Is it me, or did spring just come and hit us all over the head this weekend in the UK?
The weather has been gorgeous and for the first time in like forever, I didn’t step out with my winter coat yesterday. It was definitely a light blazer and wedges kind of day, yay! Today I notices that the skies are crystal clear blue again and I’m really looking forward to a fabulous Sunday. Life is good!
I’ve had another brilliant week of food again this week, just full of everything that I love:
It was a little bit chilly and cloudy at the start of the week so I‘ve been enjoying lots of porridge breakfast bowls in the morning to keep me warm. This was organic oats made with unsweetened almond milk, cinnamon, mixed dried fruit and a chopped organic pink lady apple.
On brighter mornings I adopted a more summery breakfast of my Salted Peanut Butter Granola, baby figs and Greek yoghurt. In fact baby figs have been a favourite of mine this week. It’s so great that they are coming into season:
More baby figs with a chopped banana, full fat Greek yoghurt, hone and cinnamon.
Staying hydrated has been a main focus for me this week, so I have been chugging coconut water again. I have a post coming up about hydration coming up later next week, something that I have been struggling with recently.
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This week I have been cooking up a storm in the kitchen and baked some wonderful double chocolate grain free muffins and made this wonderful oriental inspired salad that is packed full of vitamin C. Both recipes will be appearing on the blog very soon.
Speaking of chocolate, I decided to finally try some of these dairy free chocolate buttons that I found in Sainsbury’s. I have to say that they tasted really delicious, especially in this orange flavour. The whole bag was munched through in one sitting, yum!
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Some things are worth waiting out the week for and this pizza was so that! I’d been wanting a pizza for dinner all week, but decided to hold out until Friday night. It is all about healthy balance on this blog after all, thank goodness!
I’m really looking forward to this week as it full of exciting things, special meetings and making birthday plans, more on that soon. In the meantime, I’m going to be enjoying the sunshine today perhaps with a walk or a bike ride.
Enjoy the rest of your weekends everyone!
What has made your list of foodie highlights this week? How have you been enjoying your weekend?
Have you been craving any particular foods this week?
I love baby figs. Definitely looking forward to eating more summery foods now that the weather is getting better. x
Same here, I’ve been eating summer berries like crazy recently.
How awesome is this weather! I don’t want it to end! I’ve been craving nut butters like it’s my business. Now I’m craving figs – totally didn’t know they were coming back into season!
It’s been fantastic! There are plenty in the shops so I would definitely make the most of them whilst they are around. 🙂
I think Spring seems to have missed Manchester so far. It is cold and grey up here 🙁
Ohh that’s a shame. I hope it catches up with you soon. 🙂
Those baby figs look so delicious!
They were so good Claire! 🙂
Highlight of my foodie week would gave to be my matcha green tea cookies, they were awesome!
They looked amazing on your recent post. 🙂
The weather has been amazing for the last 7 days- loving it! I haven’t had figs in ages, got a real craving now!
There’s plenty in the shops at the moment, they’re so good!
I would say it was Summer that came and hit us over the head!
Let’s hope that it’s here to stay! 🙂
Oh definitely agree about the balance.
And how lovely is the weather! 🙂 I love it. Spring is definitely my favourite season. I love those odd days when you can leave your coat at home.
I love those beyond dark drops- they do a raspberry one too but I think the orange are my favourite- just need them to make a peanut butter one!
Oooh a PB version would be amazing!