hi everyone :) i am in a bit of a better mood! i am ultra bummed that my super detailed weekend recap post was lost, but what can i do? no need to dwell. instead, i bring you an extremely shortened version of my weekend recap, david letterman style!
top ten things i did over the weekend!
*in chronological order..not in order of coolness*
number ten: ate some delicious chicken stir fry with chopsticks
i made this stir fry dish with celery, broccoli, water chestnuts, broccoli slaw and chicken. the key to making the flavor really pop is to stir fry everything in sesame oil and garlic as opposed to any other kind of oil. the sesame oil really lends a delicious flavor to the dish.
fun fact: i read on danica’s blog that you should keep specialty oils in the fridge so they last longer!
i served the stir fry over brown rice.
number nine: i went to the movies with the boyf fiance on friday night.
we finally saw tim burton’s alice in wonderland. which, by the way, was not nearly as epic as i had expected! what did you guys think? the cinematography was great.. but the story line was a little “meh” for me.
number eight: hung out with these characters.
number seven: got my bangs trimmed!
yay. no photo for this one.
number six: went to a BBQ at our friend alex & steph’s and had some amazing things to eat…
sabrina made an excellent layered bean dip and threw a twist in with cream cheese instead of sour cream. fantastic.
katie made a really tasty red potato salad which made me happy, because i LOVE red potatoes. only second to the sweet variety ;)
i made a simple asparagus salad which consisted of black olives, diced mozzarella, quartered tomatoes, chopped asparagus and italian dressing.
steps one, two, three, four:
step five is to mix it all up with some italian dressing.. here is the end result:
and marshall grilled some filet mignon for the both of us.. after he picked out which one would be his, aka which one was biggest, of course.
yum. i love steak. no shame in my carnivore game.
since it was my free meal, i enjoyed some dessert.. which was one of my favorites: fruit pizza! made by steph, who is a genius and colored the “sauce” part of the pizza blue! duh, why don’t i ever do that???
the corner is my favorite piece ;)
number five: enjoyed coconut protein pancakes for breakfast on sunday!
i had to. it was pancake sunday, after all :)
in the mix:
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1/3 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 3 egg whites
- 2 TB vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 tsp coconut extract
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
the real kicker was the sprinkle of shredded coconut that went into the pancake during the baking process:
i topped the cakes with ICBINB spray and some log cabin syrup. speaking of ICBINB.. go check out danica’s giveaway for a fridge makeover courtesy of ICBINB!
yum. every sunday should include pancakes. i smelled like pancakes for the rest of the day :)
number four: went snowboarding on sunday instead of doing my upper body workout!
very good decision. there are only a few more weekends to snowboard. upper body workouts can wait.
number three: made a green monster, then froze it for a few hours, then ate it. result: protein ice cream at its finest.
in the mix:
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 20 frozen blueberries
- ice
- spinach
eaten in the car, on the go:
delish.
number two: ate a DELICIOUS home cooked meal at mi madre’s!
on the menu?
pulled pork, pulled chicken, funeral potatoes (it’s a utah thing), green salad, asparagus, fresh fruit.
my plate:
that is kerrygold swiss on top of my chicken, FYI. THIS MEAL WAS SO GOOD! definitely the highlight of the weekend. thanks, momma b :)
number one: i ate something on a stick.. because yesterday was national eat something on a stick day!
i promise to be back later (okay, or tomorrow) with a real post :)
Qs~
1. what was the highlight of your weekend?
2. what is your favorite food to eat on a stick?
xo. janetha b.
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Haha awesome top 10 :) My favorite stick food is probably street meat in Boston. A hot and spicy skewer of meat at 1am in Beantown can’t really be beat!
I love fruit pizza! I make it all the time in the summer…I could devour the entire thing. :)
Yummy weekend!
FRUIT PIZZA!?!?!? Share Puh-Lease!
wow – u have a fun blog. very creative. blue pizza? that is new to me! love johnny depp!!
What a crazy, fun weekend…sheesh!Love your asparagus salad! The BBQ stuff all looks amazing. I think most, all meals at Mom’s are where it’s at ;)
Props for the coconut in the pancakes like that!
Favorite food on a stick? Probably a Corn Dog! Haha
funeral potatoes make me GAG. :)
favorite thing on a stick…hmm…probably those creamsicles that come in orange, banana, and chocolate…i can’t remember what they are called! I’ve only ever found them in utah.
looks like a fabulous weekend! The highlight of my weekend is…drinking tons of wine at a wine tasting :) and my fave food on a stick is probably popsicles!
Looks like a fun weekend!
Hahaha I love that you love national food holidays. My fave food to eat on a stick is a burnt s’more hot off the campfire!
The highlight of my weekend was the nap I took on Sunday.
That is the coolest fruit pizza ever!
Highlight of my weekend was making sushi:)
Grilled kabobs on skewers are so good!!!
YOU ARE THE MOST CREATIVE PERSON IVE EVER MET..EVER!
hahaha love the top 10! i need to spend a weekend with you FO SHO.
LOVE those pancakes! and yo fruit on a stick! I LOVE hot, gooey marshmellows on sticks..and meat on sticks…
LOVE YOU!
Highlight of the weekend: Met Mama Pea in Portland!!!!
If I were eating them still, corn dogs would be my fave food on a stick!
Why blue on the pizza – ewwy.
I felt the same way about Alice, and I saw it for free. Fun to watch, boring story. Plus I couldn’t understand half of what Johnny Depp was saying!
I’ve made similar pancakes in the past and LOVED them!! I need to make those soon!! :)
Love your list! Sounds like a fun weekend!
Highlight of our weekend: date night with hubby on Saturday and the garden park with the toddler and the teenager on Sunday.
Have a great week!
P.S.: The fruit pizza looks a bit scary to me… :)
The highlight of my weekend was spending time with my family! they helped me feel better =)
Is it bad if I say Corn Dogs???
What a fun weekend! Protein ice cream?!?! YUM!!
I saw Alice in Wonderland this weekend too, and thought the SAME thing you did. It was visually appealing, but the story line was not good at all.
So I think the hilight of my weekend was the yoga show I went to on Sunday =D
Fruit is the best thing to eat on a stick, by far!!
xo
K
Love the weekend countdown! Sounds like a damn good time to me! :)
Highlight of my weekend was discovering the deliciousness of Midori sours. The low point was the next morning. Favorite thing to eat on a stick is chocolate covered fruit…I love Edible Arrangement gift baskets!! Hope you had a great Monday!!
Is that alice movie creepy? I don’t know if I could deal with the characters!
Katherine
ummmm can we talk bout the fact that i had pulled chicken AND pancakes on sunday! woo hoo foodie twins :) the only thing i was missing was something on a stick! dammit.
Love this post and love that you saw Alice In Wonderland !! I loved it!!!!! It was great!!!
My fave food on a stick is a chicken kabob with veggies !! yummm!!!!!!!!!!!
Love ya girl and love the pancakes !!!!!
Excellent idea about freezing the green monster! will do that this weekend for my road trip :) my favourite thing to eat on a stick are the skewers from street vendors in Thailand.
That sounds like a pretty stellar weekend :) I agree with you about AIW; great cinematography and acting, boring plot line. And fruit dessert pizza? Awesome. As is the frozen GM. Simply brilliant.
Hope the rest of your week goes more smoothly!
xoxo Caronae
Super jealous of your deliciously foodie-filled weekend! and I wish we could see your bangs! ;)
That blue fruit pizza is adorable, what a great idea!
1. highlight of my weekend was a day trip for some rare liquor shopping
2. shishkabobs (sp?)!
The highlight of my weekend was helping out with one of my old friends baby showers. It was my first shower and it was fun making it a special day for her.
My favorite food on a stick… hmmm http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2010/03/caprese-on-stick.html
;D
Mary
The highlight of my weekend was helping out with one of my old friends baby shower. It was my first baby shower and it was fun making it a special day for her.
My favorite food on a stick… hmmm http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2010/03/caprese-on-stick.html
;D
Mary
Just found your blog and love it! Great pics–the pups are so darn cute!
hmm I don’t eat much on a stick, but I still like a good corndog. Morningstar makes some that are pretty healthy too!
I enjoyed Alice in Wonderland, but I’ve never read the book. My stepdad (we saw it as a family) thought it looked good and was well put to together, but he wasn’t crazy about the tweaks they made to the story line. I guess it depends on what you’re expecting from it.
Hmmm, best part of my weekend? Finally getting my eyebrows waxed and a haircut. Feels good to feel pretty =)
I don’t really eat anything on a stick, but when I was younger I LOVED corndogs. My all time favorite part of the annual Westchester County Fair that I went to to with my dad. It was a nice festival just outside of my city based home!
Have a great week!
Nicole G
As much as I love seeing and hearing every detail of your daily life, I LOVED this post!!!! :) The top 10 things you did this weekend outtop my entire month!! :)
Glad you enjoyed so many wonderful things.
<3 you always! :)
Ugh I LOVE fruit pizza and haven’t had any in forever! So jealous. The highlight of my weekend was a tie between running a crazy intense 5k and riding horses in the woods. My favorite thing to eat on a stick is fried chicken. Don’t really partake in food like that these days, but it sure is amazing!
I like a pickle on a stick. I know that sounds weird but they have them in some flea market in Florida that I go to when I visit my grandmother.
My highlight of my weekend was that I didn’t have to wake up early. Even though I naturally did wake up early, I didn’t have to!
Wow – looks like you´ve had quite a weekend, girl!
Loved the top ten :D
Have a great week!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
fruit + cheese = best thing to eat on a stick…besides a popsicle on a hot summer day. Mmmm!
I love bbq veggies and tofu on a stick! Haha. Sesame oil totally makes stir fries, the flavour is amazing!
The name may be a Utah thing but the taters are in Ohio too. My MIL makes them and they are always topped with Crunched Corn Flakes and Melted Buttah!
Such food filled fabulousness. :) Loved the top 10 list!
love these kind of posts! :) I love to eat fruit kebabs on a stick too! xxx
I love top 10 lists! Perfect way to recap the weekend. Taco dip with cream cheese rocks my socks. It’s how my mom makes it. But she puts a layer of beef on there too, because we’re all carnivores as well ;)
Alice in Wonderland is one of my favourite books of all time and I cannot bring myself to go see that movie. I’m not into Tim Burton and I reallyreally dislike Johnny Depp. Especially when he wears excessive makeup.
1. Highlight of my weekend was, oddly, doing a fitness test. Oh, and getting a certificate for completing my PT classes. I like getting things I can hang on my wall of accomplishments :)
2. MEAT! Namely souvlaki :D
Your weekends make me want to move to Utah and hang out with you. Life swap, ever? Hehe.
Highlight of my weekend was having coffee with a reader :D so fun!
foods on a stick…HOW can I pick?! Cotton candy, corn dogs (no shame in my processed food game…k, I have had 2 corndogs in my life, both when I was about 7), souvlaki (with tzatziki to dip). Um, everything is better on a stick. I want fondue now.
You are so cute ~ any time you post it counts as a REAL post especially b/c you had REAL pictures and all too :D
I seriously think I want chicken with chopsticks, STEAK and coconut pancakes now – YUM!!!! You had such a fun weekend!
Thanks for the contest shoutout – good luck girlie :D
i wasn’t too impressed with alice in wonderland either. especially the 3-d which was lame
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