Morning! How are you today? I hope that right now, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, you’re happy and content. Thanks for all of your yoga mat advice… and sorry some of you thought a real “Matt” had passed away. I just have a habit of naming things 
.
My new shoes from Swirl came… I’ve been wanting a pair of funky, versatile, and comfortable oxfords for some time now, and the price was right! They’re by Boutique 9, and they fit perfectly. Win!
I shopped my closet yesterday and found an old sweater/tunic/stripey dress that I bought at my favorite thrift store in the Twin Cities when I was in college.
Sweater dress: thrifted
Pink belt: H&M
Jacket: Gap
Scarf: Berlin street vendor
Shoes: Boutique 9
At work, I had my usual yogurt bowl combination:
- Chobani Champion Greek yogurt
- 1/2 banana
- Quaker Oatmeal Squares
- Ambrosial Muesli
- almond butter
Snacked on an apple:
I did something unusual for lunch: I bought a salad at the grocery store. Ordinarily, I have so many veggies and random ingredients that all I really have to do is throw them in a tupperware and call it a day. But for the past week or so, I haven’t done one big grocery shop and instead have been buying a couple items at a time as needed. The other night when I was out buying apples, I saw a few freshly made salads and picked one up. I went with the Greek (romaine, tomatoes, olives, feta) and topped it with cooked chickpeas and a Wild Rice & Arame Salad I made on Sunday from Clean Food. Instead of the pre-made dressing the salad came with, I used some tahini sauce from work.
After work, I went to the gym for 30 sticky minutes on the CrossRamp. I stayed interested in my workout by doing some Psychology reading… I’m out of new magazines!
Dinner was a mix of new and old. The new: Chopped Kale with Hot Pepper Vinegar from the June 2011 issue of Food & Wine. Everything about this recipe appealed to me: the kale (one of my favorite vegetables), the heat, the sauté. However, due to time constraints and what I had in the kitchen, I made a few adjustments:
- didn’t soak the vinegar peppers overnight, just for a couple hours (lack of time, impatience)
- only had half the called for amount of olive oil, so used half vegetable
- used apple cider vinegar instead of white, as that’s all I had
- used much less caraway (all I had), and didn’t grind it up
The verdict? It was good, but not as good as it should have been after all that chopping and prep-work. I also may have overcooked it (I was doing a few things at once), and it probably would have tasted better had the vinegar sat in the fridge overnight. BUT, I am excited to use the leftover dressing for something later in the week!
In addition to the kale, I had leftover socca pizza (added white cheddar and extra roasted peppers) and steamed carrots.
While I worked on some math, I had a small glass of wine. You might say that drinking alcohol while working on an already frustrating subject is inadvisable, but it was necessary. And it really was a baby glass. AND I’m now finished with my math assignments for the Spring semester! All I have left is a math test (Thursday) and the final (next Thursday). I do have a lot of studying to do between now and then, though.
For dessert, a little break from algebra and Raw Chocolate (Blueberry) Fudge. I haven’t even been adding sweetener to these: with the frozen blueberries and the coconut, it’s sweet enough! I love topping them with salt and goji berries, for a sweetsaltycrunch.
Off to work, then straight to studying! What have you got planned for the day?
I need some recipinspiration! Have you found any great new recipes lately? I have a few days off between semesters, and I’m looking forward to spending some quality time in the kitchen!
haha my gay lab partner always drinks wine when he does hw apparently! he says he can’t without!!
i have once or twice, but only for my lesser classes.
YAY FOR NEW SHOES AND AN ADORABLE OUTFIT!! love it!!!!!!!
Ah you have such cute style! And I am 100% in love with your hair
I just read blogs for recipe-inspo – Nourishing Flourishing has some fab recipes, and Peas and Thankyou / Oh She Glows ALWAYS have something new I hadn’t seen before!
Ahhh I think your yogurt bowl combo is going to be adopted by me a few times.
I would love to help you with inspiration but I have been creatively wiped all week lol.
We’ll get through it, though.
I am in LOVE with those shoes – so fun!
I’ve been wanting shoes like that for ages! I kept trying them when I was living in Paris but felt like I couldn’t pull them off- but they’re so stunning on you! Love the outfit!!
Love your outfit and I adore those shoes! I always try and keep some recipe inspiration by clipping stuff from blogs into my evernote account – at the moment I’m enjoying more raw stuff so I’m about to follow your link for that raw fudge!
I need some recipe inspiration too! When it gets warmer out, I never feel like cooking that much. Love those shoes and how you put everything together – so cute.
Hooray for the semester almost being over!
Sometimes a little wine takes the sting away of doing work. Glad your semester’s almost done. I have my last final tonight and can’t wait for a week off until summer courses start.
Love those shoes, by the way! I’m a huge fan of metallics. I still wear my silver cowboy boots sometimes…
Those shoes are AMAZING! I love them.
What a cute outfit! You have such a great sense of style!! I need guidance
The store bought salad looks great. I love how you made it your own too. Hooray for almost being done with your math. My favorite new recipe is Jenna (eat live run)’s Sun butter cookies. I made them for my family over Easter and got a request to bring TONS of them to a graduation party for Josh’s sister
Love the shoes!! You are so adorable it kills me.
Love the dance shoes!! Definitely don’t think I could pull them off as well as you though. Your style’s so cute!!
Good luck with the rest of your studying. Break’s soo cloossee!
I made ohsheglow’s Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta last night and it was so delicious. I might actually be making it again tonight. Definitely recommended!
cute shoes! i’m a big fan of buying funky shoes to make the outfit memorable! totally obsessed with jeffrey campbell, seychelles, miz mooz stuff. i’ve been making a lot of mint flavored things lately lamb with mint chutney, mint ‘faux shamrock shake’ mint-avocado pudding with chocolate chips
blah i wish i had some good new recipes or actually just the time to make some! i always look to you for them haha so i hope some people leave you good ones
i’m seriously dreaming of socca pizza from vizzo? was that it? nizzo? hahahaha i cant remember but i book marked it just bc i can’t wait to go there in life
LOVE your outfit!!! its so stylish!!
I would love to see a baked good/brownie recipe using black beans instead of some other fatty ingredients. Maybe chocolate protein power in it too??