Inspired

I’m back! I hope you enjoyed my wedding weekend recap – it was definitely a fun post to write.

Even though it’s only Tuesday, I feel like this week has been kind of crazy. After spending all day (9:30AM-11:30PM) Sunday in a plane or at an airport there was a lot of catching up to do yesterday and today. I still don’t feel as if I’m back on schedule yet….

Anyhow, overnight oats completely hit the spot this morning! I’d been missing em’,

I went to PT before work (my leg seems to be getting better, but it’s still tingly) so I just toted this container with me. I love have portable overnight oats are!

Lunch was simple since we didn’t have a ton of groceries on hand.

Hummus wrap with veggies, steamed broccoli and a few seaweed and sesame rice cracker chips. <– they’re hiding out behind the broccoli back there.

I really wanted to get in a little activity today because I haven’t worked out in a few days, but I ended up going to the farmer’s market right after work. We’re still trying to use up all our $ before the season is over so I stocked up and then came home to make dinner!

In other fun news, I was chosen as a FOOD & WINE Blogger Correspondent. I am super excited about this opportunity because I’ve always been a little intimiated by the recipes in high caliber cooking magazines. I think it will inspire me to try a few recipes that are more challenging and perhaps cook some foods unfamiliar to me! With that said, I took it upon myself to peruse the FOOD & WINE website this evening and decided to try out a recipe I found under the fast and healthy search options:  Bacon Quinoa with Almonds and Herbs

I know what you’re thinking. Brittany’s eating BACON?!?

Hooray!!!!! (at least, that’s what Isaac would be thinking). Well yes, and no. I used fakin’ bacon.

I actually changed the recipe quite a bit by using onions, tempeh bacon, broccoli, parsley and leaving out the almonds. I also served my quinoa with steamed sweet potato chunks! Twas’ fab!

I’m really loving the whole “cooking quinoa with lots of things in one pot” idea. The other night I did the same thing with mushrooms, onion and bok choy and it turned out delicious! Quinoa soaks up the flavors from the vegetables and comes out tasting more delicious than ever!

I’m off to take Ms. Olive on a walk and enjoy the nice weather out tonight. I hope you have a lovely evening as well. Get excited- Modern Family comes back on tomorrow!! Oh yea!

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As part of my participation in the FOOD & WINE Blogger Correspondent program, FOOD & WINE is giving away a year-long subscription to a lucky reader from Eating Bird Food. Click here to enter and read official rules here.

This post is part of a series featuring recipes from the FOOD & WINE archive. As a FOOD & WINE Blogger Correspondent, I was chosen to do four recipes a week from FOOD & WINE. I received a subscription to FOOD & WINE for my participation.

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