Yup, today I was able to pick all kinds of leafy greens from my garden! How excited was I?! From this – Lettuce & Spinach
To this – all trimmed and ready to be gobbled up. I can’t believe it worked and we’re eating fresh veggies from our back yard! When we first put the garden in I was sort of afraid that nothing would grow but I was obviously wrong.
To this – DELISH salad!!! Talk about eating local! Lettuce, spinach, tomatoes (local not from my garden though) mozza cheese and a handful of dried herbs.
My Mom stopped by for dinner…. that’s why we ate at the table.
Along with the salad we had a simple beef stir fry. Beef pieces mixed with black bean sauce, plus snow peas, red peppers & onions.
I had mine with rice pasta which I’m loving! I don’t think I’ll got back to regular spaghetti. Hubby stuck with brown rice.
For dessert, some lovely banana softserve. Man, I’m addicted to this stuff. I haven’t had a single craving for ice cream since I started making this stuff. That is HUGE for me. As many of you know, I’m the ice cream queen. If you haven’t tried this, do so NOW!!
I’ve spent the afternoon/evening getting chores done – an hour weeding the garden, laundry, tidying and baking a batch of Orange Blueberry Muffins. I haven’t worked out the nutrition info for these guys yet but they shouldn’t be too bad, I’m guessing around 150 cals/muffin. Also note – they are dense but not overly sweet.
- 1.5c spelt flour
- 1c oats
- 1tsp baking powder
- 2tbsp chia seeds
- 1/4c raw sugar
- 3tbsp canola oil
- 1/2c almond milk
- 1/2c orange juice concentrate (I had this left over from the shrimp recipe)
- 1/2c blueberries.
Bake at 375 degrees for 22 mins.
And, last but not least, a few flower shots:
So my day was pretty stellar, stayed on plan again, this is 3 days in a row of eating well and tracking! Burnt some serious calories weeding the garden, hung out with my Mom and put a good dent into my latest read – Best Friends Forever. Hope you’re all doing well.