Good evening!
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Order by tomorrow at 2pm EST and get your mini loaves by Friday! While quantities last!
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I was a busy baker today!
I made 28 Blueberry banana mini loaves! Tonight, I also have to make an order of my Vegan Flax ‘n Gl’oat muffins.
The sun kept peeking out from the clouds all day long and luckily when Eric and I left for our outdoor workout it was gorgeous and sunny!! :) That made me a very happy camper!
Before the run with my Canada Day balloon: ;)
On the last 1/2 mile it started to sprinkle though. It was kind of refreshing because we were both quite hot and it was very humid outside.
The workout:
- Outdoor run, including 2 huge hills
- Distance: 4.60 miles
- Duration: 42 minutes
- Max Heart rate: 171 bpm
- Avg heart rate: 154 bpm
- Avg pace: 9:15 min/mile
It was a great run! Eric was on bike of course, motivating me to pick up the pace! lol. I love our bike/runs together. It is a nice chance to catch up and relax with one another.
Not even 1 minute after we got home, it started to DOWNPOUR!!! Now that is luck! lol.
I also did the SGBC exercises! You can assume that I am doing them according to the calendar unless I mention otherwise. This will save me from having to say the exercises I did each time! :)
Since it was wet outside, I knew I had to go with my indoor option for the picnic! :)
You already saw part 1 of the picnic at lunch.
Now I was on to part 2!
I made a variation of a recipe from 101 Cookbooks called Lemon Tofu Cucumber Salad.
My version (Serves 1-2):
Mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
Sauce:
- 1.5 T lemon juice
- 1 T EVOO
- pinch of sea salt
- 2 T light Italian Dressing
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced dill (see pic below)
Dill:
I didn’t have fresh so that is what I used.
Base:
- 5 oz extra firm tofu
- 1 zucchini
Chop up 5 oz. of extra-firm tofu and 1 zucchini and grill in a skillet until lightly browned. Add crushed black pepper to taste.
Mix together and sprinkle with sunflower seeds! :) I also added 1/2 avocado at the end!
Then I cooked Eric a hamburger wrap, knowing that he would not be pleased with tofu! lol.
I started to assemble our plates and the picnic setting! It was so much fun! Eric had no idea what I was doing…lol.
The wine:
The candles and flowers:
Trees…
More food with candles…
Big cushions and a nice comfy blanket…
Ta-da!
Our eats on green plates. Eric got to eat off our new Wal Mart plastic leaf platter that we got on sale for $3!! You can’t tell from this pic, but it is huge!
My plate:
Oh I just LOVED both of these salads!!! :) Such great picnic food!
I thought this shirt was fitting tonight:
;)
Sketchie was sad he couldn’t come in:
We stuffed ourselves with cherries and bread for dessert:
I cleaned my plate. Eric ate everything but the tofu I snuck on his plate :(
I went to the kitchen for 1 minute and I came back and found this!!!!
Asleep wrapped up in his blanket! bahaha
I guess today was just too much excitement for the poor guy!
Well folks, I am off to bake an order! I am feeling much better today because I had some down time periodically throughout the day and took mini breaks! I also loved that I cooked some new recipes today. I find cooking so relaxing- I just zone out!!
Don’t forget to sign up for the Summer Glow Boot Camp if you haven’t done so! Don’t forget tomorrow is a contest giveaway!
Would you like to take advantage of the delicious blueberry banana streusel bread 25% off? Email me asap ([email protected]) because it is only on while quantities last!
Ciao!
Tonight’s question: What are you doing for 4th of July long weekend?
Canadians- How did/are you celebrating Canada Day today?
Do you cook or bake anything out of the ordinary or do you have something that is a tradition with your family/friends?
Aww those mini loaves look to die for! I wish I could ship some to Nebraska, and I wish I had the money to do so lol! They look SO amazing.
We are going to my boyfriend’s mom’s house friday to celebrate the fourth … i have to work sat and sun though :( hopefully we can do something sat night too, but I’m not sure!
-Muffy
Such an adorable picnic! And your plates are ADORABLE! Definitely a fun way to spend the evening. :)
xxoo
Heather
Last evening I made some raw choc. with raisins and almonds from Ani’s Raw food desserts book. It is so good, better tonight then when I made it yesterday!
Hope you have a nice evening,
Pam
www.alovefornewrecipes.blogspot.com
that is such a cute idea! a picnic indoors….uber romantic :]
i can’t wait til you can ship to the states. i will def be purchasing some yums!
That all looks delish…those muffins loafs made my mouth water. Cute shirt, totally fitting for the occasion!
The indoor picnic is so cute.. You’re so thoughtful!
I’m DEFINITELY having a picnic SOON! Such a fun evening!
I plan on going to watch a big firework show for the 4th of July. My family always has a big cookout as well =]
Your picnic is adorable and it looks like Eric was very satisfied :) I love the picture of him rolled up in his blanket!!
My husband and I are headed out to the beach with his parents for the weekend – hopefully we’ll do lots of grilling, lots of sunning and we’ll get some long walks/runs in :)
Hope you enjoyed Canada Day!
What a laid back, romantic indoor picnic! :D
Talk about rain, I got rained on my bike ride to work this morning. :s
Your picnic is so sweet! I liked it indoors! It seemed more romantic!
My friend is coming to staying with me for 4th of July weekend. I’m making blueberry, peach, and banana oatmeal pancakes! Yum!
Don’t you LOVE Gourmet Garden?! I use their crushed garlic in everything. Including pancakes once. Oops.
Dave’s little brother is coming down here for the weekend – it’ll be his first American Fourth of July. He’s having a week of awesome holidays.
looks like a wonderful ‘picnic’! So cute :) Happy Canada Day! We’re just going to a friend’s house for a bbq, and then my little sister’s 4th birthday is on Sunday. That bread looks awesome!
That picnic looks sooo romantic! My boss is from Toronto, and someone blasted the Canadian national anthem for him today.
This weekend I plan on lots of relaxing, visiting a restaurant that is closing after 31 years, and getting in a few good hill workouts. Hooray for long weekends!
I am de-lurking to say… Your picnic was SO cute ! I even showed my hubby who agreed :D
Hubby & I are hosting a BBQ for the 4th. Lots of family and friends coming over to celebrate.
Love your blog ! And happy Canada Day !! (I am 1/2 French Canadian…)
~Mary
SO SO CUTE! I love your fun ideas Ange!
have a wonderful Thursday, beautiful!!!
So jealous of all of you Canadians out there getting to enjoy the OSG baked items!
Last weekend my sweetie wanted some oatmeal raisin cookies. I found a recipe in Epicurious.com that called for a lot of spices including cumin and fresh ginger. I was a little nervous about adding cumin, but the final product was very tasty. If you like spices, I would highly recommend the recipe.
Besos!
PLEASE SHIP TO THE US!!! :) :)
Oh MY GAWSHHH :D this is the cutest thing i have ever seen! he is a lucky boy.
and WHEN will you ship to us? I am so excited to taste!
-Courtney
I am so excited to start summer glow bootcamp! Yeah!
off to start right now :)
Make an open/closed sign and hang it from the door. Set your business hours. Stick to them. There should be no reason for your bakery to open before 9 a.m and you should close anywhere between 3 to 5. That way you are starting in a way that will work when you have kids. At closing time the sign is flipped and you are closed. You should also have Sat and Sun as closed days. Set yourself up so you ship all weekend orders Friday. Also remember that supply runs and shopping for your business should be done during business hours, not on family time. You really have to draw the line between work and family the same as you would if you worked outside the home or it takes over everything.