I’ve been MIA in the blogging world since Mr Science and I went on our 10-day trip to NYC – it was absolutely amazing. And one of the most fun parts about travelling is, of course, the food! Here are some of the tasty things we enjoyed on our holiday: – Popovers (at “Popover Cafe.” [...]
Breakfast: 1 bowl steel-cut oats with blueberries and a few spoonfuls all-natural peanut butter –> 450 calories. Lunch: 1/2 grapefruit with a sprinkle of cane sugar, as well as 1 slice reduced-calorie multigrain toast with reduced-calorie butter and 1 soft-poached egg, plus another slice of toast with reduced-calorie butter and homemade raspberry jam, with 3 [...]
A True Fairy Tale Once upon a time there was a family who travelled overseas to live for three years. When they returned home, they realized that they had missed out on several Christmases with their extended family. So the godmother of the two children came up with the idea of having a “non-Christmas Christmas”, [...]
I haven’t actually tried this combination of ingredients in oatmeal (yet!), but I was thinking about all of the different goodies that I’ve been exposed to over the past couple weeks and I thought that the following would make for a delectable bowl of oatmeal: Ingredients – 1/3 cup organic Nativa oats – 1 cup [...]
6am 1/2 frozen banana dipped in Better n’ Peanut Butter (100 calories) 7:30am Another 1/2 frozen banana dipped in Better n’ Peanut Butter (100 calories) 9:30am 1 bowl oatmeal with 1/3 cup mixed oats, 1 cup water, 2 tbsp soy milk powder, 1 tbsp chocolate rice protein powder, cinnamon, and a spoonful of honey (300 [...]
9am Breakfast at Penelope’s Cafe: 3 buttermilk pancakes dusted with powdered sugar and topped maple syrup, plus a side of fresh fruit and 2 cups peppermint tea (650 calories?) 10am 2 crackers with house-made jam and a sample of smoked duck from the Union Square farmer’s market, plus a sample of cheese stuffed in pastry [...]
Happy Easter! – Small handful grapes and 1 glass water (50 calories) – Easter Brunch: 1 glass champagne and orange juice, 1 piece homemade spinach and mushroom vegan quiche, 3 sausages, 1 hot cross bun, fruit salad, and 2 mugs pomegranate green tea (1,100 calories) – Easter chocolate! Lindt balls, mini eggs, and mini Reese’s [...]
