I wanted to write this post last night, but my body clock is completely different since being home; in other words, I am exhausted by 10:00pm. I slept for 12 hours last night– yikes! I guess it was resting-up for my birthday week!
Anyway, there were a lot of great eats yesterday. I enjoyed going shopping at our local co-op – it’s seriously a health nut’s heaven; I came home with two full bags of organic goodies. After unloading, I dove straight into a 2% Fage with organic blueberries, our neighbor’s raspberries ,and a drizzle of organic agave – it won a blue ribbon for “Snack of the Day”.
Next, I dove into another new find. I think this is my new favorite Chocolove flavor – love love love!
What’s your favorite?
I couldn’t resist this at the market. Ya’ll know how I love my green tea. This is was super strong, but at only 6 ounces, I guzzled it all. I could almost taste the antioxidants ; )
Catechins are powerful antioxidants in green tea that help maintain a healthy heart and neutralize cell-damaging free radicals.
I was in charge of making Sunday Family Dinner…
Appetizer
Local Herbed Boule, Local Chevre & Organic Green Grapes
Award-winning Purple Haze: the perfect mixture of lavender and fennel pollen gives this cheese a sweet flavor that plays off the acidity in the cheese for a delightful complement.
Dinner
Arugula, Gorgonzola & Walnut Whole Wheat Pasta
[original recipe @ How Sweet It Is]
In a medium pot, bring water to a boil. Cook 1 lb. of whole wheat pasta of your choice until al dente. Meanwhile, in a large skillet sauté 2-3 cloves of garlic in 2-3T of olive oil. Add 3-4 c. of fresh arugula and stir until wilted. Drain pasta, add arugula mixture, a couple additional tablespoons of olive oil, 1/2 c. of crumbled gorgonzola, and a couple handfuls of toasted chopped walnuts. Combine thoroughly, then finish with a sprinkling of freshly-grated hard cheese [parmesan, asiago, etc.] – enjoy! Serves 4.
We also enjoyed a colorful salad full of homegrown lettuces, organic avocado, tomato, red onion, chive flowers, orange-infused olive oil & balsamic.
My Plate
Dessert
Chocolate Strawberry Scone Cake
Just wait!
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12 hours is impressive lady, your body must have really needed it!
Please tell me you will be posting a recipe for the Chocolate Strawberry Scone Cake… I have a slight obsession with scones (I have Scone Friday every week) as well as cake. This sounds too good to be true!
That chocolate bar sounds like my perfect combo too…love almonds and salt! The rest of the eats look great too lady…I love me some sencha tea and that brand is the same my boyf and I drink on set when super busy…the oolong is great too!
Oh my goodness, that pasta looks delicious and the chocolate bar sounds amazing as well!
What a colorful post and now I’m hungry!
What great photos! And that chocolate…sounds so delicious!!!
Have a great week!!!
What an amazing looking dinner!!! Yum!
I’m obsessed with Chocolove! I haven’t tried that almond and sea salt flavor yet, but I can’t wait to try it out soon. My fav flavor is their raspberry dark chocolate bar. That flavor combo is perfection in my book.
I hit up Natural Foods today and walked out of the store with some incredible finds. I always feel like a kid in a candy store when I go there or the Co-op, and it takes serious self-control to not drain my bank account every time I go. =P
Your meals look delish! I love Chocolove’s Cherry Almond bar. Mmm.
Everything looks amazing! What a mouth-watering dinner! I bet it tasted amazing!
That’s awesome you went to an organic co-op — the berries look so good!
Okay, that pasta looks phenom and I can’t wait to make it AND I also can’t wait to see this chocolate strawberry scone cake! You tease you
Oh, you are teasing us with your dessert – can’t wait to see it! I love the pasta you made too. Jess is such a great cook.
i’m such a fan of arugula lately! i love the taste. your pasta sound divine!
Girl absolutely everything in this post is to die for. I am going to try and recreate the salad and the pasta for sure and I’d love to get my hands on one of those chocolate bars.
Amazing! <3
12 hours is awesome! My best friend is still sleeping right now and is getting dangerously close to 12 hours haha
Ohhh, that chocolate bar with almonds sounds fantastic! And the dinner you made looks really good! I might have to try that one out since I’ve been thinking about arugula lately… thx! :)
Gotta love all these fresh berries!
I wish they were cheaper here in Brazil… Oh, well :/
Hehe.
Wish you a great week, Hillary!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
What a fantastic dinner, and dessert just might top it.
I LOVE Cypress Grove goat cheese. I haven’t had that version yet, only the regular, but it’s so good. Really impressive dinner for the fam!
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