The Labor-Less Weekend
This weekend has been exactly what I hoped. Lazy. Relaxing. Unproductive.
I normally can’t stand to sit still. I need to be constantly doing something. So it was nice to just sit back and relax with friends.
A few nights of going out, house parties, you know, the usual.
I’ve been eating ugly but delicious meals, like this:
I was in the mood for a Mexican Mess but didn’t have all the standard ingredients, so I whipped this up instead. It’s not even really a recipe, but in case you’re curious, it was:
- 1/2 zucchini
- 1/2 yellow squash
- 1/2 cup salsa (I used a really spicy kind)
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 onion
- spices to taste (chili powder, crushed red pepper, garlic and salt)
I just sautéed it all in some olive oil until the veggies were nice and soft. I love dishes like this because you can basically substitute anything you want and it’ll still come out delicious.
I’ve also been eating almond butter like it’s my job.
(If a job like that exists, please consider this my application.) Thanks to the almond butter + sweet potato combo that I can’t stop eating, I’ve gone through so much almond butter, that this jar was just asking to be made into a smoothie bowl. Who was I to deny the almond butter?
This was your standard: almond milk + banana + stevia + xanthan gum + ice combination, poured into a little almond butter jar for maximum deliciousness.
Other random weekend highlight: trading in my semi-broken Droid for an iphone
After the amazing transition from PC to Mac, I was really excited to finally switch to an iphone. I’m kind of obsessed. I think my favorite part is Instagram. (I know, I know, of all the awesome features, am I really saying this is my favorite part?) Let me have my fun, alright?
Random picture I took while we were driving downtown:
Cool, right? Maybe I’ll do a whole What I Ate Wednesday– Instagram Edition.
And now, I’m off to go enjoy the last bit of the weekend!
I love this post because I think that it is something that many women struggle with – eating with spouses or friends who have completely different eating habits and/or nutritional needs than their own. For me, I have started eating the exact same thing as whatever I make for whomever I am cooking for – its been good for me. Helps you chill out about food. And if its a guy friend/whatever, then if they get hungry later and I dont, thats fine, they can just eat again!
Yay! iPhones are awesome! 🙂 I love mine. The best thing I did this weekend was spend time boating with friends and working on my tan!
Ugly meals are usually the most delicious, because you put in what you want, as opposed to what looks good!