Please forgive me if there are a bazillion typos in this post. My mind’s not exactly in top shape today.
I woke up at 2 this morning and could not fall back to sleep. Of course, the harder I tried, the more wide awake I became. So frustrating.
Does this ever happen to anyone else? If it does, what do you do?
I definitely needed something to wake me up this morning. Caffeine was a no-brainer. I’m not a big coffee-drinker,which left one thing: Chocolate, of course! I took a rest day from running, which gave me ample time to cook a delicious, energy-packed breakfast:
Melted Banana Trick oatmeal.
Brownie Batter Oatmeal
- I cooked 1 serving of oats (using the “Voluminous Oatmeal” trick) with water and a pinch of salt.
- Later, I mixed it with about a tbsp of Extra Dark cocoa powder and some non-dairy milk.
- Then, I added frozen, melted banana (using the famed melted banana trick), and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- I cooked it all up, then blended a bit (but I don’t always bother blending, as I like the chew).
(My favorite caffeinated green tea, pictured below, helped!)
AB says
Right now I am lovin’ the Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane Tea! (I know, I know, the holidays are over. But it’s sooo good and vanilla-minty! And I stocked up!)
Katherine: What About Summer? says
Favorite tea: anything hot! (what can I say, some like it hot)
Anna says
well for CS, i used to really like the Vanilla Maple tea….not sure as it’s been years. Discovered, while in england, that Pineapple Grapefruit Green tea is NOT a good combination…actually, kinda decided to stop buying boxed tea and start sampling the bulk teas…have a spicy chai, a carob rum, and this lovely rosey herbal concoction to try. great sleep aid for me is to NOT have chai before bed…silly me. and some good ol’ outdoor work helps too. problem with counting sheep is they then stop jumping over the fence or there becomes a contemplative investigation into property rights and wool ownership in a sheep grazes entirely on the neighbor’s fodder….errrr….
sara says
I love echinacea tea!
Michelle says
I love sugar cookie sleighride!
felicia says
i love green tea with jasmine!
CourtandWhit says
Our favorite is Caramel Vanilla Truffle, yum!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says
fave tea would be orange lemon balm
Rebecca says
Earl Grey is my favorite tea.
But I can drink just about anything. 🙂
eatrunschvitz says
i love chamomile. celestial seasoning’s make a great ‘honey vanilla chamomile’. yummy 🙂
Raquel says
I eat this at least three times a week! It’s the best oatmeal I’ve ever had!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Hehe that’s cause there’s chocolate in there, right? 😉 Can’t go wrong with chocolate!! (Well maybe you can, but it’s hard.)
Raquel says
LOL, too true, ma’am!! 😀
Autumn says
This is SOOO yummy 🙂 Having it for the second time (in a week :p ) this morning in celebration of Valentine’s Day!!! AND I’m making your cookie dough dip for my Screw Valentine’s Day Party tonight :):) Everyone absolutely LOVED it at the last event I brought it to!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
LOL I love the idea of a Screw Valentine’s party. I’ve definitely had that type of party before… but never with such a cute name! 🙂