A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity to choose something from CSN Stores to try out and review. As soon as I saw the Magic Bullet as an option, I ordered one right away. I’ve always wanted a food processor for the simple fact that I wanted to make my own hummus from scratch!

My Magic Bullet arrived and I went online to find a hummus recipe. I found a simple one from http://mideastfood.about.com/od/appetizerssnacks/r/hummusbitahini.htm.

The recipe called for:

I had to go to 4 different stores before I found tahini! With the help of my Twitter friends, I found it near the nut butters in the health food store.

I followed my instructions…

Preparation:

Hello hummus!

It looked good and creamy! Unfortunately it was probably the worst hummus I’ve ever had! I tried it a few times because I really wanted to like it. I hate throwing out food. I dipped some cucumbers in it…

I topped my veggie burger and salad with it last night for dinner….

I even licked it straight off my spoon just to make sure I hated it! Hummus—FAIL!

First of all, it was not creamy at all. Did I blend it too long? I think I only did it for 20 or 30 seconds. The first thing I tasted was garlic. Too much garlic. Then I decided it had absolutely no flavor…or just some really weird throw up flavor. So sad. I know cooking something new takes some pratice but I didn’t think hummus would be very hard. This is where I need your help. Please comment with some hummus recipes! I’ve seen some of you make delicious looking hummus so I need a tutorial. I’m obviously not an expert in the kitchen. Thank you! For now I will continue to eat my Sabra.

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I’m sure you all know that I am a huge salsa fan. I eat it most nights out of the week for dinner. I was thrilled when I received 4 new jars of salsa from a company called Pepper Dog Salsa.

About Pepper Dog Salsa

Pepper Dog Salsas are all natural products made without onions or vinegar and has a smooth consistency and smoky flavor, giving you a delicious alternative to traditional salsas. This salsa is good on chips & can be used in cooking and makes a great condiment for hot dogs & hamburgers. There are 3 levels of heat: mild, medium, hot.

I talked about the medium salsa once before but wanted to do a full review now that I tried each flavor.

The first time I tried the medium, I used it over a salad. Pepper Dog is the perfect salad dressing since it is smooth and does not have huge chunks like other salsas.

I was shocked at how spicy the medium was! Sometimes medium salsa is not hot at all. It can be hit or miss but I liked that it had some spice to it. Okay, my mouth was on fire but it was still very enjoyable!

I also used the medium salsa to add some extra spice to Lightlife BBQ Tempeh.

This was my first time trying tempeh by the way.

I topped everything over a salad with hummus and broccoli.

The tempeh was pretty good. I liked the soft grainy consistency. The salsa made a great sauce to give the tempeh some extra flavor. It is perfect to use for cooking as a marinade since it is so similar to sauce.

I tried the mild a few days ago.

Once again, I used it as a salad dressing….only 10 calories by the way!

The mild was still pretty spicy! If I had to choose, I would go with the mild since it still had a kick to it but did not set my mouth on fire. Might be one of the best salsas I’ve had in a while. I really loved it!

Last night, I decided to make a Mexican salad for dinner. I knew I had to try the hot but was a little nervous since the medium was so spicy!

I dipped a little on a blue corn tortilla chip.

It was actually not that much different than the medium. I was still on fire and needed 5 more chips to calm my mouth down but I guess I was expecting a little worse! Next time I am falling asleep and need to wake up, I am going to eat some of the hot! Would definitely do the trick!

I also tried the Verde on a chip.

The Verde is made with tomatillos, peppers, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, and spices.

I really enjoyed this one. It had a little spice to it but nothing I could not handle. It had a delicious flavor and mixed very well with the mild salsa for a salad dressing.

My favorite salad ever! I added steamed broccoli, mushrooms, cheddar cheese, peppers, corn, and rice.

Can’t have Mexican without a beer!

Pepper Dog Salsa can be found here. This stuff is good!

I cooled my mouth down with some banana soft serve a little later in the night.

Daisy watched

Well I am off to go catch up on some blogs! Let me know your favorite salsa brand before you go Have a good day!

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Happy Friday and almost Halloween! My computer is still broken at work but I wrote most of this post last night just in case! Now I am at Lite Choice again finishing it off. Nice excuse to have fro-yo 2 days in a row! Anyway, I will start with the winner of the Progresso Panko gift pack!

Here are your random numbers:
The winner is Gina from The Persuit of Awesome! Congrats Gina! Please e-mail me with your address so I can get your prize out to you. If I do not hear from you by next Friday, I will choose a new winner.

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Now onto some food since it’s been a while! I basically ate the same thing on Wednesday and Thursday so I will just talk about one of the days!

I started off with a green juice at 6:00 in the morning!

Cucumbers, apple, celery, and ginger. I had no clue how much ginger to add in but I really enjoyed the extra spice. I think I could use a little more next time!

I went to the gym and did 8 minutes on the elliptical, 20 on the treadmill, and 10 on the stepper. I had a mild case of gym A.D.D! I got bored on every single machine but at least I tried!

Breakfast was some McCann’s brown sugar oats with goji granola.

Lunch and dinner were exactly the same! Turkey, ham and cheese on Arnold’s sandwich thins!

With dinner I had cucumbers, popchips, and hummus on the side. Oh and a few beers while watching the game!

Dessert was wonderful!

I used pumpkin butter, chocolate chips, and Oikos all over a baked pear.

The pumpkin butter and Oikos made a wonderful addition to my pear! Don’t forget to become an Oikos Facebook Fan!!!!! They are a great company so have to show them support!

*This is a submission to the Stonyfield Na-Moo-Ste Sweepstakes! Wish me luck

Last night after work I ended up going to Core Fusion. It was a teacher I had for sport a while ago but he did not remember me! It was a great class as usual! I ended up staying in for the game because I figured I’d be going out plenty this weekend. What is everyone doing for Halloween?? I am probably going to a party on Long Island but no clue what I am being yet!

Okay, I need to add something. I just got up to order my fro-yo and the guy next to me is on a porn website!! Who does that at an Internet Cafe??? I saw naked men and other sexual devises on his screen. EW!

Well I am off to since my time is about to be up and I need to leave this place!! Hopefully next week my Internet will be fixed! Don’t need to Come back tomorrow for a special Halloween post! Trust me, it will be worth your time!

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Hello! It was another crazy morning for me! I rushed out to the subway in the gross weather. When it rains, the subway tends to completely shut down. I was halfway to work and we got stuck underground for 10 minutes. They said that there would be major delays due to the “wet conditions.” I had about 7 more stops to go. We were stopped at each one for 5 or 10 minutes! An hour and a half later, I run out on the subway and make it to work a half hour late! So stressful!

I got to work, made some tea, started walking back to my desk, and completely slipped and spilled my hot tea all over my pants! Luckily they were black! Now things are finally calming down a little. At least it is Friday!!

Now for the fun stuff….winners and very cute pictures below!!

2 lucky readers will win HALLS Refresh samples, a coupon for a free half gallon of Silk Heart Health, and other surprise goodies!!

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52- Jenna from Jenna’s Journey! Jenna’s favorite candy is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! Yum!

46-Chelsea who loves anything and everything chocolate! Me too

Congrats! Please e-mail me your addresses so I can ship out your prizes right away!

Thursday Recap

I guess I’ll show you my oats today since it’s been a while!

365 instant oats with cinnamon, banana, skim milk, and Artisana Raw Macadamia butter.

It was cold and rainy during lunch so I decided to stay inside. I went up to the cafe since I never feel like bringing my lunch anymore!

I got a Simple Green Salad with tomato’s, cucumbers, shaved radish, carrots, avocado, and sherry vinaigrette. Perfect

I also got White Bean and Tuscon Kale soup.

This soup was very good! As soon as I saw it on the menu, I had to try it.

I snacked on a Spooky Z-Bar later to satisfy my chocolate craving!

After work, I went to the gym. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical until my knee started to hurt. I walked on the treadmill for another 15 minutes after that.

I got home in time to watch the Phillies game (they won!) I immediately pulled out my pumpkin beer courtesy of Jaclyn!

At first I thought it was a little strong for me. I am used to light beers so it took some getting used to. After a few sips I decided it was very enjoyable. I really liked the pumpkin flavor and it also got me pretty tipsy after just one! My kind of beer!

For dinner I made an AppleGate Farms grass-fed beef hot dog! I used a slice of Nature’s Pride bread as the hot dog roll. I also had salad and Sabra Spinach Artichoke hummus on the side.

Yummy! I brought the same exact thing for lunch today (minus the beer unfortunately).

Daisy takes after mommy and loves hummus!

She loves her whipped cream too!

I made a delicious dessert with the whipped cream. I baked apples in the microwave with cinnamon and chocolate chips on top. I also added some pumpkin butter to dip the apples in!

MMM! The chocolate, pumpkin, and whipped cream made a delicious mix for the apples! Perfect fall dessert!

So what does everyone plan on doing in this rain?? I have an awesome day plannedfor tomorrow! I am doing a spa day with my sister. I got her an hour massage and hour facial for her wedding and got myself the package too! We are getting it done at Exhale Spa so we get to take a Core Fusion class beforehand!! A massage is going to feel amazing after an intense gym class like that! Can’t wait!

Have a lovely weekend and try not to get blown away!

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Hello on this rainy, cold Thursday blah! It was a very hectic morning for me today! The company I work for has a huge sale every year to support breast cancer. I don’t want to say exactly what company I work for on here but let’s just say it is luxury hair and makeup sold at VERY low prices. It goes on for 2 days and is in another location about a half hour from here.  The sale started at 8:00 so I made sure I got there at 7:30 so I could run in, grab everything, and head back to work by 8:30.

I got there, stood in a hallway for a half hour, ran in, grabbed way too much stuff, and dashed back to work (10 minutes late). $120 later, I have lots of makeup and hair products that I don’t need! A lot of it has me covered for holiday gifts at least! Even though I can’t afford this, it is still very fun knowing everything is worth so much more $! You know how sales get you…

Wednesday!

I had my typical bowl of oats with cinnamon and banana when I got to work. I just gave up on taking pictures of breakfast until I start changing things up again!

Lunch on the other hand was very photo worthy! I went to Hale and Hearty Soups-my newest lunch addiction. I got the soup and salad combo deal.

I got the White Tuscan Bean soup with spinach to start. It is vegetarian, dairy-free, and low-fat. It was delicious! I want it again right now after staring at this picture!

My salad contained broccoli, avocado, cucumbers, carrots, and edamame with carrot-ginger dressing.


Nothing beats that lunch. Yum!

After work, I met my friend Jaclyn and we went to a lecture by Gena and Gil Jacobs. They discussed the importance of colonics and I learned some more information about raw diets and juicing. I plan to start juicing as soon as I find a spot in my kitchen for my juicer! My dad is probably building me a table this weekend!

Jaclyn and I had to leave the lecture early because she had plans to meet her friend for dinner. Of course I came along since they chose a place I’ve been dying to try…Angelica Kitchen!

We made a pit stop at Jaclyn’s apartment to grab a bottle of wine since it is BYOB there! I finally got to meet her pug!! So cute!

We met her friend, got to Angelica Kitchen, and had to wait 20 or 30 minutes for a table. It was worth it though. We started off with some delicious Chardonnay.

We were starving so the 3 of us shared the hummus appetizer: Hummus served with baked zahtar pita wedges and crisp crudites.

The hummus was very good! There were random vegetables in there but we weren’t sure what they were! I think the yellow things were pickled cabbage but we thought they were peppers at first. There were also these white things that I thought were cucumbers but they had a very bitter taste. Any ideas?

For my main course, I got the Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad: a seasonal selection of roasted vegetables tossed with arugula in a balsamic vinaigrette. garnished with garlic crostini spread with creamy hummus.

It was delicious! There were roasted yams, carrots, mushrooms…everything! MMM!

Jaclyn got the same thing!

We would definitely come back there. The atmosphere was very cute and the food was amazing!

We tried to go to Tasti D Lite after but it was gone! Instead we went to 16 Handles! So much for breaking the ice cream habit. I think it is just a necessary daily food in my life!

I got banana, cookies n’ cream, and cake batter fro-yo with Oreos, cookie dough, and strawberries on top!

Heaven! Each flavor was really good!

Jaclyn’s mix…lots of Reese’s

I told Jaclyn I never had pumpkin beer before so she gave me a present to take with me!

Can’t wait to try it tonight! The Phillies are playing so there will be plenty of drinking going on! Have a good one!

Today is the last day to enter my HALLS Refresh Giveaway!

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Saturday I woke up and had a bowl of cereal before heading to the train to Philly. It was Kashi Honey Sunshine with Silk Heart Health milk, bananas, and raisins (X2).

I got to my parent’s house and was greeted by this little baby!!

Don’t think you saw her close enough…

 Daisy with her mommy!

She has her own tent!

My other cat Ziggy watching the baby!

Saturday night my parents and I went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. The food was just okay but it was free margarita Saturday so I had fun! I got shrimp fajitas. Yum Yum!

Zumbathon!

My mom invited me to a 2 hour Zumba class! It was held in a huge basketball court! There were at least 100 people there! There was 5 different amazing instructors that took turns showing us moves! It was so much fun! I thought I was going to suck since I’ve never taken a real Zumba class before. I used to do the Zumba video over and over maybe 5 years ago! The music was amazing and I was actually able to do most of the moves! The 2 hours went by very fast too. My knees are a little sore today since the floor was so hard and we did so much jumping but it was a great workout! My mom and I were both drenched after! I wish my gym had more Zumba classes!

We were starving after class so went to a restaurant called Ben & Irv’s. I got an omelet with mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, onions and whole wheat toast. My mom and I brought Daisy over to my grandma’s house after and then we took a nice trip to Whole Foods.

I managed to get some nice goodies courtesy of my mom: popchips, Smores Z-Bars, Blueberry Z-Bars, spelt rice cakes, and carob chips. I also introduced my mom to popchips since she’s never heard of them before!

I went back to the train and took Daisy with me! She was so good the entire 2 hours! She slept on my lap in this position and did not move!

Daisy and I got back to my apartment around 9 and she got comfy on the couch.

I was hungry for dinner so I decided to try one of my new Applegate Farms hot dogs!

I chose the organic, grass-fed hot dogs! I boiled one for about 10 minutes and used a Nature’s Pride slice of bread as my hot dog roll.

I made a salad with hummus for the side!

I also had a few of my new popchips plus a Bud Light Lime for the ultimate hot dog meal!

I really enjoyed the hot dog! It tasted the same as any normal hot dog but without all the chemicals and nitrates! Yay for grass-fed beef!

I made a nice little treat for dessert. I worked out for 2 hours so it was well deserved!

Perfect way to end the weekend! Daisy was so good all night! She slept on my arm and did not move! She has to be around people all the time and always wants to be held! So cute! Can’t wait to go home and play with her! Okay, I am done my kitten talk for the day! Off to lunch!

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I had another great night last night but first I will recap the rest of the day! Lots of great food!
 
Morning Workouts!

I made it to the gym both yesterday and today before work! Unfortunately I was unable to actually workout when I got there yesterday. As soon as I started walking to the subway, I felt a horrible pain in the top of my right leg. This is the same pain I experienced the last 2 times I went for a run. I’m not really sure how to stretch it since it is in a weird area. I guess I should ask a fitness teacher next time I take a class!

I got to the gym and tried doing some light walking on the treadmill. After about 5 minutes, I decided the pain was a signal to take a rest day. Instead, I decided to relax in the steam room for 15 minutes. It felt nice and I am pain free today. I did 38 minutes on the elliptical this morning.

Since I had so much extra time yesterday morning, I decided to go to Energy Kitchen to redeem a coupon I had for a free wrap! Best breakfast ever!

Egg whites with mushrooms, tomatoes, and low-fat mozzarella cheese in a whole wheat wrap!

Love it!

Lunch

I ended up back in Hale and Hearty Soups of course! I was craving Tuesday’s salad again!

In case you forgot…mixed greens with avocado, cucumbers, carrots, edamame, broccoli with carrot ginger dressing! I also decided to take advantage of the combo deal. I got a delicious vegetable soup.

I want it again now but I was good and brought lunch today!

Spark Wellness Launch Party!

After work, I headed downtown to go to a party that Melissa invited me to. I got a little lost but saw some lovely buildings on the way!

The party was to celebrate the launch of a new website called Spark Wellness. The website is run by is a collective group of 4 practitioners that focus on nutrition, acupuncture, fitness, and holistic health. The party was in their main acupuncture office which had a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere. Melissa is friends with Hadley, a nutrition counselor and one of the founders of the website.

I arrived and picked up a cup of delicious wine. I also tried out a new energy drink made with acai. It was yummy!

There were beautiful vegetable and fruit and cheese platters.

I helped myself to some grapes and cheese. I also had some veggies with delicious hummus.

It was a very nice party and was especially nice seeing fellow bloggers Melissa and Gena.

They gave us some fabulous goodie bags on our way out.

3 samples of Artisana raw nut butter, organic nail polish, Zico coconut water, brain water, and Indian spice packets. There were also discounts for CleanPlatesNYC, Kula Yoga, MixMyGranola, and Spark Wellness Consultations.

I was pretty hungry for dinner after so I decided to go to Whole Foods! This was my first time at the Bowery location!

I made a big salad with broccoli, edamame, cucumbers, sprout salad, chickpeas, string beans, and hummus. I was a little disappointed because they had no baked tofu! I did really like that they had hummus as an option because the other locations usually make you buy a whole tub!

I got a whole wheat roll to dip in my hummus on the side. Delicious!

I’ve really been enjoying this week. It is nice working out in the morning and going to bars, blogger events, and dinners every night! Next week I will have Daisy kitten back so I’m sure I will be home a lot more! So excited! Tonight I think I am going to a bar to watch the Yankees game! Phillies all the way but Yankees are my 2nd choice Be back tomorrow with a bar recap and the Silk Heart Health winners!!

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I had another great night last night! Let’s just say lots of drinking again! More on that later!

Breakfast was the usual oatmeal with cinnamon and a banana. I did not bother with a picture because I don’t think you need to see the same bowl every day! Lunch on the other hand was amazing!

I’ve been bad this week about packing my lunch. I am sick of turkey and have been drunk every night so I obviously never feel like making anything else! It is nice to treat myself to lunch out every now and then anyway since I pretty much bring my lunch 90% of the time!

I went to Hale and Hearty Soups to get the same amazing salad I had the last time I was there!

It contained mixed greens with carrots, cucumbers, edamame, goat cheese, broccoli, and avocado. I had low-fat carrot ginger dressing on top. HEAVEN!

I munched on a few Zesty Ranch Corners for the side. Better than the huge white roll they gave me!

This was seriously one of the best salads I’ve ever had. They chop it all up so the avocado makes everything all moist and delicious! It is a lot cheaper than salads at Westside Market too; I think around $7.00? Not bad for all of those toppings.

I did not bring lunch again because I am kind of craving the same salad again! We’ll see!

As I was sitting at work, I got a delivery of 2 giant boxes. About an hour later, I got a 2nd delivery of another giant box. An hour after that, I got a 3rd delivery!!

The first thing I thought: How was I going to get all of this home??

The first package was from Applegate Farms.

Organic Chicken Strips and Chicken Patties! Yum!

The next box had every type of hot dog possible! There was also some turkey bacon in there hiding under the hot dogs!

I had no clue what to do because they were in dry ice and I knew I was not going home right after work! Luckily the boy was at my apartment so I begged him to take a little 45 minute subway ride here to bring the food home. He agreed!

I asked him that before the other 2 packages came! It worked out perfectly! The next one was….MY JUICER!!!!

So excited! I will start using it next week since I won’t be in New York this weekend! I was worried about getting it home when I ordered it but luckily the boy was already on his way!

The 4th box was extremely heavy! I am not going to mention what was inside yet because the company sent 10 too many so I am waiting to see what happens first! A major giveaway could be a possibility if they let me keep everything!

The boy arrived and I offered to get him a cab back to Queens since 4 heavy boxes would not possible on the subway! It worked out because I was able to take the cab with him to get dropped off at Saks Fifth Avenue just in time for the Live the Life You Love event!

Oh yeah, I snacked on half a Larabar before the event since cheese and crackers are not the most filling dinner!

I got there and met Jaclyn since she decided to come at the last minute! It made it a lot more fun than last time since I had someone to chat with the entire time! We immediately grabbed some complimentary cocktails and headed over to the food! Beautiful spreads again!

I filled my first plate with lots of fruit!

We sat at a table with our cocktails and chatted away!

She gave me half of her raisin bread. It was delicious!!!

Within minutes we went back up for round 2! Another cocktail plus raisin bread, cheese, and crackers!

And another cocktail. Best drink ever!

The event was a lot of fun! The theme of the night was Health, Mind, and Body. The following people gave short little lectures:

Personal Fitness Guru: Amie Hoff

Certified Nutrition Specialist: Susan Weiss Berry

Health Expert: Jennifer Wider

SexPert: Cathy Beaton

The night ended with some awesome gift bags! I got Jaclyn all excited because I told her the gift bag came with a bottle of the NUVO drink. This time it was not included but we worked our magic and each got a bottle

We also got a few Clarins products, Kiss My Face samples, a running key pouch, and….VIBRATORS!! So great!!

I took the subway home and met the boy at the movies because he saw Zombieland while I was out. I had to pee soooo bad so we stopped in a McDonald’s before heading home. They made us buy something in order to use the restroom so he got a small order of fries.

Yeah, drunk Missy split them with him. How could I not?? So good!

We were both slightly hungry still when we got home so I made a salad with some popchips and hummus. I guess the fruit and crackers just didn’t do it for me. I am pretty proud of myself for making a salad while drunk instead of ice cream or 10 bowls of cereal!

Fun night! Tonight I have yet another exciting event involving bloggers, healthy food, and more drinks!! Stay tuned for a recap tomorrow!

Don’t forget to enter my Silk Heart Health and Surprise Giveaway!

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Morning! I’ve been trying to type this post since yesterday but my computer is having major issues. There is some Total Security program that keeps popping up. It is trying to make me pay $60.00 to buy the full program but I already have 2 other virus protection programs. It is blocking a bunch of websites and is making everything slow. I can’t get rid of it either! It tells me I have to buy the program if I want to uninstall it. Ahh I hate computers. Other than that, it’s been a good and busy weekend so far. I will recap back to Friday!

FRIDAY

I knew I needed to try the Justin’s Almond Butter right away that I purchased from Whole Foods the night before!

Yum! Now I know why everyone raves about this stuff. It was super creamy and had a delicious maple flavor to it. I may need to buy a jar of this in the future!

For lunch I went to Westside Market. I had a sample of these pop things (I forget the name right now!) with edamame hummus spread.

I created a wonderful salad as well.

It contained broccoli, goat cheese, avocado, and salmon. It was perfect! I had some soy crisps on the side to munch on.

One more shot of the best salad ever…..

MMM. Then someone put this on my desk right before I was about to leave work:

A chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting! Yes please!! Nice way to end the work week!

The boy came and met me for dinner because he was able to switch his work shift from Friday to Monday! He requested anywhere with pizza and salad. We thought of a few places but we ended up back at Whole Foods again! Why not if we both love it??

I made a similar salad to the one I got the night before. This time they had grilled mushrooms which I was very excited about. I also added peas, string beans, roasted sweet potato and cauliflower, chick peas, black beans, sesame broccoli, edamame, and baked tofu.

The boy got his pizza and salad. Two huge slices this time instead of one though!

I had half of one. So good.

We went to Lite Choice after! I got 1/2 vanilla and 1/2 chocolate mousse with crunchies!

We went home and broke out the bottle of NUVO that I got from the SingleEdition.com event last week.

The entire bottle filled up just one glass so the boy had vodka instead!

We watched State of Play but I passed out before the end. Of course he insisted on making edamame. I was still full from dinner but I could not resist!

Then he brought out grapes!

I added a few to my next drink.

The grapes at the end got me drunk! Haha just kidding but it was fun.

Yeah…. then he brought out popchips and hummus!

How does one resist a fresh container of roasted red pepper hummus and popchips?? I know I can’t!! I went to bed verryyyy full!

Saturday

I woke up a little hungover but definitely needed a workout after all of those snacks the night before. I decided to go for a run while the boy was still sleeping. I was hoping to do 3 miles and possibly 4 miles around the track at Flushing-Meadows Corona Park. I left the apartment without eating anything to avoid side cramps. I did have half of a Z-bar but I think that was at 4 in the morning!

From the start I could tell I was going to have a hard time. I was running against the wind so I probably should have turned and ran the other way but I decided to just keep going. I made it around the track one time (2.3 miles) but had awful side cramps during the 2nd mile. I knew I was going to have to stop and walk for a minute before trying to run another mile or two.

I walked for a minute and started running again. The cramp was unbearable so I had to walk again. I spent the next 2.3 miles doing intervals of running and walking. While I was running, my Nike+Ipod said I ran 1.7 miles at a pace of 0! What?? At the end it told me I ran at a pace of 48 minute miles!! Something was wrong with it. Anyway it was a nice workout. I burned 615 calories by the end.

I got back from my run very hungry so I had a Blueberry Z-bar.

I got the boy up and we went to brunch! We decided to try a new diner so we went to the Forest Hills Diner. I saw that they had brunch specials which included a mimosa and coffee with breakfast. I was very excited about that! Always like a reason to drink first thing in the morning!

I got my mimosa

I was also very happy to see a goat cheese, mushroom, red pepper omelet as one of the options. Tower Diner does not have goat cheese!

It was so delicious!! All together…

My only complaint was the massive amount of goat cheese they put inside the omelet. This is how much I scooped out and there was still plenty left in there!

Not necessary but oh well. I got a fruit cup for dessert.

The boy got chocolate pudding obviously…

We barely ate the pudding because there were chunks in there. The Tower Diner wins that one. As I was getting up to leave, I knocked over my mimosa. Oops!!

I’d probably go back there for the goat cheese omelet but Tower Diner is a little more convenient so I guess it will depend on how lazy I feel like being!

A little later my friend Kaity came over. We got manicures and pedicures. We decided to go to the Beer Garden in Astoria after for dinner and drinks.

It was packed!

I had to look at this while waiting for my food. Yucky.

I got a shroom sandwich!

The boy and I split a Caesar salad and fries.

We had 4 or 5 pitchers of beer by the end of the night!

My dinner:
The fries were so good. I love when they are tiny and crispy like that. The shroom sandwich was good but a little salty. I think they made everything extra salty so people drink more! The boy got a cheeseburger and there was a salt packet in the middle of his meat! Ew!

 We had a lot of fun. I don’t remember the end of the night. Apparently we ate edamame and more popchips when we got home but I had no idea!

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Best bowl of cereal ever? I’d say so. Sunday morning I decided to mix my boring Kashi cereal with the boy’s Trix. I added bananas and raisins and it was one fun bowl of cereal!

I mentioned yesterday that there was one more pie the boy insisted on buying from Metro Cafe. Major food porn below:

Oreo Cheesecake Brownie Pie. Ahhh. I can die happy now. I don’t think I need to say anything more about that.

The rest of the day I stayed in bed since I had a fever. We watched Adventureland and Coraline. Both cute movies. Eventually it was dinner time! We decided on pasta.

I had a Blue Moon too. Had to get some Vitamin C from the orange right?

I made organic steamed broccoli on the side. The boy was in love with the broccoli. I used to only make him the frozen kind so this was a huge difference.

I made a big salad with mozzarella cheese and cues for the side of the pasta.

We added mushrooms and red peppers to the noodles. Yum!

Very good! I only ate half of the pasta you see there so we had lots of leftovers!

Look what came in the mail!

A spiralizer! I have all of these Amazon gift cards and this was very inexpensive! I am very excited to make zucchini pasta! I sat there for 10 minutes trying to figure out how to work the thing with a cucumber. I definitely was not doing it right but finally it worked with a lemon!

So fun! I still have $165.00 to use on Amazon so I am considering a juicer but still deciding! I could just get a million new books. We’ll see!

Boyfriend requested a milkshake for dessert so I agreed!

Yum! They were so good that we both had 2! That was a mistake! We both felt so sick after. I don’t know why I chose that ice cream either since I know I can’t handle the artificial crap but I just grabbed the first vanilla/chocolate one I saw. Oh well! I will stick with Turtle Mountain from now on since that never causes me problems.

Monday

I arrived at work to a shoe box on my desk! It was filled with tons of fun goodies!

Gina from The Candid RD sent me the goodies from Special K’s SHARE YOURSELF Challenge. Thanks Gina! I am very excited to try Oat Bran! I don’t think I’ve ever had it before!

The best thing in the package was Gina’s homemade granola! I added it to my oats yesterday!

The granola had nuts and a yummy peanut butter taste to it! I also added bananas, skim milk, and cinnamon.

The boy did not have work till midnight last night so he was able to meet me for lunch! We were craving some hummus so we went to Pita Grill.

We started with hummus and whole wheat pita.

I should have just ate that for lunch! I must have had 4 pitas and so much hummus. It was so amazing. I was full from the appetizer but still managed to finish off my lunch!

I got the Grilled Vegetable Athena Platter: Grilled herb marinated zucchini, red and green peppers, sweet onion, eggplant, with mesclun greens, feta cheese, dried cranberries.Topped with lite roasted red pepper vinaigrette.

The dressing is so delicious there. Definitely my definition of a perfect salad!

The boy got the garden salad with blackened tilapia.

His tilapia was great but he was not as happy with his meal. I told him he should have gotten the burger with sweet potato fries!! (I may have just wanted to steal his fries). At the last minute he went with the healthier option. Oh well, I should be happy since he usually just wants pizza!

We got some fro yo for dessert.

Strawberry and vanilla mixed.

And we sat outside and enjoyed!

I was thinking about going to the gym last night but I felt like I could pass out at 6:00. I was exhausted and dizzy again so i just went home.

I made some leftover pasta and salad.

Blue Moon is fun.

There was ice cream leftover too. I added carob chips, banana, and chocolate syrup. Probably not the best thing when I skip the gym but I have a huge sweet tooth.

I may have had a little more after that! Luckily all of the ice cream is gone now. I am skipping the gym tonight and tomorrow too since I have plans but eventually I will get back into workout mode! Do you ever get into workout ruts?

I am going to an exciting event tonight so stay tuned for a recap tomorrow! Have a lovely Tuesday!

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