Busy Baking Bee

It’s true, the baking bug hit me again this evening. But you’ll just have to read through this post to see my latest kitchen creation. I`m such a tease

I started off my morning intent on featuring something I cooked up last night – Pumpkin Butter!

I used this recipe, only switching out the water for some unsweetened applesauce, and adding a glug of maple syrup, since I was a little short on the brown sugar needed. I cooked it on the stove top on medium-low heat, and it took FOREVER to cook to a nice, spreadable consistency.

What better way to feature this delight than on a bowl of piping hot oatmeal!

I whipped up a pretty basic oatmeal combination that I knew would compliment the pumpkin butter nicely.

• 1/2 cup oats, milk, water
• 1 banana, thinly sliced
• splash of vanilla
• 1 tbsp flax seed
• peanut butter drizzle
• blob of homemade pumpkin butter
• end of a bag of chocolate chips

Gratuitous close-ups!

With a glass of refreshingly tart cranberry pomegranate juice.

Although it lacks the exact consistency of Trader Joe’s famous Pumpkin Butter, it was still delicious. I’m hoping it will keep, otherwise I’ll be eating it by the spoonful so it doesn’t go bad!

I had a little extra time to enjoy my morning, since I didn’t need to pack a lunch. I was participating in a focus group on the new common study area in our faculty building, to see what students like about it, and what could be improved. To bribe us poor students into giving up an hour of our time, we were fed lunch. Yay!

Of course, I usually eat lunch after my first class, around 11:30 am, so I knew I’d be eat my arm off hungry by the time the focus group rolled around at 1:00 pm. I was a thinker, and packed a snack.

One of my Apple Carrot Raisin Oatmeal Muffins, and a Coconut Cream Pie Larabar (just in case the lunch was totally unacceptable – gotta be prepared). And somehow that bottle of caffeine gold made it into my bag. I have no idea how that could have happened.

Fortunately, I didn’t need the Larabar, as they served up some really nice pizza – it was on thin, whole wheat crust, and had some fun toppings, like the chipotle chicken with corn, peppers and onions (love! must put corn on pizza now), a vegetarian one, and a steak, pepper, onion one. I definitely had no fear of starving.

I met up with one of my group members during our normal class time, and we hammered out an outline for our group paper, and assigned sections to the rest of the group (who were out at their schools). Here’s hoping it all goes smooth – we have all been given extensions into the first week of exams, since so many groups were having troubles contacting their schools to do their surveys. No excuse now to not get it done, and done well.

I was able to make my way home early, which was excellent (who doesn’t like getting home early). I had the pleasure of listening to these two flamboyantly gay guys behind me on the bus, one of which I think either wanted to model, was a model, or was obsessed with models. They talked the entire time about how they didn’t want to get fat, and how one guy only ate salad, maybe with a piece of bread, but didn’t like to have too much protien, etc, etc, and then went on to talk about how they needed plastic surgery to have better cheekbones, yadda, yadda. I kid you not. It took all my willpower to not turn around and just go WTF? Seriously….I just…I had no words. And it made me sad – even these guys are completely obsessed with weight and thinness and appearance. Sigh.

I came home to the smells of homemade soup. Yum! It was split pea with ham.

Mom also baked up some cornbread muffins – they were buttery and slight sweet. Delicious.

I filled out my plate with a few carrot sticks and hummus.

I did some work on our group project (fun with Google Maps!), and then the baking bug bit again. This time, I knew exactly what I needed to make.

I made the ever popular…

It’s true, I finally got around to trying out these blog favourites. I don’t know what kept me from doing so for so long – it’s not like there is anything on the ingredient list I wouldn’t normally have in the house.

The results:

I must have made slightly smaller cookies than the recipe called for, since I got 18, and the recipe said 11 – 12 cookies. Bite sized are more fun! I probably could have gotten 19, but, ya know…I may have done some dough tasting. Tee hee.

Is there any doubt I needed to try one out for an evening snack?

I had one Super Charge Me Cookie, and another fantastic cornbread muffin, that I “iced” with some pumpkin butter.

These cookies are little bites of joy. I’m a big fan of the peanut butter/maple syrup flavour combination. Plus they have chocolate and coconut – two of my favourite things! I think if I made them again, I’ll have to double the recipe. With 4 people living in this house, they will be gone in no time.

Alrighty boys and girls – this blogger needs to get some shuteye. Night!

Getting My Bake On

Today did not start out well. I was having the WEIRDEST dream ever, and must have turned my alarm off during said dream, because when I actually woke up and figured out where I was, it was 6:15 am, and I had to be out the door in 15 min! ACK!

I threw on some clothes, washed up, and put some food in containers and was out the door. I even made it to class on time, but had to wait until after class to dig into breakfast. Boy was I hungry!

In the thermos I had yogurt, the last of the quince, and pomegranate arils. The other container was just some Kashi Honey Almond Flax cereal to combine with said yogurt & fruit.

Yogurt close up!

It was horrendous weather all day. It just rained, and rained, and rained. Good thing I had my new fancy boots – they kept my feet dry and warm! But to warm the rest of me up, I had to hit up the Sbucks.

Do I even have to say what’s in there?

My last volunteer shift at Agora later, and I was on my way home. First thing on my mind when I walked in the door? What’s for lunch?

I made a grilled ham & cheese sandwich with baby spinach and red pepper jelly. Too bad my cheese didn’t want to melt.

I also heated up a bowl of broccoli soup my sister had made on the weekend.

Topped with a little more cheddar. What’s better than broccoli & cheddar?!

Rainy day food, for sure!

With a Werther’s Original candy for dessert

I spent the afternoon at home, expecting an important phone call. Of course, my mom then ended up on the phone all afternoon, and we don’t have call waiting, so I figured they called and got a busy signal. But, low and behold, and 5 pm I received my call. Looks like I’ll be working with a dietitian on a project at Children’s Hospital. Alas, it is only volunteer, but still – it’s all about boosting that resume, right?

Dinner was served way too early for my hunger, so I only had a bit.

Meatloaf, green peas, and apple/craisin/pecan salad. There were baked potatoes as well, but I wasn’t feeling it. And wouldn’t you know it, all my close ups turned out poorly. So this is all you get!

I made a quick trip up to the store to get a couple things (I was all out of good peanut butter), then had a sweat session with the dvd’s. Then it was time for me to satisfy my baking desires!

I had a hankering for muffins. I thought oatmeal and apple should be involved. I searched out some recipes, decided on this one as my inspiration, concocted a variation in my head, then assembled the required ingredients.

Some mixing, grating, scooping, and baking later, and I was presented with this:

Apple Carrot Raisin Oatmeal Muffins

makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup oats
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour (would have used whole wheat, but we had none)
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 tbsp ground flax seed
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 small apple, chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins

Method

1. Combine dry ingredients (oats through salt) in a large bowl.
2. Combine wet ingredients (milk through vanilla) in medium bowl.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry, then add carrot, apple, and raisins.
4. Mix until just combined – don’t over mix! (you know how muffins go).
5. Divide equally between 12 greased or lined muffin cups.
6. Bake at 375 F for 20 min, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

These turned out really well. I was a little worried that my wet to dry ratio would be off, but it was perfect. They are hearty, moist, slightly sweet, with a nice balance of spices. Both of my parents tried them out, and gave them the thumbs up. I think they would be a great breakfast muffin, pairing nicely with your favourite nut butter.

 

Obviously, I had one as my evening snack, with a another cup of chamomile tea.

I still have another project on the stove, but it’s totally time for bed, so I guess I’m calling it done. I’m sure you’ll get to see it tomorrow. Night!

Another Week Bites The Dust

And again, we have come to the end of another school week. It seems unreal that there are only 2 weeks left of classes this semester. Where has the time gone?

I was super sleepy student today, and napped all the way to school and back on the bus/train. I also slept in a wee bit, but manage to get out the door on time and to class in time.

My rushed breakfast consisted of a peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwich.

On fluffy white bread. It was the only stuff we had upstairs, and I didn’t want to be bothered to go downstairs and retrieve some good bread out of the freezer.

I also slammed back a glass of Oasis Pomegranate Berry juice.

Once I was home for the day, I changed into my pajamas, grabbed the laptop, and hopped back into bed to watch figure skating online. It was a pretty glorious way to spend the rest of my morning, especially with the rain still falling outside.

Skating finished right when I was ready for lunch, so it was perfect! Soup was the only thing on my mind.

I had a nice bowl of Italian Wedding soup – one of my favourites. I must try making it myself one day.

Then I made up a little side plate of goodies – a sliced gala apple, sharp cheddar cheese, and some of that delicious garlic bread.

Lunch in a flash!

I have big plans this afternoon that include more figure skating watching, hitting up the gym, and watching hockey. It’s all about the weekend from here on in. Later!

Souper Saturday

My walk this afternoon was great. It was still really cold out there along the water, but it was nice to be out in the fresh air. And apparently I wasn’t the only one with the same thoughts today – there were tons of people on the trail, walking their dogs and kids

After my brisk walk, I came home in need of some lunch.

Since I was chilly, I needed something to warm me up. Bring on the soup!

There was a serving of avgolemono soup and a wee bit of orzo left, so I made the same combo as yesterday. Still tasty!

Dad had bought this monster sub from Safeway, and saved me a chunk.

It’s pretty much all meat and cheese, but there is a single layer of lettuce, and some tomatoes on there. I, of course, picked off those tomatoes.

Mmmm, lunch.

As I was chowing on lunch, I enjoyed some figure skating on TV with my sister. It was only an hour of coverage though. I swear, the TV coverage of skating just keeps getting smaller and smaller each year. I want to see whole events over multiple days people! Good thing I discovered Skatebuzz, a site run by Skate Canada, where they have live coverage of the entire event. In fact, I’m sitting here right now, watching some live coverage.

Not sure what’s happening here this evening dinnerwise – both my sister and mom will be out, so it’s just me and dad. I have a feeling take out might be on the menu, but you never know. Now back to the skating!

Wonky Week

Hello wonderful readers I hope everyone has started off their week right. Mine school week is going to be a bit off – today I’m staying late to meet with some people, tomorrow I only have a midterm from 2 – 4 pm, Wednesday is a holiday, then Thursday/Friday should be pretty normal.

Alas, I still had to wake up before the sun, so I went for the usual quick breakfast – cereal.

This was a pretty great combo of flavours.

• Kashi Honey Almond Flax
• Kashi Cinnamon Harvest
• Peanut Butter Puffins
• dried raspberries
• shaved coconut

I like how the shredded wheat pieces fall apart in the milk, making the bowl of cereal seem thicker. Plus they give the milk a delicious cinnamon flavour

I also had a glass of that Oasis juice – Black Currant & Elderberry. You’ll be seeing it for awhile!

I was out the door a little late today, but transit was working in my favour. The train was there right when I got to the station, and the bus was sitting waiting for me to get on once I was off the train. I made into class only a couple minutes late, which is perfect, because our professor spends the first 5 min recapping what we covered last class.

I had my usual volunteer shift at Sprouts after class, and I scored a couple of tasty treats. You’ll just have to come back later to see them

Then instead of heading home, I found a place to eat my packed lunch.

My cousin’s wife made soup yesterday, and brought some over. Obviously, I had to try it out for lunch. You can’t pass up on homemade soup! It was a modified version of Avgolemono soup.

So it doesn’t really photograph well, but it was tasty! Instead of chicken, she used leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, and used whole wheat alphabet pasta instead of rice.

I’d never had avgolemono soup before, but had always wanted to try it. I loved the turkey in this. Unfortunately, most of the pasta fell apart in the soup, but it made it thick and creamy. I think the rice would have been a better choice, but it’s not the end of the world. I’ll have to try making it one day myself

To go with the soup I had some cucumber and snap peas.

With some Sabra Roasted Pine Nut hummus for dipping.

I guess I should get some midterm studying in while I wait to meet up with my group. We are working on our education programs for Nutrikids. At least it’s a fun project!

Question of the moment: It seems I’m the only blogger out there who has a morning glass of juice. Do you drink juice? Why or why not? I feel juice gets a bad rap in the healthy eating world!

An Apple A Day

Keeps the doctor away. Good thing I had one for a snack this afternoon

I never ended up going to Starbucks. My practical side thought I would be better off saving the money. Instead, I had this Cocoa Jocolat bar during class. They are alright. I think the Larabars are better.

Class was long, per usual. We got to have an afternoon discussion on GMO’s which was quite interesting. I really wish there was some sort of legislation here in Canada (and the US for that matter), that companies had to identify foods that contain them. Whether you are against them or not, it’s not fair for consumers to not know what’s in their food. They should be allowed to make their own informed decisions, and they need that labelling to know.

Anyways…I missed the hockey game, since it was an early one. I think I got home just as it ended. Boo. At least there was dinner waiting for me.

Mom made split pea soup with the hambone from earlier this week. I think there’s also some barley in there

I also scored the last biscuit, and topped it with a little cheddar.

Hearty homemade soup sure hit the spot on a cold, windy night like tonight.

I spent some time perusing our midterm exam questions – we have 6 essay questions posted, but only 4 will be on our test on Tuesday. They seem pretty straight forward. I’ll have to jot down notes for each of them this weekend, and I should be set for the test!

I also took some time out to get a little activity in – some jumping jacks, ab work, and 15 min yoga. Nothing hard core, but it got the muscles moving. I can’t really ask for much more on my long school days.

I had a total craving for rhubarb all day today, so after my workout, I heated some up in the microwave, mixed in a wee bit of brown sugar, and topped some yogurt with it. I added a little granola for the crunch factor.

I think rhubarb is highly underrated. I think there should be more rhubarb products out there. Anyone else with me?

But now, it’s time to get cozy under the covers. 5:30 will be here before you know it! Night

Homework Hell

Ugh – this weekend has turned into my homework weekend from hell. I have a midterm to study for in Psychology on Tuesday, and two group assignments due for my Land, Food, and Community class on Thursday. It would have only been one assignment due that day, but alas, the schedule for our presentations puts my group on the same day, so we are scrambling trying to get it all sorted out. And to think, I only have 3 classes. I don’t know what it would be like if I had a full courseload!

So, other than a crapload of school work, what was I up to yesterday? Obviously, I started with some breakfast.

I spy some matcha green tea oats!

• 1/2 cup oats, milk, water
• 1 small banana, sliced
• 1 tbsp Ruth’s Chia Goodness cereal
• coconut
• splash of coconut extract
• 1 tsp matcha powder
• Artisana Coconut Butter

With a glass of plain ol’ cranberry juice. I like it so much better than the ones combined with other fruits.

Yummy in my tummy!

I did manage to get in a little figure skating viewing on tv, as well as a quick trip to the gym. It’s all about balance – you can’t study 24/7.

Lunch hunger eventually rolled around.

I saw that my mom had made some soup – not 100% sure on the recipe, but I know it include butternut squash, red pepper, white kidney beans, and onion.

I also found a cheese kaiser that needed to be eaten. Since it’s my self-imposed duty to make sure food doesn’t go to waste, I sliced it open, and added a little aged white cheddar.

The cheesy bun was the perfect accompaniment to dip into the soup

I then set to work on some psychology reading, which led into a quick nap on the couch. Something about textbook reading just puts me to sleep! I should try that at night when I can’t sleep. HA!

I got up, and figured a snack would help energize me.

A sourdough rye Wasa flatbread with Maranatha Peanut Butter and chocolate chips. I’m pretty sure this is my favourite new snack.

There was some important hockey to watching while I worked through more psych – Canucks vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. I’m proud to say, my team was victorious! WOOT!

I threw together a quick dinner at the end of the game, as I was heading out for the evening. It all started with a hot dog, dressed in ketchup, mustard, faux cheese, and red onion.

Some dippables – carrot & cucumber with dill dip.

And a few chunks of fresh pineapple.

It’s always fun when you can put together such a colourful meal.

After I wolfed that down, and made myself presentable, I was off to my cousin’s house for another evening of movie watching and general merriment. I spend way too much time there, but they live close to me, and it means I can get out of my own house.

Now I’m off to hit those books, and write a few pages for our dairy system report. Toodles!

Much Better

I’m happy to report that I today did not include any injuries, the throwing of cameras into liquid foods, or any other mishaps like yesterday. Sure, I still had to wake up early, but meh, that’s my life every weekday!

My camera is still working, despite the little swim it took in my tomato soup. Thank god, because I can’t really afford a new one! The lens cover isn’t retracting properly when I turn the camera on, but if I fiddle with it, it seems to go. I’m hoping that with time, whatever is causing it to stick will wear away. Otherwise I’ll see if I can get it cleaned.

I was in a full on cereal mood this morning. So I started grabbing boxes and came up with quite the combo.

Kashi Cinnamon Harvest, puffed kamut, puffed brown rice, and a sprinkle of Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Granola. I added the craisins because they looked pretty

More cran-peach juice made an appearance.

It’s all about the speedy breakfast when you get up at 5:30 am.

‘Twas a lovely little bowl of cereal to start my day.

A biochemistry lecture + volunteer shift later, and I was on my way home for the day. I had big plans for lunch – leftover mac & cheese. Too bad when I got home, I found out someone else had those same plans and beat me to it. BAH! Another reason to miss living on your own – you know the exact contents of your fridge, so you know those leftovers will be there for you when you want them.

Instead, I decided to tempt fate. Bring on the leftover tomato soup. Dun dun dun!

I even took an overhead shot. This time, I managed to keep all electronics out of my soup bowl, thank you very much.

I decided to go with the grilled cheese sammy as a side again. This one included aged white cheddar, apple slices, and red pepper jelly.

Yeah, I still kinda charred it. I fail at grilled cheese when it’s not on a Foreman grill.

I had the other half of the apple with some pb on the side.

Lunch time feast.

I worked on random projects this afternoon, and noticed my biochem midterm marks were posted. I did better than I thought! There was a certain percentage I had in mind, and I was 10% above it, so I was super happy Biochemistry has been my nemesis for so long, so it was really good to get a mark I could be proud of, and still leave myself with some room for improvement over the rest of the semester.

Dinner was also a tasty affair, even if it wasn’t overly photogenic.

Mom made stuffed pork chops. I can’t even tell you the last time I ate a pork chop. But if I’m going to eat them, stuffed is the way to go. I’ll spare you the close up though – it just doesn’t photograph well.

Our sides were much prettier. Like half a sweet potato with a little buttah.

And a mixture of corn & peas.

I always try and steal extra stuffing when mom makes these. It’s one of my favourite foods

My hockey boys were playing tonight, and low and behold, they won a game! On the road even! Woohoo! It’s about freakin’ time.

More tv & homework ensued, requiring a little evening snack.

I started with a cup of tea from my favourite tea place – Silk Road.

How can you not like a tea called "Double Happiness"? And it’s lychee flavoured. Love.

I also grabbed a pumpkin chocolate chip coconut muffin, with a side of biochemistry text.

Loving these muffins. I think their flavour actually improves as they age. And they stay so moist. Pumpkin rocks!

I guess I should think about sleepy time. Only two more school days til the weekend…yes, I’m counting down. Night!

All Downhill

Story of my day. It started out strong, and progressively went down from there. Fortunately, I’ve gotten away without any major injuries, and it’s almost bed time, so hopefully sleep will turn it all around.

I started my morning with some oats inspired by a few bloggers (who I would love to link to, but wouldn’t you know it, my auto linking in WLW still doesn’t work from my laptop. ARGH). I broke out the caffeine this morning for some mocha almond oats.

• 1/2 cup oats, milk, water
• 1 tsp instant coffee
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• splash of vanilla
• 1 tbsp flax seed
• brown sugar (to take the edge off the bitter coffee flavour)
• chocolate chips
• almond slivers

I guess you could say it was a take on the mocha almond fudge cheesecake I made for Thanksgiving dessert

And of course, there was a glass of juice. Today was cranberry peach. Meh.

It was a lovely oat mocha to start the day, and the caffeine definitely did it’s job. Too bad it also wrecked havoc on my digestive system for the rest of the day. It made sitting through lectures less than fun – and I’ll just leave it at that.

I spent part of my break today tending to my virtual farm & cafe finishing up my journals and submitting them before the deadline. Then it was time for a little UBC blogger lunch. I met up with Bronwyn from Will Work For Peanut Butter at Red Burrito. From what I gather, it’s similar to Chipotle in the US in terms of menu, but I have no idea if the quality is similar or not.

When at Red Burrito, what do you order? Well, I figured a burrito was a good idea

Seems like all the food I order on campus comes in wrap form. HA!

I went with the chicken burrito, stuffed with chicken (duh), rice, black beans, lettuce, roasted corn, spicy salsa, and a wee bit of sour cream.

Lots of fun flavours and textures going on that burrito, that’s for sure. I’m no Mexican connoisseur or anything, but I enjoyed it. There are other fillings available, like salsa verde, tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, and guacamole. I totally wanted to go for the guacamole, but it cost extra, and I’m a poor student, so I refrained. But I bet it would have totally taken that burrito to the next level.

And let me tell you – this burrito kept my hunger at bay until I got home. I didn’t dig into any of the snacks I brought with me – can’t go wrong with that!

I completely failed as a blogger though – Bronwyn and I never took the obligatory blogger meet up photo. And I failed to take any restaurant pics. Seriously, where was my head? I blame the morning oats – they were still making me feel funky.

I went off to my 4 hour class, which we ended up leaving early, and made my way home on transit. Lucky me, a total cracked out meth head decided to get on my bus. It was such a joy to watch him have a very loud, profanity-ladden conversation with…no one. And spit on the bus. And throw his bag around. I was glad when we got to the train station, and I’m sure everyone else on the bus was as well.

Finally I get home, and see that soup & grilled cheese sandwiches were on the menu. There was leftover soup for me to heat up, but I was on my own to build the grilled cheese.

I made mine fancy – Silver Hills bread, aged white cheddar, ham, and red pepper jelly.

Too bad I completely charred the damn thing on one side (you’ll see in a minute).

I cut up a carrot to have with some dill dip.

And my tomato soup.

And then…

I dropped my camera…

in the soup.

*insert profanity and frantic clean up here*

I don’t know what happened. I was leaning over the soup to take a photo, and just spazzed out, and it went straight in. Soup everywhere – on the freshly washed kitchen floor, counter, cupboards, camera. UGH. It seemed to be confined to only the lens, but still! I worry it’s going to get stuck if there is any more soup in there.

As I was cleaning, and cleaning, and making sure all the parts were still moving, I snapped a test photo of my charred sandwich – to prove how craptastic my day was now going.

The blur is due to the fact the lens still had a slight tomato soup coating on it. If you notice though, the top left corner is pretty much in focus. And I’ve taken some more test photos, and other than the shutter sticking ever so slightly when I turn the camera on, so far so good.

I eventually sat down and ate my lukewarm dinner, but not before Sienna helped herself to some of my sandwich when I wasn’t looking. BRAT!

Later on I settled in to watch some SYTYCD, and thought I’d get started on some psychology studying for my midterm next week. Wouldn’t you know it? I get a freakin’ papercut from my textbook. Seriously. Not my day. I gave up on the studying, and just sat on the couch so I wouldn’t get hurt anymore.

When I wandered back in the kitchen, what did I find?

Oh yes, not only did she steal my dinner, she was curled up on the laptop. But hey – proof my camera is still working!

So, I’m thinking I should head to bed to avoid the last hour of the day. And it’s only Tuesday. Ugh. Night.

Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal Of The Day

It sure was today. I started off with some fabulous food, then my hunger never truly returned, so it was totally meh from there.

I was rudely awoken this morning by my mom’s cat hacking up something outside my room. Fortunately, I’m not turned off by things like that, I proceeded into the kitchen to make something I haven’t had in eons – French Toast.

French toast just seems like such a Sunday morning breakfast, doesn’t it? It’s not like it really takes long to make mind you, so I’m not sure why I only think to make it on weekends. Anyways, for my toast, I soaked 2.5 pieces of Silver Hills Squirrelly Bread in a mixture of 1 egg, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, vanilla, and ground flax seed. Then I fried it up in a dab of butter. Yum.

There were some pears that needed consuming, otherwise they were going to get acquainted with the compost bin mighty quick, so I sauteed one with butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and craisins. It made the perfect topping, along with some non-fat plain yogurt.

And it just wouldn’t be breakfast without a glass of Happy Planet Mango Peach Party.

Oh boy, was it delicious! I normally wouldn’t have made so much, but there was one real piece of bread left, and two end pieces, so I figure it works out to just a little more than 2 slices. No point in leaving a little nub in the freezer, right?

I cleaned up the pigsty that was the kitchen, and then sorted out some issues with my laptop. For some reason, it decided to stop acknowledging it had a wireless signal. After an hour or so of frustration, I finally just restored the system back a few days, and wouldn’t you know it – damn thing worked again. Gotta love technology.

My frustrations didn’t end there though. I also sent out some friendly reminders via email to group members in one of my classes – we have two assignments due on one day, so although we still have 2 weeks, it’s quickly approaching!

I never really had much hunger for lunch, so I kept it small, and exerted minimal effort. Such as heating up a bowl of Italian wedding soup.

Or slicing cheddar cheese to put on some crackers.

Minimal effort at it’s finest.

I spent a good portion of the evening working on some journal articles due on Tuesday. I’ve been putting them off, because I know they’ll be easy enough to write – we only have to write 400 – 600 words for each entry (6 entries total). After knocking out a good chunk of them, I think I’m actually going to have to edit down! Apparently I’m just too verbose.

I took some time out to watch the Amazing Race, and have what I’m calling dinner. If you can call popcorn seasoned with buttah and nooch dinner.

 

And since I’m calling that dinner, I’m allowed to have dessert right? Like this sliver of pumpkin pie and fresh pineapple.

Seems perfectly logical to me

I’ve also become horribly addicted to some Facebook games. I really should have known better than to start playing them, but damnit, I love me some good computer games. So if you’ll excuse me, I have a virtual farm and restaurant to take care of. Night!