I woke up early the other morning, prior to falling off my bike….and decided to make oatmeal.  I am, however bored of oatmeal so I don’t know why I decided to make it……in an effort to make my oatmeal taste AWESOME I cooked it with some milk instead of water… I microwaved about 1/3 cup which was still to much but whatever….. after it was cooked (approx 1-2 minutes) I added a sprinkle of dairy free, nut free chocolate chips and a sprinkle of shredded coconut.  I then added a splash of milk (I like it soupy).  Before eating the oatmeal I stirred it up and it was GREAT!! Sort of like having a healthy dessert for breakfast…….

Today I ran home really quickly for lunch because I feel like I am getting a cold.  I really wanted to sleep but I was more hungry than anything so I went for comfort food.  I used Ezekiel whole wheat bread with sesame seeds, and fresh mozzarella and swiss cheese. I added a little american cheese in for taste.  I toasted the bread and then threw the cheese on the sandwich.  I put the sandwich in a pan on the stove and put a soup can on top of the sandwich to push the sandwich down and expedite the warming of the cheese.  I also opened a can of Muir Glenn natural minestrone which is one of the only brands of canned soup I will eat because it has all “good stuff” in it.  I have to get back to work now….feeling crappy. 

Spicy Sweet Potato fries recipe.  This is a recipe I made up a while ago because I was craving fries and didn’t want to eat the calories. I threw some ingredients together and waited to see if it tasted good.  Originally I added some brown sugar (sprinkled a tiny amount) on top of the fries while they were cooking.  I have since removed the sugar from the recipe to cut down on calories and to make the recipe more clean.  This dish has good oils, the benefits of sweet potato packed with a ton of flavor and a little spicy. I usually combine this with meat (chicken or pork), wraps (as I did tonight), or a turkey burger.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp Cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp sage

1 tsp garlic salt

1 sweet potato and 1 regular potato or 2 small sweet potatos

(since all potatos range in size from small to gargantuan you will need to start cutting and if you feel you have to much then stop)

Cut potatoes up length wise in strips, cut as thin as you can because they will cook faster.

Place cut pieces on a cookie sheet with aluminum foil over it

drizzle olive oil on the potatoes, add spices, with your hands move the potatoes around to ensure they are fully coated with mixture.  You can also place them in a ziploc mag with the mixture and shake them until coated.  Once the potatoes are back on the cookie sheet or you are done coating them; place them in the over at 375 for about 30 -40 minutes.  Check them frequently to ensure you don’t over or under cook.  I like mine very crispy so I leave them in until they appear crispy.   

Tonight I wasn’t very hungry so I made myself a spinach, tomato and mozzarella salad.  I used some leftover spinach and greens, fresh local grown tomatoes which were amazing and mozzarella. I cut up several pieces of mozzarella, its fattening but sooooo good.  I also added a drizzle of olive oil and some vinegar/truffle oil combination that is shown in a previous picture. I am not a big salad eater unless there is meat on them or they are grilled but anything with fresh cheese can motivate me. I am going to add a grilled salad this week. 

I went to the farmer’s market today, which is rare for me.  I actually didn’t realize how awesome the local farmer’s market has become.  I just moved here recently and I never bothered to explore as the farmer’s market in Kentucky wasn’t great.  The market in Chicago wasn’t great either.  Im determined that the further south I go the better the produce.  Anyways, I tried this awesome goat cheese spread that you can basically eat plain from Humble Heart Farms. I also got some tomatoes that I am going to throw on a salad later. 

well I woke up this morning and wanted to eat something that wasn’t heavy. Im trying to leave room for this wing festival we are going to later.  I have these awesome peaches that I can’t stop eating so I decided to just cut up some peaches and dip them in yogurt.  I don’t normally eat Yoplait yogurt but I had some in the fridge that I was experimenting with so I decided to just eat it.  Normally I use that greek yogurt with the weird name….Fage.  I also added a small amount of agave syrup to the peaches but they really didn’t need it.