new breakfast… for me.

27Sep09

I eat oatmeal every morning. I have for I don’t know how long. And it’s such a ritual, and I’m so attached to it, that I don’t like for that routine to be infringed upon, ever. But this week something happened. I ran out of oats. For whatever reason, I didn’t buy more. I didn’t [...]

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Tags: almond butter, bananas, bread, toast

my new love for sandwiches. plus, hummus and more banana muffins.

20Sep09

I’ve been separated from my favorite camera all summer because somehow the battery charger was misplaced in the move back from Dublin. I refused to buy a new charger because I was adamant that it would eventually turn up, and guess what? It did. I started using it again on Wednesday, but it took me [...]

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Tags: bananas, Barbara Walters, hummus, muffins, sandwiches

Lunch at the Office

16Sep09

Where have I been eating my lunches for the past month? 
Right here, in front of this lovely old Dell. 

There was about a teaspoon of hummus left in my Sabra container, so I packed a sandwich in it and used the bread to scoop up every last bit of hummus. 
This was kind of a random sandwich. [...]

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Tags: amazing meal, avocado, banana, hummus, muffins, peanut butter, red peppers, sandwich, smoothie

Biking Up an Appetite

14Sep09

What a gorgeous Sunday here in Rockford! My friend Emily and I went for a long bike ride. We actually didn’t mean for it to be as long as it was, but we were looking for some place to have a beer and do some crosswords, and nowhere was open. By the time we found [...]

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Tags: avocado, beer, bicycles, couscous, kale chips

Dinner, Dessert, and Decor

13Sep09

Mmm tonight for dinner I had this:

That would be one giant salad:

(romaine, carrot, roasted red pepper, olives, broccoli, red onion, tomato, sun-dried tomato, toasted pine nuts, balsamic, and olive oil)
With a large side of kale chips:

(Kale, baked with olive oil and salt, topped with nutritional yeast and a few sprays of Braggs liquid aminos)
This whole [...]

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Tags: apartment, Barbara Walters, kale chips, salad

Banana Muffins and Changes…

10Sep09

It’s be a little while, eh? I’ve taken a little time off during this transition period in my life to think about things — the direction of the blog being one of them. But I’ll get to that in a minute. First, where in the world have I been and what have I been eating [...]

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Tags: banana, muffins