Sights unseen

This weekend was so much fun.  I had Friday through Sunday off and Kyle was actually caught up with all his MBA shiz, so we got to spend a lot of time relaxing (together).

I’ve shown you the d & e meals, but Superbowl Sunday was definitely the highlight.  PACKERS what whaaaat!   

Friday morning started with an early breakfast for me.  I was up and at ‘em with the sun garbage trucks (which was fine since I had fallen asleep at 7:30 the night before). 

I made myself a warm bowl of oats and buckwheat. 

This was actually an overnight concoction, but since it was kinda dried out I added warm ricemilk to make it more creamy and rich.

I kept it simple and sprinkled the top with just shredded coconut.  Yum.  Buckwheat has a different flavor than other breakfast grains so I find that when it’s combined with oats, it makes a simple meal much more complex for the taste buds. 

Kyle, on the other hand, wasn’t hungry until later.  Eventually he made breakfast for himself while I sucked down coffee number two.

Can we just admire the bed head here?  LOVE.  Clearly he was stoked with his breakfast burrito creation. 

This is pretty standard weekend breakfast fare for Kyle.  I can vouch (from personal experience) that he has definitely perfected the art of hash browns. 

Unfortunately he hasn’t quite perfected his wrapping technique. 

Spillage…

Sad face. 

Post digestion Kyle and I went on a run together on the beach.  Usually I don’t like running with him because he has the advantage of longer legs, and our paces just don’t align.  But I wasn’t feeling the run at all, so having him to drag me along motivate me was just what I needed. 

After our workout we hit up Kinkos, the bank, the car wash, the hardware store, and the grocery store.  Phew.

Back at home, I was in need of major sustenance.  I polished off the hummus and quickly moved onto the next best dip.   

Artisana’s cashini butter is without a doubt my best discovery of the year.

I ate it with apple slices, then some spelt pretzels, and finally with nothing but a spoon. 

Dinner was all about durum.  [Nut-shell casserole]

With a late night snack (raw nuts, seeds, and dried fruit) while ignoring the new Wall Street movie (1 star).

Saturday morning was another easy one. 

The farmer’s market was busy!

 

Gorgeous beets.

 

Look at the colorful greens!?

 

Note the starbucks cup in the lower corner ;)  Aside from my grande misto, all I came away with from our morning stroll was a spaghetti squash.

For some reason I decided to torture myself further with some window shopping at Anthropologie.  That store and Barnes & Noble are really my favorite places on earth.  Okay, Whole Foods as well. 

At noon, we met up with friends for brunch at Jack ‘n Jill’s.  It’s next door to Real Food Daily in Santa Monica. 

It was pretty packed, but we still found a table for our group of 4.  It’s more cafe style than restaurant style because you order at the register and then they bring you the food.  My only issue was that our food arrived way after that of our friends’ (because we had ordered separately).  I realize they go by the order number and not really by table, but still, the place isn’t that big and it was clear that we were a group.  Ah well. 

Kyle got the breakfast burrito.  Standard.

 

I made my own scramble with silken tofu, avocado, spinach, and tomatoes.  It also came with fresh fruit and multi-grain toast. 

 

The toast was super grainy and hearty, which made it awesome on it’s own – no jam necessary.  The fruit is not really worth mentioning but I will say the pineapple was mighty juicy.  As for the tofu scramble?  Well how can you mess that up when avocado is involved.  Other people would probably prefer a bit more seasoning, but I like the simplicity of it.  The portion was legit, too.  I had leftovers (which I ended up eating an hour later).

This ambrosia accompanied my leftovers rounding out my afternoon snack with a sweet somethin’ somethin’.  I am really into ambrosia apples right now.  Note the copy of my work schedule (let’s hope that having a copy will prevent more incidents like this one).

The rest of the day went by in a blur.  And I already showed you dinner.

So that brings us to…SUPERBOWL Sunday.

Pre-game, Kyle and I both did Jillian’s Shred Level 3 and caffeinated ourselves.

Apple Pie Hot Breakfast

• 1/2 cup dry oats
• 1/4 cup dry buckwheat
• 1 apple, chopped
• 1 loooong squeeze agave nectar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

 

Now that’s how you warm-up for the big game!

After the fast was broken, we headed to our friends house to cheer on the Packers.  (!!!!)

What an exciting game!  I think I caught myself holding my breath several times throughout the 4th quarter. 

Since we were playing a drinking game that involved “socials” every time the announcers mentioned Chico, Butte, or Cal, it was a fun time 🙂

Copious amounts of hummus, Coors Light, and guacamole were my snacks of choice.  After Aaron kissed the trophy and the last of the confetti came to a rest, we headed home and I had a quick “f” dinner before passing out.

I cheated.

Whatever.  It’s hard enough to think of lettered foods and plan ahead…making them in advance wasn’t going to happen without a little help from a box.

The ingredients on the Fantastic World Foods box were clean and simple.  Just add water then roll into little balls…and bam!…falafel. 

I put them on a lined baking sheet and popped them in the oven for 30 minutes (on 350).

The instructions tell you how to fry them, which is obviously how you make falafel traditionally, but I’m not into grease if I can avoid it.  Plus, baking them is way easier and safer (and healthier).

Oh, I had a batch of butternut going on too.

The final product smelled AHHHHH-SOME.

So I popped a few of these falafel balls after the game, along with some (more) hummus and butternut squash.

Then I watched Glee (love!), packed up my lunch for work, and hit the hay.

What a freakin’ weekend!