I. love. vegetables.

YES.

I went for my 4-mile run, and once I showered and got to relaxing, it struck me that dinner should be made. and fast because, I was craving, roasted. vegetables.

Now, this wasn't a craving that was to be ignored, naturally. You see, there are 5 foods that I cannot get enough of!

Roasted Vegetables

Fresh Salsa

Baby Carrots (roasted, plain, in soups and stews, desserts... i didn't get my name for nothing! ;)

Sorbet (Oh my god, give me some berry sorbet and I'm a very happy girl)

Ketchup (I love ketchup on EVERYTHING.... pretty much everything anyways... ketchup on ice cream?! ewwwww)

Are my tastes strange? I crave carrots? maybe.

So Immediately, I threw together some olive oil, pepper, salt and garlic and poured the mixture over a medley of vegetables. Set the oven to Roast, and in they went!



Om Nom Nom....

    

Once those were done, I wanted something crunchy to accompany it. Something... warm... salty... cheesy.



1 oz. Lavash Bread, Daiya cheddar and mozzarella, Classico Tomato & Basil sauce and Half a packet of Light Tuna


Oh. and there may or may not have been an extra little serving of ketchup for vegetable dipping. Just saying. I ♥ my ketchup.

Good Morning world ~

 I woke up today rather late... but full of energy!

I checked emails, went over a few things with work, tanned... oh and now I'm enjoying this.




1cup vanilla Organic Soymilk, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder, 4 ice cubes

 

Served in my trusty Venti Starbucks cup. ♥ what great way to start the morning... a frosty treat after spending time under the gorgeous sunshine. 8)



Plans today are::

-Go running
 (3-mile run everyday, it's not much but it's good to stay consistent with something :)
-Prepare some more hummus (parents loved it!)
-Work
-Dance class

woo!

Dinner & exhaustion

Today was a superrr tiring day. I ran errands, went to class and worked my butt off!

Not to mention, went for a 8 mile run tonight.



yeah, I was pretty ECSTATIC to be done and over with it.

 The weather was hot and humid (when is it not in Miami?) Little bugs kept flying into my eyes, I could hardly see in the darkness of the night! (my parents live where literally there are only farms around here...) and I lost my way... twice.

My legs. are. burning. That's what I get for not exercising for 10 days!

I know that after such an misadventure I was in the mood for something savory for dinner after such a dragging run.

French bean casserole, steamed peas and a ton of pieces of Lavash Bread

Oh, and also some of this.

Natural Homemade Strawberry Sorbet
Made from only strawberries

Now I want to sit with a book, and maybe catch up on a little bit of piano. ♥

Crazy Days

Lately, I've been in the mood for frozen-fruity goodness things for breakfast.



2 cups frozen spinach, 1 cup frozen blueberries, 1 scoop whey vanilla protein and 1 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze

 A purpley green monster....? It tasted like chocolate. I swear.

Oh an also, hummus.

Who else adores hummus? I had some of the BEST hummus in california and simply had to try and re-create the recipe (that the owner wouldn't share! darn!) back home. I'd say it came out pretty fire.

Amazing Tangy "Hummus"

Ingredients::

2 cans garbanzo beans, drained

1 tsp garli powder (or one clove of natural garlic)

Juice from half a lime (yes, lime)

Pepper & Salt to personal preference (I added a lot of salt, though I usually eat low in sodium, because it really compliments with the lime juice. Try it!)

2 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Now, the olive oil is very crucial that it's a good quality, delicious tasting oil. I use a brand called Fruttato Colavita First Cold Pressed. It can easily be found in most major supermarket.

You might also notice the lack of Tahini in this recipe. I added it. It did NOT come out the same as the hummus I was trying to duplicate. Therefore, I left it out despite actual authentic hummus calling for it... I'm not a picky person. Tasted like hummus to me!

This recipe is super easy. Simply dump (yes, dump it all in there) the ingredients into your food procceccor and let it do it's magic. If you need to add a tablespoon of water to reach desired creaminess (I did... I like creeeaaamy hummus) by all means, go ahead!

Refrigerate for an hour (because all the flavors are really accented when the hummus is cold) and dip dip dip! Maybe with some homemade Lavash?

recipe coming soon!

I'm gonna go attack that hummus now.

Om nom nom. ♥

At Starbucks... finally getting an update in!

 So, California so far has been amazing.... I've seen and done so much, the people here are wonderful, the weather and atmosphere. Everything is gorgeous! The days have been perfect, visiting different areas with the boyfriend. I will post a more detailed post when I return home on the 11th... but for now, here are some random photos. :)

San Clemente

On the iPhone~ at the airport ☻

Breakfast the boyfriend made for us ☺

I died and went to heaven with this asian market we went to....

♥