What I [was inspired to eat] Wednesday
Maybe I give into peer pressure. Maybe I’m too much of a conformist. Or maybe I’m just surrounded by seriously awesome people. I’m going to go with that last one.
So what I’ve been eating this week has largely been influenced by the wonderful people around me. Maybe we really are the average of the 5 people closest to us… (Lisa, that’s for you!)
I feel like I’ve been pulling out my camera more often this past week, because I’ve been eating some delicious meals. Let’s start with…
Breakfast:
After hearing so many delicious protein pancake recipes, I decided to try my own twist, but I turned mine into “doughnuts” using my little doughnut maker. I can’t wait to share this recipe with you, because they turned out delicious, and somehow still ended up super healthy. I’ve been having a couple of these in the morning, along side my green smoothies.
Lunch
It’s like a chain on inspiration. Brittany tried the Cauliflower Tabbouleh from The Nile at Broad Appetit last year, and fell in love. I tried it this year and also fell in love. I used her inspired recipe to whip up my own version.
Oh my gosh you have no idea how delicious this is. It’s hard to believe it’s almost all vegetables. (And it’s raw, vegan, & gluten free!) I’ll post my version soon! I also had some pretzels, hummus, and veggies, they just didn’t make it in the picture.
Dinner
I had a cookout with my YP group last night, so I basically snacked my dinner! I had way too many of these multigrain chips, plus lots of fruits and veggies. I guess that’s not too bad, right?
Oh, and I sampled quite a few wines. My friend Katie apparently used to work at a vineyard, so she gave Lindsay and I the run down of all the different wines!
Dessert
My friend Leah is a baking genius, and I spent Monday evening at her house, learning her cupcake tricks! We made Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes and Caramel Turtle Cupcakes. Both of them were to die for.
Aren’t those the cutest cupcake liners ever? It was fun baking with Leah, not just because she’s awesome, but also because she taught me how to make delicious filling for inside the cupcakes. Yes. They were good.
The “doughnuts” look awesome! The best thing I have eaten this week is Aloo Gobi (Indian food) and chocolate quinoa!
Chocolate quinoa?! That sounds amazing!!
I haven’t eaten yet today and now all I can think about is how I can get a cupcake. Thanks. 🙂
Off to check out that cauliflower recipe….
I haven’t posted it yet, but I’ll post it either Friday or Monday!!! 🙂
I need those donuts! Genius (and adorable!)
If this week includes sunday then probably the eatz i had at broad appetit would pretty much all qualify! esp that nopales salad and watermelon basil freeze pop. i could eat those alldayeveryday 😉
Oh my gosh I saw those pictures and they looked delicious!!!! I actually tried some of that Nopales salad, because Brittany got some! Spicy but good!
ya for donuts!!! yum yum
best thing I have eaten is some biscotti 🙂
i’m pretty sure i saw those baby cupcakes on twitter and then thought about cupcakes for the remainder of the day. need.cupcakes.now.
Oh my goodness, I want a mini donut maker, those are so delicious looking!
I seriously need to invest in a mini donut maker, they look so amazing!! 🙂
I got mine for $5 on groupon! haha
Protein donuts! Genius!
Ah that tabbouleh looks so good! especially without the olives! Ha. P.S. I hope you feel the wrath of my promotions for you last night. Haha. “You must talk to me”
Hahaha if my blog stats spike, I’ll know it was thanks to my PR Rep 😉