Granola, Groceries, Greek Food, and…a Puppy
Greetings from Birmingham! Since my last meal re-cap, I have made my way back home, for a glorious week-long reprieve from school. Highlights of my time at home thus far include:
A re-stock of MixMyGranola
Goodies from Organic Harvest
Greek food at DoDiYo’s
AND some quality time with Rainer
Yep, life is pretty sweet right now. What was the highlight of your weekend?
Due to having so many distractions, I have been resorting to simple favorites for mealtimes. Check it out:
Saturday
For my early flight home, I packed some raisin bran, despite being a few days late for National Raisin Bran Day. Oh well, I love me some raisin bran 365 days a year.
After landing in Birmingham, my mom, Lea, and I decided to make a long overdue trip to TJ Maxx. I left empty-handed, mostly because I was too hungry to concentrate on shopping. Here’s what I stuffed in my mouth upon returning.
The whole fam (minus Katie) went for a celebratory meal at DoDiYo’s Greek restaurant. This place had such a wide variety of delicious vegetarian dishes that it might rival Taverna Nikos as my favorite Greek restaurant.
Lucky for me, I had smoothie supplies in the freezer and pantry last night. Phew! A night without a smoothie would be tragic.
Sunday
The star of this morning’s breakfast was definitely this random jar of jam I found in the refrigerator. Cranberries? Pears? Yes, please.
I couldn’t wait to use some of my goodies from the health food store, so I busted open some of my new hummus to make a wrap for lunch.
My mom whipped up a big batch of chili for dinner, so I decided to follow suit by opening up a canned vegetarian variety. I bulked it up a bit with corn and raw pepitas.
Hmm, I think it’s time for a little TV time now. Good night!
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Hello and welcome! I have created this blog for people who love food, especially healthful, vegetarian food.
I currently attend college in North Carolina, where I am studying English and psychology, although I plan on pursuing an additional degree in nutrition after I graduate. Ideally, I would like to combine my love of food and the written word someday as a health writer.
OMG that puppy is so freaking cute! I’m in love!
The highlight of this weekend for me was spending sunday night with friends making dinner. It’s a rare occurrence for me, so it was super fun and special!
aw adorable pup! I’m a dog person, too–my family has three! I made your tofu scramble last night and it was delish. thanks for the providing the recipe, and hope you have a fantastic time at home!
wow. your moms salad looks impressive
Rainer is so cute!
Cranberry Pear jam sounds awesome !
xox
Hey! The puppers is sooooooooooooooooo cute! I would be spending 100% of my time giving puppy love haha. Glad you’re enjoying home. I love love greek food. I just picked up some pepitas and never would have thought to put them on chili- thanks for the idea!!
such an adorable puppy, you look so many in that pic with your puppy!
Have a wonderful week with your family!
Greek food is my faaaaavourite! Especially tzatziki, yum
I’ve been looking for Quorn products around here forever, but have yet to find it! They look like another decent meat alternative.
Photos of you and Rainer are PRECIOUS!
Oh man, I LOVE Greek food! That salad with the huge block of salad is awesome.Yum yum. Just curious–what kind of wrap do you use? The one in this post looks so good and chewy, and not all small and chintzy either. Have a great week girl! xoxo
omg everything looks so great! I LOVE that feta tower on the salad
I am all about presentations when it comes to resturants!!
puppy is SOO CUTEEEEE!!!!
and also love classic raisin bran with milk, I love at the end with it gets all soggy…yes, i do love that part!!
How did my mom, the biggest raisin bran faatic, not know about that day?!
Ahhh!! The puppy! I can’t take it – I need to get a Boxer right now. What a cutie pie! If you guys ever need a pet sitter….
the greek food looks amazing.
and i agree raisin bran is an underrated pleasure
Your weekend looks awesome. So much granola! What’s in your mix?
Your Mom’s salad look amazing! You can never have enough feta in my book
Awww, Rainer is SO CUTE!!!
Highlight of my weekend : New Moon at the drive-in!
Oh man, I hung out with my kitties allll weekend! Also got to go out to some cool events and a great run but the kittens were a highlight…haha
That village salad your mom had literally made my eyes bulge! Crazy!
OMG rainier is SO CUTE! sounds like you had a fabulous weekend. Greek food is so dayum good…definitely a winner with tzatziki!
have a wonderful day dear caroline!
Rainier!!! SO CUTE.
Looks like a great weekend! I love re-stocking groceries.
Re: your question about pizza burgers- no, they’re not my favorite. They’re good, but they have a weird smoky flavor that I can’t identify. I’d eat them once in a while.
TZATZIKI!!!!!!!! I love that stuff more than I can even say. Seriously, I could live off the stuff. Have fun at home- nothing quite like being reunited with pets and family 9and granola- what do you get in your mix?)
Awww, Rainer (a German name, isn’t it?) looks too cute, really!
Cranberry-Pear jam sounds delish!
My weekend’s highlight was having a (vegan) sushi dinner with friends and a great time with my dad (we don’t usually get along that well).
Looks like a great few days at home. Wonderful treats, eats and the cutest dog!
I love the combination of cranberry-pear – sounds amazing!
Mmmmm Greek food. All of the meals look delicious! Rainer is ADORABLE!!
Awww the puppy is absolutely adorable! You two look great together
Awesome grocery finds too! I envy your weekend! The highlight of my weekend was the Thanksgiving service/feast on Sunday!
Your Mom’s salad is unbelievable. I would totally eat all that feta since it’s pretty much my favorite cheese. Your puppy is sooo cute too, I love the one of him sleeping in your lap. So glad for you that your home, relaxing and eating GOOD food.
What an adorable puppy!! You guys make a cute couple!
Mmmm.. greek food is very very good. That tzatziki and salata look fantastic!!! So does your veggie chili and pepitas.
My highlight was compiling my Thanksgiving menu!
you best steal that puppy and bring him back to our apartment! I can hardly stand it he is so cute!
my heart just melted. it is now in a puddle on the floor.