Today, it’s Friday.
Friday is glorious for me because it’s the start of my weekend.
Friday is also tragic for me because it’s the end of my weekend.
I’m in school Mon-Thurs and then I work Sat, Sun, Wed
I usually try to make Friday count by doing fun stuff around the city, but every once in a while, I have to spend my Fridays doing domestic stuff. Like laundry, cleaning the house, scrubbing the stove, ect.
Today is that Friday.
Since pretty much every other day I’m up between 7:00-8:00am, I slept in today.
Until 11:00!
I probably could’ve gone longer, but that’s when Matt, my main (and only) squeeze, text me asking how I slept. I told him I was still sleeping and rolled over for another 30 minutes, just ’cause I could.
When I finally deemed it an appropriate time to get up I made myself a cup of coffee, played with Fletcher, and lounged in my silky robe (scandalous).
Fletcher has lazy mornings every morning. Lucky boy.
After a long hot shower where I sang Lana del Rey at the top of my lungs, or I rather, in my best chilling soulful voice, I got dressed and discovered that I can put my belt one notch tighter! This raw challenge is doing some unexpected good!
I think its time to invest in a new belt, since this one is hanging a little too much now. Such a shame since this has been my go to leather belt since the day I found it for $7 at a thrift store!
Breakfast: Berry Banana Smoothie
When I started thinking about breakfast, I looked through my fridge and saw that all my raw food has really been dominating every square inch of it (sorry roomies)! Part of the problem is the half full containers of fruit and tomatoes. I wanted to clear up some space so I pulled out the blueberry and strawberry containers and dumped them in my blender to make a nice berry smoothie.
I pulled out my almost empty jar of almond milk and a frozen banana, for good measure.
In my opinion, there is nothing better than fresh semi-tart blueberries. I may or may not be know for going through entire containers of them in one sitting. (Better blueberries than chocolate though).
I blended everything together for a minute, by everything I mean:
2/3 cup of Blueberries
10 medium sized Strawberries
1 Frozen Banana
1 1/2 cups Raw Almond Milk
4 ice cubes, optional
Gosh, I really do love smoothies in the morning.
Perhaps another reason I love this smoothie so much is because it matches the color of my walls.
A short story: When my mom was pregnant with me, her and my dad decided they wanted my gender to be a surprise so as a result, they chose to paint my room yellow (because a boy would love to grow up in a bright yellow room, obviously). Then, when I moved into my first apartment, I shared a room with another girl and the color that coordinated with both of our bed spreads was yellow, who woulda known? Now that I am in an apartment that allows me to paint, in a room to myself, I decided to fulfill what my childhood deprived me of, a pink room!
Speaking of which, let me give you a short tour of my humble abode, or at least just a tour of my room.
Anyway, back to my smoothie!
Oops, I guess there’s nothing to get back to!
Lunch: Ants on a Log
This meal was inspired by my sweet baby-angel younger sister, Julia. When she was in kindergarten she participated in an after school program, Cubbyville, where once a week they would have little cooking lessons (mostly done by the teacher), nevertheless, I thought it was such a cool idea to expose kids to how easy it is to make healthy food. It was adorable because every day after that class, Julia would come home with her “recipe book” of what they made that day so she could excitedly show me her latest food project.
Ants on a Log was the cutest, so thank you Jules for the great idea!
You start with some freshly rinsed celery that has been patted dry
Fill in the celery with your favorite nut butter, I couldn’t choose between almond and peanut, so I did a few of each!
Top with some delicious and raw sun dried raisins
Oh gosh, munching on these made me feel like I was a little kid again!
Dinner: Thai Inspired Salad with a Peanut Butter Vinaigrette
My mother is the Salad Queen. Hands down, nobody can put together a salad like her. Whether the main vessel is lettuce (or greens), or pasta, or potato, or egg, or fruit, or meat Momma Kerley can make one composed dish. God bless her.
This is the raw interpretation of one such salad, minus the shredded chicken.
I’m sorry for the wacky lighting in some of the pictures, it was getting dark so I had to use flash in some of them!
The ingredients are simple, and not exact:
Romaine Lettuce
Grated Carrot
Bean Sprouts
Snow Peas
Green Onion
For the dressing:
2 Tbs. Raw Peanut Butter
2 Tbs. Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Tbs. Agave Nectar
2 Tbs. Sesame Seeds
2 Tbs. Water
Normally, I make this with Balsamic Vinegar and sugar in which case the sugar content would be lower, but I upped it in this recipe since Apple Cider Vinegar is so pungent! This is all to your taste, of course!
Before mixing ^
Top with a big handful of cilantro and its ready to eat!
I had a very nice and relaxing day by myself, I’ll tell ya, sometimes I really enjoy having time alone. Even if that means I just putter around the house bleaching my sink, vacuuming the rugs and cleaning out my desk drawers. I felt very productive and accomplished.
Lucy and her friend came home a bit ago and are making molten lava chocolate cookies, so I have barricaded myself in my room to avoid the temptation!
Wish me luck for the next 2 days where I will be surrounded by non-raw food at work! Lordy!
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