banana ice cream

I have a bit of an obsession with ice cream in general. Make it vegan and healthy and I am all over that! YUM

And I love that its super easy to make too! All you do is take a couple of bananas… chop them up and freeze them. Once frozen throw them into a food processor and blend until its a smooth, soft serve consistency. Then add whatever you’d like. The top photo is chocolate, and the bottom is cinnamon with cacao nibs folded in. I’ve also thrown strawberries and basil into one batch, that one was real yum!

pesto shrimp and goat cheese pizza

What an awesome cheat meal!!!

Morgan and I like to make our own mini pizzas instead of one big one. Its more fun that way. Plus mine always looks way better than his! hehe

We buy the premade dough at our local grocery store. Its about the size of a small ball and it makes 2 good sized personal pizzas. Once the dough is rolled out we put pesto on as the sauce. Then add some sauteed shrimp (i just sauteed it in garlic and butter and a bit of s&p) then top it with goat cheese and mozzarella. Bake it for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees.

Ohh man this pizza was so good! Its actually the first homemade pizza I’ve ever made. I don’t know what took me so long! I cant wait to make more

watermelon juice

I made this one morning for breakfast and it was so delicious

I took a small watermelon… Chopped it all up and threw the chunks into a high speed blender to get all nice and juicy. Then once it was all blended up I strained all of the pulp out and had an awesome huge mason jar full of watermelon juice.

So simple and so tasty! I cant wait to make this again. I think next time I’ll throw in some mint or basil too.

the best carrot bread around

Carrot Bread Recipe from Yoga Journal:

I am far from a baker, I am what I call a spaztastic cook. I cannot follow a recipe to save my life! In cooking that’s OK, you can swap out similar ingredients. In baking that doesn’t work at all! Trust me I’ve tried it and my garlic bread muffins tasted terrible.

When I came across this recipe in Yoga Journal it looked so delicious I had to try it. I was really good and I followed the recipe to a T and it came out absolutely amazing! I’ve made it 3 times now. Its a perfect breakfast toasted up with some butter!

You can find the original recipe here

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
2 cups shredded carrots
3 large eggs
3/4 cup raw or light brown sugar
3/4 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup milk or soy milk

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly oil or butter a 9-inch loaf pan.

2. In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and set aside.

3. In a large bowl, mix carrots, eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla until well blended. Fold the flour mixture into the carrot mixture until just combined.

4. Gently stir in the pecans and milk and pour the batter into the prepared pan.

5. Bake until the top is golden brown and a tester inserted in the center of the bread comes out with moist crumbs attached, 50 to 55 minutes.

greek dip turned sandwich

This was tasty! I found a Greek Dip recipe on pinterest that I made for a get together at a friends house. I came home with some leftovers and I wanted something other than chips and dip. So I toasted a couple of slices of bread and made a sandwich out of the remaining dip.

The dip is super easy to make... Bottom layer is hummus (homemade or store bought), Finely chop a tomato, red pepper, cucumber, kalamata olives and fresh dill then sprinkle evenly over the hummus layer, Crumble feta cheese on top then sprinkle a little more dill over the whole thing. Serve with pita.

Now for the sandwich I just added a bit more veggies (whatever I had leftover) and mixed up the dip. It was really good. It was a great way to use up the extras without wasting anything.

sweet potato and tuna salad

I really love easy meals! I use to try to plan out every meal for the week and get super creative but I found myself getting lazy and not cooking what I had originally planned and shopped for. So by the end of the week all of my produce would go bad. I had to get out of that rut so now when I head to the grocery I have some essentials in mind but mostly I buy what looks good. So every night I can come home from work, see what looks tasty and figure out how to combine it. 

This is another super easy dinner. Some, probably most people would look at me in disgust (like Morgan definitely did) when I combined these two things. But let me tell you it was so darn good! The sweetness of the potato and the tang of the tuna... YUM!

I kept this one very simple. I took 2 pouches of tuna or 1 can, mayo, chopped red onion and s&p. And that was it for the tuna. For the sweet potato I just baked it in tin foil 400 degrees for about 45 min or until tender. I took half of the potato and mashed it up with some butter and topped that with half of the tuna mixture. That's it folks!

For the side salad i just chopped up some lettuce, red cabbage, tomatoes, red onion and carrots then tossed that with a balsamic/olive oil dressing.

kimchi fried rice and fried egg

Ohhhh my goodness! I definitely have a super crush on Trader Joe's.

One of my favorites is the kimchi fried rice, you can find it in the freezer section and one bag lasts about 2-3 meals. I am a bit obsessed... it is that good! Sometimes I add some extra fresh kimchi in the mix. Sooo good!!

For this plate I heated up some of the rice and topped it with sunny side up eggs then paired that with roasted sweet potatoes. I tossed the potatoes with a little bit of cinnamon. Let me tell you the runny yolk with the salty rice and sweet potatoes... what a perfect combo!!! 

Roasted potatoes are one of my favorite things to make. They are so easy and delicious. I cut my potatoes into cubes and roast them in a 450 degree oven for about 60 minutes tossing every once in a while. yum and yum

veggie and egg sammich love

Yes and Yes!!! Look at this baby!

Sourdough bread one side spread with goat cheese, the other with smashed avocado and s&p. Lettuce, tomato, sprouts and an egg. This combo was pure magic. I've definitely made this multiple times now.

I use to eat regular ole bread from the lame bread isle but with age I'm only getting fancier (uhhh duhh) and I have a real soft spot for fresh baked bakery bread. One time I bought some sourdough from Publix and when I picked it up I almost died... It was super fresh, STILL WARM! I went straight home and devoured 2 pieces! I know, I know that probably sounds a little lame but yes I get that excited about food!