Hey everyone! I made it safe and soundly to Orlando 
It feels so good to be back in a city again! I think I need some more Orlando vacays to accustom myself to being away from Oklahoma City 
My snack plan of attack changed quite a bit since I ended up leaving for Orlando later on today.
Lounging around the casa with the pilot (who didn’t have to go in until this afternoon), I munched an organic apple covered in almond butter and topped with mesquite and cinnamon, along with two organic kiwis
And made a chopped lettuce-less salad to eat on the road
Cucumber, bell pepper, dulse, lime juice, 1/2 avocado, splash of flax oil, sea salt and cayenne.
I made a quick stop on the way out for a Cullen juice: carrot apple and beet
And also snacked on these kale chip beauties as I drove:
When I was finished with all of my food, I realized how bored I was. I usually make CDs for alone road trips and had neglected to do so and didn’t have the pilot, a friend or puppy to keep me company.
So I made a stop here:
I was really cravin’ some home fries and meatloaf Actually, I remembered that my friend Kelly, who has long commutes to work, rents books on CD from Cracker Barrel and they can be returned to any location.
I grabbed the most intellectually stimulating book on CD I could find.
We needed to keep things light so I’d stay awake.
Ya see, highway driving is pretty serious stuff
I finished half of the CD set (it was awesome!!!) crossed into the promised land and was greeted by the glorious Whole Foods.
Twice in one week?! It feels like Christmas!
I had planned on cooking dinner for my familia but found out they wouldn’t be getting home until later tonight. So instead, I grabbed some Whole Foods ready-to-go goodies
It was so exciting to get to my aunt’s house, see the girls, and BELLA!!!!
(That’s her yorkie cousin Scamp)
So even though I didn’t get to cook, I still managed to get all of the necessities for a beautiful three-course meal.
Sushi:
I chose the cucumber, avocado and brown rice roll
Wine:
Organic Malbec
and cookie:
Vega oatmeal raisin
It was perfectly foodgasmic
We just watched a heartstring-tugging episode of Grey’s and I think I’m gonna get ready for bed. Cardio, pilates and Whole Foods in the morning, then back on the road to Valdizzy.
See ya soon!
xoxo,
G$
What’s your favorite cookie?? Mine are Super Charge Me, but the WFs Vegan Oatmeal Raisin are a close second
I love Janet Evanovich books, so fun!
Sushi, wine, cookie and Whole Foods in one day, so jealous!
The puppies are so cute!!!! And I thought Grey’s was good tonight… definitely a tear jerker!
OK, so now that I’ve tackled the dehydrator? Kale chips!!!
Glad that you made it to Orlando safely. I have heard about books on cd’s… though I have not tried one yet. I just might now! I still haven’t made kale chips since school… maybe sometime next week or so.
The ONLY cookie I love is Oatmeal raisin. Mo raisins, da better.
I love WF sushi! They started carrying multigrain at mine, and it’s SOOOO good! Have you tried it?
I’m so happy that your reunited with Bella! I know how it feels being away from my furry friends for an extended time.
Have a safe drive back tomorrow.
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mesquite??? that sounds weird o.O
yummy foods!
-muffy
Love that picture of you in the shades
Too cool for school!
I like the mesquite + cinnamon combo. I definitely need to try that! Glad you had some sushi and wine – two of my favorites, for sure! Have fun in Orlando, sweets! Mara gave me your macaroons (she had them in the freezer) and I’ve been gobbling them all up. They are OUT OF THIS WORLD.
Favorite cookie = peanut buttah
I want kale chips now!! haha. hm.. super charge me cookies are great but I just like regular chocolate chip.
Oh and I wanted to ask you.. do you bring anything with you when you run? like a phone or keys or anything like that? I am trying to start running more often and want to be safe about it but don’t want to carry around a lot of stuff either. TIA
hey justine,
if it’s a long run, i take my camelbak and put an id, my phone and my car key in there. for shorter runs, i put my car key in the tiny pocket in my running shorts and an id. it’s annoying to run and carry a bunch of stuff, so the camelbak has been a perfect purse-substitute.
Whole foods=heaven. I had a quick question. I have noticed that you oftentimes double up on workout whether its doing cardio and yoga in the same day or pilates and cardio, do you add calories to your daily intake in order to make up for those additional calories lost? Thanks so much for giving me something to look forward to reading every day. You are a real inspiration!
hey sarah,
i used to. until my heart rate monitor broke. for the past month i’ve had no clue how many calories i’ve been burning, but it’s also helped me to just eat when i’m hungry instead of how much i “should” eat. some of the days when i would teach two classes and stuff my face to make up for it, i just felt gross. so now i’m just trusting that my body will tell me if i need more or less.
thanks so much for reading my little blog!
I love how you cut apples. Just like GC
Hi Bella! You miss mom and daddy?!
You might know this already, but my fave fave fave cookies are Laura’s Healthy Junk Food (or something like that). I get them every time I go home!
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies get me everytime!
I make a mean PB Chocolate Chip Cookie (my own recipe!). But, I love my mama’s sugar cookies the most!
OH…I discovered WF’s Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies just last week…yum…
I love all cookies. I cant discriminate.
me too.. it its name is “cookie”, i like it
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip & Snickerdoodle are my favorite cookies!
Ohhhhh, holy kale chips – those look divine, as you know
Aww, Bella’s cousin is a cutie!!
my daughter and I edited the superchargeme to create our own cookie.
Makes 11–12 cookies. Can be made wheat-free (using spelt flour & oats).
1 cup oats
2/3 cup whole wheat flour (measure 2/3 cup and then remove a scant tbsp, or full 2/3 for spelt flour)
a dash of sea salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup raisins or chopped dried fruit (dried cherries)
3–4 TBS carob or chocolate chips (optional)
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup wheat germ (flax meal if wheat-free)
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1 mashed very ripe banana
1-1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 TB orange juice
Preheat oven to 350°F
In a med/lg bowl, combine oats, flour, salt, cinnamon, dried fruit and carob / chocolate chips.
Sift in baking powder.
Stir until well combined.
In a separate, small bowl, combine wheat germ, syrup, banana, vanilla and orange juice.
Stir until well combined.
Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir until just well combined (do not overmix).
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat non-stick sheet. Spread batter onto baking sheet starting in one corner, filling just the amount of the baking sheet needed to make an even rectangle. Press down gently with spatula.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute (no longer), then transfer to a cooling rack.
that sounds AMAZING! thanks so much for posting the recipe, i might have to try it this weekend
WF JUMBLE COOKIE!!! Holy yum… chocolate, fruit, nuts and is soooo deelish
I love “Nans’s NO’s” Chocolate Crunch (no gluten, no eggs, no dairy, no refined sugar).
mmmmm cookies!
I love my grandma’s homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies that she will not give the recipe to. No one has it! These are seriously the most perfect cookie ever
maybe you and the pilot should move to a city if you love it there soo mcuh!
jenna
hahah i would love to try that one with the military “i like the city, please send me there”
Aww look at Bella with her long hair! (Or maybe it just looks long??) I love WF’s oatmeal chocolate chip cookies… but honestly, the WF bakery in Buckhead isn’t that good, which is kinda weird!
hahah yes her hair is superlong!!! that’s weird buckhead doesn’t have a good bakery. wait, isn’t that close to atlanta?!? when are we getting flying biscuit?
Hold the phone – AB, cinnamon, AND mesquite on the apple? That sounds amaze. What a great idea! WFs vegan cookies are so delicious. Almost too good to be true
Aww puppies!! CUTE!
That cookie looks amazing!
I LOVE whote chocolate chip cookies, YUM!
Great looking salad!
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I love the WF two bite brownies and two bite blondies. (I only get them to take to other people’s houses though so I don’t eat *all* of them!) I also love snickerdoodle cookies.
I was gonna say my fave cookie is chocolate chip, but that actually doesn’t fall into “irresistable” status. Everytime I have a white chocolate macadamia cookie it rocks my face off, so maybe that’s it? Eh, screw it – I’d rather have ice cream.
I made a chocolate batch of raw vegan ice cream today! CAN NOT WAIT TO GO HOME AND PUT MY FACE IN IT.
Have fun in O-town!
Glad you found a way to entertain yourself on the road! I need to try some vegan cookies, those look so good
Have a safe trip!
Ok, so where do you buy mesquite and dulce?
i got the mesquite and dulse at the health food store in oklahoma city, but i’ve seen them both at many health stores (whole foods) and they can be purchased online too
Sounds like a fun, short trip! Jealous of your whole foods trip, though! Have a safe drive back today!
I have the recipe for Super Charge Me cookies, and I have yet to make them. I always end up baking my Maple Nut Oaties b/c they’re so easy.
Hope you have a safe drive back home Gina, and I’m glad you were able to get in 2 Whole Foods trips. Always a priority if you ask me.