Good morning, all. And good thoughts towards all the runners out at Disney right now! I can’t believe I’m saying this but I do not envy them for being at Disney; it’s cold down there. If I wanted that I could be running around my neighborhood right now, haha. Anyway I didn’t post last night because I was… eating. So really, I was just doing my job 
Yesterday, Montana had a morning visit to the vet, and since we were in Bellingham we planned to buy groceries for the week then and there. Market Basket was crazy, however, and I didn’t feel like getting bumped by 10 people with shopping carts at lunch time before I ate well, or I might have been tempted to bump back… and hard. Instead I popped in Whole Foods to grab more chicken that’s on sale this week and organic raw almonds which are the same price as Whole Foods’ cheapest this week due to sales. Woot Woot! We got home a good 2 hours after leaving so I was famished for some lunch. I resisted the urge to throw everything in the microwave and gobble it down.
Tofu, Sweet Potato Rounds, And Brussles In Sweet And Salty Cashew Sauce
Instead, I threw it all in a frying pan and gobbled it all down No, but really, this was a lot better than I thought it would be and appreciated it more after the fact. I cooked soft tofu and sweet potato slices in a pan with tamari. Then I threw in steamed brussels and let it all brown. In a mini-processor, I blended 1/2 an oz cashews, 1 1/2 tablespoons almond milk, and 1/2 a tablespoon tamari for a quick sauce. I loved the sauce and how sweet it came out for something only nuts, unsweetened nut milk, and soy sauce. The whole dish was really nice and I didn’t even need to add salt(granted–there was half a bottle of wheat free soy sauce in there). I didn’t even realize it was vegan or gluten-free until after the fact. Go figure.
To compensate for the Market Basket fail that morning, we decided to go to a different one in the afternoon, mainly because this one has some awesome salsa we were trying to track down. I threw together a weird craving for the car ride.
Crushed Pineapple With TRUWhip
All I really wanted was pineapple. Finding out you can take frozen TRUwhip and let it thaw on its own for 5 minutes is some dangerous knowledge. Really, why’d I have to go there? This Market Basket was a little better; we actually got a parking spot! And we found the salsa, along with most everything on our list, which was basically vegetables, vegetables, and more vegetables. This sight made me very happy when we had put everything away:
Counter Vegetble And Fruits
That’d be acorn squash, spaghetti squash, avocadoes, organic apples, bananas, and a rutabaga. And that’s just the ones we didn’t have to refrigerate! I’m going to eat vegtastically this week. I’m also going to start meal planning to keep leftovers moving in and out, so having a good sense of what there is will be really helpful. I definitely wanted something nutty and sweet to hold me over until dinner.
Pomegranate Pecan Bora Bora Bar
This bar was hit the spot; I won it from Averie’s giveaway and had never tried one before but figured the name said it all. It was pecan pomegranate, but weirdly I think cashews and cherries were larger ingredients than pomegranate.
For dinner, unfortunately, we did not tap into any of those vegetables 
Instead, we went out! 
Today is my parents’ 23rd wedding anniversary. But it made more sense to go out on a Saturday night than one where they’d both have to work after, so we drove down the rode to Tomasso’s. We’ve been here probably 5 times now and I always find it such a local gem. When you walk in they have 12 food lessons from Michael Pollen posted, including “Eat local” and “Eat less, pay more”. It was so packed, we actually had to wait for a table for once. But soon enough we had sat down, picked out our orders, and got our appetizers.
Fried Polenta Stick, Marinated Roasted Root Vegetables
This was my appetizer plate, which I tried holding off on until my entree came but couldn’t resist fully. The vegetables were sooo good. I had a little more afterwards. Really, all it was was carrots, parsnips, and butternut squash, but they were roasted just right(needed salt, though). And that little thing would be the most dangerous and delicious food you’ll ever meet: fried polenta with sage.
Polenta Fries
As much as I tend to stay away from fried foods, I have no problem stealing one of these whenever we’re here It’s so much more than polenta and I’d love to know what they do. It tastes like there’s a good amount of parmesan cooked in the polenta, and maybe a little cream. I think the magic is in not knowing. For my entree, I couldn’t help but to go for the pasta special of the evening.
Housemade Butternut Gnocchi In Wild Boar Sauce
Where to start other than delicioso? The meat wasn’t grass fed; it was wild! Who knows what it was doing before some hunter found it? It probably did a keg stand or two in its day I do normally like to portion 3oz of meat to truly appreciate what meat I do have, but I also know when a night out is a night out and if there’s 4 or 5oz of wild or organic meat on my plate, I’ma have to go for it. I ended up eating 2/3rds of the gnocchi and all the sauce. I’m not one for pasta but if you put a little vegetable in it, it ain’t half bad All in all, it was a good meal, which left me feeling full but not stuffed. And when we got home, I did a little detox.
Decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea
Because, in my head, having tea after anything essentially wipes the slate clean. Does anyone else work like that? It’s a good way to work. The majority of the night was spent between pajamas and a space heater. Sorry to say it, Floridians, but it’s still colder in the North no matter how bad it is down there. I thought I’d be fine with tea for the rest of the night. The rest of me thought otherwise, apparently.
Liberte Raspberry Goat's Milk Yogurt With Raspberry Dark Chocolate
Little known fact about me: I loooove goat’s milk. I’ve always found goat cheese so flavorful and tangy but we never have it in the house because it’s quite literally the 1 food in the world my mom won’t touch. Apparently, she doesn’t notice we have it when it’s in yogurt form Raspberry really compliments the natural flavor of the milk. And I’m really impressed with the nutritional info for this; sugar(or raspberry puree) is the last ingredient. That’s probably why it retains its tang. On top I had 3 squares of dark chocolate with raspberries in it, which doubled as an edible spoon Goat’s milk obviously isn’t vegan, but it’s a good alternative for dairy sensitive people.
I went to bed a little earlier to fantastic results. I woke up with my alarm this morning and felt energized! As good as tea is to detox, a pumping workout is even better. I decided to revisit my “Count to 10″ workout.
Stairs
- 10 flights of stairs
- 10 push-ups
- 10 flights of stairs
- 10 sit-ups(I did 15)
- Repeat 10 times
That had me feeling good. Next time, I think I’ll try 15 push-ups and 20 sit-ups each time, which completely ruins the name but oh well. And yes, those are the stairs for those wondering. I’m not sure how many there are; maybe I should count next time? Breakfast was in my head the whole time.
Banana Oats With White Chocolate Cherry Almond Butter
Peanut Greek Yogurt With Peanut Butter And Chocolate Biscotti
I really wanted one of my biscotti Yesterday at Market Basket, I bought 2 16oz yogurt containers instead of 5 individual ones, even though they basically worked out to the same price because it was “better for the environment”. As I’ve mentioned, I like the individual ones more, so the environment better send a thank you card >:-( Other than that, I repeated yesterday’s white chocolate cherry almond butter to try and get towards finishing that jar. It’s a fun flavor but I don’t think it’s one I’ll be ordering again; I have my own in plan
Speaking of plan, this morning I’ve been making a meal plan for the week! Really, it’s just dinners that I’m doing in detail, and letting most other stuff fall where it may. I’ll post the weekly eats this afternoon. Can I say I’m drooling thinking about some of these?
A giveaway for probiotics(we all know how I love those).
Another giveaway for probiotics, this time Chobani!
And one for chocomize chocolate Let’s not go into how much I love that
Sounds like you are having one awesome morning so far. Love that the restaurant you went to features comments by Pollen. Im such a fan of his. Looks like they have wonderful food too. great look squash finds. Im on a huge squash kick right now! Any big plans for those? Have a great day!
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Those polenta sticks look divine!
Congrats to your parents
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Wow! Wild boar sounds quite interesting. Have you ever had wild buffalo? It’s tasty! Hope you have a relaxing Sunday!
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Pajamas and a space heater sounds like a perfect way to end the night. My two favorites
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Awesome aerobic and strength use with the stairs! Talk about innovative!
Also, those polenta fries look INSANE. I want them, now! Congrats to your folks! 23 years is something to be proud of.
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fried polenta looks and sounds amazing! love your squash counter. peanut greek yogurt with a biscotti is a pretty amazing combo!
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Wow…that fried polenta looks awesome!!
Sometimes I get really strong cravings for crushed pineapple and cool whip…strange
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i try to stay away from fried foods too but that fried polenta looks really good
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Congratulations to your parents…that is amazing! Your dinner looked fabulous!!! I was drooling….
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Nice work doubling the chocolate as a spoon- very innovative.
And really like your stair workout- also very innovative.
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Happy Anniversary to your parents!!
Although Im not a huge “fried” food fan.. those polenta fries look sooooo yummy!
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OMG fried polenta? Sign me up.
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that restaurant sounds awesome! wild meat? crazy!
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That Boar Meat looks sooooo good!! Holy Hell of flight stairs
yikes . I’ll ask again – do your parents think your crazy??!!! and I hope you wear socks cause those stairs look crazy slippery 
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congrats on the cheap almonds!
“Crushed Pineapple With TRUWhip”-looks a little phalic. LOL And i need to cash in my truwhip coupon, thanks for the reminder!
Glad you’re gettin in on the Bora bar action there!
Wild boar sauce- you’re an animal. Sorry, bad joke. At least i crack myself up leaving comments LOL
And goat’s milk. As far as milk goes, not that this is relevant in your life AT ALL, but goat’s milk is much closer to human milk and if one ever needs to feed a baby nonhuman milk, the first choice should be goat’s, not cow or soy as most formulas are. It just proves that your body is in tune with nature’s wishes as that’s what you prefer!
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