tag, you're it!

Goood eveeenniiinnnnggg!! I wanted to post earlier today, but didn't have the time - booo. So, I'll be doing a double post tonight - who's up for a new recipe? :)

I had a nice surprise today - Sara over at My Fancy Tuna tagged me in a fun question game! I'll be answering her 8 questions during this post with my eats of the day weaved in and out. My next task is to tag 8 more people with new questions!

1. Who was your first celebrity crush/obsession? Okay, this is super embarassing. I loved Hanson when I was younger - Zac to be more specific. It was probably because he was around my age, and my sister wanted to marry Taylor (and would kill me if I stole her man - ha!). MMMMMBop, anyone?

oh yes mr. overnight oats blueberry parfait, you were absolutely amazing.

2. What was your favorite lunch to bring to school when you were little? I honestly loved hot lunch (which now makes me want to vomit) - my favorite was either chicken nuggets or pizza. When I did make a lunch to bring to school, I hated it. My mom made me be all healthy (go figure!) with her homemade bread. All I wanted was peanut butter n fluff on wonderbread.

"you are so beauitfull to meeee, can't you seeeeee?"

3. What cartoons did you watch as a kid? I loved so many!! Nickelodeon was my favorite though - I was a big fan of Rugrats, but I also really loved Nick Jr. even when I was about 10. It must have been because I was around little kids so much, but I loved the silly ones like Blue's Clues and Franklin. We were NOT allowed to watch Ren and Stimpy.

God love you peanut butter

4. What was the grossest thing you ate as a kid? Oh goodness - two things come to mind. My sister and I used to put slices of cheese on salami and microwave them until they were nice and crispy... and I think I just regurgitated my food. Another thing I did once was try and fit as many pixie stix into my mouth as I could (without wrappers obviously). I succeeded with over 50. Sugar high?

recipe to come...

5. What was your favorite Disney movie as a kid? I loved The Parent Trap! The one with Lindsay Lohan - I watched that movie every single night one summer, and no. I am not joking.

lunch - twas delicious!

6. What was your best Halloween costume? My junior year of college my bestie and I were Average Joe's from Dodgeball. We had the yellow shirts, red shorts, complete with dodgeballs. The dodgeballs got a little dangerous in the middle of the night though. College kids, parties, and dodgeballs do not mix well. I think I got hit in the head many times.

afternoon snack while running errands - i brought an apple too but it was horrible

7. What was your favorite cereal back in the day? I could have OD'ed on Cinnamon Toast Crunch - see, I didn't always eat well! :)

dinner #1 - potato bomb and broccoli

I love how broccoli is so GREEN!!!!

Well, Miss Sara - I only see 7 questions :)

It's now my turn to tag others and I chooooose: Allie, Amanda, Kelsey, the lovely Teenage Health Freak, Katie, Autumn, Megan, and Lauren!!

Okay girls, here are your questions:

1. What is one thing you love about yourself?
2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you go?
3. If you were not working and your current profession (or going to school for your current major), what would you do and why?
4. What is one food you could not live without?
5. What is the weirdest dream you have ever had?
6. Are you a half empty or half full kind of person?
7. What is the best present you have ever received?
8. What is your favorite season (if you have seasons where you live)?

Thanks for the fun idea Sara!

Be on the lookout for another post tonight - I just ate one of my delicious creations from earlier today. A recipe is soon coming!

I am off to go eat another dinner - that one didn't hold me over for very long considering I ran 7 miles today!!

vegan blueberry oatmeal muffins

I woke up with one thing on my mind today - blueberry muffins! I had bought a huge container of blueberries last weekend and I wanted to use them all up before they went bad on me. I got out of bed at 6:30 and got to work! There's something that I love about working in the kitchen early in the morning before anyone else gets up for the day. It's quiet, clean, and I can just be by myself. I also have a love for Sunday mornings - I love getting the newspaper and getting all the coupons and ads out! It has become quite the tradition.

Whenever I make something, I always look at a bunch of recipes, mix them together, and change them to meet my dietary needs. So I wish I could direct you to a recipe I followed, but I really don't follow recipes for the most part.

These are vegan and gluten free! They are also very very delicious!

Over-the-Top Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins (V, GF)

What you'll need:

• 1.25 cups gluten free oats (regular oats would also work just fine)
• 1 cup gluten free flour (I used Bob's Red Mill
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 1/2 cup almond milk (or any milk of your choice)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/3 tbsp baking soda (you could also use 1 tbsp baking powder, but I cannot due to corn starch)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup agave nectar (or any sugar/sweetener of your choice)
• 2 cups fresh blueberries

How it's done:

1. Mix the flour, flax seed, oats, and baking soda together in a large bowl
2. Mix the almond milk, applesauce, vanilla, and agave nectar together in another separate bowl
3. Slowly stir the wet and dry ingredients together until they are well blended
4. Fold in the fresh blueberries
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 425 degrees

These were so simple to make! My family said they weren't as sweet as they normally like muffins to be, so if you like things on the sweeter side, I would reccomend adding more agave to the mix. I, however, do not really eat sugar, so sweets send me through the roof!

doesn't it look good?

My breakfast consisted of one muffin, a pink lady apple, and about 1.5 tbsp peanut butter.

I then went to church and came home and enjoyed another muffin and some crackers with hummus! My mom and I went grocery shopping - I swear we have a problem buying food. We always say we "don't really need much" but come home with way too many bags! I just love food too much. We went to Trader Joe's, Costco, and Jewel! Yes, we are multiple grocery store kind of people.

When we came home I made us a quick snack plate as it was almost already 2 pm.

That plate looks really small, but it's actually a huge dinner plate! Spinach salad, steamed broccoli, baby carrots, and a banana on the side!

After we ate, I went over to FH's for a bit to partake in some very exciting work (think bills and check writing), and then we went out for a treat! We went to go see Toy Story 3!

My favorite is Rex - Which character is your favorite?

This movie was beyond great. Does it seem weird that a movie about toys made me cry? I love the Pixar animated movies. They are great for kids, but the humor in it is definitely geared towards adults. If you loved the first two movies, you definitely need to go see the third one. We went and saw it in 3-D, but to be perfectly honest with you, it wasn't worth the money. I might be biased because I really am not a fan of 3-D as it gives me massive headaches. But, there was nothing really "3-D"'ish about the movie. It's just more "enhanced".

When I got home, it was way past my dinner time. I am not someone you want to be around when I am hungry. From the time I was really little, if I was tired or hungry, I was super crabby. There is nothing I hate more than the feeling of being hungry. I become snappy, impatient, and can't think of anything else! Needless to say, I needed something quick and simple to get me through round one of dinner. I threw together some sauteed veggies and brown rice - almost the same combo as Friday night. I did throw some grape tomatoes into the mix this time instead of the stewed tomatoes.

The flavors were awesome. I am loving my basil plant - it has gotten so big! I have to take an updated picture tomorrow. The grape tomatoes were a great idea - they popped in my mouth and were all warm and liquidy. Absolutely perfect!

I hope you all have had a great weekend - it's time for me to get my snack on though and catch up with you all!

Question: What is your disposition like when you are hungry? Are you able to work past it or are you a total crab monster (like me)?

it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

I'm not kidding! It really is! For the first time all week, I woke up and the sun was shining in through my windows. Granted, when I woke up it was 5:30 and I wasn't very happy about the sun at the time. However, after tossing and turning in my bed for an hour, I decided it was time to get up. I hate it when I don't sleep well!

Breakfast was something I had been dreaming of for days... blueberry pancakes! I just took my usual oatmeal mix and thickened it up with some flour and plopped them into a skillet. They were delicious! I also made a blueberry topping by stewing some blueberries in a saucepan with 1 tbsp of water until the blueberries started to cook down. Add a side of PB to the mix, and you've got yourself quite the breakfast!

it's okay - you can wipe up your drool now.

loooove blueberries

After I had breakfast, I decided I really didn't want to workout this morning. Maybe I will this afternoon sometime, but I felt like just running some errands. My right hip has been bothering me lately too, so maybe a day off won't kill me. The only thing about days off is that I am always starving!!!! Does this happen to anyone else? I snacked on some almonds earlier too. This morning I ran around like acrazy woman trying to find the things I need for our centerpieces for the wedding. I'm probably going to end up buying most everything online though. Stores just don't do it for me lately!

Then I cam home and made a huge lunch. I was starving! A huge spinach salad topped with a leftover black bean burger and a piece of gluten free bread on the side.

I have never done the salsa/mustard topper before - it was delicious! That is definitely a keeper!

I'm off to go run some errands with FH. Thursdays are his "meeting days" which means he's got a little extra time on his hands! I get to get my ring cleaned today - I love it when it's nice and shiny! :)