Stuff I Ate

Hey everyone! I hope that you are all doing well. I'm not going to lie I'm not mad at the warm weather we had for a little while there. Did you guys get to enjoy that too? I was kind of loving it but I'll have to admit I've been super lazy with meals which you will see in the pictures below. I'm definitely going to get back on track with cooking and eating fresh food next week but I still wanted to share all of the processed (delicious) stuff I got pictures of (to be fair I did eat fresh food but just didn't get pictures of it).

I've actually been eating these a bit and I love them. These are the MacDougall's Miso Ramen Cups and I love these. I know the cup meals can be hit or miss but I think that they do a really good job with the Ramen Cups and these are perfect for a quick, warm meal.

I made some mac n cheese using the Wayfare cheddar cheese that I got my last grocery trip. The texture is great but the flavor is a little bland so I added a little salt, pepper and garlic powder and it helped so much. I really want to try making queso dip with it so that will be my next dish with this product.

I made a pizza bagel one night because who doesn't love a pizza bagel?!

I went and got a bubble tea on Sunday because it was pretty warm out and I could justify leaving my house for a cold beverage. Got my usual and it was delicious as always. 

Last night I was craving breakfast for dinner so I went to my frozen waffle stash and pulled out half of a banana chocolate chip and half of a blueberry corn because why make decisions? It was freaking delicious.

Here is my planner layout for this week. The picture doesn't do it justice because it is foiled with silver foil and absolutely stunning.

First half of the week. I will fill in the white spaces as I go.

Second half. So freaking pretty.

So that's my post for today! I will be back at some point with fresh food. I'm really excited to start cooking again and stop being lazy. I am excited to share my meals with you as well so stay tuned! If I don't see you this weekend I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Haul and a Meal

Hey everyone! I hope that you are well! I am so excited about this post because I get to share my haul from the Israeli Market (Tavlin Market) that I go to every once in a while. I love their prepared food, it is so amazing! They also have some really fun products that you wouldn't even think to look for in other markets. I snagged a few things so of course I had to share it with you!

Here is everything in the haul. In the very back on the left is some organic Tahini, then there is some date spread (!), some split pea soup, vegetable barley soup, some Mejadra (rice with lentils and caramelized onions - OMG SO GOOD!!!), the most amazing cashews ever, some fresh made pita chips and the last three bags of the pizza flavored Bissli snacks. This flavor is so hard to find and it's my favorite (and there is no cheese, of course).

Here is a closer look at the three containers in the middle. The left is split pea soup, the middle is vegetable barley and the right is the Mejadra.

Here is a close up of the tahini and the date spread. I haven't decided how I'm going to use the date spread but I've actually heard of putting it on toast with tahini so maybe I'll try that?

This was from a different store but I thought it fit in with this haul. This is Babaghanouj and it is SO GOOD.

I couldn't wait to dig in so I fixed a plate of the Mejadra, some babaghanouj and some pita chips. Amazing.

We had a bit of a break from the bitter cold this weekend so I decided to take advantage of it and grab some bubble tea! This is my usual peach pulp tea with boba and 50% sweetness. They switched to white boba from the black so it's hard to see them in there.

Finally, I think I mentioned that I was going to try out the Traveler's Notebook for a new planner and I couldn't be happier with this new insert and style of planning. I think it will be perfect for my needs and I'm really excited about it. I also love the way this layout turned out and I'll be filling it in more as the week goes on.

So that's it for today! I'm really really going to try to take some pics of my meals this week. I can't make promised of course but really, I'm going to try! I hope that you are all well and enjoying the break from the cold <3

Grocery Haul

Hey everyone. I failed at end of the week blogging again. Sorry :( I always have the best intentions but fall short. Anyway, I did take some pictures of my grocery haul to share with you. I also have pictures of my planner because I seriously love the stickers I used for this week. It is quintessential winter. Winter can be pretty crappy but these stickers highlight all of the things that make it beautiful :)

Anyway, this week I went to my regular grocery store to pick up some items.

For the produce section I got some baby spinach, spring mix salad (I'm avoiding romaine at all costs right now because of the e coli situation), stuffed grape leaves, tofu, grape tomatoes, green apples and avocados.

For groceries I got some of the McDougall's Ramen Cups (I know a lot of people don't particularly like this brand but I think the ramen cups are really good - the other stuff not as much but these are great for a quick meal), some Dave's Killer Bread (so good!), and some snack bars that were all on sale for $1.

As you know I like to try new products when I can. I finally found this WayFare vegan cheese dip sauce thing and really wanted to try it. I'm not sure how to use it though… do you just heat it by itself and it melts? There are no instructions. I guess I'll just visit the website. I also wanted to try vegan parmesan cheese. It is one thing that I actually miss on pasta (which I eat so rarely I guess it doesn't matter) so I thought it would be fun to try this vegan parm as well! I'll let you know how it goes!

The first half of my week. Can you deal with these colors and the wintery-ness of it. I love it.

This is the second half of the week. Still so pretty.

I actually may have purchased a different planner yesterday. I was finally convinced about the virtues of the traveler's notebook and found a really beautiful vegan one for a fraction of the price of the big name TNs. I think the full layouts like the one above are beautiful but I just don't have enough going on in my life to justify them every week. I will probably still do full layouts for special weeks like holidays and my birthday, but I think the traveler's notebook is exactly what I need. When I get settled into it I'll make sure to share my setup with you!

That's all I have for today. I hope that you are all well and staying warm and dry. I've noticed that the sun is still out at 4:30 which has been nice. I can't wait until 8:30 sunsets! 

Have a great week!

Grocery Haul & Meal Prep

Hey everyone! I hope that you are all doing well. Are you guys staying warm and dry? We got buried in the stupid snow storm and it was followed by single digit temperatures (sub zero with wind chill) so it's been pretty brutal here. The cold completely killed my car battery so it was dead for a few days. We finally got it started but I can tell it is weak so I should hopefully be getting it replaced this week. How did you guys do with the snow and the cold?

Needless to say I had plenty of time to meal plan, make a grocery list and meal prep for the week. I took lots of pics to share with you!

First up, my Trader Joe's haul!

I got some butter lettuce… and to be honest I'm kind of paranoid of lettuce since there has been an e coli outbreak associated with romaine but I figured butter lettuce should be fine? Anyway, I got butter lettuce, mirepoix (because lazy), baby spinach, mushrooms, carrots, cucumbers and zucchini.

Here I have a few honey crisp apples and a few potatoes.

I saw that they have these new salad dressings and they sounded really good so I wanted to try them! I got the carrot ginger miso dressing and the green goddess dressing. I also got veggie broth, almond milk, coconut sesame seed clusters, soy creamer and a mango kombucha.

I stayed in all day Sunday and did hours of meal prep!

First I made this beautiful Copycat Olive Garden Minestrone Soup! It's so good you guys and very hearty. Definitely perfect for this crazy cold weather we've been experiencing.

I also made a big batch of my favorite roasted potatoes. These are soooooooo good you guys.

Then I made two different kinds of waffles to store in the freezer. I don't know why I don't do this more often. They are so much better than frozen waffles from the store. The bottom three are Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Waffles (I added walnuts too), and the top are Blueberry Corn Waffles. The only change I made was I used oat flour for everything.

I was hungry after hours of meal prep so I decided to try the baby banana bread waffle and you guys… it is so good. I love the addition of the walnuts too.

That's all I have for you today! I am really really trying to get back on a regular posting schedule so I should *hopefully* be back with a new post on Friday!

I hope you all have a great week! Stay warm and dry <3