Cheezy Chips

Hey y’all! 😀

My week started with a major yoga workout courtesy of Yoga Download.com.  Many thanks for the recommendations on yoga DVDs on my previous post.  I decided to order the MTV Yoga DVD, since some of you gave it some great reviews.  It’s ordered, but taking years to arrive.  I cannot wait to try it out.

I had an amazingly delicious OIAJ yesterday for breakfast…

I’ve had two empty peanut butter jars sitting in my cupboard for what seems like forever and yesterday this one was screaming out to be used.

In the mix was regular oats, chocolate rice milk, water, a mashed banana, lucuma powder, mesquite, ground flax.   I’m glad I waited so long to make a OIAJ as I always forget how tasty they are making me appreciate them more when I do come around to making one.

Lunch today and yesterday has been my Pearl Barley and Green Lentil Pilaf with mixed leaves followed my a bowl of chopped fruit.

Dinner last night was a huge stir fry to use up some of the veggies in my fridge- it’s jam packed at the moment.

This veggie mountain contained pak choi, courgette, carrots, red cabbage, bean sprouts and red pepper in a sweet chilli sauce and topped it with some Chilli Mix and cashew nuts.  For dessert I made a berry fruit smoothie using up some of fruit from another major haul.

I mixed blueberries and raspberries with ice cubes, Kara coconut milk, Sweet Freedom sweetener and xanthan gum, topped with coconut and omega mixed seeds.  This is great on a warm and balmy evening like last night.

This morning I woke up bright and early to get started on my workout: 20 minutes abs and core followed by a 15 minutes lower body workout.  Since it was bright and sunny so early on I fancied a bright and sunny smoothie for breakfast.

Now this is one super sunny tropical smoothie in a bowl.  It included mango, a banana, pineapple, Kara coconut milk, peach and mango coconut water, xanthan gum, lucuma powder and wheat germ.

Additional toppings to make it even more amazingly tropical included Rachel’s organic coconut yoghurt, almonds, dates, goji berries and omega mixed seeds.

LOVED THIS!!! 😀

After uni I headed to the gym to d my usual Tuesday cardio workout: 50 minutes of cross country intervals on the cross trainer, 10 minutes of interval training this time on the step machine.

In attempt to use up more veggies I thought it was time to hit the huge bag parsnips that I bought reduced last week and make up my favourite sweet potato  and parsnip chips smothered in lashings of Emma’s Cheeze sauce.

Oh my!  Who knew that a non-cheese Cheeze sauce could taste so good?  Seriously if you haven’t tried it yet then get to it!  I served my Cheezy chips with a stuffed mushroom and steamed Swiss chard.

For dessert I turned to an old favourite:

Too good!

I’m currently a woman on a mission to find the perfect cake to bake for dessert for my Easter Sunday lunch.  My family are coming over for a BBQ if the weather holds out, although I do have alternative plans if the sun decides not to play ball.

What are you up to over the Easter break? I’m so excited to cook for my family again as the last time was New Years Day.  I’m intending on relaxing, getting a few bits done around the house, baking and spending time with my family.  Cannot wait!!!

There’s also still time to enter my Pulsin’ giveaway!!!!

33 Comments

  1. Maria
    Maria on April 19, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    All your smoothie/pudding things look so yummy, and also so pretty too 🙂

  2. Sarah(everydaysapicnic)
    Sarah(everydaysapicnic) on April 19, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Wow – that smoothie looks so sunny 🙂

    I’m going home to visit my parents over Easter … and eating a lot of chocolate!

  3. Flo (Coconut Chronicles)
    Flo (Coconut Chronicles) on April 19, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Isn’t Emma’s cheeze sauce just AMAZING?! And this has reminded me that I have a jar waiting to be used for OIAJ! Maybe tomorrow 😀

  4. Tamizn
    Tamizn on April 19, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Work work and more work! No rest for the wicked! Loving the eats xx

  5. Jenny
    Jenny on April 19, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Mmm yummy oats, I wish mine would overflow like yours! Hope you find a great cake to bake 😀

    • Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
      Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes on April 20, 2011 at 2:57 PM

      They overflowed and made a lovely mess for me to clean up- very tasty though!! 😀

  6. movesnmunchies
    movesnmunchies on April 19, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    AHH i love your smoothies! i mean they are seriously gorgeous! i would frame those pictures!

  7. Kimberley
    Kimberley on April 19, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Your smoothies and pudding make me want to eat smoothies every day haha! 🙂

  8. ~Jessica~
    ~Jessica~ on April 19, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    I keep meaning to try that cheeze sauce but always forget to buy silken tofu (or use it up making giant chocolate mousses. Ahem).

    Such summery smoothies! Mango is the one ingredient that truly evokes summer for me.

    xxx

  9. Kate (What Kate is Cooking)
    Kate (What Kate is Cooking) on April 19, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    I could never leave an empty nut butter jar in my cupboard, haha! As soon as I see it’s getting close than I immediately make OIAJ so my family doesn’t finish it 🙂

    • Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
      Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes on April 20, 2011 at 2:34 PM

      Good for you for beating them too it. There is only me in my house that will ever dare think iof eating from a PB jar, so I can take my time a little. 😀

  10. Ma Ma Megan
    Ma Ma Megan on April 20, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    I want your OIAJ! I love how it’s almost overflowingwith delicious – ness.

    Oh , and you seriously make the best looking smoothies ever!

  11. IHeartVegetables
    IHeartVegetables on April 20, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    How did you have more than one almost empty nut butter jar?! Mine don’t last more than a minute! I get SO excited to have OIAJ!!!

  12. vegansunshine
    vegansunshine on April 20, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Now that’s what I call an OIAJ! I’m loving your colorful eats!

    Whitney

  13. Laura@keepinghealthygettingstylish
    Laura@keepinghealthygettingstylish on April 20, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    I have a weekend much like yours planned – I’ve been asked to make brownies for my family but we shall see!

  14. Alex
    Alex on April 20, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    You know, I bought that MTV Yoga dvd when it first came out and I still use it today, it is the best yoga dvd that I’ve ever had.

  15. laura @ box run eat
    laura @ box run eat on April 20, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Yum! Those cheezy chips look delish! I love nutrtional yeast, it’s great in baked beans too!

  16. eatinglikeahorse
    eatinglikeahorse on April 20, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    It’s supposed to be baking on Sunday so should be perfect for a barbecue! Might have to organise one myself – or find someone else organising one… 🙂
    I had a very similar smoothie with mango and Kara this morning, it must be the effect of the beautiful weather – yours looks so much better though!

  17. stuffedsillysarah
    stuffedsillysarah on April 20, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    can you make OIAJ with tahini???

  18. Rach @ This Italian Family
    Rach @ This Italian Family on April 21, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    I need to check out this “cheez” sauce! Looks delish! And your OIAJ look super yummy too!

  19. mindrunningwild
    mindrunningwild on April 21, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    I LOVE when OIAJ is overflowing!! The last one I made wouldn’t even fit and I had to eat some of it out of the pot 🙂