There are a few things I need to get off my chest. Ahem…
Confession: As much as I love WIAW, I hate what it does to both my Bloglovin’ feed and appetite. Can we say hungry blog reading all.day.long? Yes, yes we can.
Confession: I had no idea yesterday was National Oatmeal Day — there are just way too many food “holidays” for me to keep track of. Luckily, oatmeal happens to be one of those foods that I celebrate pretty much on a daily basis, so yesterday’s breakfast of oats with yogurt, almond butter, honey, and cinnamon got me off the hook. Let’s just pretend I did it on purpose.
Confession: I haven’t been to Starbucks in well over a week. This may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but as someone who used to go every.single.day (sometimes even twice), going 7+ days without is kind of huge. I blame my [beloved] Keurig and the fact that I’ve fallen in love with homemade lattes… especially when they’re topped with cinnamon, right Cori?
Confession: I cannot be trusted around frozen bananas. I grabbed a bag to snack on while I was studying, with the intention of “just having a couple of slices,” and before I knew it, 3/4 of the bag was gone 😯 I’m pretty sure there were at least 2.5 big bananas in there, so if you stop hearing from me, it’s probably because I’ve turned into a monkey and I’m busy flinging poop around in a fit of joy.
Confession: I’m not a huge fan of pasta. In fact, prior to yesterday’s lunch, I can’t even remember the last time I had some. I know it’s a dish that makes a lot of people weak in the knees, but it’s just never done much for me. Maybe I’ve never had good pasta? Or maybe I just can’t get over my childhood belief that spaghetti noodles with butter and parmesan cheese is the best “pasta” there is. This bowl, however, had fettuccine (??) noodles, green beans, marinara sauce, and mozzarella. Edible, but again… meh.
Confession: Candy will probably always be my absolute favourite source of “quick energy.” I know, I know — blood sugar spikes and crashes and all that jazz — but cut me some slack here. I don’t do it all that often, so you better believe that when I do do it, I do enjoy it. This snickerdoodle truffle powered me through a good 2-hour home cleaning session… and then I took a 15-minute nap 😉
Confession: Yes, those are my pink PJ pants. No, I am not ashamed.
Confession: I eat standing around my kitchen counter far more often than I care to admit. I also thought that my addiction to kabocha would start to taper off by now, but… it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.
Confession: All I wanted for dinner last night was breakfast. This bowl of plain Greek yogurt topped with Kashi Cinnamon Harvest, cinnamon Puffins, banana slices, homemade applesauce, and roasted almond butter managed to hit the spot juuuuuust right.
Confession: I can’t even remember the last time I had breakfast for dinner. Who am I?!
Confession: Remember that bowl of Greek yogurt topped with honey roasted chickpeas that I showed you guys a while back? It wasn’t just an isolated incident.
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Are you a fan of pasta? What kind is your favourite?
How many cups of coffee do you drink per day?
What colour are your PJ pants?
I feel ya on the pasta thing! While I’ve never tried spaghetti with butter and parm, I used to LOVE ravioli and manicotti as a kid, even up to my college years…it was all I’d ever order when I went to Italian restaurants. Now, I don’t even want to bother going to Italian restaurants because 90% of the dishes involve pasta! I’m not real big on rice either. When the man-friend, Melissa and I went out for Thai last weekend, I didn’t even touch the rice that came with my duck curry. For me, bread is my carb of choice…followed very closely by breakfast grains and cereal, of course! 😉 Which reminds me, I’m pretty sure I missed National Oatmeal Day…damn! There ARE too many food holidays to keep them straight…and so many confusing sources as to which days are which!
I prefer to order pasta (or have my grandmother make it fresh for me!) more than I do cook it myself oddly enough. My favorites are gnocchi and cavatelli!
I used to drink a lot more coffee in the past however I noticed ever since I did a juice cleanse during the summer, my stomach can not handle any more than 4-6 cups a day. (I used to drink twice that!)
My PJ pants are blue and green 🙂
You think pasta is meh….aw, that makes me sad. Have you ever had fresh pasta by someone who knows what they’re doing? It can be incredible. I’m going to try my hand at homemade pasta this winter. Maybe I’ll be able to change your mind.
P.S. I like the pink pajamas and the cleaning frenzy followed by a nap. Sounds like my kind of time.
I’ve never tried fresh pasta, no… which is part of the reason why I think I don’t care for it all that much. But I’ll most gladly take you up on your dinner offer.
I used to be a coffee shop regular until I realized I could make the same drink (usually my beloved almond milk chai) for much cheaper. The problem is I tend to get more work done in coffee shops, so my productivity levels may have decreased a little…
Oh and my kabocha addiction hasn’t wavered one bit either. Plus it’s fall so it’s more justified, right?
Frozen bananas are the best. I always have them on hand! They are a perfect frozen fruit to use with yogurt & slivered almonds! Yum!
I wish we had National Food Days like you guys do…and someone emailed me to tell me you had National Cat Day too..Australia seriously needs to pull its socks up and get on board with these celebrations!!
I am drooling at your oat bowl it looks delicious. I don’t often have breakfast for dinner but will do it for lunch.
I drink no cups of coffee a day. I used to be super addicted and drank 3-4 cups a day and then quit cold turkey. Now I am all about Chai Lattes <<< These have cinnamon. And my cups of earl grey tea.
All of this looks so good! I’m really not a pasta person either. I NEVER make it myself and rarely order it either. It always looks so good when people post it haha, but it doesn’t have much taste appeal to me!
I’ve got to admit, my feelings towards boxed pasta with sauce are kind of meh. But if it’s homemade pasta with homemade sauce, it makes such a world of a difference! My favourite kind of pasta is probably homemade ravioli. Cheese stuffed pasta is my weakness!
Frozen bananas are seriously the bomb (dot com). I have a TON of them in my freezer right now because I’ve started buying entire bunches of bananas for the sole purpose of letting them ripen to freeze them. Best idea ever.
So you just gave me a craving for homemade ravioli at 6 AM 😛 I’ll have to look up some recipes, and if they’re not too labour intensive, then maybe I can convince myself to make some.
confession.. i have those pj’s! and i stand around the kitchen counter way too much. <3
Oh my goodness I could never justify buying starbucks everyday – $3 per day x 7 = $21 per week x 4 = $84 per month just for coffee O_O
Argh! I always miss those food holidays, too. Good thing I also consume oats on a daily basis.
See, the pasta thing is where I differ from you. I’d eat it every day of my life if I could. I love it all: stuffed pasta, white sauce, tomato sauce, pesto, ANY of it. It’s a big comfort food for me, but I do agree that buttered noodles with parmesan is the best, especially when I’m not feeling well.
I’m strangely also not a fan of pasta, despite being Italian. It just doesn’t do it for me.
I probably drink 2-3 cups of coffee a day. It’s bad. I need to slow down.
I’m quite embarrassed that I didn’t know National Oatmeal Day was a thing. I DID have oatmeal though, so that must count for something, eh?
I’d say you’re covered — you probably knew it was National Oatmeal Day subconsciously 😉
mmm I still am craving some kabocha, it is so dang expensive near me. the only downfall.
“so if you stop hearing from me, it’s probably because I’ve turned into a monkey and I’m busy flinging poop around in a fit of joy.” I adore you.
LOL! The sugar rush aided a nap in the end- love it.
I’m not a huge fan of pasta, but I do like asian style noodles….cold. That is now the only way I’d eat them. It would have been borderline humorous if you had NOT eaten oats on this day 😛
Normally, I limit coffee to one cup in the morning (Strong) but during exam time, its 1 in the morning and something caffeinated in the arvo- usually a pepsi max or iced tea!
Your breakfast for dinner…I wonder how many variations of cinnamon was in that…mind. blown.
Pasta is probably one of my favorite foods ever. I used to eat it with just butter and parm too, but then I went vegan and now I try to jazz it up a bit. I am LOVING nut sauces to go on top, or just a basic tomato, or ever just a myriad of spices. I love your pink pants!! I was at Starbucks today..for work. 😉
I finally tried kabocha squash but I just wasn’t a fan! 🙁
Aww sad face! I hope you didn’t just get a bad one…
I eat hunched over the countertop waaaaaayyyyyy too often. I’m usually too hungry and impatient to actually sit down and eat off a plate like a normal person. PS those snickerdoodle truffles look beyond fab!!
Pasta and I have a weird relationship. I never CRAVE it, I typically opt out on having it because there is something else I would rather have. However, when I do eat it I thoroughly enjoy it. But then afterward I’m back to my typical old, non-pasta-craving self.
Not a fan of pasta? Sacrilege 😉 hello there! I’m in a tiny cafe in Kenya- just popping by quickly- and what do I find- Amanda has turned into a monkey 😉 Alex and I are safe and well- we are extending our trip and work with the orphanage an extra year- and I’ve decided when I do go home I want to study medicine! Anyway enough small talk- I love pasta obviously- simple Napolitana or carbonara or ravioli or nonnas lasagne- I could go on. Love you Amanda xoxo
!!!! It’s SO great to hear from you, Sophia! I was just wondering how you were doing and I’m so happy to hear that you’ve been well. All the best for you and Alex <3
This is too funny. I don’t like pasta either and my sister doesn’t understand. It’s just one of those foods I don’t get enough flavor from and can do without. I think I consume most of my meal while making food, realizing it’s practically gone before I sit down at the table.
Got to try the yoghurt topped with chickpeas! I have been drinking way more coffee recently, buuttt have switched to decaf – I tend to have one proper coffee in the morning and then several decaf during the day. I’ve found a gorgeous organic instant decaf so I’m now hooked, and can justify having several more coffees a day!
Your eats look delicious, as always. 🙂
I’m not a huge fan of pasta, but I do LOVE coffee. I usually have about 2-3 cups of it a day.
I am so with you on what WIAW does to my appetite! I usually save it for lunch time at work. I have to have something to eat while I’m checking out everyone’s photos! I’m still usually completely jealous of what I’m not eating though.
I totally love pasta. I’m more of a pesto gal than tomato sauce though. But sometimes I think that pasta is just a vehicle for cheese 🙂
😆 Amen to that… cheese is definitely the best part of pasta.
I do love pasta! My favorite would probably be a good homemade mac n’ cheese! I only drink one cup of coffee a day (most of the time) I make my own espressos at home as well. Saves so much $! I used to spend about $5 a day on it a few years ago. So good job on making your own! Think of all the better things you could spend that money on!
Considering that I just pulled kabocha out of the oven, pretty safe to say that my addiction is still kicking around too 😉 I’ll happily make pasta at home a few times a month, but I rarely order it out at restaurants or anything – definitely not when it’s something I could easily make at home myself! At home, I usually make it with a turkey or chicken bolegnese, or I make lasagna. Or Annie’s mac and cheese 😉
I only have one pair of PJ pants – they’re blue with penguins on them. I never like wearing them to bed though – I hate overheating at night.
Hehe I love your PJ’s! So cute. And oh my gosh bananas are like canddyyy
I just had roasted kabocha today for lunch – I topped with with coconut butter, peanut butter, and sliced almonds 🙂
It was fun talking to you on the phone yesterday…it makes me even more sad that we didn’t get to meet at HLS last month!
I know! 😥 But at least we’ll get to keep in touch this way, and maybe we’ll have another shot at meeting at a future blogging conference 😀
Yeah definitely! I’m really hoping to go to the BLEND retreat in May, but it depends really on where it’s going to be at.
p.s. I watched the lectures today from Andrew Weil and I really liked them a lot! I agreed with about everything he said.
I love pasta! I used to eat my spaghetti with only butter and parmesan cheese as a kid too. What a great idea mixing your applesauce into your cereal. It might be breakfast for dinner, but it sure does look like a delicious dinner!
Pasta is meh…no to coffee (I know I’m a freak) and PJs are grey with white polka dots!
You have the cutest bowls – love the one with hearts in the first pic!
Question: what kind of camera do you use? I’ve been looking to get a “real” one and love the way your photos come out!
Confession: there’s a bunny at the bottom of that heart bowl. It’s like an incentive to finish everything off… not that I ever need one 😉
As for my camera, I have a Canon EOS7D.
I’m actually a huge fan of pasta! It’s such an easy base and when you throw in a ton of veggies and some truffle oil it’s pretty much to die for! That’s basically the one thing we don’t have in common. I still love you 🙂
I definitely need to make some sweet roasted chickpeas. I have had savory versions, but never sweet. They sound pretty much amaaaazing!
Ahh need to make those truffles soon!
And I am not a huge fan of plain pasta. Stuffed pasta on the otherhand? Always up for some of that. And I usually drink less than 1 cup of coffee a day. I am usually a big ball of energy until about 7 pm. Then I just want to crash 🙂
Ooo! I love your pajama pants! I need to make better use of mine. I have so many pairs but I always seem to reach for the yoga pants instead! I grew up in an Italian household so pasta was an every week occurrence. I don’t eat it much now, but I think my favorite is the spiral noodles! I drink 46 ounces of coffee EVERY day. 20 is caffeinated and the rest is for pure enjoyment of loving coffee. Mmm! Have a great day, lady!
I need to invest in some good decaf because I absolutely adore the stuff, but don’t want to end up getting the shakes. And girl, I AM getting back to your e-mail TODAY. And now that I’ve said it, I have to do it.
I LOVED pasta as a kid but haven’t had it in a long time. When I was little, I was all about the buttered penne with lots of pepper and parmesan. That’s basically the only way I liked it, but damn, I LOVED IT. I was very picky and so my parents often just made me pasta while the rest of the family ate fish or another protein for dinner. They always joked I’d turn into pasta lol
I drink coffee everyday. At home, I just use my French press to make some dark roast, which I drink black. At coffeeshops, I get an Americano, a cappuccino or an iced coffee (which I add a dash of half n half to)
My pj pants are fleece with pictures of desserts all over them on a light pink background 🙂
Hehe my mom would always make me noodles when I was being fussy as well… but I’d NEVER eat them with tomato sauce (which I hated back in the day). Does mac ‘n’ cheese count as pasta? Because if so, that’s another one I’ve always loved 😉
You haven’t been to Starbucks in a week?! From one addict to another, I am seriously impressed. I’ve found myself there even more than usual lately (is that possible?) because I’ve been running around a lot and it’s the perfect place to rest in between. #noshame
I’m not a huge pasta fan either! It’s okay but I’d rather eat copious amounts of bread/crackers/chips/oats/rice- those are my kind of carbs. (:
Girl, that pic looks awesome with your pink pj pants! Love your confessions 😉
There are so many food holidays it’s ridiculously hard to keep up! But oatmeal is definitely one to note. mmm. Totally a fan of the Keurig and homemade lattes, however Starbucks is also a complete obsession. (but yours looks amazing!) I’m a fan of 2-3 cups of coffee a day, and by cups we’re totally talking more than 8oz 😉