I wrote this yesterday - Sunday - but didn't have access to the internet until today...
Many of you who know me know that I have a deep love of all things peanut butter. My habit is so bad that I actually do not allow myself to have open jars of peanut butter in my apartment unless I have a specific baking idea in mind. For me there is no such thing as having 'just a spoonful', it's more like 'just 1 jar'. If I am baking something as soon as said dish has been created the jar of peanut butter is then whisked off to my friends house where I can enjoy it there on my weekly dinners.
In the past, whenever I have finished the last of peanut butter in the jar I have always looked sadly at the small remnants of that delicious treat that I was not able to scrape out before throwing the jar away. This has now changed!. Thanks to the mass number of food blogs online I have discovered a way to turn this jar into a wonderful and amazing peanut butter breakfast. For all of you out there like me here is what to do: before going to bed take your jar and fill it it with a half cup of oats, a sliced banana and chopped nuts of your choice, sprinkle on some cinnamon (and maybe a little cocoa powder), screw on the lid and place it in the refrigerator. The next morning pour in a little of your favorite milk (I personally love the unsweetened vanilla almond milk from Whole Foods) and viola! A delicious breakfast will follow. You could also add some other items such as chocolate chips, maple syrup, toasted coconut...basically whatever you love it's your breakfast! I at this deliciousness for breakfast this morning along with sliced grapefruit and maple coffee. I curled up in bed with Synge next to me and read the time away. It was the perfect Sunday morning, especially for a rainy one like today.
Lousy weather however was not bad enough to keep me away from the hiking trails of Bradbury Mountain. I love the outdoors, and hiking through the woods is one my all time favorite ways to live. Since I spend my days during the week sitting or standing behind a desk and in front of a computer, I try really hard to make sure I make it out to the trails both days each weekend. I went out there yesterday and enjoyed a really nice hike in the 50+ degree weather with the sun shinning down. Today was quite a bit cooler and drizzling rain with a fairly strong breeze thrown into the mix. About halfway through my hike I realized that I much preferred todays hike to yesterday. The cold fresh wind was a great way to wake up and rejuvinate my mind, and the rain was light enough to be enjoyable. Hiking up the hills, on ice, with my hair blowing all around was the most delicious contrast to the warm laziness I'd been living earlier, and while cold, the air smelled of spring and the promise of summer. Cool, pure white snow still blanketed the ground, but the trees had shed their winter coats resulting in a greener world, with hints of burnt orange leaves that had hung on throughout winter. Other than my Focus, the parking lot was empty, I had the whole park to myself and loved the quiet solitude and knowledge that I wouldn't happen upon another person. It was perfect.
To finish this wonderful Sunday, I tried a new “cooking experiment” with a recipe I found on my all time favorite cooking blog “The Petite Kitchen”. I love her emphasis on creating dishes centered around whole unprocessed nutritious foods. Tonight's adventure was “Garlic and Lemon Zest Peas Smashed with Avocado” I've loved every recipe I've tried from this blog but this one just might be my all time favorite. For those of you interested the link is below. I used a red onion instead of a brown one, used a little more garlic (I love garlic) and left out the parsley since I'm not really a fan of the stuff. The recipe doesn't actually say what to do with the onion, but I cooked it along with the peas and garlic. I added fresh roasted garlic, rosemary and honey sweet potatos to the completed dish and a little grilled chicken - Absolutely spectacular! I will definitely be making this again :)
http://www.petite-kitchen.com/2013/05/garlic-and-lemon-zest-peas-smashed-with.html
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