Time to bring out those delicious eats and party like it’s 1999 Wednesday!
Happy What I Ate Wednesday!
Be sure to hop on over to Peas & Crayons to show some support for the gorgeous gal that makes this celebration possible each and every week!
Love you Jenn!
While my eats may not be as GREEN as they’ve been in the past, I seem to have hit almost every color of the rainbow for this week’s WIAW:
BLACK coffee in my favorite GREEN mug!
Quickly followed by my BROWN bowl of oats:
Protein oats with banana and half a square of bakers chocolate.
A couple hours later, I grabbed a RED apple to tide me over until lunch.
Gotta love the crunch of a fresh ripe Honeycrisp!
My lunch was a delicious mix of BROWNGREEN and ORANGE:
After our fishing trip on Sunday, BB and I went to a cajun restaurant where I ordered the sampler platter of jambalaya, gumbo, and red beans and rice. I could only finish half (huge portion) so I enjoyed it the next day alongside a fresh GREEN salad with some of this dressing.
As I headed out the door to run a few errands, I grabbed a bunch of GREEN grapes to snack on along the way:
Plump. Juicy. And on sale!
Among my errands, was a daunting task…
Luckily, my dear friend LUNA had stowed away in my bag because halfway through the course I got a case of the tummy rumbles.
Favorite flavor…but only because I’ve yet to find this one!
As soon as I got home, there was no time to think of what to make for dinner. I simply opened the fridge and picked out the first few things I made eye contact with:
BLACK eyed peas, ORANGE Kabocha squash and a perfectly runny YELLOW yolk.
All drizzled with some RED ketchup!
There was also much water consumed throughout the day from my BLUE camelbak:
I know, I’ve recycled this picture a million times, but really, if you’ve seen one bottle of water, you’ve seen ’em all…
Plus, every time I see this pic I start singing “Ice Ice Baby”
Word to ya mutha! 😉
So there you have it, my meals and snackage for the day…Dang! If only I’d eaten an…
EGGPLANT
the rainbow would be complete!
What colorshaveyoueaten today or yesterday if it’s still early?
Don’t worry, I haven’t decided to go all bilingual on you guys (ha, I only know a handful of phrases in Spanish anyway*). I’m just still on what I’m going to call my “shopping high” for the day.
*Just thought you should know that I totally typed spinach.
But before I get into the details of my road trip to Nashvegas, I want to say thank you to everyone who wished me luck on my doctor’s appointment today. Maybe I should use you guys to help me win on a lottery ticket because…
I am OFFICIALLY released from the doctor’s care and I can to go back to work tomorrow with no restrictions. He did warn me to be careful within the next few weeks while lifting patients to be sure that I don’t aggravate my back and create any inflammation, which is what happened before the muscle seized last Sunday. I still have 3 more weeks of physical therapy left and it is now a combination of yoga-type stretches (cat and cow poses), electro/heat therapy, and soft tissue massage (can’t say that I mind that part!)
So I figured what with this being my last day off before going back to work, I’d take a “me day” and head to Nashville for a little shopping.
And of course, I made sure to bring along the right tuneage for the trip!
Ahh, Bon Jovi, you will always have my heart!
First up, the Farmer’s Market!
It was the PERFECT day to walk around all the booths outside…I only wish more vendors had been open, but I guess even though today felt like the first day of SUMMER, it is still early in the season.
I must’ve spent an hour or more just walking in and around each booth taking pictures and just breathing in the fresh air.
And I’m sorry, but there is just something to be said about the beauty of fresh, ripe fruits and vegetables…
Even the mutated ones 😉
I also made my way over to enclosed part of the market and perused around the little international market.
I admired their wall of unique flours, giggled at their misuse of the English language, and pondered the thought of vegetable powder…none of which I actually bought.
So what DID I leave the farmer’s market with?
Two bunches of kale, a couple of golden beets…
Tamarind-date paste, ginger garlic paste, strawberry preserves, some unphotogenic sun-dried tomatoes (hence their hiding spot)…
FROG preserves, Vidalia Onion Jelly, and a locally made BBQ duo that I can’t wait to use on some baby back ribs!
After my shopping, I enjoyed a little snack and some photo-snapping in the neighboring park before making my way over to…
Trader Joe’s!
Ok, actually, since traffic was INSANE (lunch hour) I just parked my car and headed around the block to Whole Foods just to pick up a few necessities:
Whole wheat pastry flour, thick cut rolled oats…
Coffee, maple extract (it’s been TWO long…ha! Get it?)…
New favorite combo: Greek yogurt and apple or pumpkin butter…I die!
On my walk back from Whole Foods, I popped in Anthropologie for a total of 2.37546 minutes. It only took me turning over TWO pricetags for me to realize why I never go into that store…
Obviously, I needed a little cheering up after that, soooooo…
I got a little bit of fro-yo…
And a whole lotta toppings!
After I was connected with my inner child and had enough sugar in me to bounce my way all the way back to Clarksville continue my shopping, I headed back to the Joe they call Trader and was quite proud of myself for not getting too carried away…
Ok, so the Udi’s Bread (free with a coupon!) was actually from WF’s, but it was just begging to be sandwiched in between two meats.
Last trip, I bought some of the pesto marinated chicken breasts, so I’m excited to see how the sun-dried tomato ones taste and since I got on a huge hot dog kick week before last, I needed to pick up another pack…really guys they are soooo good!
Whole grain tortillas, a loaf of whole wheat sourdough…
Kalamata olives, a new-to-me dip, and surprise…a jar of mustard!
As for the dip?
My curiosity could not be contained…right after taking this pic, I plucked out a wedge of sourdough and scooped some up!
Verdict: It’s just “ok”…it’s got a good flavor (although a bit heavy on the onions in my opinion for a spinach dip), but I was a bit underwhelmed.
I actually think I could do better with some of my stash of Chobani and one of these:
Ok, ok, so this is actually from a stop at TJ Maxx yesterday, but I couldn’t NOT show you guys the goodies I found!
I also got the caaaa-utest ramekins, a bowl that was just calling my name, and
A coffee apron!
*squeal!*
You know what? Sometimes you just have to have a day all to yourself…filled with all your favorite things and no worries of time, schedules, or deadlines. I think we’ve all experienced our fair share of “where did the time go” moments.
Just remember…
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
I’m so glad you all enjoyed the Cranberry Walnut Ginger Pancakes! Reading through all the comments and the tweets I’ve received since the post went up has definitely brightened my day. But don’t take my word for it, whip up a batch and see for yourself how delicious they are!
So I hope you all had a great weekend and are maybe getting through the day today by reminiscing of your rest time between weeks.
BB and I had a pretty stellar Sunday. As of yesterday, I can now bend over and touch my shins just below my knees*, so we decided to take advantage of the near 80 degree weather (which I still can’t believe) and head out for a little fishing trip.
*Follow-up appointment with the orthopedic is tomorrow morning where I will find out if I’m able to be released to go back to work…wish me luck!
We had all the necessities for a perfect fishing trip…fishing licenses, “survival food,” and lots of hand holding 🙂
Now let me just say one thing before I continue…
If I need to make a pancake cookbook, then BB needs to have his own nature show. This boy knows more about wild life and plants than any other person I’ve ever met…which makes exploring the outdoors with him THAT much more fun.
“Umm, honey…what’s this?”
“Is it dangerous?”
“Can I touch it?”
Hey now, get your minds out of the gutter! 😉
That being said, he is also a great (and patient) teacher when it comes to many things…fishing being one of them. Even as I followed all his directions and still, time after time, ended up with my fishing line 5 feet in front of me, hung in a tree, or unwound and not even in the water, he simple stood back and let me learn on my own, giving me guidance when I needed it.
We couldn’t have picked a more perfect day. Just look at that blue sky!
Now, as you guys know, I LOVE being outdoors…but fishing?
Eh, I could take it or leave it.
That’s because up until yesterday afternoon, I had never EVER caught anything a fish… since boots, tires, and seaweed don’t really count! 😉
But how about after 3 casts into the lake, this little guy decided to latch on!
It was a crappie and not much bigger than about 6 inches long, but I swear I was downright giddy at the fact that I had reeled him in successfully all on my own…though BB had to take him off the hook for me.
And so began my first REAL fishing trip:
By the end of the day, I had caught SEVEN FISH and even unhooked one all by myself…I even caught a bass (the green one)!
Course my bass was nothing compared to BB’s finest catch of the day:
Alright ladies, no drooling over my man…remember, we’re concentrating on the fish!
This girl was longer than my arm and by BB’s best guess weighed about 12-13 pounds…his biggest bass catch EVER! I was so happy to be able to share this with him…you should have seen the look on his face 🙂
But I got the award for the biggest non-fish catch of the day:
Say hello to my little friend tree!
After all the excitement of the day, I sat back and relaxed a bit, soaking up the last few rays of sunshine.
Admiring the view…
And awestruck by the colors of nature.
And with that, the day ended with two big smiles and one beautiful sunset.
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