Holy smokes it’s Friday again!
I swear it feels like it was just Friday.
Yesterday’s workout was FUN. I love the feeling of renewed enthusiasm after a day off.
I did a 3 mile run:
- 3 min walking warm-up
- Mile 1: 6.0 mph, incline 2%
- Mile 2: 6.5 mph, incline 5% (such a hard mile!!!)
- Mile 3: 6.0 mph, incline 2%
- 2 min walking cool-down
Mile 2 was a LONG, hard mile. I stopped half way through to get water. After the run, I did the ab-solute workout (18 mins of abs) and Booty Booster workout from the Booty Camp Fitness DVD.
Since I have been doing strength training my appetite has gone way up! I wonder if that is because my body is expending more energy repairing my muscle tears? Either way I have been one huge Hunger Monster lately.
This morning I woke up COLD. A Green Monster or juice was not going to cut it.
I was really excited to try out this new product:
Nut ‘n Budder contains peanuts, almonds, flaxseed oil, organic sugar, and flaxseed. It is only available in Canada right now (you don’t hear that on blogs too often!). It is seriously addicting, subtly sweet, and very creamy. I had to hide it in the back of the Lazy Susan! :mrgreen: I could *probably* find it if I really wanted to though…if you catch my drift…
Creamy PB + J Oatmeal Parfait
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup regular oats
- 1 T chia seeds (optional)
- 1/3 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup almond breeze
- 1/2 cup plus a bit more water
- pinch salt
- 1/2 banana (optional- I didn’t have one so I used chia seeds to thicken it up nicely)
Layers/Toppings:
- Strawberry jam
- Nut ‘n Budder
- peanuts
Directions: Mix together oats, chia seeds, coconut milk, salt, banana, almond milk, and water. Bring to a boil and then cook on low, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes. Take a glass and drop in a layer of jam, then oats, then PB, then oats, then jam, etc. Sprinkle with peanuts and enjoy!
YUM!
Would you like a chance to win a jar of the Almond Budder Extreme and Nut ‘n Budder?
Leave one comment below.
If you want you can tell me your all time favourite FICTON book! (Yes, I am in the market to start fiction reading again and looking for good ideas!!) :mrgreen:
Contest is open to US and CAD residents only please.
I will be selecting TWO winners. Contest open until tonight at 11pm EST.
Have a great Friday!
No matter how old I get, I LOVE to re-read the Little House series. My favorite is Farmer Boy!
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a great, quick, but engaging book! I loved it!
Agree about the Guernsey Literary book. Laughed out loud numerous times while reading it.
my fav fiction books are Barefoot and Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand! Love her!
Love trying new nut butters!
I’d recommend Water for Elephants or The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Secret life of Bees and Water for Elephants by far ;)
Angela, your PB + J parfait looks incroyable! I cannot wait to try out your recipe.
One of my all-time-fave, super-indulgent and refreshing books (although yes, it is found in the “chick lit” section of Chapters) is “The Undomestic Goddess” by Sophie Kinsella.
~ Jean
Thanks so much for the opportunity! I love all Nicholas Sparks books!!
“The World According to Garp” by John Irving
I’m down for winning anything with nuts-especially if it’s EXTREME!
I scored White Oleander by Janet Finch for $2 at Goodwill several years ago, and I think it’s the only book that I’ve read repeatedly and never get tired of!
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. My all time fave!!
Your parfait looks amazing! what a great combination of flavors; I could eat that for dessert!
I actually review books on my blog (you can read the reviews here: http://makingfoodandotherstuff.wordpress.com/bookshelf/
I really can’t pick one favorite book, but you can’t go wrong with anything by John Irving, Barbara Kingsolver, Milan Kundera. I also LOVED The Red Tent, The Namesake, Like Water for Chocolate, ,The God of Small Things…I could go on and on!
I love The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. Highly recommended!
nut butters make up about 50% of my pantry! i currently have 4 sad empty jars waiting to be replaced but i can’t take them out or my pantry will look so empty! in other words, i would love to have some nut’n’budder :) i love reading and believe me when i say that garden spells by sarah allen addison is all of the fun of a light read with all of the satisfaction of a more thought provoking novel. a few others that come to mind are the historian, the chronicles of narnia series (absolutely not just for kids), and to kill a mockingbird. thanks for giving me so many great ideas for clean vegan eating!
Lady Audley’s Secret! I read it for my english class last quarter and it was so good! It’s a Victorian novel that is a murder mystery. I was so surprised that I liked the book as much as i did.
Oh yes, please! I would love to try those nut butters!
You should check out Believers by Thomas Baxter, which has a small novella and short stories, all fiction which are done so well!
Being There by Jerzey Kosinski is so great and very well written!
Mm… that breakfast looks too good!
My favorite book has got to be ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ – so beautifully written.
Also, I highly recommend ANY book written by Jodi Picoult. She’s fantastic.
Time Travelers Wife is a great read and I would LOVE to try those nut butters!!
Love in the time of Cholera! It’s a masterpiece. Truly a work of art :-)
i love the gossip girl books!