Hi guys! This is going to be snappy because I’m a gal in desperate need of beauty sleep. I do have a recipe for you, though! It’s a pretty good one, if I do say so myself.
Breakfast was an old favorite that knows no seasons.
- 1/2 cup oats cooked in 1/2 cup water
- splash almond milk
- 1 banana
- pumpkin
- key lime curd
- almond butter
- cinnamon
- stevia
Washed that all down with The Secret Diary of A Call Girl… it was a pretty classy meal 
I ran a few errands, then took a stroll through Central Park, walking from the East Side to the West.
You can see where the East Side and the West Side merge. I will always be a West Sider
I was really thirsty, but hadn’t brought my water bottle. I did have a juicy grapefruit that quenched my thirst, but got me quite sticky!
When I got home, I was hot and mighty hungry, so I whipped up a quick, healthy salad. It’s going on the recipe page!
It’s my new favorite. It’s packed with protein, healthy fats and fiber, and is delicious and incredibly filling. You probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry!
LVP-style Mediterranean Salad
Tuna Salad
- 3-oz can tuna, packed in water
- 1/2 avocado
- 1/8 cup dried cranberries
- 1 T chopped walnuts
- 1 oz goat cheese
- salt + pepper to taste
Dressing
- 1 T olive oil
- 2 T balsamic vinegar
- 1 t agave nectar, honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp large-grain mustard
2 cups leafy greens
Mash tuna, avocado and goat cheese together in a small bowl until well combined. Stir in nuts and cranberries and season with salt and pepper. In a salad bowl, toss greens with 1/2 dressing. Top with tuna salad and drizzle with the rest of the dressing. Enjoy!
Serves 1
Also had a couple chocolate chip/almond-stuffed prunes. So. good.
Later in the afternoon, I met the little redheaded girl for a monster cookie at Levain bakery. These are, hands down, the best cookies in the city. And don’t let the photo fool you: it weighs .25 lbs. You can bet your bottom dollar that I ate it all by myself, too! It took me a good 1.5 hours to do so, but it was worth every chocolatey, nut-and-buttery bite. I have been craving these for weeks!
Give me a cookie, a city stoop, and some good chitchat and I’m pretty much set for summer 
To be honest, I really wasn’t hungry after the cookie (a bit too close to dinner!) but knew I had to eat a real meal. I received a coupon from Foodbuzz to use towards Buitoni’s Riserva pasta line. I tried out the Wild Mushroom Agnolotti last year as well, and liked it so much that I bought it again!
The nutrition statistics are not my favorite… that’s quite a bit of sodium to pack into one serving.
I didn’t do anything fancy with it tonight, just grated some cheese and cracked some pepper. On the side, I had steamed swiss chard with rice wine vinegar + sesame seeds and a small sweet potato with a little butter + cinnamon. Plain, simple, good food.
Munched on an apple while catching up (and tearing up) on the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy…
… and that’s all, folks. I’ll be back tomorrow with a surprise!
Have a great night 
i love that salad!! great recipe girlfrand!!! and love your bfasts-lemon curd..so UNIQUE! happy friday!
West side all the way my friend
enjoy your Friday night!
my sister is going to be a west sider come fall lol
have a great night, and I have to make sure I jot down that mediterranean recipe!
key lime curd!?!??! i need to get my hands on that! just like i need some lemon curd too! super tasty!
uh oh…I spent much of my life on the UES…but lived in brooklyn for my first year so I can say that i’m a brooklyn baby..ha. That cookie, I want!
West Siders 4 eva! lol.
Yummm Levain cookies are the best in the city, I will tell the owners you posted the cookie on your blog so they can check it out:)
It was so great to run into you yesterday, let me know whenever you feel like grabbing a bite!
east and west reminds me of glenda the good witch from the wizard of oz for some reason. of course we’d all be the good, sparkling witch if we had a choice
I’m going to have to try lime curd on my oats sometime – I love that you combine it with pumpkin.
I love eating citrus fruits as a snack too – but they are quite messy. I’m thinking of packing little hand wipes with me now whereever I go.
I get so jealous of your NYC photos – I’ve got to live there someday. I grew up not far from the city, but always want to spend more time there. Actually, I have the summer off, and have been thinking of visiting friends of mine when I’m down there…may have to organize a food blog get together!
love love love love your tuna salad recipe! i’ve been on SUCH a goat cheese kick lately and combo-ed up with cado?? sounds amaze!
have a good weekend girl
how amazing is that cookie!!! its so plump and bumpy with chocolately goodness
have a great sleep.. well when u read this it will be morning, so i’ll say I HOPE YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL REST xoxo. have a fantastic weekend love <3
I bet that Agnolotti was totally worth it..
Looks so YUM!
Wish you a lovely weekend, Katie!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
West Siders Represent!
That tuna salad looks delicious…might need to try that with chicken. Yum.
After my last disappointment with Raviolis, I am totally envious of those ones. Look great!
It took u 1.5 HOURS to eat that cookie?! I wish I could eat that slow. I got a big chocolate chip cookie from Whole Foods today and scarfed it down in five minutes! ack!
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I LOVE Levain bakery cookies more than anything. Excellent choice
Levain bakery DEFINITELY has the best cookies in the city
I make it a tradition to go there after 1/2 marathons!
Your dinner looks so wholesome and delicious. Much better than the can of chickpeas + greek yogurt (seriously, megan, wtf?) I had last night. I need some cooking inspiration!
Thanks for spending the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love reading more on this topic.