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.
Simple ingredients used:
- 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.
