Hey hey heyyyy 
Happy humpday! The weekend is in sight!
You won’t believe this but we saw Little Friend last night! He’s alive and well- still romping around Valdosta. We took the puppies out laaaate –our Mario Kart sesh lasted a little while- and he was across the street, sitting by the neighbor’s car in a very statuesque manner, watching us. We’ve left food and water out for him each night –and the food is gone when the pilot leaves for work- but now we know he’s been eating it (and not raccoons or something weird). He’s our unofficial pet 
Today has been full of comforting eats…
I was long overdue to make some of these:
RAW MACAROONS
This batch is chocolate cinnamon… check out this foodgasmic dough
And lunch was a new raw creation: Cheezy mushrooms and “rice”
I made some jicama rice and set it in the dehydrator to warm up a little
Next was the “cheeze sauce”- 1/4 cup soaked raw cahews, lemon juice, chili powder, nutritional yeast, tumeric, garlic, filtered water, sea salt and pepper
I stirred half the cheeze mixture into the rice and then topped with portobello mushroom slices that I marinated in a little EVOO, garlic, salt and pepper and dehydrated this morning for a few hours (I randomly put stuff in the dehydrator at various points during the day and it makes creating food a lot easier!)
I topped it with the rest of the cheeze mixture and some chives from our lil garden and stirred up the goodness
I’m speechless. All I’ve got is: nom nom nom….
Since I haven’t had anything green in my life yet today (besides the chives and a multivitamin, which isn’t “real” food- just insurance), I’m gonna juice it up before I go to teach spin and Zumba.
I’m so glad you’re liking my diet musings so far! I’ve definitely tried quite a few things before I found what works for me and I think it’s awesome that ya’ll can learn from my diet blunders and make decisions on how to ideally fuel yourself.
I’m off to take these puppies to PetSmart and then a little yoga (for sanity purposes), teaching spin and Zumba and INDIAN DINNER!!
Have a great day! <3
G
Workout jam of the day: “Fighting” by Yellowcard (one of the pilot’s favorite bands)
Hi, I'm Gina. Welcome to The Fitnessista! I love blogging about my adventures as a new mom, military wife and fitness instructor, as well as sharing new workouts and recipes. Check out the About page for more info - thanks for stopping by!
"Cheeze sauce" can make even the worse day better.
Great idea to stagger things in the dehydrator throughout the day!
aw, I'm glad the "little friend" is doing well!
chocolate cinnamon macaroons?!? those sound way too good.
I've been reading your blog for a while now – but never commented – I have to tell you that I love you blog. I love seeing all the wonderful food you make and all the healthy decisions that you decide to make throughout your day. It makes me realize it CAN be done and all you need is a little forethought and a positive attitude!
Quick question – I know you can't post all the recipes you use, but could you post your top five cook books or websites that you get your food ideas/recipes from? Maybe even make it an extra link somewhere on the blog "Fitnessista recommends…."?
Yummy chocolate macaroons! Yellowcard rocks
haha I lovee that cheeze sauce! Definitely wanna make that some day
glad your little pet is hangin in there!
I still have that chocolate protein powder in my cabinet if your interested.
I would be willing to trade for some macaroons =)
Yum, that sounds like risotto! Have you ever tried making "rice" from cauliflower? I'm not a huge jicama fan but that recipe sounds so good.
So happy to hear about little friend! A happy ending to a sad story
Those raw macaroons are right up my alley!!
Great meal and I'm happy to hear that the puppy is A-OK!
Those macaroons sound ah-mazing!
that dish sounds amazing! i wish i had a good enough food processor to make that cheez sauce!
That dish looks amazing! Yum!
Glad to hear Little Friend is doing well!
Food sounds delicious, would you post the recipe for the macaroons?
Gina,
I'm obsessed with jicama these days, but I haven't tried it in rice form…just been spiralizing the heck out of it. Yum – I bet it would be so good with a cashew cheese sauce, but I can't stop eating with with Gena's guacamole!
Enjoy yoga and Indian tonight!
Those chocolate macaroons look fantastic, as does your lunch! Can you tell me where you got your dehydrator?
Hi Gina!
I'm really enjoying your blog with all the raw foods. Your mushroom dish sounds delicious and your macaroons…. Well, they are making the dehydrator sneak up my list of wants! After catching up on your blog last night, I dug out my copy of Ani Phyo and today we will eat her persimmon and candied pecan salad.
Have a great day!
~ Emily.
That's great about the little doggie yay! I'm a HUGE animal lover, raccoons and all! We even do the live mouse trap- I hate to see any animal hungry or sad
I even saved a opossum one time and the hubby took it over to the DNR and they nursed him back to health!:D I think that it's AWESOME you helping the doggie like that!
Glad Little Friend is doing okay!
One day I swear I will make your yummy macaroons… I always puppy dog drool over them on my laptop!
I just made my own site after months of reading many foodie blogs! They are so addicting!
That is so neat you are from Valdosta. Georgia is my absolute favorite state. I've been going camping up there with my family since first grade! Stone Mountain right outside of Atlanta and Helen, GA are my favorite spots!
Stone Mountain has a great trail around the entire mountain for running/hiking. If you haven't been there yet I'm sure you will love it!
Have a great day!! Can't wait to keep reading.
-Shannon
SO excited that little friend is alive and roaming! I bet seeing him just made your heart jump
mmm macaroons….totally deliciousness
OH – P.S. our air conditioning is broken in the group fitness room at the gym…it was an oven last night
I'm glad your adopted fur baby is doing well!!
That cheezey rice and mushroom dish sounds out of this world delicious!!
I love your creativity with the raw eats. It is definitely inspiring. Kind of like you in general
I love chocolate and cinnamon. Do you think these could be made in an oven? Or what about the reverse? What if you freeze the dough?
I am so glad to hear the puppy is okay! It still makes me sad. I hate when people don't take care of their pets. It's so great you guys are leaving him food! What an amazing thing to do!
The doggies must LOVE Petsmart! haha
Oh those maccaroons look sooooooo gooooood! Yum yum
What a great dinner creation!
yeah, glad the puppy is still around and up to his hero work
soooo jealous of the dehydrator!
Oh my goodness, what a GORGEOUS meal! I can't wait to make my own macaroons!!
Hi Gina
Those Macaroons are to die for. Would you mind sharing the recipe? I'm also so glad you saw little friend, I was starting to worry for him. Way to go by putting food out.
Chris
that cheese sauce really sounds delicious!! love that combo!!! especially the portbello… my favorite mushroom!
your macaroons look more delicious each and every time!
Those macaroons like SO SO good!
The "cheese" sauce sounds SO interesting….and those macaroons…of course make my mouth water!
OMG the cheeze is a must-try! Thanks for the idea – I'm definitely going to try to increase my raw intake and exciting recipes like that will help! If only I had some macaroons…