Look what was waiting for me when I got home today! :-D
I just LOVE coming home to packages, and I had totally forgotten that I should even be expecting this special guy.
Lucky me was the winner of Liz’s Cookie Giveaway! Being the winner, I had the choice of three different batches of cookies. Seeing as though one of those cookie choices was my Heath Bar cookies ( :-D ), it was easily narrowed down to two. And while the two remaining choices both sounded super delicious, I just had to go with…
Soft Pumpkin Chip!
C’mon, you’re not surprised, are you?? ;) Thanks so much, Liz! (*By the way, if you don’t already follow Liz, you should definitely check out her blog. She has some AWESOME looking recipes…Mac & Cheese or French Dip Sandwiches sound good anyone??)
Ok, let’s do the rewind…
Breakfast
A bowl of some oddly frothy oats. Yes, frothy. Not really sure what happened? The only thing I can think of is that I added about a 1/4 scoop of protein powder and cooked ‘em in the microwave today, rather than stovetop. They still tasted alright, but not my favorite batch. The scoop of Maple PB in the middle there certainly did help though. ;)
I also enjoyed some delicious Caramel Macchiato flavored coffee, x2. I can’t let any of this stuff go to waste, so if there’s extra in the pot, and I have time, I almost always finish it up before leaving the house. You guys like the looks of my kitchen table in the morning before I leave for work? :shock:
Lunch
Forgot to make one last night, so was in a rush to throw something together this morning. GAH!
Carrot sticks + hommus and a plain flavored Chobani mixed with a diced pear, pumpkin butter, and topped with some granola. For being a quick grab, it was quite tasty!
After work, I was headed to the gym, so I snacked on a Spooky S’mores Clif Z Bar. So so good. :)
Today’s workout was 17 minutes (yep, 17…all I had time for!) on the elliptical using the interval course, followed by a BodyPump class. Today’s class was a tough one; my body is quite sore today from doing all that raking yesterday. :oops: Either way, it was still a good class!
Dinner
I was on my own tonight, since hubby is working late, so I went with another quick and easy combo.
I lightly toasted a whole wheat Thomas’ Bagel Thin, and topped it with a MorningStar Farms veggie burger + a slice of reduced-fat provolone.
And on the side, I had a little slice of heaven half of a sweet potato. I simply cooked it in the microwave, mashed it up, and topped it with a little butter, cinnamon, and pumpkin butter. The aroma coming from this thing was unbelievable. I had to stop myself from eating the other half…this was a BIG tater!
Of course, immediately after finishing my dinner, I had to dig into my new goodies!
These babies are DELICOUS!
They are super moist, almost cake like. And the chocolate chips + chopped walnuts complement the flavors perfectly. Normally, I’m not a huge fan of having nuts in my baked goods, but if they’re chopped small enough, I’m game. Plus, they are in something pumpkin, so really anything goes. ;)
So psyched it’s Wednesday…you know what that means?!? Modern Family!! I’m ready for some laughs…any maybe another cookie or two. :-P Hope ya’ll had an awesome day! We’re more than halfway to Friday!
Question for the Evening:
How are you liking the new posting schedule/format? Are the posts too long? Any feedback would be GREAT! Thanks guys! :)
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