Full Weekend, Full Tummy

Despite not being able to be with my family for Easter weekend, I managed to fill up my schedule…and my stomach. Amidst other things, I finally got a chance to see Slumdog Millionaire, plus I enjoyed a perfectly lovely meal with my friends for Easter dinner. Check out the details below:

Friday

Before heading out to my very last tutoring session of the semester, I made a quick wrap with my leftover pizza- artichoke-flavored hummus. Yum.

Artichoke Hummus Wrap; greens; apple

Afterward, I slushed through the rain to get some Whole Foods goodies:

Refrigerated goods: plain yogurt; Pina Colada Coconut Milk Yogurt; Rachel's Cottage Cheese; Coconut Milk; tofu; Cedar's Garden Vegetable Hummus; frozen fruit

Produce: Champagne mangoes; strawberries; bananas; Romaine; apples

Grocery: BBQ rice crisps; Clif Z bars; Luna Cookies; chickpeas; rice milk

Highlights include coconut milk, Luna cookies, BBQ rice crackers, & Champagne mangoes!

Snackage:

cottage cheese with dates & cashews

I made a homemade veggie plate for dinner. I never get tired of my veggies.

pinto beans & BBQ; green beans; baked potato; salad with balsamic vinaigrette; melon

What’s better than strawberry-banana? Strawberry-banana with chocolate, of course.

strawberry-banana chocolate hemp protein shake with soymilk & Choco Cherry Treat granola

Saturday

I got out my good friend the George Foreman on Saturday. Everything tastes better grilled:)

grilled banana-PB sandwich; plain yogurt with leftover banana & cinnamon

This dish was SO tasty. How did I go 21 years without ever discovering the wonder of pesto?

Pesto-Artichoke Pasta Salad with assorted veggies; melon & strawberries

Just before heading out the movie, I grabbed a snack. Gotta love the convenience factor of these little cottage cheese cups.

Rachel's Cranberry Orange Cottage Cheese with cashews

When I finally got around to having dinner (~11 PM), I was starving. I need to finish up some of my freezer goodies in the next few weeks too, so I just heated up a Chik patty and topped it with my agave-mustard sauce. Dee-lish.

Gardenburger Chik Cutlet on whole wheat with homemade agave mustard sauce; green beans; greens with walnuts & raisins; grapes & kiwi

The smoothie of the evening was phenomenal. I used Nutiva‘s regular hemp protein powder (not the HempShake), and it was glorious. It lent a peanutty flavor to the whole beverage. Good purchase, Caroline.

cherry-peach hemp protein shake with soymilk & Bear Naked Mango Agave Almond granola

Sunday

So, I kind of cheated on my “E” oats. The only items I could think of that started with E were eggs (which I don’t eat), eggplant, & espresso (which I didn’t have on hand). Plus, how could I not take advantage of my Easter candy on Easter Sunday? I opted to make Easter-colored oats instead with purple and yellow. This meal proved to be a great start to the day:)

"E" (for Easter) Oats: oats, rice milk, blueberries, banana, peanuts, & Easter peanut M&Ms

For lunch, I continued my efforts to empty my freezer. I finally branched out from my ketchup dependency and dipped the nuggs in BBQ sauce–fan-freakin-tastic.

TJ's Soy Nuggets with BBQ; corn; melon; greens with almonds & dried fruit

My friends and I headed to dinner at the Fairview Restaurant. I was so excited to see a vegan item on their menu–with butternut squash, no less. I was tempted to lick my bowl clean, it was so good. I kept it classy though. The only vegetarian entree on the menu was a Sweet Potato Souffle, which obviously contains eggs, so I requested that the chef make me something special. I love doing that–ultimately your dish is the envy of the table! I was quite satisfied with the chef’s efforts:)

luscious warm olive bread

amuse bouche with cucumber, tomato, & citrus ginger dressing

vegan (!) butternut squash soup with apple/radish slaw

veggie-stuffed pepper amidst a pool of tomato-herb puree

Snackage/Dessert:

strawberry coconut milk yogurt with flax & shredded coconut

all mixed up

Excellent shake last night. I poured in some hot cocoa mix again for extra calcium and flavah.

blueberry-strawberr-banana chocolate rice protein shake with soymilk & Choco Cherry granola

Monday

After seeing so many of my fellow bloggers perfect the art of the green smoothie, I thought it only fitting that I, the smoothie-addict, should give it a try as well. I also used it as an opportunity to try out my new coconut milk. I was quite pleased with the results!

Pre-blending: spinach, coconut milk, peaches, & mango

green smoothie with Puffins & almonds

I am running a bit behind today, so I apologize for my brevity/lack of description–have a great Monday.

Ciao for now!

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No Responses to “Full Weekend, Full Tummy”

1. Sarah, on April 13th, 2009 at 5:12 pm Said:

   YUM! Everything. Always.

   I’ll totally let the “E” oats thing slide…

2. VeggieGirl, on April 13th, 2009 at 5:14 pm Said:

   Lovin’ the Easter oats, Fairview restaurant meal, PUFFINS, and hemp shake!!

   By the way, did you receive my Facebook message??

3. Lauren, on April 13th, 2009 at 5:26 pm Said:

   Yummy weekend eats! I haven’t been able to find either the Luna Cookies or the Gardenburger Chicken Cutlets. Grrrr.

   I’m excited to try the coconut milk – and the yogurt looks delish.

4. raspberryrunner, on April 13th, 2009 at 5:34 pm Said:

   oh gosh i love pesto!! its really good on sandwiches, too

   brevity?? i think this is a pretty thorough post with LOTS of good eats!

5. Erica, on April 13th, 2009 at 5:45 pm Said:

   OW yes! I agree- everything does taste better grilled and I will never get sick of veggies Great dinner Sunday- glad you enjoyed Easter despite being away from the fam! Have a good week

6. Chocolate-Covered Katie, on April 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm Said:

   I’m so envious; I’ve been waiting oh-so-impatiently for that coconut milk drink to show up in stores here!

7. ksgoodeats, on April 13th, 2009 at 6:11 pm Said:

   That hummus looks ridiculously good oozing out of the wrap! Veggie plates are something I never get tired of either

   PESTO!! So good – Panera used to have a sandwich back in the day that was turkey, pesto, roasted tomatoes, and mozzarella..yum! Obviously that was pre-veg days!

8. Julie, on April 13th, 2009 at 7:07 pm Said:

   mmm LOVE the easter oats your sandwiches and smoothies look SO good!!

9. Emily, on April 13th, 2009 at 7:13 pm Said:

   Caroline,

   Are we twinsies or what? I am, at this very moment eating pinto beans, salad, and melon. Weird much? I guess great minds think alike!

   And cashews+cottage cheese? Wowser. Now that I have to try!

   With Love,

   Emily

10. veganhomemade, on April 14th, 2009 at 12:30 am Said:

    Your Easter oatmeal is adorable! I give it a pass for E. Everything else looks tasty too!

11. verbalriot, on April 14th, 2009 at 1:17 am Said:

    lovely oats! And the smoothie! Yuuummm!

12. Anna, on April 14th, 2009 at 2:17 am Said:

    three things:
    1. nice grocery haul!
    2. pesto is dank (ie good)
    3. i’m glad i’m not the only one who thinks it’s perfectly acceptable to eat M&Ms for breakfast.

13. dailydulcie, on April 14th, 2009 at 2:31 am Said:

    Hi Caroline

    I love your grocery purchases.. especially the Cedar’s Garden Vegetable Hommus! (you know that’s my fav)

    I also love pesto That pesto artichoke pasta salad looks fabulous! What a great combo of flavors.

    The addition of the Easter peanut M&Ms definitely makes your Easter bowl of oats special!

    much love,
    dulcie

14. vegan on stage, on April 14th, 2009 at 3:56 am Said:

    i need any product that is coconut milk… going tomorrow to get it all!!!

15. Jessica (jesslikesithot), on April 14th, 2009 at 4:00 am Said:

    All of the smoothies look amazinggggg….the “E” oats are adorable!!!! How good are chocolate easter eggs?!! If those we’re the mint kind….I would be envying you forevs….those are the best!

    And yesss olive bread….so good! I always eat it when I’m home, my dad always has a fresh loaf stocked!

16. Lacey, on April 14th, 2009 at 4:05 pm Said:

    wow some cool foods! the coconut milk looks awesome have not seen that in stores here but i also haven’t been looking for it the fairview restaurant looks SUPERB, i love going out to eat where there are interesting choices and better if they are vegetarian/vegan! i’m not strictly vegan but love eating this way when it is prepared for me at a restaurant i have been on a banana-spinach smoothie kick- i always feel so good inside when i make a green smoothie. sort of like a food version of yoga or something like that, hehe.

17. megan, on April 15th, 2009 at 11:35 am Said:

    I was wondering what type of blender you use for your smoothies. I’m scoping one out for the same purpose and was thinking of either the magic bullet or a hand blender – any thoughts? Thanks!!

18. adrienne, on April 15th, 2009 at 1:17 pm Said:

    how did you like the coconut milk yogurt?!

19. eatlivelovedream, on April 15th, 2009 at 2:54 pm Said:

    i’m envious of your coconut milk!!! hah! I LOVED your post of all your fabulous eats!! You’ve reminded me I need to whip out my george foreman and start grillin some things up!:)

20. glidingcalm, on April 15th, 2009 at 4:32 pm Said:

    this post made me hungry. I’m going to go eat!!

    love the pesto pasta, smoothies, oats, salads, AND GOSH! YOUR SANDWICHES ARE ALWAYS PICTURE PERFECT. can you throw in some ripped bread and dangly lettuce one in a while?! jk. I love you just the way you are!

21. Marianne, on April 20th, 2009 at 5:56 am Said:

    Jealous of the coconut milk & coconut yogurt. I wish they sold that stuff up here so I could try them out. Although, at least we get the ice cream!

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