Pesto Pizza

As I said I made Pesto Pizza and WOW…it was great!

I used Whole Wheat Crust from Trader Joe’s and spread the Lemony Pesto sauce on top:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even my ‘taste tester friend’ said the pesto was really good.

As for toppings we had basil, tomatoes and sliced black olives… and one half side with cheese.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had the side without the cheese 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pesto was really good and I will be making it again, although I may try using pignoli nuts (pine nuts) to see if the texture and flavor are a bit different. Again the pesto above was great, but I love to experiment and come up with new things so that will be added to my ‘to do’ list.

Hope you all enjoyed your evening.

Good Night!

Mashed Cauliflower

After volleyball and an 8 mile bike ride I came home pretty hungry! I bought some cauliflower a few days ago and thought I would try making mashed potatoes, I mean mashed cauliflower!

I steamed the cauliflower first:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I tried mashing it with a fork, but I think I would still be mashing. I had to break out the hand mixer for this one! I added some butter, salt, pepper and spinach on the side to add some color 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

To my surprise it was pretty filling. I was only able to eat half of what I made. It also taste a LITTLE bit like mashed potatoes. I have to say it was pretty darn good! I will be making this again!

Good Night Folks!

Hummus Sandwich

Last night for dinner I wanted to try out my newly made garlic hummus so I made a hummus, tomato and basil sandwich on Rudy’s Bakery bread (Rosemary Olive Oil). This bread is FANTASTIC! I toasted the bread first and then added all my toppings 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vegetable Pasta

Last night I made some angel hair spelt pasta with tomato basil sauce and put some veggie (broccoli, mushrooms and olives) in the sauce. It was mighty good!

 

 

 

Week at a Glance

I have had a busy week as usual. Lots of studying got done as well as some running, volleyball and softball!

Here are some highlights of my week 🙂

I made some more nachos one day for lunch! Boy these were good!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also found some new pasta that was really good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cooked some up, added some sauce and steamed broccoli:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you all had a good week!!

Saturday Nachos!

Don’t you feel like the weekends go by SO fast?? This weekend was busy with a lot of sporting activities, but also lots of fun!! My weekend started off with a great 15 mile run and then a nap 😉

Saturday night I made nachos for dinner. Boy they were good. I decided to do an experiment with a new recipe I found for “Vegveeta” Cheese Dip. It was actually really good and my friend who LOVES cheese and had low expectations for the “cheese” dip actually really liked it too!

Here is a  picture of the “Vegvetta” Cheese Dip (please note I did not have the turmeric so mine wasn’t as orange as it should have been, but it taste the same):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some pictures of the nachos. We had beans, olives, green onions, salsa, guacamole, and of course chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is one of my plate with the “cheese” drizzles on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

YUM! I will be making these again in the future!!

Past Few Days…

I have been pretty busy these past few days with school, running, softball and volleyball. I just did not have to the time nor energy to write my blog. I apologize for that. Anyway… here is the past few days summed up for ya 🙂

I am low on food so I have been eating a lot of the same food. My most recent favorite is heating my veggie loaf up and putting it over spinach leaves and adding sliced almonds and Cesar dressing from Trader Joe’s:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I even had it today for lunch:

 

 

 

 

 

 

For snacks I have had plain yogurt with a banana and some agave nectar (since I am out of maple syrup), fruit, carrot and bran muffins and cinnamon oatmeal bora bora bars:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that I am caught up on a few things I can keep this more up to date!

Hope you are all eating well 🙂

Sweet Potato Fries

I made it to the store today to get some fruit …FINALLY! I can’t stand not having fruit/veggies in the house! I picked up some apples, pears and some spinach and romaine lettuce.

With that said for dinner I made some sweet potato fries with olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper. On the side I had a pear! Dinner was good tonight! YUM!

Sunshine Veggie Burger

I am getting toward the end of the month and that means I will start getting creative soon with my meals… odds and ends!

Tonight though I had one whole wheat english muffin, from Trader Joe’s, left to make a Sunshine Veggie burger. The only thing I had to put on the burger was mustard and onions! It was good despite the fact I was missing spinach and tomatoes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am also out of fruit and vegetables so it was a lonely site on my plate. I will HAVE to make a special trip to the store for more fruit and vegetables. I can’t stand not having them around.

Well it is good night for me as I am running tomorrow morning!

Sleep well!

Good Day

Today was busy, but good. This morning flew by and before I knew it was lunch time. I had jasmine green tea this morning, but managed to forget about breakfast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I met a good friend of mine for lunch. We decided to pack our lunches verses going out. Cheaper and healthier! I made a peanut butter and Strawberry jelly (fruit spread) sandwich on quinoa bread, which I got at Trader Joe’s!

 

 

 

 

 

 

When all said it done here is what I took with me: PB&J sandwich, clementines, grapefruit and an izze.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This afternoon I took a yoga class, which was great! I am a runner and am terrible at stretching. I really like yoga, but I am VERY inconsistent. I am going to try and be a bit more consistent this time! Hopefully I can keep it up!

After yoga I grabbed a banana and one of my favorite snacks, a cinnamon oatmeal Bora Bora Bar!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This evening I polished off what was left of the spinach pie! YUM!! Kind of looks like a splat of food, but it sure did taste good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am tired now and will be going to bed soon! Hope you all had a good day too!