I woke up to an extra special delivery!
Mix 1 sent me a case of smoothies to try! I had tried these before at the Denver Marathon, and really liked them – so I am very excited to try all the different varieties.
This company is local (Boulder, CO) and has some pretty good stats:
If you, like me, are wondering what Luo Han Guo is, check it out…it is a longevity fruit from China, and is apparently 300 times sweeter than sugar. I like sweet things.
I’ve yet to try any of my new shipment, but I assure you that I will let you know when I do.
For breakfast, I had cake and coffee, before an hour long skype date with my best friend.
If you’ve read my about page – you already know that I think cake is a perfectly legitimate choice for breakfast.
Best mug of all time, given to me by one of my oldest and dearest friends. (Hi Christine!)
Around lunctime, I snacked on some sweet potatos – sliced thinly, seasoned with salt, garlic, and chili powder and cooked at 400* for about 30 minutes.
Colorful day of eats, no?
Then, the best part of the day…my parents came over to make pizza!!
Daddy’s homemade crust
workin’ hard…
spinach, chicken, onions, green peppers, mozzarella, basil
More colorful deliciousness.
My mama baked a cake. If there was ever any question as to where I inherited my sweet tooth, here she is…
The cake was so simple. Just four ingredients: egg whites, cocoa, powdered sugar, cinnamon. That’s all.
Before cooking
After
Incredible. What’s better than homemade pizza, chocolate cake, and family??
Nada.
Thanks for letting us invade your kitchen! The meal WAS colorful and delicious….. The cake was very chocolately, moist, and delicious…. best of all pretty guilt-free! I will definitly do it again. It might be nice to have a little piece for breakfast with some freshly brewed strong coffee…. heh heh. Love you guys!
I am definitely going to have to try making that cake! I’ll bet it would be delicious topped with fresh strawberries!!
Can you post the amounts for the cake…I have GFree cocoa too. My macaroon babies were bit crumbly so added tsp water and rolled them out…..ooh good! I put them in the fridge. I finally found Artisan coconut butter at VCottage…its good! I could make that cake tomorrow for our cousins dinner…ooh sprinkle with powdered sugar!!
Yummy and Oh your parents are sweet!
Love your mug! YAY! That pizza looks pretty amazing too…yummmmmmm
I have never seen those mix 1 drinks, even the entire time i lived in Boulder last summer! Are they really new? Let me which ends up being your favorite and i will have to track one down when i get out to my dads!
I want to make that cake!! Do you happen to have the measurements? If not, no big deal… but I’d love to make that for Andrew for Valentine’s Day since it’s gluten free!!!!!
Sounds like a great day to me.
Aww, my dad makes pizza too
Whenever I do, it’s great, but it’s still not as good as his! There must be some added love in there!
Awww, what a fun looking family day!
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ok ok I’m SOLD on your applesauce cake – it’s in the oven right now! I love cake for breakfast – I just call it “coffee cake”. See how that works? I’ll let you know the out come of the cake after I eat a piece (or two!).
I just ate it – my oh my! I’ll blog w/pics – thanks!
I love those Mix drinks! The protein ones are really tasty and filling after a workout. My favorite is the purple one, I think it’s berry vanilla?
Hehe, I love your mug!
And those drinks look amazing. I love all-natural coloration! Is it weird to miss things like red dye #40 after going all-natural? Probably, but I do
oooo, cant wait to hear about those drinks…i saw them in WFs the other day and was wondering if they were new bc i dont recall seeing them before. anyways, i agree, family, cake, nothing better!!
love the tag “Mid-Day Yummies”; I don’t make my snacks as flavorful/yummy as they should be… but I want to change that! Maybe cake qualifies as a snack?
I’ve never had those smoothies, so I can’t wait to see what you have to say about them.
There is nothing better than dinner w/ family… the pizza and cake look wonderful!
you need to put that cake recipe up! it looks so good!
How do your rents like being put on your blog? My mom keeps telling me what I should and shouldn’t add and then is trying to adjust my meals so they look better in photos– so funny, I just roll my eyes!
Looks like you had an awesome time with your rents. I love that cake, and can’t believe it’s only four ingredients! WOW! Also the ingredients on those smoothies look outstanding, I wish they would send me a case. Enjoy!
I LOVE the mug!
And that pizza looks SO amazing!
GIRL that pizza looks awesome! love the mug too!!
Is that just chocolate angel food cake? Do you have recipe? Looks delicious!
The pizza looks awesome!! I love pizza days!
I’m always looking for a way to spice up my sweet potatoes, yours sound good! (I recently learned that anything with a vibrant orange color can help your skin, so I’ve been eating quite a few lately!) And I’m SO jealous of your homemade pizza and dessert! It looks so yummy, yet simple. I always say I’m going to make a homemade pizza and I never do—you’ve inspired me.
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Two of my FAVE foods as well – pizza and cake! Doesn’t the food always taste better when one of your parents make it???
ummmm HELLO CAKE! that is amazing those are the only ingredients! annndddd…there is NOTHING better than homemade pizza. it looks amazing. and yay for free stuff! defo a good weekend i would say
holy yum that cake looks good. well, both cakes look good, not to mention how amazing that homemade pizza looks! Seems like you had a yummy weekend!
What a yummy weekend you had!
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