Go Titans!!

I had another crazy busy weekend, minus Friday and Saturday :). Thanks to my lovely parents, the man and I came upon some tickets to the first Tennessee Titans preseason home game. We started of with dinner with my parents at this new pizza joint in town called Brixx. I ordered the hummus app. and instead if the white pita I requested the ww pizza dough for dipping (warning most of these pics were taken with a cell phone)...
I believe it was black bean hummus, red pepper hummus and regular. Yum, the four of us ate it up!! My mom and I also split the veggie pizza. Her side was vegan cheese and my side had no cheese. I ate 2 slices and boxed the rest for later...
I also had a glass of Riesling.

Next we headed of down town for some pregame drinking. We meet up with my brother and sister in law a bar next to the stadium...

Bacardi and water in hand

We also meet up with some more peeps outside the stadium. Here's the view from the top or our section...

We stayed until the end of the 3rd quarter and then headed on the long walk down town to our car (where I finished my pizza) and then to the world famous TOOTSIES. We meet with lots of friends...
and then headed to my favorite bar ever, PARADISE PARK. From there we headed to another bar called TIN ROOF were we happened to run into non other than Blake Shelton. He is way hotter in person and he got on stage and sang a song...
Some songs you may know him from are Some Beach, Ol' Red, and She Wouldn't Be Gone. Here's him and girlfriend Miranda Lambert. After that a group of us headed to Waffle House were I am proud to say I passed out slept in the car and did not eat :).

I don't think I need to say that I spent Sunday recovering. I have had a crazy last 3 weekends and I am hoping to calm it down some for the next few but we will how that goes.

Hope everyone is having a lovely Monday mine has been busy and I still have to take the little one to karate at 4:30 and then her first softball practice this season at 6:00 and somehow fit dinner in there. Wish me luck!

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I "borrowed" a magazine from the Y. I totally plan on returning it when I am done!! Have you guys ever jacked a magazine from anywhere like the doctors office or a waiting area somewhere? Its a nasty habit!!

Super Sloppy Joes and Some Sludge

Thought I would drop in and show off a few of my eats/cooks from the last few days. Here's my fruit cereal from this morning...

• half a mango
• whole kiwi
• giant banana
• cinnamon
• NuNaturals Stevia (packet)
• almond butter
  

I have been sticking with tons of fruit every morning since trying the raw/combining detox. That was just one of my many morning bowls :).

I picked this fresh from my garden the other day...
Which in turn produced these...
Yumma delicious and crispy...
I ate that along with a salad for lunch yesterday and my new favorite hummus dressing...

Its Trader Joe's Tahini Free and properly combined :)

For dinner I made pizza for the man and the little one using Trader Joe's ww crust, chicken, leftover roasted potatoes, pizza seasoning and lots of mozzarella....
I ate some AMAZING leftover Tex Mex Turkey Sloppy Joe over a bed of zucchini "noodles" with fresh steamed green beans and brussel sprouts...
Lunch today was a huge ass, juicy portabella sandwich on Ezek...

This x2

Snack...
Another snack...
The sludge above is Averie's Raw Vegan Brownie Recipe. I didn't measure but threw in about 8 dates, 1/4 cup walnuts, dark chocolate cocoa powder a few squeezes of agave, and NuNaturals Vanilla Stevia (good stuff by the way). This was supposed to last a few days. But by accident the little one and I finished it off on one sitting. Man Averie, I don't if I can make this stuff anymore. It is that good!! Averie has a Vitamix so hers looks a bit different. My measly blender didn't make it as pretty but I can assure you it didn't effect the taste!!

TEX MEX TURKEY SLOPPY JOES with Corn & Peppers
Serves 6

• 1 ear fresh corn
• 8oz. extra lean ground turkey breast
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1 large red onion, diced
• 4 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 tbsp. no salt added tomato paste
• 2 tsp. low sodium soy sauce
• ww buns/bread
• 1 tbsp arrowroot powder dissolved in 2 tbsp cold water (I omitted)
• 1/2 cup low fat jack cheese, shredded

1. Cut kernels off cob and set aside
2. In a large skillet, cook turkey. Add peppers and cook about 2 min. Add onion and cook about 4 min. Add chile powder, garlic powder, and salt, cook 1 min. Stir in tomatoes, corn, broth, tomato paste and soy sauce, increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 min.
   
3. Add arrowroot mixture to sloppy joe mixture and stir until sauce thickens.
   
4. Serve on buns and top with cheese.

Here's the mans...
Extra sloppy because I didn't have arrowroot. But it was also extra delicious!! There are so many things you can do with this. I think adding beans would make an awesome chili and it worked great over my zucchini noodles!! I know it was a lot of ingredients but it was super simple to throw together. Thank you CLEAN EATING MAG!!!

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I feel bad for my fam. on days I feel like I have over eaten because I never end up making dinner on those days for some reason and they are left to fend for themselves. Today for example, too much raw brownie sludge = no dinner for fam.

Mystery Solved

This post is kinda late but I had to wait until my a something substantial on my camera to show you.

From the last post, some of you had some really good guesses on my MYSTERY MEAL and some sucked. Nobody actually got it all right but I believe Alison from Mama's Weeds was the closest and Therese you are the only one who guessed honey and you are absolutely correct :). Anyway, Alison shoot me an email with your address and ya da ya da and I will send you a jar of pb of ab, your choice.

The MYSTERY MEAL actually contained...

• oat bran
• avocado
• honey
• stevia
• corn

It was meant to be a sweet concoction but turned out savory. I added a pinch of salt and it was just like a creamy avocado soup. Weird I know.

I know this is a lot of writing and not so many pics but just bear with me. K? So as most of you know I started the whole raw food detox crap, well I did great the first few days but then as I tend to do I starting getting a little obsessive. Unlike Natalia says I jumped in way to fast instead of taking baby steps. I started googling the hell out of food combining and I got really overwhelmed and restrictive. I almost broke down and gave it up but after talking to a few very sweet and lovely ladies from blog land I decided I would stick with it and just take a few steps back.

I am not going to post any of my food from yesterday because it was really random and all over the place. Ok I lied, I will post a pic of the raw corn Spongebob and I shared...
I usually take Fridays off from the gym but I wanted some extra exercise since I have an event next Friday so I hit that sucker up this morning. When I came home I feasted on fruit...
There was more than this involved later in the morning. I then meet up with a friend for lunch at Whole Food about 30 miles away. Lunch was spectacular and I stuck with the starch theme....

• 3 kinds of hummus
• carrots
  
• tomatoes
• cucumber and tomato salad
• chickpeas
• Cajun sweet potato fries
• broccoli
• squash
  
• peppers
• green beans
• spinach and romaine

and some Kombucha...
Call me crazy but I think I prefer the plain flavor.

We then hit up my favorite mall for about 4 hours of hard core sale shopping. I snagged a $140 dress for $20. Dress, shoes and necklace for a little under $100.

The little one and my childhood BFF...
After shopping I had a couple of spoon fulls of almond butter in the car.

For dinner I made what I wanted. Raw pasta and raw marinara, side salad...
and small, juicy, organic, free range, slightly pink steak...
Mmmm. I heart meat :)

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: When I was little I had an imaginary friend named "Cooley Bear"

To Much To Handle

Hi Lovelies, How has your week been? Mines been good but I am excited for the weekend. I see the lake in my future :). Lets fast forward to yesterdays snack. I didn't have my usual oats for breakfast because instead I had my Raw Mango Bread and by snack time I was craving them bad! I also had my eye on some cherries the little one talked me into buying the other day at the store so naturally I mixed the two together....
Cherry oatgurt. Tasted great :).

I was ravenous at lunch so I had a big one. (that's what she sai....) I had a leftover Black Bean Turkey Burger on a romaine bun, a side salad with lots of hummus, and a side of sweet potato fries....
Afternoon snack was more Raw Mango Bread with a plethora of butter. I give you Cacoa Bliss, almond butter and I doubled up on the peanut butter...
I'm not saying I didn't go back for more ;)

The man had late appointments so the little one and I had dinner alone. She chose mac and I choose...
A nice Black Bean Turkey Burger topped monster of a salad. On top on the burger is the Raw Beanless Zucchini Hummus I made on Monday. Its a little salty but starting to grow on me.

Between all my meas I did some kitchen and much needed floor cleaning. Dark wood floors and pet hair are not a good combo. Around 9 O'clock I finally got the call from my bestie to come and take what I wanted from her fridge and pantry. She is leaving for Israel for 3 months :( and new Id be more than happy to take some food off her hands. I left with tons of fresh veggies, hummus and some High Fructose Corn Syrup filled stuff that I would never buy but my husband was thrilled to see.

I usually don't go to the gym on Wed. but I just felt like I needed it so I went for a light session this morning. When I got home I really wanted to make Katie's Brownie Batter Pancakes but I forgot I had a doctors appointment and was in a hurry. Instead I had oats in every ones favorite bowl.....
Yum, Yum, and more Yum!!!

Had an apple on the way home from the docs and now I am fixin to cook up some lunch :)

Now, don't everyone wet their pants with excitement over this post. I know it was entertaining and a lot to take in but please contain yourselves!!

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I totally hold grudges. I am trying my darnedest to overcome it though!!

Raw Or Unraw???

First, I want to say thank you to all the sweet, positive and reinforcing comments on my last post. You girls truly made me feel better and I wish I could carry you all around in my pocket with me all day!! No joke :)

Hey Loves, Sorry for no post yesterday but I have been hard at work in the kitchen since Sunday. More on that in a sec. I will just try and give you a few highlights from Sun/Mon.

Sunday before leaving to go pick up the little one from my mother in laws house I had this for lunch...
Raw salad with broccoli slaw, massaged with guac and a side of acorn squash globs. Before leaving I also mixed up a batch of Raw Mango Bread...
That's sprouted wheat berries going into the mix. I couldn't really form loaves with the dehydrator that I borrowed (thanks HEABS), so I just kinda globed it on hoping for the best...
..by the way I used the wrong tray, but I later fixed that. I put that on to dehydrate and then we headed on our marry way. We had this lovely view on the way...
Monday, I hit the Y and then came home to some dark chocolate, peanut butter topped oatgurt...
Delish!!!

Morning sanck was another swirly shake...















Lunch was Gena's raw marinara, de-rawed with turkey, served over a bed of greens with globs and globs of hummus and a half of an acorn squash on the side....

(someones always tryin to get in on my goods)

Somehow between Barnes and Noble story time, 2 grocery stores and karate I managed to cook up 2 new recipes. Also, my Raw Mango Bread was finished....














Recipe:

• 2 cups sprouted wheat berries (or other grain)
• 1/2 cup chopped apple
• 1/2 mango, peeled and seeded
• 2 large dates
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey (I used a mix of the 2)
  
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp mango cubed
• 2 tbsp apple or other fruit cubed

Puree grains, 1/2 cup apples, 1/2 cup mango, dates, o.j., honey and olive oil. Transfer to a bowl and stir in chopped fruit. Form dough into loaf about 1 1/2 inches tall, 3 1/2 inches wide and 6 inches long. Dehydrate @ 90 degrees for 13 to 17 hours.

Pretty simple, no?

Before getting dinner ready I made a new hummus recipe (thanks Clean Eating). It was for a "Raw" Beanless Zucchini Hummus.

• 3 raw zucchini peeled and chopped
• 6 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 pinches cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup raw tahini
• 1 cup sesame or sunflower seeds, soaked
• evoo, for drizzle

Place all ingredients, except oil, into blender or processor and blend until smooth or desired consistency. Serve with raw flax crackers of ww pita.

3 oz. contains 140 cals, 11 grams fat, 8 carbs and 5 grams protein.

Leave it to me to buy tarragon instead of turmeric and pine nuts instead of sesame or sunflower seeds. Honestly I don't know what I was thinking but I went ahead and made it anyway. Turned out OK but I did screw up 2 main ingredients.

For dinner I made my Black Bean Turkey Burgers with fresh green beans and Curry Coconut Chickpeas. Are you tired of the recipes yet? Well, so am I but to bad :)

What would I do without Clean Eating Mag?

• cooking spray
• 1 cup napa cabbage or bok choy
• 1/2 cup onion diced
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup light coconut milk
• 1 tsp fresh ginger, shredded
  
• 1 tsp fresh garlic, minced
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 3/4 cup chickpeas, canned and drained
• 1/4 tsp salt
• pinch of black pepper

Preheat nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Add cabbage, saute until it shrinks down. Add onion and pepper. Cook 2 to 4 minutes.

Add 1 tbsp coconut milk, along with garlic, ginger and curry. Saute 2 min. Add remaining coconut milk, chickpeas, salt and pepper. Heat until warm and serve.

serves 2: 179 cals, 5 grams fat, 27 grams carbs, 5 grams protein.

Heres my dinner plate...
I snacked on to much hummus before hand so I wasnt very hungry.

Did my Y class this morning and then came home to a piece of Raw Mango Bread smothered with one side pb the other crunchy almond and a few slices of banana and deli meat...
I Wasnt very hungry this am. That was my first piece of the raw bread and it was extremely yummy especailly with the pb :) I only had a small piece because I am sure it is very caloric.

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I hate it when chicks come to the gym early in the morning with full on make up and giant hoop earrings. I also cant stand it when they are obviously coated in 6 layers of perfume. *Gag*

What are your gym pet peeves??

Zoo, Birthday, And Gluttony

A little weekend recap. Friday, was tons of fun. Kim and I took the kiddos to the zoo early morning in hopes of beating the heat. I think their favorite part was the reptile house...
We walked pretty much the whole zoo, the reptile house twice and then we sat down for lunch. I packed lots of fruit...
A peanut butter sandwich for the little one and a turkey, hummus, tomato, spinach and bell pepper one for me...
Group shot...
That was the highlight of my Friday besides finding out that I am severely claustrophobic by sliding down a 50 ft., 115 degree, twisty, dark, enclosed plastic kids slide.

I had a blast Kim, cant wait to get the kids together again!!

Saturday was one of my nieces sweet 16. Before leaving I did some "raw fusion". I made a raw pasta with zucchini and a raw pasta sauce using this recipe and on the side I had a large salad topped with gobs and gobs of hummus. It was almost to pretty to eat, but not quite...
One more for good measure..
Oh yeah, and I de-rawed it by adding some turkey from my stuffed peppers :).

The birthday girl...

While at the party I had the huggest plate of fruit ever!!! After leaving the little one off with her granny for the night the man and I headed off for some dinner and a movie (Hangover). We went to a local restaurant called Septembers (only because we had a gift card that needed to be used). They brought us bread....
I think I had just one piece. I also had a glass of Riesling...
The man ordered some spinach and artichoke dip (*enter expletives*)....
Of course I freakin ate some.

For my meal I took the menus spinach salad, deconstructed it, took bits and pieces from other menu salads and made a new menu item :)....
The man ordered the most manly caloric thing on the menu...

1/2 rack ribs, huge jass loaded baked potato, and cheese with a little mac.
I then proceeded to ruin my some what balanced meal with this evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, did I say EVIL? concoction...
Yes, that's the devils soup consisting of birthday cake ice cream, cookie dough and chocolate chips. Its so evil that it leaves you wanting to puke and then go back for more!!! I. Ate. The. Whole. Thing. and I am not proud. The responsible and balanced thing to do would have been to go home and make some yummy banana soft serve with raw chocolate sauce.

I will now leave you ashamed by my gluttony. Hope your weekend was more balanced than mine :).

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I have horrible eaters guilt. The fact that I ate this ice cream when for one, I was already about to bust, two, I am allergic to dairy and three, I could have gone home and made an equally good, way more healthy treat will haunt me the rest of the week. Maybe even longer.