But first, breakfast:
I spread peanut butter on one of these: Banana Oatmeal Squares.
(Plus a simple veggie scramble, unpictured.) I played around with the ingredients and proportions of the boatmeal, devising a new version of the recipe that yields 10 servings instead of just one. Or you can freeze the leftovers and have one ready as needed. (I’m not sure yet whether the cookbook will include a chapter on breakfast. Right now I’m leaning towards desserts only, and if that ends up being the case I’ll definitely post the larger-serving recipe online.)
In the afternoon, the boy and I went out to White Rock Lake and rented a kayak. I’m terrible at kayaking; you don’t want to be stuck in a boat with me, as I will be no help in making it move. Still, I had fun, which is all that matters, right? And afterwards, we hit up The Green Spot:
A healthy gas station??
Imagine a gas station convenience store where the Twinkies and candy have been replaced with Larabars, organic produce, and kale chips. Oh, and vegan soft-serve.
In Texas.
In a gas station.
(P.S. Note my 4th of July nails :))
The Green Spot is the first of its kind: a healthy convenience store and gas station with regular unleaded gas, diesel gas blended with biodiesel and B100 biodiesel.
Their soft serve was seriously delicious. The chocolate tasted rich and creamy, and the vanilla was so surprisingly flavorful I think I might’ve liked it even more than the chocolate!
I got a swirl of both vegan flavors (the aforementioned chocolate and vanilla). The boy had chocolate-raspberry (non-vegan) soft serve, but he was at least brave enough to take a taste of mine. (It feels weird to keep referring to him as “the boy.” I’ll just call him “S” from now on.)
Question of the Day:
When was the last time you had soft-serve frozen yogurt?
Until yesterday, it had been years since my last soft-serve cone. Sadly, vegan soft serve is very hard to come by. Now that I know The Green Spot exists, I will definitely be going back!
Link of the Day:
Brooke B. says
Goodness, I hope one of these gas stations come up my way! The soft serve looks delish, and vegan to boot? Awesome!
Maya says
I saw this book recently: http://www.nelsonsbooks.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=5_11_775&products_id=2527. May be a good one for you or your man to read 🙂
Keri says
When I told my hubby about the Green Spot, he immediately wanted to go check it out! We took the kiddos and all got the swirled vegan fro-yo, and oh my gosh – SO GOOD! I normally don’t like soy ice cream very much (I prefer coconut), but this was amazingly tasty! Thank you so much for the recommendation! We can’t wait to go back – even though we drove 15 miles to get to it! Haha! 😉
Megan@eatmybeets says
haha wow that’s awesome! I love little gems like that. It makes you really think about why the junk is everywhere when healthy stuff is just as stockable (all-be-it not as cheap).
Lies says
You in the US are so lucky! Here in Holland you can’t find vegan-ice cream anywhere 🙁
Not to mention all the other vegan-products you have there, and here you just don’t or only in one exclusive store far away hidden in some city…
Oh and btw, I love your nails! Did you do that yourself or someone else? (If you don’t mind, I think I am going to give my nails a pattern just like yours this afternoon 😉
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I did them 🙂
Nikki Pelley says
I had a gas station date. It was a chance encounter that led to a date on the curb of the gas station drinking cokes and peanuts. We joked about the country song about putting peanuts in your coke! Later we went for a drink down the street. We had two more dates and he went out of town on business. That’s where it ended so I thought, then we spoke on the phone in 2009 due to another chance circumstance, of my friend being at the same place he was. We just said hello, how are you and goodbye. I don’t think he even knows my real last name…..stuff that movies are made of!