Hey Hansel and Gretel: May I borrow your breadcrumbs?

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Happy Mothers’ Day to all the mommies out there!!!  And I want to wish an especially-happy Mothers’ Day to my own mother, who also happens to be my best friend. 

(Photo from last year’s Mothers’ Day)

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And now, back to the post…

When I’m at home, I have about 6 or 7 favorite running routes from which to choose on any given day.  This offers me the variety I crave while still providing the dependability I need.  Especially on school days, it’s important to know the ins and outs of my route so as to ensure I won’t get completely lost and thus be late to class… or be forced to scarf down breakfast at lightning speed (a terrible fate, doncha think?)  Of course, I throw in little variations, such as turning down a new street or changing up the order of the route.  But let’s face it: There are only so many different ways you can go when the starting point remains the same (my house).  And normally, this doesn’t bother me.  The consistency is comforting.  As that sagacious Ross says on Friends, “Nobody likes change.”

 

Except that sometimes we do. 

 

As much as I love my predictable running routes, it’s nice to shake things up a bit, every now and then, to discover new sights.  One of the best aspects of running is that you can do it almost anywhere, and on no two running trails will you see the exact same things.  So I’m always excited to try a new path when I go on vacation.

 

(My all-time favorite run was experienced while I was on vacation here.)

(Fairy-tale princess run?  Yes please.  For once, I didn’t have to imagine that the houses were castles!)

.(Click to enlarge– Louis Vuitton’s yacht is in the background!)

 

I woke up this morning to a bright blue sky—the perfect weather for exploring a new town.  But perhaps my adventure was a little too muchfun, because about 40 minutes in, I suddenly realized: Hey, I have no idea how to get home from here!  Oopsies… 

No worries, y’all.  Being a girl, I had no problem asking a passerby for directions .  Therefore, my run was only a little bit longer than usual.  (And luckily there was no class to worry about!)

 

But maybe next time I should bring along a loaf of Ezekiel bread… just in case!      

 

     

 

 

Chocolate-Covered Meals of the Day

 

For today’s post, instead of just one “meal of the day” I’m going to highlight lots of meals! Obviously they were not all eaten in the same day .  But these meals have one thing in common: they center around my 3-Ingredient Alfredo Sauce, in the form of Alfredo Soup!   

 

(Saucy Three-Ingredient Alfredo over veggies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above, Alfredo Soup keeps company with a banana, steamed purple cabbage and brussels sprouts, a Jocalat bar, and a Love Muffin (recipe for the Love Muffins can be found here) 

 

  

 

Thick, creamy soup, steamed cauliflower and sprouts, meaty seitan, some of my favorite ketchup (for the seitan), and a chocolate brownie Z bar for dessert (and to get some grains in)

 

 

 

These are smart veggies; they know where the party’s at!  How could I refuse when they were begging for a soup bath?

 

 

 

 

Mr. Seitan’s pretty smart, himself. 

 

 Ketchup Schmetchup!

 

 

 Bowl’s gettin’ kinda crowded…

 

 

Another Alfredo-y meal

Alfredo goodness, along with another Z bar, sauteed red peppers, and the usual seitan and sprouts (What can I say; they go well with alfredo sauce!)

(This meal is from December, hence the snowy dishware!!) 

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One more time:

Below, alfredo soup, z bar, bistro burger cut in half (explanation as to why I do this), and homemade bell pepper soup (I wanted to use up some leftover raw peppers, so I cooked them with no-chickn stock, then pulverized the mixture with my favorite kitchen friend!) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Who can say “no” to Broccoli Alfredo?  Miss Broccoli Girl certainly can’t!!