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Posted: February 4, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized 18 Comments »First of all, thank you all so much for sharing your mistaken lyrics with me last night! I died laughing at so many of them. I realized that I forgot to mention Meeker’s family favorite…his mom and sister used to think that the Christmas song “Emanuel, God with us” said “Emanuel, Gar-Ga-Schmell” – hilarious nonsense.
But my favorite lyrical mistake was from Katie who thought that Nelly’s “Ride Wit Me,” which contains the line “Must be the money” was “Bugs be the bunny.” I laughed about every time it popped into my head today.
On to food…
Today was (mostly) vegan Thursday.
It started with a green monster –
- 1 apple
- 1 Clementine
- 3/4 cup spinach (frozen and thawed)
- 2-3 cups water
- 1 tbs. flax seed
I drank this early this morning while I prepared dinner to go in the crockpot…best idea I’ve ever had.
I also had two pieces of ww toast with almond butter about an hour later. (By the way, this bread I just bought is so yummy – cracked wheat. It only has five ingredients!)
At lunchtime, I had another hummus/veggie sandwich and some carrots. Eaten alongside the ever-present mug of hot water.
Today’s sandwich was hummus and a quarter of a red bell pepper. My lunches have been pretty lackluster this week.
I also had some strawberry applesauce and two clementines throughout the afternoon.
Then the un-vegan part of my day came around 4pm while I did some office work…
A new bar!
My bestie recommend these to me (unlike myself, she’s a protein junkie) – and I really liked it! About halfway though I realized it had “milk byproducts” in it – which I assume is whey protein or something. So much for the vegan streak. However, I’m glad to have found a new bar that I liked.
When I came home and spelled dinner already finished in the Crockpot – I thanked myself 100 times. I was so hungry and tired today, and I don’t think I could have rustled up anything healthy/creative after the long day.
Caroline’s Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Stew – I modified a little, just based on availability of ingredients in my kitchen.
- 2 sweet potatoes, chopped into 3/4 inch cubes
- 1.5 yellow onions, diced
- 1 can of black, drained and rinsed
- 1 can of diced fire roasted tomatoes, do not drain
- 3 cups of water
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 tbs. chunky peanut butter – added after cooking
This was the most hearty, satisfying (and still vegan!) meal I’ve had in a while. All the flavors worked so well together, and it worked really well in the crock pot. Thanks Caroline!
Tomorrow is Friday, and I’m going to bed early. But before that, I think I’ll whip up a batch of vanilla cream mousse to round out this (mostly) vegan day.
I oohed and ahhed over the stew on her blog, and now I’m doing it all over again on yours lol!
That stew looks amazing!
wow that crockpot soup looks amazing as heck!! I must make that asap!!!!
Thanks for sharing the recipe girl!!!!
Have a great night! xoxo
hummus and red pepper, that’s it? where’s the pile of veggies?
i have been missing your posts! i am catching up one last time before i leave town. sushi boats, adorable 3rd graders, reusing pickle jars and fun with fam?! you have had an awesome week! oh an HUMMUS SANDWICHES. yum. i am going to miss you! have a great next 10 days! love!
p.s. that stew looks so yummm
holy, that soup sounds awesome. Crockpot ease + sweet potatoes + black beans = Score. I know what I’m making today.
clementine in a green monster?? that sounds awesome!!
oh and that stew? I mean just throw in some PB and its heavennn it looks great!
I really liked the Think Thin bars too – but do they have alot of sugar alcohols in them?? I thought I remember them having alot of stuff in them..?
Oh WOW!! That stew looks so yummy!! I just got our crock pot ready for our dinner tonight, so I know I’ll be thanking myself too after a long day of work! Gotta love the crock pot! HAPPY FRIDAY!!
Glad you made it with great success, so easy and SO satisfying right?!
Haha thanks for the laugh with all the messed up lyrics
i need that stew. i wonder if i can attempt it sans cockpot?
cockpot = crockpot
me = crackhead
Oh lordy that crockpot concoction looks AMAZING!
What’s the brand of the bread? I love short ingredient lists and it looks so delicious smothered in almond butter. Once again, I need to start consulting your blog BEFORE I eat!
And you can NEVER go wrong with hummus and veggies – it’s one of my favorite meals and I actually seriously contemplated having it today but I went with a different variation!
Also – SO WEIRD that you just featured the Think Thin bar. My co-worker (who is gluten-free) and I were JUST talking about those bars. I’ve tried it once and a really long time ago so maybe I need to try it again, but I wasn’t a huge fan of it…I may need to revisit that in lieu of your review.
HAPPY FRIDAY!! WE MADE IT!
Another delicious day. That stew looks amazing, tho I would substitute regular ol’ not-that-healthy taters for the sweeties.
I have actually been trying new healthy foods, thanks to your site. TOFU! I made it in a stirfry with broccoli and mushrooms. Success! ALMOND BUTTER! Er, not such a success. “Nut” butters are a weird food for me, and MUST, apparently, be Skippy peanut butter — no other brand or type will do.
But at least I tried.
The green monster is next on my list.
I’m a little scared.
I’ve really been wanting to try those bars! Thanks for the review.
The stew looks other-wordly good. Need to try it. Maybe my crock pot will like that recipe better!
Oh that is a stew I must try! I tried that Think Thin bar and I really, really disliked it- funny how tastes can be so different.
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