Like my outdoor office? ;)
Pretty snazzy, eh?
It’s hot hot hot outside!!!! I am trying to stay cool. I have on SPF 60 too. :D
Yes, I’m wearing my new ‘Sexy’ shirt from Leah! haha
I’ve had such a productive day so far…lovin’ it! I was about to go for a run this morning and then we got a huge thunderstorm. But now it is sunny and very hot (40C with humidity!), so I have pushed back the run til tonight.
I forgot to show you the vegan carrot cake cupcakes I made for Eric’s birthday yesterday (You would have seen these on Twitter yesterday morning!). I made the recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. While they looked cute…
I was not impressed. They fell apart SO easily and were basically way too delicate to handle. The guys loved them though.. ;)
Lunch today was delicious…
Hummus boats…
And a pita wrap…
I also made a shopping trip for a few groceries (they had dandelion!) and wedding favour supplies. I bought all the clear bags and some awesome decorative pearls too. I can’t wait to show you the finished product! I will start on that tonight probably. There are a couple ways I am thinking about packaging them up, and I will run it by the bride for the final say of course. ;)
Ok I need to get back to work. Eric is on the deck with me helping me set up my Glo Bakery shopping cart!! :) I can’t wait to have it ready and be able to ship to everyone who wants it! :) yay!!!!!!
Today’s question:
I am creating a running Glo Bar. What ingredients would you like to see in it? (Note: At this time it can’t be any ingredients that are ‘perishable’ like bananas).
Ciao lovies!
Oooooh! I gotta think on this. As a runner I’d say definitely something peanut butter and maybe dried bananas for the quick energy boost? I’m going to get back to you on this for sure though :)
And I love your outdoor workspace!! Haha
It was hot here today too! Finally.
Maybe pistachios? I love them! I also think peanut butter is great fuel for running… or almond butter?
MM before a run I love to have toast with PB and honey … so maybe a bar including both of those? The honey is recommended for the little sugar boost :)
Love the outdoor office! It’s super hot here today too. I’m about to jump in the pool.
And for the run bar, I guess it depends…is it intended to be a pre-run bar or a post-run bar?
I’m sorry your cupcakes didn’t come out well; I think that recipe is quite delicious!
Cute office. For the Glo bars, some kind of nut butter, dried apriocts, cranberries and chocolate chips and can’t forget chia seeds.:)
Sorry typo dried apricots.:(
hehe like the outdoor office:)! I have a hard time seeing my laptop screen outdoors so I usually work inside.
Definitely peanut or almond butter; I’ve also been LOVING experimenting with chia seeds, soy protein powder, any dried fruit (especially cherries!), and shredded coconut.
Dried pineapple, almond butter, and coconut would be great, I think…
(Love your blog! Good luck with the new bars!)
anything with cranberries or raisins :) and almond butter obz. have a great run!
xoxo
Lo
Coconut, choc chips, almond or peanut butter, chia seeds & dried fruit !!!
chia seeds,oats, hemp seeds, almoud butter, dried bananas, sprirulina for some greenish color, and so you could name it the greenmachine or the running glow stick.
I made vegan carrot cake yesterday for my bday, too (well, my mom made it but I supervised). I’ve made various vegan carrot cakes and they’ve all been incredibly delicate (but still delicious and moist) so I don’t know what it is. I’ve never made the recipe out of VCTOTW. Regardless, they look yum!
I have no advice for the running bar since I’m not a runner, but some kind of nut butter seems like a good idea.
Don’t get me wrong the carrot cake tasted fabulous it was just very very delicate and a bit frustrating! I think next time I will use more flour and a bit less carrots+ walnuts. :)
Hey….. for running i would definitly like some sort of furit and nut bar maybe some golden hunza raisins they are delicous definitly on of the best dried furits available!
At least the cupcakes look good on the serving platter even if they crumbled afterwards :)
As for a running bar, I think peanut butter and chocolate would be good…maybe some rice crisps…nothing with too much fibre though! (and something easy to chew that isn’t too dry so that it goes down really easily when on the run)
It is so hot here in North Carolina- almost 100 degrees! I had to wake up super early to go biking this morning.
The cupcakes look fabulous! as all of your baked goods!
xoxo
white chocolate/cranberry w/ or w/o almonds
Those cupcakes look good!
For the new Glo bar maybe some sort of trail mix bar? Nut and dried fruit based?
Oooo.. I’d love to see, Carob, Dried Cherries, Coconut (Shredded?) + Rice Crisps for crunch.. It’d be like a mini Cherry Ripe bar.. (not too sure if it’d be good for running, but it SOUNDS good. he he :o)