Isn't she beautiful in this light? This was at the very beginning of our painting, so she looks relatively clean. Now, a few days later, she has paint on her one leg & lots of little carpet pad fuzzies everywhere. We've been trying to keep the floors swept, but the pieces just keep flaking off. And then she drags it everywhere! I can't wait to get the carpet in (scheduled for Sept. 4 & 5!!!!) & then to clean the whole house.
So August is over...where did it go? I love fall so much, but it just seems like summer went by before I realized it was happening. I'm excited for all things fall, but also not ready to give up fresh peaches & zucchini & gorgeous tomatoes.
Enjoy the long weekend!! Happy Labor Day!
Here's what we've been eating in the last week:
Breakfasts
- Tina's Paleo Granola made un-paleo by the addition of rolled oats. For mix-ins, I used flaked coconut (my newest obsession!) & raw sunflower seeds. - I love this SO much! I don't think it was W's favorite of the granola's I've made, but he does like it too.
- Crumbled Cookin' Canuck's No-bake Zucchini Bread Granola Bites with almond milk
- Zucchini Baked Oatmeal with pb
- Lisa's Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes - This is our favorite pancake recipe to date, aside from these whole wheat sourdough ones, which I can't currently make because my starter died. They're light & fluffy, just like they should be! I usually double the batch because it makes so few. Better to have leftovers than not enough!
- Ashley's Basic Vegan Buckwheat Waffles - These were denser than many waffles (probably partly because I should have ground the buckwheat finer), but they had the perfect crisp outside & soft inside. We topped them with apple butter & banana pb sauce. Yum!
- Bananas, fresh figs, & peaches
Lunches
- Sandwiches
- Leftovers
- Shredded Brussels sprouts, sauteed
- Sweet potato tortilla chips with salsa
- Carrots
- Pesto hummus
- Canteloupe, apples, & watermelon
Saturday:
Picnic Dinner with Church Friends
- Italian seasoned pasta salad
- Fresh veggies with dip
- Pretzels
- Stuffed hot peppers (man these were HOT!)
Sunday:
Dinner with Mom & Pops, grandparents, & aunt
- Whole wheat spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce
- Stuffed hot peppers - Dad made these (same kind as on Sat. night). They are SO HOT! But also delicious. No one in my family ever thought I'd start enjoying spicy food, but here I am. Lips.on.fire.
- Green salad
Monday:
- Nourished Kitchen's Tomato Provencale - The flavors in this are fantastic! It's so simple, but seems fancy. It was perfect with pasta because it was very juicy.
- Whole wheat angel hair pasta with basil pesto (I used pumpkin seeds instead of almonds & nutritional yeast instead of parmesan)
- Jessica's Grilled Corn Summer Breakfast Hash - I made a few changes by removing the bacon (I used cocont oil for the cooking), adding a minced jalapeno, & using half white potato/half sweet potato. Also, we put guacamole on top instead of egg. Aside from the chopping, it was a super easy meal & it was SO flavorful! Plus it made great lunch leftovers.
- Whole wheat spaghetti with sauteed greens & peppers
- Carrots & cucumbers with pesto hummus
Thursday:
- Pizza with this crust, three ways:
- 1. Carmelized onion & fig with olive oil & garlic
- 2. BBQ sauce with thinly sliced zucchini, mushrooms, baby cherry tomatoes, & pepper
- 3. Fresh tomato sauce with diced zucchini, mushrooms, & fresh basil
- Dinner out on the way to the cabin
Treats
- Minimalist Baker's Vegan Brownie Chocolate Ice Cream - I can't stop making this. It's so good!
- Joy's Fresh Fig & Almond Breakfast Cake (made by my mom) - She varied it slightly, using whole wheat flour, unrefined sugar, & some applesauce for some of the oil. It was really good! My only wish was for more figs in it.
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