This was my usual combo:- 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 c. water, 1.3 c. skim milk, salt
- 1/2 banana
- vanilla
- pecans
- golden raisins
- homemade granola
- a few choc. and PB chips from the Tempting Trail Mix
- White Choc. PB
I also enjoyed a surprisingly sweet half of a grapefruit
It was huge and barely fit in the bowl!Then we were off!
The day started with somewhat of a bakery crawl in Arlington/Lexington, MA. The first was just so I could get a cappuccino, and we stopped at Quebrada Baking Co. I don't have pictures but Brian ended up ordering a cinnamon almond croissant...DELICIOUS!! Basically a cinnamon croissant filled with sliced almonds. Another part of this bakery that I love is that they have MINI things...mini muffins, mini scones, petite croissants...perfect Bridget sized foods :)
Then we were off to a planned stop at Lakota Bakery so I could FINALLY try their chocolate macaroons I've heard so much about.
We got a few to try..including the elusive chocolate macaroon and a lemon macaroon
WOW. The cookie part is a delicious rich almond macaroon, covered with chocolate on the top, but in between the cookie and chocolate coating, was almost like a ganache...rich but delicious. I'd love to just have one of the macaroon cookies by itself. This bakery just makes cookies...and now I know why.Then we were headed to do some shopping when I almost stopped short because I saw this!
A Great Harvest!!!! I was SO excited and immediately parked.I picked up a loaf of the Dakoda Seed bread and 9 grain
I am so excited to make sandwiches :)Then we did some shopping...I got a new down coat, and had a late lunch at Fresh City...
I had a simple half tuna sandwich and a cup of Tomato Basil soup
Sipped on...
After more errands, we hit the grocery store to get stuff to make my mom dinner.
Earlier I came across this Shepard's Pie recipe that Elina made based on this recipe. Everything about it made me happy so I wanted to try it out.
Mashed Sweet Potato
I used 3 sweet potatoes and about 1/2 T butter.
Based off the original recipe from Eating Out Loud, I omitted the fennel, but added shallots. I also wanted to get extra lean ground turkey, but the regular Lean turkey was on sale so I just omitted the olive oil and just sprayed the pan with some canola oil spray. I also added some frozen cut green beans as well!
I wasn't super hungry so I started with a very small portion
THIS WAS SOOOOO GOOD!! Such a comfort food, and definitely adding it to the recipe rotation.
I went back for seconds, obviously, and my seconds were more than my firsts. Mmmm. Then we had more Lakota cookies for dessert. With all my time off since Christmas, I still haven't felt like I was any less busy, but I guess that's just me. I like to be busy.
Tomorrow I am planning an early morning gym trip then off to NH for Brian's step brother's wedding (well technically a vow renewal, but they never really had an official wedding reception 2 years ago, so this is it!). I have a gorgeous black lace dress that I can't wait to wear :)
