Happy Valentine’s Day!
My day started off on the right foot after wobbling on the wrong foot momentarily. Mike had to leave early for work this morning so we set our alarm for 5 am to go to the gym. It went off and Mike decided that he wasn’t going to make it and I was laying there debating about whether to go or not. I got out of bed to get ready and got kind of annoyed that we set the alarm so early and Mike didn’t even end up going to the gym. Washing my face I realized that I was still really tired and could use like another half hour of sleep, wishing that we had just set the alarm for 5:25 or 5:30. Though it’s just a half hour, there is a big difference between 5 am, 5:30 am, and 6 am. I got back in bed and said to Mike “I wish we would’ve set the alarm later, I could use another half hour of sleep” and then turned to see the time was 5:28. I could still get a half hour of sleep and then get up and go to the gym. So that’s what I did. And the extra half hour was amazing. I felt very different when I woke up. I love when things like this happen. I would’ve hated to start my Valentine’s Day (and Mike’s) on the wrong foot.
But that’s actually not why I’m writing this morning. I’m writing to share some simple, delicious foods I’ve been eating lately.
First, last night’s dinner and this morning’s breakfast.
While I was making a smoothie yesterday morning, I noticed a recipe on the side of the Chobani container for gorgonzola and yogurt crostini. Gorgonzola is my favorite cheese and we just happened to have some in the fridge from a gorgonzola cream sauce we made a few weeks ago. We also had this delicious loaf of bread I bought at Trader Joe’s to go with dinner on Sunday night. So I thought, yep, this is what I’ll have for dinner tonight. (Mike has class on Monday nights so we do our own thing for dinner.)
I whipped it up pretty quickly: toast some bread, mix yogurt and gorgonzola in a 2:1 ratio in a bowl with a fork and spoon to mash the cheese and spread the yogurt mixture on the toasted bread. I topped mine with fresh blackberries (BOGO this week and we needed some for tonight’s dessert) and a drizzle of honey. Delicious!
Another simple, tasty breakfast I’m in love with is this apple cinnamon oatmeal (in the crock pot, no less!) from Cooking with Jax. My boss shared this recipe and I tried it late last week. I made a batch on Thursday night, brought it for breakfast on Friday morning and shared with two co-workers, had more Friday afternoon, and finished it up for yesterday’s 10 o’clock snack. Clearly it made a ton, and it stayed perfectly fine in the refrigerator. I topped mine with some brown sugar. Mmm, Mmm, Mmm.
And last but not least, my go-to snack this week is chocolate pudding with crunchy peanut butter. I mentioned this here before but haven’t had it in quite some time. I take a Jello pudding cup, pour the pudding in a larger dish and add about a tablespoon of crunchy peanut butter (for some texture, crunch and protein). So quick, so easy, so delicious.
I have some more delicious food coming my way today and I can’t wait to share our Valentine’s Day date here later this week. Until then, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’d love to know:
What delicious things are you eating lately?