Thank you all for your various tips for staying awake! I definitely tried them…. and whether they were working or I am successfully fighting off whatever was making me sleepy, I am just relieved to have a little more energy !
Before I get on to my things – please send your prayer’s to Neela. She is undergoing surgery tomorrow. I know she has impacted so many of us in a positive way, and sending her positive energy is the least we can do.
This week has been interesting, to say the least! Luckily, I think I’ll be able to manage my schedule. I had to leave my Geophysics an hour and 20 minutes early! I did receive the worksheet… but we never even started discussing it by the time I left! I barely made it to my ensemble, but I was breathing pretty hard after almost running the mile up the hill of doom – not conducive to the relaxed style of singing that is renaissance music.
I talked to my lecturer, and it looks like I’ll be going in extra early on Thursdays for a semi-private extra sessions. Hurrah! Its going to be a little rough, but I think I can manage!
In order to fuel this craziness, I’ve been making some rockin’ breakfast.
My take on a traditional Mexican Breakfast
I took liberties with a breakfast I used to eat in New Mexico – rice with milk, sugar, and cinnamon. I replaced the rice with oats, milk with soy milk, agave for sugar, and left the cinnamon in, because cinnamon is just that wonderful!
Holiday treats - in oat form!
I haven’t been a big Thanksgiving person for a very long time – since I gave up meat, so about 8 years or so. However, there are a couple things I just love – sweet potatoes (I’m sure you’ve noticed that), and cranberry sauce. However, now that its November and I’m in Ireland, I have been hankerin’ for some holiday foods.
First I made some homemade cranberry sauce:
Sweet, Tart, and Tasty
This is so easy to make – everyone should try it out for themselves!
All you need is:
- 1 bag of cranberries
- About 1/2 cups sugar (I used stevia)
- And 250 ml water
The instructions?
- Boil until the berries pop
- Let cool, and then refrigerate!
That’s it! Easy peasy, and delicious.
For the oats, I nuked a sweet potato for a bit to soften it up, sweetened the bowl with a melted banana, added some cinnamon, and topped it with a big dollop of my cranberry sauce!
Now for some other things…
You are probably sick of seeing these things.
Chocolate has become a fear food for me, unfortunately, since it used to be one of my favorite foods. The rich flavor, the antioxidants – what’s not to love? I went out on a limb and bought some:
Chocolate with Hemp Seeds? Brilliant!
And check this out! Look at these stats!
Sure the no sugar added part appealed to me, but it didn’t really matter. Its the hemp seeds that pulled me in.
I have been slacking on the food blog part, I feel. I haven’t done anything exciting in such a long time, and I feel … bored. However, the lack of the oven right now, is posing some major problems! As much as I love Ireland, I can’t wait to get back to the States… with my parents’ NEW oven and stove!
The wonderful Leslie is hosting some of the most amazing giveaways in the blogging world:
But don’t forget Gina’s Barney Butter giveaway!
Weekend time! I wonder what this one will bring – good things, I hope! What do you have on your plate for this weekend?
I really want to cook some interesting things this weekend – we’ll see how that works out!
Love you girls!
Thank you all for your various tips for staying awake! I definitely tried them…. and whether they were working or I am successfully fighting off whatever was making me sleepy, I am just relieved to have a little more energy !
Before I get on to my things – please send your prayer’s to Neela. She is undergoing surgery tomorrow. I know she has impacted so many of us in a positive way, and sending her positive energy is the least we can do.
This week has been interesting, to say the least! Luckily, I think I’ll be able to manage my schedule. I had to leave my Geophysics an hour and 20 minutes early! I did receive the worksheet… but we never even started discussing it by the time I left! I barely made it to my ensemble, but I was breathing pretty hard after almost running the mile up the hill of doom – not conducive to the relaxed style of singing that is renaissance music.
I talked to my lecturer, and it looks like I’ll be going in extra early on Thursdays for a semi-private extra sessions. Hurrah! Its going to be a little rough, but I think I can manage!
In order to fuel this craziness, I’ve been making some rockin’ breakfast.
My take on a traditional Mexican Breakfast
I took liberties with a breakfast I used to eat in New Mexico – rice with milk, sugar, and cinnamon. I replaced the rice with oats, milk with soy milk, agave for sugar, and left the cinnamon in, because cinnamon is just that wonderful!
Holiday treats - in oat form!
I haven’t been a big Thanksgiving person for a very long time – since I gave up meat, so about 8 years or so. However, there are a couple things I just love – sweet potatoes (I’m sure you’ve noticed that), and cranberry sauce. However, now that its November and I’m in Ireland, I have been hankerin’ for some holiday foods.
First I made some homemade cranberry sauce:
Sweet, Tart, and Tasty
This is so easy to make – everyone should try it out for themselves!
All you need is:
The instructions?
That’s it! Easy peasy, and delicious.
For the oats, I nuked a sweet potato for a bit to soften it up, sweetened the bowl with a melted banana, added some cinnamon, and topped it with a big dollop of my cranberry sauce!
Now for some other things…
You are probably sick of seeing these things.
Chocolate has become a fear food for me, unfortunately, since it used to be one of my favorite foods. The rich flavor, the antioxidants – what’s not to love? I went out on a limb and bought some:
Chocolate with Hemp Seeds? Brilliant!
And check this out! Look at these stats!
Sure the no sugar added part appealed to me, but it didn’t really matter. Its the hemp seeds that pulled me in.
I have been slacking on the food blog part, I feel. I haven’t done anything exciting in such a long time, and I feel … bored. However, the lack of the oven right now, is posing some major problems! As much as I love Ireland, I can’t wait to get back to the States… with my parents’ NEW oven and stove!
The wonderful Leslie is hosting some of the most amazing giveaways in the blogging world:
But don’t forget Gina’s Barney Butter giveaway!
Weekend time! I wonder what this one will bring – good things, I hope! What do you have on your plate for this weekend?
I really want to cook some interesting things this weekend – we’ll see how that works out!
Love you girls!