Hi everyone! Hope you’ve had a great day so far 
This afternoon, I was a bit of a homework machine (still have a TON do to) and had a little cup of Flax cereal to keep me going:
Cereal a la Book:
I also had a teeny but more cereal to finish the milk with 
A couple of hours later, I met my friend Megan for coffee and she brought a treat for me: blonde vegan macaroons!!! I totally had to try one, and it was incredible! I can’t wait to crumble one of these on my morning oats:
I ordered a tall iced skinny vanilla latte:
I’m hoping that last letter is a funny-looking "a" and that he really didn’t think my name was "Ginu" or "Ginn" :/
After coffee (which was a blasty), I had to stop at Publix and meander around since it’s so close. I grabbed some of the essentials: fresh pb, Larabars, Fuze and sushi for the pilot’s after-work snack.
I came home (the pilot BEAT me here! I was shocked!) and we chilled, watched some You, Me and Dupree and I started dinner: my version of the Rizzle’s (most people refer to her as Rachael Ray) Vicki’s Favorite Chicken with Grapes and Couscous. I used about 1/5 of the EVOO, whole wheat flour, whole wheat couscous (for the hubby, I had a salad instead) and fat free half-and-half instead of heavy cream. I was sad to discover that my stone ground mustard was expired so I had to use regular ol’ Dijon. It came out great- the grapes with the chicken is a surprisingly awesome combination.
I’m gonna have to wait until the morning to catch up on my favorite blogs, but I hope you all have a wonderful night!!!
Take care,
G
PS. I took the comment moderation off on my blog- I kept going back to approve really sweet and wonderful comments (which I really appreciate). If you would like to rant about something, please send it via email: fitnessista at gmail dot com.
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Blonde vegan macaroons?!?!?!?!?! Would you like to mail any extras???? Haha ;0)
LARABARS!!! Whoo hoo!! :0D
Even though I still DO moderate comments on my blog, I still get tons of negative comments that I have to reject :0( You’re lucky -especially since YOU definitely do NOT deserve to have rude people commenting on your blog!!
Good luck with the rest of your homework, and enjoy your evening!!
Aw, I love that you and the husband just kicked back and watched a movie. My boyfriend’s been gone since Sunday, and all I’ve wanted to do is watch a movie with him!
Love your blog… I’m so glad I added it to my daily reading!
Lurve that salad…Ginu!
-Erin
veggiegirl- she sent me the recipe and we’re going to make some with her dehydrator next week– i will totally send some your way!! i’m sorry to hear that you get negative comments- i can’t imagine why anyone would be rude to you!!! i’ve only had one meanie, which is why i put the moderator on in the first place
rose- thanks so much!! i love reading yours as well
mmmmmm the macaroons sound delicious! i love chocolate covered macaroons
larabars and fresh ground PB are 2 top items on my list too!!! baristas at starbs always mess up my name too with 'andria' or 'aundrea' sheesh. i <3 skinny lattes… that was a great addition to their menu.
ps that sucks that you get rants
i think your blog is Wonderful!!
I love chicken with grapes, yummy dinner. Have a great night!!
I say, Screw the ranters! Just kidding. But really? Right? Your food all looks so great today. I am gonna have to roast some veggies soon…
Yum! Those macaroons sound amazing – one of my favorites for sure, but I’ve never heard of blonde ones before!! Extra yum!
Haha…Ginu ;o) I hope it’s an “a” too.
Ugh, anon posters are somewhat ridiculous. But I hope that they stay tame from now on!
Good luck with homework and keep on havin’ fun with the hubbie!!
people ranted?!
have a great relaxing weekend!
M.
Have a great weekend… glad you got to enjoy the night with the hubby!
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Gina…the cookie was FABULOUS. Loved it! Thanks for the recipie!
It sounds like you had a great day and evening. I am looking forward to tonight to relax with my husband. His evening MBA program started again this week after 3 weeks off, so we don’t have many nights to relax until Friday.
Never heard Rachael Ray called “Rizzle” before! I remember seeing her make this recipe, never tried it though. Looks good!
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thanks, and happy friday!!!!
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hmmm blonde macaroons. I need a recipe! Did your friend make them? Tell her to give us the recipe!
Hi! I just discovered your blog (through Google Reader), and I love it! Can’t wait to catch up on your old posts!
I can’t wait to hear about the macaroons on the oats! MMm, just another way to enjoy oatmeal
And Boo to any negative commenters.
shalane- yeahhhh!!! i’m SO glad you liked it!!
rhodeygirl- thank you so much!! i plan on updating my blogroll by early next week when we get back from vacation (there are a lot of awesome blogs i want to add, including yours).. if you don’t see yours on my list next week, please remind me!!!
hey chickpea!!! nice to “meet” you and thanks so much for checking it out
erica: i asked megan to send the recipe, and here it is!
the bummer is that you need a dehydrator (she’s a raw vegan, so she has one)!! do you think there’s any way we could bake them instead?? maybe we can experiment with the recipe a little 
Blonde Macaroons(24-36 cookies)
3 cups dried, unsweetened coconut flakes
1 1/2 cups finely ground almonds
1 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 tbs vanilla (or 1/2 tbs vanilla, 1/2 tbs almond extract)
1/2 tsp salt
*Combine in a large bowl. Using a small icecream scoop or tablespoon, spoon rounds of dough on dehydrator screens. Dehydrate at 115 degrees for 12-24 hours until crisp on outside, chewy on inside.
**For chocolate, replace almond flour with 1 1/2 cup cocoa powder (preferably raw). (I usually do 1/2 cup cacao, 1/2 cup carob and add a little more cacao to taste)
hope everyone is having a fabulous friday!