Whether or not we like it, or plan it, vacation often takes a toll on us! We walked a lot while in Seattle, but we also ate a lot!
We did a lot of good eating. Everything is just so fresh and local out west. It’s hard not to try it all!
I absolutely loved all of the food we ate while on vacation, but it is definitely nice to be back to home cooked meals, oatmeal and smoothies! 🙂
For breakfast this morning, I finally tried out the porridge setting on my rice cooker. I have been wanting to try this out for awhile, but finally decided to give it a go after reading more about how delicious your oats turn out from Emily at The Front Burner. She gives an excellent tutorial on How to Cook Oats in a Rice Cooker, so check it out here!
I followed Emily’s instructions and set up my oats in the rice cooker last night.
Into the rice cooker went the following:
- 1/4 cup steel cut oats (my favorite!)
- 1/2 banana, sliced
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- splash vanilla extract
- 1 tsp vanilla
I set my timer to have the oats ready when I woke up.
It worked!!!
It looked exactly like Emily said it would, a little soupy on top.
But, once mixed, they were perfect!
Perfectly cooked. I topped my oats with a trio of fun: chocolate hazelnut butter, coconut butter and raspberry jam.
These oats were delicious! And, I didn’t need to spend 40 minutes cooking them and watching the stove this morning. Instead, I woke up to a wonderfully filling breakfast.
These oats held me over until about 11am, when I snacked on a golden delicious apple.
Then, it was time for lunch!
I grabbed something easy today, an Amy’s Black Bean Burrito filled with black beans and veggies. I like these for days when I don’t have time to pack a lunch. They are filling and the ingredient list does not include anything scary.
With a few blue corn chips and salsa on the side, and some unpictured grapes.
Mid afternoon, I wanted something chocolaty, so I whipped up a smoothie.
Double Chocolate Smoothie
Serves 2
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 2 heaping tbsp cacao powder
- dash vanilla
- 1 tbsp flax seed
- 1 big spoonful chocolate ice cream 🙂
- 1.5 cups hemp milk (or milk of choice)
Mix it up in your blender and enjoy!
It was chocolaty and delicious and hit the spot!
For dinner, I met a good friend at the Cheesecake Factory! I haven’t been there in awhile and was excited to see that they offer 1/2 portions of salad now.
Still pretty big, but delicious. I ordered a salad special with romaine, orange slices, pears, pecans, dried cranberries, feta and balsamic.
Have a great night!
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