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Friday Randomness

Posted on June 7, 2013 by kissmybroccoli

Somethings make since.

Wait, let me start over…

Some THINGS make SENSE!

But today, my mind is everywhere, so this post will not be one of those things. Hey, I gave you fair warning yesterday.

I went to the Nashville farmers market with the man-friend last weekend…

Farmers Market Haul

I got a little carried away.

And I ~~carried the~~ bought a watermelon. 😉

Oh and that was the LAST thing to ever touch my kitchen table. Two hours after I posted it on Craig’s List last Friday, I had a buyer and they picked it up on Sunday! Yay me!

I took this pic at the park the other day on one of my walks.

The Park

Love the sky!

My parents got a kitten.

And apparently, she’s narcoleptic.

But my mom calls her Zoe. 😉

I made a snack yesterday with my last buttered popcorn rice cake…

It was effin’ delicious.

But omfg, that shit was hot! 😯

I saw these at Target a couple of weeks ago…

~~Are they not~~ THEY ARE the cutest thing in the world?! 😉

I just gave myself a pedicure…

I took a pic of my toes (featuring Essie’s Play Date) and then ~~remembered how much I hate my feet~~ thought it would be wrong to have that right next to this…

Carrot cake oats anyone? In June?

Does it make it better if I told you I made them in April? And I’ve been sitting on the recipe for over two months?! Umm, I think I’m digging myself an oatmeal grave here…why don’t I just get on with it, eh?

Carrot Cake TVP Oats

By: Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 6-7 minutes

Keywords: boil stovetop breakfast dairy-free high protein high fiber vegan vegetarian no sugar added carrots oats tvp

Ingredients (Serves 1)

1/4 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup TVP (or 2 Tablespoons more oats)
1 Tablespoon ground flax
1 1/4 cup water (or non-dairy milk)
1/4 cup shredded carrots
2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1/2 banana, sliced thin
toppings: shredded carrot, raisins, unsweetened shredded coconut, chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Combine oats, TVP, flax, water (or milk), carrots, pumpkin, extract, and spices in a small pot over medium-high heat.
2. Once boiling (about 3-4 minutes), add sliced banana and whisk vigorously until smooth.
3. Reduce heat to medium and cook until desired consistency is reached.
4. Transfer to a bowl and garnish with toppings.

I used my Banana Almond Crunch Oats as a base, but got a little STRANGER with this recipe by adding not one, but TWO servings of vegetables!

Somethings make PERFECT sense, right Laura?

And then some THINGS amuse me just way too much!

How flippin’ awesome is it that Kristen is the winner of last week’s Blend swag giveaway?! Just click the link to her blog and you’ll understand! 😀

Thank you guys so much for entering…I was totally blown away by all the responses! Kristen, I’m emailing you now!

Tell me something random!

Any big plans for the weekend?

Posted in Strange But Good | Tagged carrots, coconut, farmers' market, oats, pumpkin, recipe, tvp, veggies, watermelon | 28 Comments

Thoughts on Being Selfish

Posted on June 6, 2013 by kissmybroccoli

Last Wednesday, Jamie gave me some “homework”.

For the next two weeks, I am to be completely and 100%…

SELFISH.

After telling her about some of the things that have been stressing me out the lately, she showed me the common denominator.

I care too much about what other people think.

Oh yeah sure, I like to say I’m the girl who just marches to the beat of her own drum, who doesn’t care if people like me or not, but when it comes down to it, what I MEAN is I can do all that as long as I stay ignorant of all the negatives. I mean, really? No one wants to hear that someone dislikes them, is disappointed by them, or doesn’t accept them, but you know what?

It happens.

And for too long now, I’ve been so caught up in pleasing everyone else or doing things just to make sure that I didn’t come across in a negative light, that I’ve lost sight of who I really am…what I like…what I dislike.

What do I WANT?!

One of the main reasons I decided to take a break from blogging was that I felt like I HAD to devote HOURS to each and every post…making everything as perfect as possible…the pictures, the recipes, the jokes. I had to respond to each and every comment. I had to post by a certain time…on certain days…I had link ups to join in on. And don’t even get me STARTED on finding the time to read/comment on other blogs!

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Basically, I had to be SUPER blogger!

After the announcement to take a hiatus, I realized something…no, actually, I’ve always known this….

I’m an extremist.

All or nothing…it just goes with my perfectionist attitude (another thing I’m working on).

I stopped blogging and just started reading, but then I was still stressed that I wasn’t reading ENOUGH. And as much as I love blogging, I started to feel I might not come back to it. That is, until I made THIS for dinner tonight:

Some may call it a bowl of grilled veggies topped with grated ~~cheese~~ FINE AGED GOUDA, and a ~~fried~~ FREAKIN’ PERFECT egg.

I call it my blogging epiphany.

I couldn’t WAIT to share this. It took all of about 0.23867 seconds to post it on Instagram. But then I realized that Instagram isn’t the blog. It’s not my little corner of the interwebs…my home that I have established over the years…planting flours, hanging pictures, and inviting over so many wonderful friends. This is where I know I belong.

This is what I WANT to do.

So yeah, I guess you could say that I’m back! But this time, it’s on MY terms. I know some of you guys are sticklers for predictability, but me? I’ve always been a fly by the seat of my pants gal…you know, without the whole prostitution thing! 😉

From now on, there will be no set days to post…no time constraints…no “obligatory” link ups, hell, there may not even be a common theme to whatever I put up, but you know what? This is my space…so if I wanna paint the shudders chartreuse and affix a purple rooster to the roof, then dammit, I will! And I’m gonna cuss like a sailor while doing it!

But that’s why you guys love me right? And if you don’t, who cares!

…just don’t tell me about it!

Do you struggle to please others?

When was the last time you were completely selfish?
My first day, I went for a walk at the park, made plans for the weekend, and turned down a job offer…and it felt GREAT!

Posted in Personal, Thoughts | Tagged cheese, eggs, intuitive eating, self love, veggies | 37 Comments

Farmers Market Freshness

Posted on June 5, 2013 by kissmybroccoli

Hey hey, my peoples!

Omg, I miss you guys SO much!

Just thought I’d pop in for a quick WIAW post because ~~I can’t stand the feeling of being left out~~ I have some major drool-worthy pics to share with you guys! 😉

Although my pics today don’t showcase any snacks, I’ll tell you right now, I’ve been ~~shoving fistfuls of fruits and veggies in my mouth on the regular~~ snacking healthfully for sure! Now that all my favorites are FINALLY coming back in season, my tummy couldn’t be happier! So, after checking out my collection of fresh eats, be sure to head over to Peas & Crayons and see what everyone else has been snacking on this week! 😀

I missed out on the opening day of the Downtown Market a few weeks ago…a certain retreat with a hundred or so wonderful ladies just happened to keep me from it…so I was super excited to finally get over there the following weekend!