Check out my progress on Ice Cream and Cake!
Due to my not-so-minor obsession with the Food Network, I have seen this commercial approximately 98746792 times in the past week. Although the incessant repetition of “ICE CREAM AND CAKE” is initially annoying, I’ve grown to like it. I rock out to it when I’m passing through the kitchen and hear it on the TV. I even caught myself humming it on my run this morning. I also have a fondness for that funky dancing dinosaur. Kudos to Baskin Robbins for developing a successful, albeit simple, marketing tool, although I really have no intention of buying an ice cream cake anytime soon. What commercial jingles get stuck in your head? Did you actually buy whatever product/service it was selling?
No ice cream or cake were on the menu today, but I was pretty satisfied with what did go down the gullet. Check it out:
Sunday
I think I am getting bored with my smoothies. Gasp! Did I just say that? Somebody suggest creative recipes, quick!
choco-berry shake with raspberries, strawberries, soymilk, chocolate HempShake, Choco Cherry Treat granola, & chocolate syrup
Monday
Banana and avocado is truly heavenly. I am thinking it might be good in oatmeal…totally normal, right?
naner-cado toast with dried currants; almond milk with Amazing Grass Kidz
naner-cado=banana + avocado
After completing my chem lab final, I came home and prepared a quick salad using another package of tempeh strips. Turtle Island sent me some coupons for three free packages of these tempeh strips, and this is flavor number two (you can see the first flavor in these posts). The verdict? The sesame garlic was far superior to the coconut curry. Although this variety was palatable, the flavor was a tad muddled; both the coconut and curry flavors were too strong, causing taste-bud confusion. Maybe another preparation method will make the flavors “shine.”
Coconut Curry Tempeh
Coconut Curry Tempeh salad topped with cumin-yogurt dressing; Ezekiel pita; plain Greek yogurt with flax & coconut extract
While at the lake this weekend, I discovered that someone had squirreled away a copy of Rachael Ray’s 2,4,6,8 Cookbook. Ironically, despite my love of her talk show, I do not own a single one of Ray Ray’s cookbooks…until now. I brought it home with me of course, and its pages delivered inspiration for tonight’s dinner. She features a recipe for Warm Potato-Cranberry Dressed Salad, but I switched it up of course, using white sweet potatoes (instead of red), usinng fresh cranberries (instead of dried), and adding navy beans and walnuts. It was quite Thanksgiving-esque and tasty:) Recipe will follow!
Warm Sweet Potato-Cranberry Salad with White Beans & Walnuts; spinach; strawberries
Now I must decide if I want to do homework…or read my new Clean Eating magazine. Tough call;) Ciao!
Filed under: Meals
Caroline Yoder, dietitian-to-be and all-around foodie.
Not gonna lie – that commercial scares me to death. And I too have seen it one too many times, hahaha
Oh man that breakfast looks pretty good! I love the raisins on top!
naner-cado!??! That is a new one for me
I was watching Ray-ray today and I must say her kitchen decor is truly horrendous…she has grown on me a lot recently but that kitchen is hideous!
hahaha now that commercial is stuck in my head. i hate that! there are the most ridiculous ads on the radio from a used car company and i ALWAYS sing them because they are always to the tune of classic hits, just changed words. ugh. i love that bean salad! thanks for sharing the recipe!
dude.. love that song!!
is amazing grass kids way different than the regular?
hahaha omg that commerical ALWAYS gets stuck in my head! Too funny!
nanner-cado?! That sounds like some creally dang creative eats girl. I’m trusting you on its goodness and thinking it might be something that must be tried soon. haha
I HATE that commercial! Arg!!
Mmm, but your avocado toast makes up for it =) Avocado IS good on oatmeal!
The cranberry potato salad sounds great! Thanks for posting the recipe… I just tweeted about smoothie recipes and some guy sent me a whole PDF book. Haven’t looked through it yet, but let me know if you want a copy!
That commercial gets stuck in my head! It’s like the Peanut Butter Jelly Time song!! What a fantastic dinner creation – I never knew there were white sweet potatoes!
Hehe, I’ve never seen that commercial, as much as I watch Food Network. Maybe it’s because I flip to What Not to Wear, fitTV, or some other show during commercial breaks?
Hmm, maybe try changing up the milk or protein powder in your smoothies? HEAB has been trying this pea protein powder that sounds awesome.
I love Thanksgiving food and Rachael Ray’s recipes–that recipe is just calling my name
i love singing random commercials that kyle hates…they get stuck in my head, so i feel like he should suffer too. hmmm, that makes me sound really mean. oh well.
the six flags song is SUPER obnoxious. id still like to go though.
I LOVE TOFURKY!! I couldn’t find their tempeh ANYWHERE THOUGH. So frustratinggggggg.
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