Good morning!
Shortly after I posted yesterday, I hit a major wall. I was exhausted from being up at 5am and working all day. My muscles were also feeling quite tight from my speedy 10k run on Thursday……sooooooo……
I decided to do Polly’s Yoga for Runner’s video! I haven’t done the video in a long time, but I always enjoy it.
I am going to start doing this more…I always feel so good after doing this video! I just stayed there on my yoga mat for a good 5-10 minutes afterwards. It was so peaceful.
After this relaxing yoga, I had no desire to make dinner! I was going to settle on Vegan Garlic Scape Pesto and Dr. Kracker’s for dinner…and call it a night…
[Incredible combo by the way!]
and then Eric said he would make dinner! :shocked:
Before I knew it, he was in the kitchen chopping away like a pro…
Eric has never considered himself a cook; he never learned the basic skills and when he did have to cook he often got very stressed out. As a result, he only cooked a handful of times for us during the 10 years we have been together. He cooked for me on Valentine’s Day back in 2008, and he made this incredible gourmet salmon with lots of side dishes and I felt so bad because he was so stressed out while cooking. Although, I must say the meal he made me was amazing. I knew he had a talent just waiting to be cultivated!
Over the past year he has started to cook a little bit here and a little bit there. His fear was simply a result of lack of practice and a basic knowledge set. It only makes sense to fear what you don’t know, right? I started to show him some basic skills over the past several months and before I knew it his confidence was blossoming in the kitchen! It has been really fun to see him having more fun with cooking. I think I would go as far to say as he actually enjoys making a few dishes now. I would love to take some cooking classes with him!
Last night, I just watched him cook and kept him company. Well, to be fair, I also ate Vegan Garlic Scape Pesto and Dr. Krackers. :biggrin: I was livin’ the high life and lovin’ every second!
For an appetizer, he presented me with a mixed green tomato salad drizzled with my homemade dressing:
It was gooooood. CSA veggies taste better than any veggie I have had all year.
For dinner, he made a stir-fry featuring those Garlic Scapes!
The stir-fry included: Red peppers, 3 garlic scapes, 1 sweet onion, spinach, carrots, EVOO, sea salt, and black pepper. Then he drizzled some EVOO + balsamic over top and more sea salt.
He served the stir-fry over a bed of greens- it was genius!
Eric always does this thing with hot foods and salads…he will take a hot pasta dish and eat it on top of a bowl of cold salad. I’ve always watched him do this, but never tried it myself…
I actually really liked it! I didn’t think I would like the warmness on the lettuce, but it was actually wonderful.
For dessert, a Glo Ball!
and then throughout the night, I had 3 Organic Mill St Brews! I had a huge food and beer belly and we all had a competition to see whose was bigger. I think I won. :lol:
Last night before bed, I prepped my cherries by pitting and freezing them. I had my heart set on making a Cherry Bomb Vegan Overnight Oats.
Cherry Bomb Banana Soft Serve:
- process 1 frozen banana with about 1/3 cup frozen cherries
Kristen started the famous Cherry Chocolate Bomb Shake, so I thought it would be fun to make a Cherry Bomb VOO today!
BOOM.
Cherry Chocolate Bomb Vegan Overnight Oats
Adapted from Kristen’s Cherry Chocolate Bomb Shake.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup regular oats
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 2 tbsp Amazing Grass Amazing Meal Chocolate Protein Powder
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt (tiny!)
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
Directions: Whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl and then add the wet ingredients and whisk. Place in fridge overnight or for 45 mins-2 hours in the fridge. Make Cherry Bomb soft serve (above) and layer in a dish.
Oh hell yesssssssssss.
Uh oh, we have a situation here!
Needless to say, I devoured this beauty! It was SOOOOO GOOD!
My belly is singing right now.
I’m working in the bakery today because I am taking Tuesday off for a very special visitor this week! Eric and I also hope to squeeze in an open-water swim if this weather improves or a run. I will be talking about my Sprint Triathlon training tomorrow too! I’m excited for it.
Have a great day!
How fabulous is this?! Eric is definitely onto something as a gentle wilt of greens from a warm topping is something I love as well. And those oats, Angela! >:D Sinful! Thanks for the brilliant pics!
I’m with Eric – I eat hot foods on top of cold greens often, too. I really like it! And that breakfast looks amazing (and very blogtastic!). ;)
Wow that looks like cherry heaven!
I actually pour certain types of soups on my salads. Red Robin has this chicken tortilla soup and it’s kind of thick so I use that over my salad for “dressing” it kind of tastes like a warm mexican fiesta in my mouth! haha
Wow that is an awesome idea!!!!
I looked for Garlic Scapes at the Farmer’s Market this morning and met with success! Can’t wait to see what all the fuss is about! :)
yessssssss….make the pestooooooooo
honey, you are so SWEET!
That cherry treat looks AMAZING. You are a delight, Ang! Love you! and yay for yoga! :)
I can relate with Eric!! Cooking can be stressful. I always get so nervous that I’m going to mess up and ruin dinner for everyone. In fact, I have had more than a couple of diasters in the kitchen. But, i am learning! It’s awesome that Eric is starting to have fun with cooking. His meal looks like a pro!
Those Glow Balls look divine!
Holy Cow! I have to buy a food processor just to try the Chocolate Cherry Bomb!
I love putting hot foods on my salads! It started with pasta, pasta sauce and meatballs on a salad. We go to my mother-in-law’s house for dinner every Sunday, (she mostly makes pasta & meatballs) and I was eating waaaay too much food there. This way I was “garnishing” my salad with the pasta and meatballs, and it’s a great way of adding extra greens into your diet. Now, I do the same thing with rice, or rice and beans, and it’s really good too!
I’m going to have to make myself some frozen cherries just so I can make that chocoate cherry bomb for myself. It looks sooooo yummmy! Amazing pictures!!
Enjoy your day!! :)
How delicious! Go Eric– you did well : )
I live in an apt with a horrible kitchen right now– I hate it- the counter space is 1 ft by 1 ft…I can barely put a plate on there- it’s been a frustrating year not cooking as much but eventually I will move into a place with a great kitchen! (my goal right now–I’m such a foodie haha)
Also your Glow Ball look so yummy–I made a similar one here
http://peacelovenutrition.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/raw-cacao-truffles/
Enjoy your weekend!
xo
Jocelyn
Weird how there’s no frozen cherries up your way ?! They’re SO EXPENSIVE though… I’m thinking about getting the huge Costco container of them and take the time to just freeze the whole batch myself… I think the tiny bag I bought at Mother’s Market was over 4 bucks!!!
Your CCBVOO looks to die for :D I MUST try this Ange!! What a great idea.
Three cheers for Eric making you guys dinner ;D I have to admit, hot food over a cold salad has me interested. Thanks Eric!
I agree cherries are sooo expensive, but worth every bite. It is one of my fav fruits.
Hi, not sure if my comment went through or not. The Cherry Chocolate Bomb oats looks absolutely amazing – what a fantastic idea! Also love the idea of the Glo balls. :)
That sounds SO good. I love frozen cherries in my Green Monsters, so I absolutely must try this VOO :-)
I’m also going to try the yoga video. I’ve been missing yoga class lately because of work, and it definitely helps my running…
Good luck with your bakery work today! :-)
okay seriously!! I HAVE to try that ASAP. OMG. Cherry goodness. I’ll have to put that on our menu for this week to make.
mm, those oats look good!
I feel ya on the lack of frozen pitted cherries issue! I haven’t been able to find them anywhere and the fresh kind are SO expensive!!
I also have a bit of a weird temperature thing like Eric – today I stir fried a bunch of veggies in balsamic & olive oil and put them on a bunch of lettuce. I guess I just like the contrast – it keeps it interesting!
Your brekkie looks SOOO good! (I had a similar overflow issue with my GM this morning lol!)
Thank you for that video!!! That is exactly what I need in my life!
I used to make chocolate cherry shakes all the timeeeee. I stopped buying cherries for some reason but I think I need to for this VOO, omg!
I agree that CSA veggies are the best!
I tried garlic scrapes in a mexican dish today, and they were delicious in that, too!
I have a confession: I want to save your oats! I want to reach through the screen and lick it before it drops on the table/plate whatever….!! Seriously though, it looks great :)
haha this made me giggle..SAVE THE OATS!
awwww what a nice hubby!
i dunno if ive ever said this but ur presentation of foods is sooo amazing i just want to lick my screen…
Lena
feel free to leave a bomb anywhere in my vicinity lol that looks delicious!
I actually want to lick it now too (Im commenting at night and I want another!)