From Whole Foods to Your Door

Reunited girls! I am reunited! My favorite nut butter of all time is Maple Almond Butter by Justin's and oh. my. gracious. if I am not thrilled to have my own little snack-pack stash! Check it out:

Now, there is a bit of an embarrassing story to go with this. I must have been a little dyslexic this morning, because I thought the snack pack sale (4 for $5) was cheaper than getting a box of 10 for $9.99. Yeah... I asked the guy at the cash register if I could get the "deal" price and only pay $8 (thinking dyslexic: $4 for 5). Wrong.

He kindly helped me realize the difference and then offered me the 10% discount for buying the box. How awesome (even though I felt soo stupid)!

{need. more. mental math. doh!}

As I mentioned last post, I am SUPER excited to try out rice cakes and after looking at my options in the store, I decided the best way to go was the sweet way...

{Nice huh? I also found some ELIM DIET FRIENDLY bars on sale! whoop}

These Boom bars look marvelous and one even has 8g of protein! A kick in the butt for Larabar, though a few more calories I guess in comparison. Now to see if these can hold water in the flavor test (are you a skeptic? me too. Lara is incredible.)

After grocery shenanigans, I did something really cool today. I think you all should try it out kind of cool. You do not need to use my method, but I find that walking on a treadmill gives me a million ideas. Perhaps that would be the boredom... or maybe the giant glass windows for city watching!

 {I wrote out a bunch of dreams! To plan on! Yippee!!!}

I promise all the elementary school teachers out there that my handwriting is not that crappy. I was not drunk either. Walking and writing is just a little tough on the penmanship. The rest of the dream goals are on the other side of the sheet because big sloppy handwriting can do that to a girl. Work it.

So I dare you. To write it all out. Let it all hang out. Be courageous about it. 3 year goals/1 year/this month/whatever. Will you share? I'll tell you mine...

*images: nerd

New Ideas

I'm changing the blog up! Sometimes, the color just seems drab and I do not think the text is legible with the background color anyway. After all the maneuvering to make this work, it just is not cutting it. Back to the drawing board!

Hunting around for graphics, header ideas and whatnot, I came across lots of cute cute cute ness I really thought it would be fun to share:

{did anyone else covet Chupa Chups when they were little???}

{awwwww he's trying to release the bubbles!}

{I want to go draw tiny faces on m&ms now... if only I could eat them :( meh}

Today I enjoyed a tiny drink of summer and fall. The calories are tiny too. If you like the spices of pumpkin pie, apple cider, and all that lies between, it will likely be a hit! Hoorah for skinny indulgence!

xoxo

PS- I am at work on finding a cute camera that will capture images much more efficiently. Soon, I will have better pictures to show for it. :) I'll also be able to eat more & experiment in the kitchen... (joy! rapture! wink)

Noosh Alfredo Recipe

Tis a winner, girls! Definitely delish and if you use a generous helping of Redmond's sea salt, it reminisces of Olive Garden flavor. No joke. Here is your recipe:

1/2c raw cashews
1T extra virgin olive oil
1t lemon juice
2T nutritional yeast (noosh)
1.5c boiling starchy water (from the noodles you presumably cook)
3 cloves garlic, minced
sea salt & cracked black pepper

I highly recommend a food processor for this.

1. Grind the nuts into a fine flour then add the boiling water.
2. Add the oil, lemon juice, noosh, and cloves. Blend.
3. If not thick enough, heat in a saucepan on low for a little bit.
4. Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste. (I obvs preferred a HUGE dash of salt with my peppa.)

This makes 5 servings of 95 calories each. Each serving should be roughly 1/4 cup. Varies with the amount of cashews you used and liquid evaporation. 'Nough about that... (though I do hope you enjoy.)

Cute things time!

Enjoy yourselves and remember to think cute, sleep often, and enjoy the ability to relax. After all, that is what tea is made for, right?

xoxo

*images: fredo, moostache, kisses