

I’ve had other brands of chocolate with sea salt, but this was my first time trying the Lindt brand.

I die.

The sea salt accentuates the chocolatey flavor to no end. It makes me want to sprinkle salt on my regular dark chocolate bars now.

Pretend I didn’t say that.

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Onto breakfast. This was more like my pre-workout snack as I am about to go to the gym now.

The last slice of bread #5 topped with Greek yogurt and mashed ‘nana slices.

Frothy coffee. The heat factor really is the key to frothing success.

Quick and digestible.

Breakfast of dorks.

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I also poured myself a ramekin of Cocoa Roast Almonds

Check out this cluster!!!

Front view

Back view

You may have noticed that I changed some colors and fonts on my blog last night. They’ll make more sense once I debut my new header, which is still in the tweaking phase. I can’t WAIT to show you all what it looks like!

Tell Me: Any dorky moments from this week we should know about? Care to share?

Hey y’all! (I’m watching Paula Deen on the Food Network right now…can’t help it!).

How was your Halloween? We only had a few groups of kiddos ring our doorbell last night so I’ve got plenty of Halloween pretzels left to eat. I thought we would get more kids now that we live in a neighborhood but NOPE. Good thing I didn’t get a big bag of candy to hand out like I had planned!

This morning, I munched on some Halloween pretzels and Honey Nut Cheerios as a pre-workout snack.

Workout:

• 45 min. elliptical
• 15 min. leg weights

Post Workout:

Pumpkin Pie Wheatgrass Smoothie

• 1/2 cup pumpkin
• 1/2 banana
• 1 packet wheat grass
• 2/3 cup almond milk
• 1 scoop protein powder
• water, ice, stevia

Next up, a little something I dreamt up while working out.

2 min. Microwave Pumpkin Pie on Cinnaraisin Ezekiel toast ‘crust’, topped with Greek yogurt ‘whipped cream’ and raspberries

Bread ~ ‘crust’

Greek yogurt ~ whipped cream

I went back for a messy bowl of Greek yogurt, berries, banana, and Cheerios.

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Then I ran some errands at 2 humongous stores: Super Target and Wegman’s.

At Weg, I picked up an organic Pumpkin Spice tea I’d never seen before and [on-sale] Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride tea. I plan on buying many many many more boxes of this crack tea as the season progresses.

(I actually have a box leftover from last winter. I hoard SCSR tea like it’s going out of fashion.)

I also got 5 Chunks of Energy and ate ‘em all. One day, I will figure out how to make these.

I got home in time to watch Taylor Swift on Ellen and Portia de Rossi on Oprah.

Taylor was adorable. I’ve only been belting her songs day and night for the past week .

Portia discussed her battle with anorexia and bulimia as well as coming out in the Hollywood spotlight. She had me in tears! What a well-spoken lady. I never knew about her story until today. I want to read her new book now, Unbearable Lightness.

While watching, I snacked on some medjool dates. The ones we got from Costco are great–very soft and moist.

…dipped in hazelnut cream cheese of course.

I also had a few handfuls of Kettle Chips. This is definitely something I only eat because it is in the house…PETER!!

For dinner, I put together a simple salad.

Avocado, herbed goat cheese, diced tomatoes, perfectly fried egg and a slice of Ezekiel Bread.

It was the last of the goat cheese .

I also had a few bites of Peter’s cooking.

Now I am trying to figure out how to satisfy my chocolate craving with no chocolate in the house!

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Becoming a Faster Blogger: Step 1

I’ve mentioned that it takes me an inordinate amount of time to blog. Part of the reason is that I put a lot of thought into what I write and I proofread my posts at least a dozen times before I press publish. The other part is that my laptop is incredibly slow and it can’t handle a lot of activity at one time. Sometimes, if I drag too many photos into my blog post, I have to restart the computer just to load more. This makes it very difficult for me to blog when I am short on time such as when I am on FUN TRIPS. It’s also just really annoying.

Recently, I’ve been using my mom’s super powerful laptop to blog and I’ve been enjoying the speed with which I can upload photos. However, it’s not practical for me to hog her computer all day and when I go out of town, I need something to speed my ancient laptop along.

Enter, the SD Card Reader.

My mom’s laptop (and most newer laptops) has a card reader on the side where I can insert my memory card directly. My laptop, however, doesn’t have one and therefore I have to use a cord.

With the cord, I have to download the photos before I can drag them into my blog posts. With the SD card reader, I DON’T have to download the photos. Instead, I can drag them into my blog posts directly.

This allows me to sort through the 80,000 photos I take on a daily basis without taking up a lot of my precious and limited computer memory.

I found this at Target for $7.99. I’m sure you could find a similar one online for cheaper but I am leaving for San Fran this Thursday!

OH! Also, with this gadget, I can drag my photos onto a blank CD and burn them there so I can back up my photos without having to take up computer memory space.

I can’t believe I didn’t buy this gadget a year ago!! I could have saved so much time. So long, farewell camera cord!

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Have a great night and US peeps, don’t forget to vote tomorrow!

Tell me: Got a strategy to help me (and others) blog faster? Do tell!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I’ve got some fun flashback photos for you tonight.

Here I am on my very first Halloween wearing my brother’s Peter Pan hat. Major sweet tooth and super flexible…some things never change.

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A couple years later, I was a pumpkin witch/custodian…?

I was quite the candy monster!

I think I was a witch for about 7 years in a row. In fact, I can’t remember not dressing up as a witch. Boo (as in thumbs down not the scary boo!). My mom always said costumes were too expensive for just one occasion and I could never convince her to make me a costume.

I did, however, get her to paint my nails BLACK!

…not sure why my face is blue and not green.

Confession: When I was in elementary school, I would eat my entire humongous stash of Halloween candy within a month! I ate several pieces a day, without my parents finding out (uhh hi, Mom).

I was and always will be a sugar lover!

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Y’all have seen this photo already…Minnie Mouse!

Halloween 2008 in London.

Fast forward to today.

Workout:

• 47 min. elliptical
• 15 min. upper body strength training

Post workout:

To celebrate Halloween, I made a bowl of Orange and Black oatmeal!

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/4 cup egg whites
• 1/2 cup orange pumpkin
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1 tsp black chia seeds
• 1 black Newman’s O’s cookie

With the pumpkin from my pumpkin-picking adventures yesterday!

Then it was time for some father-daughter bonding at Costco.

We participated in some trick-or-treating of our own with a multitude of samples.

From top to bottom: chips, pub mix, cheese quesadilla, queso blanco + salsa, pita chips + hummus, sushi + edamame, shrimp tempura, cheese + balsamic glaze, granola, peppermint bark, and pumpkin pie.

WHEW!

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I picked up some medjool dates, Greek yogurt and raspberries.

Back home, I made a spinach salad with tuna (mixed with mustard), avocado and goat cheese. This bowl x2.

Then I broke into the beautiful [um no longer in season] raspberries.

Greek yogurt with chocolate pearls, pretzels, and raspberries. This bowl x2.

Now I’m eating candy and watching Titanic while waiting for trick-or-treaters to show up!

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Tell me: What’s your favorite kind of candy? Did you gobble up your candy or make it last?

I used to love Skittles but now I am all about chocolate + caramel.

Last night I went to sleep excited to wake up this morning so I could eat, photograph and share all the ideas flowin’ through my head. I even cut off my workout a little early today because I just couldn’t wait to create. Talk about life before/after blogging .

Today, I recreated the 2 min. Microwave Pumpkin Pie I’ve been making for years. I topped it with some pecans and a delicious ‘icing’ made with Greek yogurt and hazelnut cream cheese.

I ate this several times a week when I studied abroad in London. Perhaps it stemmed from my disappointment about not being able to celebrate my favorite holiday that year (Thanksgiving). Not only did I miss out on green bean casserole and cranberry sauce, I worked from 5 AM to 9 PM that day!!

Although, celebrating Thanksgiving in the UK would be a little awkward, no?

I first came across this quick snack/dessert on Kath’s blog, almost 3 years ago. Did you catch that? 3 years ago! I have been following KERF for what feels like a lifetime….well about 1/7th of my life to be exact .

2 min. Microwave Pumpkin Pie

Mix together:

• 1/2 pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup egg whites (from an egg or carton)
• sweetener
• cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

Microwave for 2 min. and voila! you’ve got pumpkin pie.

Note: If you add more pumpkin, it’s more like flan. If you add more egg whites, it’s more like cake. The recipe is pretty flexible.

For the icing, I used a mix of Greek yogurt, hazelnut cream cheese, and pumpkin pie spice. Topped with toasted pecans.

Mmmm!!

As for the hazelnut cream cheese (HCC)? I’ve been putting that sh*t on everything!!

(Catch that from the Frank’s Red Hot commercials? Ha!)

HCC Slathered on medjool dates.

I’ve been scraping off the cream in my Newman’s O’s and replacing it with HCC. Much better if you ask me!

That rhymed.

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I also got the idea from Tina last night to make a quick pumpkin soup.

2 min. Microwave Pumpkin Soup

• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup veggie stock
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• Salt and Pepper

Stir together and microwave for, you guessed it…2 minutes!

Paired with my new favorite way to eat [cinnaraisin Ezekiel] bread…topped with buttery avocado!

Just chop, mash and spread around.

Healthy meals and snax do not have to take more than 2 minutes!

Photographing and blogging about them is a WHOLE ‘nother story .

Alrighty peeps, I hope you have a fabulous [Halloween] weekend. Peace out Girl/Boy Scout!

Tell me: What is one super quick meal/snack you enjoy making and eating?

I’m probably breaking every jinxing rule in the book but…ohbygollythejobisreallycool!

That’s all I’m going to say for now.

Alright. Okay. Fine. I’ll tell you a little more. Part of the ‘interview’ was to drive over to the bakery and be semi-undercover.

I need to stop!! I don’t want to get too attached (um too late…?).

While undercover at the scene of the crime , I got a decaf coffee. The one thing I really wanted, the pecan bar, had pistachios. Boo allergy.

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On the way home, I stopped by Target, Trader Joe’s and Wegman’s to entertain my sweet tooth. As you know, I’ve got a raging sweet tooth.

Every day is Halloween for me .

Look what I found…Chocolate covered candy corn!

I actually ended up putting it back. Don’t worry–read on!

Taylor Swift’s new album. I rarely ever buy full albums but come on, it’s T. Swee! Worth. every. penny.

(I love it!)

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I got a carton of Pacific Natural Foods Organic Almond Milk from TJ’s for $1.69. I don’t typically get this brand because I’ve only seen them for $2.50+ (too much!).

Pacific is ranked #2 in my Almond Milk Ranking.

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From top to bottom…1) a 29 cent chocolate bar, 2) chocolate mint candy, 3) candy corn and…

4) Chunks of Energy Chocolate Chip Almond. I’m addicted. Apparently these don’t last in my possession because they disappeared before my eyes once again.

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I got the candy corn to make my OWN chocolate covered candy corn.

I’m sure you now have a sugar coma just from seeing those photos….it’s time for some REAL FOOD.

Pumpkin oatmeal pancake with hazelnut cream cheese and dried cranberries.

(1/3 cup oats. 1/4 cup pumpkin puree. 1/4 cup egg whites. Cinnamon. Water)

I cracked open a can of 365 pumpkin for this. The verdict? Still not as good as Libby’s but much better than TJ’s (sorry, Teej)!

Libby’s Pure Pumpkin > WF’s 365 Pumpkin > TJ’s Organic Pumpkin

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Does Allie eat salty food…ever?

Believe it or not, yes!

Salmon. Tilapia. Shrimp. Tomatoes. Asparagus. Spring Mix.

And that’s that. Gotta go!

It’s gonna hit 75 degrees today. Is next week really the beginning of November? Really?!

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Tell me: Chocolate covered _____ are the bomb!

I say pecans. That was easy.

8 MILES!!!

I ran 8 miles today—crazy! I’ve only run 8 miles once before and that was exactly 3 years ago. It was the last run before my stress fracture creeped in. That run happened after a month of running without a day of rest. As I describe in my story, I went from running 0 mi/wk to 40 mi/wk in 4 weeks and then found myself sidelined for several months thereafter.

Major yikes.

I’d like to think I’ve come a loooooong way since then.

Today, I ran ~8.2 miles in 82 minutes (it took about 0.2 mi. for my Garmin to pick up the satellites!).

This run was actually supposed to happen yesterday but I never made it outside. I even procrastinated some more this morning by putting together a shelf in my room…ha!

The ‘long’ run came out of nowhere, really. I didn’t expect to run more than 4 miles or so. I was huffing and puffing at the 1 mile mark (!!) but somehow I just kept chugging along. I definitely had more to give at the end but my hips were starting to hurt so I called it a day. Better safe than sorry.

All made possible thanks to copious amounts of granola, chips, cereal and cookies. I went a little crazy with the carbs yesterday.

Probably not the greatest fuel choices but it did fill up my glycogen stores, I suppose.

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Post run, I immediately made a protein Green Smoothie.

Protein powder, spinach, strawberries, almond milk, water, ice and stevia. Oh and my favorite Amazing Grass flavor–the lemon lime energy blend.

Then it was time for an ICE BATH! I depleted our entire supply of ice and threw in some ice packs as well. I lasted 20 freezing cold minutes!

Post steamy hot shower, I had some leftover salad (see below) and Cinnaraisin Ezekiel toast with Hazelnut Cream Cheese.

This hazelnut cream cheese from Panera is the bomb! I can surely eat it by the spoonful.

Now for the salad…

Last night, I made a big ol’ salad for myself and the ‘rents.

In the bowl:

• ~8 cups spring mix
• 10 mini peppers
• 1/2 large tomato
• 2 oz. crumbled herbed goat cheese
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans
• 6 [forgotten] medjool dates

I was trying to create something similar to the Santa Monica Salad I had at Eppie’s in Cville but I completely forgot to add the medjool dates! Oops.

I made sure to throw in some dates with my leftover portion today. There ain’t nothin’ better than dates, goat cheese and pecans, y’all!

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Time to go munch an AllieBar and get ready for dinner! Running always seems to take over my entire day somehow.

Tell me…your best job interview tip! I’ve got a job meeting (interview?) tomorrow afternoon! Wish me luck .

After 4 straight days of clouds and rain, I woke up to a beautiful sunny day. It felt a little like coming out of Noah’s Ark…as if I would know.

For some odd reason, it didn’t cross my mind to go for a run until I was already at the gym. Thus, I ate a bigger [very random] pre-workout snack: 1 hermit, 1 TBSP almond butter, a couple chips, and a bite of Peter’s pumpkin pie.

After 20 min. on the elliptical, I got a strong urge to run. I hopped on the treadmill and ran 1 mile. I didn’t have my shin sleeves with me so I went back on the elliptical for another 10 min. The running urge kept on calling so I got back on the treadmill for another 2.5 miles and then rounded out my workout with 10 min. upper body strength training.

The whole time, I was staring outside the window at this beautiful scene!!

I was kicking myself for not running outside. I had an endless amount of energy and I could’ve totally rocked those Sound of Music hills.

Now that I am getting back into running again, I feel like I should run whenever the weather is nice and my legs are feeling okay. As if I’m missing out if I don’t.

Then I remind myself that I’ve been down this road many many times in the past. The road that leads to injury. It’s simple. If I get injured, there will be no. more. running. Just because the weather is beautiful, it doesn’t necessarily mean I can/should run. Sure, it’d be wonderful, but I have to remember that there will be NO more wonderful runs if I go too far.

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I came back and wolfed down a slice of brown rice bread with Greek yogurt and banana slices. I didn’t even have 3 seconds to snap a photo. I was one hungry hippo!

Here’s the aftermath…

Then it was time to make a Pumpkin Pie Smoothie. They’re all the rage lately and I had to try it for myself.

I finally cracked open my can o’ pumpkin after finishing the frostbitten pumpkin. Note: I spoke too soon.The frostbitten pumpkin was NOT as good as new. I didn’t realize how off it tasted until I had a spoonful of this velvety goodness.

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 scoop protein powder
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/2 banana
• ice + stevia
• LOTSA cinnamon (it brings out the pumpkin flavor!!)

Amazeballs. It really did taste like pumpkin pie. I would know, I ate some real pumpkin pie for breakfast, after all .

To round out my post workout ‘meal’, I had another hermit (so good!), a couple spoonfuls of almond butter, and some Riceworks Brown Rice Crisps that my dad picked up from Costco. We’ve been eating these for years now. They’re vegan and gluten-free.

And they are amazeballs.

I think I had about 3 servings AKA more than what’s shown on the plate. I dipped some of the chips in hummus, too.

On that note, I’m putting the chips away!! I’ve been a total snackmonster the last couple of days. My eats have come primarily from packages. Oops. More real food, Allie!

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I just found out that I advanced to the 3rd round of Project Food Blog. Wowza! Thank you all so so much for voting for me. I’m kind of in shock right now but I need to snap out of it and start planning this dinner party! Submissions are due Sunday, which means the dinner party is happening…um tomorrow (!!). I better get crackin’!

I still have to bake too–wheeeps.

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Have a great weekend y’all! Tell me: What fun things do you have planned?

Apparently, I’m hosting a dinner partay

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P.S. I just googled ‘amazeballs’. No idea how I got that in my head because I don’t read Perez.

P.P.S  I added a email subscription form to the left sidebar. You can enter in your email address and receive my posts in your inbox. I think you can, at least. I just put it in last night so I guess we’ll see after I hit publish!

The morning after an indulgent night is never a pleasant one for me. Yesterday morning, I woke up feeling sluggish, parched and still full. I knew a sweaty workout was just what I needed to wake myself up and get my rear in gear!

To my amazement, I had a great workout and I went from feeling like 2 bucks to a million bucks. I originally wanted to go for a run outside but because it was 95 degrees outside I opted to run on the treadmill.

• 4 mile run <--felt like 10!
• 1 mile walk
• 20 min. elliptical
• 10 min. upper body strength training

Whew!

I forgot how much I dislike the treadmill. I have no idea how I ran on that thing everyday in the past. The entire time, I kept trying to visualize where I would’ve been running in my neighborhood had I gone outside.

It was a total snooze-fest. I think I’m gonna call it the snooze-mill from now on!

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I kept it simple post workout:

Vega Chocolate Shake ‘n’ Go, Frozen Berries, Spinach, Almond Milk

Medjool Dates

I love Medjool Dates. I will always choose Medjool over Deglet Noor now. They are 1000x better in taste and texture. See the comparison chart here.

I probably had about 5 over the course of the day. I love these suckers.

I swear they taste like pumpkin puree!

After all the food I ate at the buffet, I just wanted to stick to the basics.

Brown Rice Bread with Greek yogurt and bananas.

I lava guava!

Then my mom brought back some leftover food from a meeting she had and I got snacky.

I immediately went for the pita chips and hummus.

I hadn’t eaten pita chips in awhile. So so so so good!

At some point I made a small salad to get in some veggies and then ate a huge oatmeal raisin cookie that my mom also brought back.

We’ve got a busy day today, including buying some ingredients for my next Project Food Blog submission. Gots to go go go!!

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Tell me: Do you use the snooze-mill? What are your strategies for staying awake on it (fighting boredom)?

What do you do the morning after an indulgent night to make yourself feel better?

Between last night and this morning, I’ve drunken about 1/4 gallon of Trader Joe’s Almond Milk. I add a drop of vanilla stevia and I swear it tastes like animal crackers. Note: TJ’s also has a sweetened version too but I prefer to buy unsweetened so I can customize the degree of sweetness.

I usually go on a random almond milk kick every couple o’ months and I guess I’m kicking right now!.

A-N-I-M-A-L C-R-A-C-K-E-R-S !!!

My almond milk ranking by brand:

1) TJ’s (I love animal crackers)

2) Pacific Natural Foods

3+4) Almond Breeze

and Silk Pure Almond (tied)

5) Almond Dream <–NOT a fan!!

If you have no idea what I’m talking about…almond milk is a dairy-free beverage made from almonds that tastes similar to cow’s milk. It is similar to soy milk but tastes much better, in my opinion.

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Last night, I made a lovely Mediterranean-inspired salad with the fairy tale eggplant from the farmer’s market (Peter was MIA).

I cut off the stems and boiled them for about 10 min. in a pot of water.

I added sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese and avocado. The dressing was a balsamic vinaigrette. All the flavors worked oh so so beautifully together.

I found a jar of sun-dried tomatoes soaked in olive oil, garlic, and herbs. It made the salad!

I also had some fish that Peter cooked up as well as a waffle and dark chocolate as the night went on.

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Breakfast options were limited this morning. We were low on food (I wonder why). No nut butter, no yogurt, no cereal, no nuts, no bananas, no English muffins…..

Enter a lone pear that I dug, literally, out of the fridge.

Plus some oats and egg whites

Oh and gobs of cinnamon.

I cooked some pear chunks into the No-Bake Baked Oatmeal batter….and reserved the rest of the pear for the topping.

I used 1/2 oat flour again this time and it is definitely the trick to getting soft oats inside….

….yet still maintain the baked-ness of it.

This plate was just begging for some pecans!!

Alright I’ve made a [grocery] list and checked it twice. Hungry Allie is comin’ to town!

I think I might pick up some animal crackers.

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Tell me: What kind of milk do you drink?