Mornin’!
Hope everyone is doing well 🙂 Here’s a little recap of the past 24 hours!
Yesterday afternoon I was seriously craving a smoothie even though the temperature had dropped and it was freeeeezing outside! So, I combined 1/2 scoop Jay Robb, 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/2 banana, ice, 1/2 tsp xanthan gum, pinch of salt, small handful dark chocolate chips, 1 tsp coconut butter and a squirt of agave in the Vita Mix and made a masterpiece!
Gosh, it was so good. I think it was the chocolate chips and banana that really put this over the edge. Mmm
And then last night I got to hang out with this girl, eat sushi and have lots of girltalk!
Miso soup:
And a “tuna tuna roll” (made with two types of tuna…duh)
I inhaled it in like five minutes, naturally. I seriously miss me some sushi living over here. Tampa had the best!
Our gabfest was going strong so we took it from sushi bar to starbucks where we closed the place down. 😉 I had a tall nonfat hot chocolate:
I swear, hanging out with a good girlfriend is totally like therapy! Kelly never fails to tell it like it is and I love her for it 🙂
And then this morning I made millet french toast!
Mmmmmmmmmmm sooooooo gooooood!!!!! Basically, I just combined 1/4 cup egg whites with a splash of almond milk and cinnamon and then soaked the millet bread in that before cooking in the cast iron till golden. Then, I topped each slice with a smear of barney butter, a scoop of greek yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup!
I’m off to respond to some emails before church. Have a great Sunday!
The Paris Food Blague
January 24, 2010 at 7:42 amgreat post again! i am craving french toast now!
bon weekend!
-The Paris Food Blague
Paige@ RunningAroundNormal
January 24, 2010 at 7:43 amI totally agree…a good gab fest with a good girlfriend = good for the soul.
That french toast looks beyond amazing!
Mary (Food Fit & Fun)
January 24, 2010 at 7:45 amIt looks like you had a great night! I have been in the mood for sushi lately…I need to go out for some soon. That hot chocolate also looks so good. Have fun at Church.
Jil
January 24, 2010 at 7:50 amAgreed – girl time is indispensable!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
January 24, 2010 at 7:54 amThat french toast looks amazing!!!!!
Janna (Just Flourishing)
January 24, 2010 at 7:58 amYour smoothie and sushi both look delish!
I’ve been seeing French Toast floating around the blogworld lately… and I need to make me some of that!!!
mackattack
January 24, 2010 at 8:02 amOh that smoothie looked so good! I’m with you that girl time is so important. It can really recharge your batteries!
christie, honoring health
January 24, 2010 at 8:04 amdoesn’t get much better than girlfriends and sushi!
Happy sunday!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing
January 24, 2010 at 8:04 amGirl time is the best therapy ever. Friends are the best 🙂
As usual, the food looks amazing. Especially the hot chocolate!!!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee)
January 24, 2010 at 8:04 amGirl talk time is the best time. It’s great to have friends you can hang out with and just gab about everything and anything without realizing how much time has passed.
Estela @ Weekly Bite
January 24, 2010 at 8:07 amI crave smoothies on cold days too! Some days you just need something refreshing 🙂
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans
January 24, 2010 at 8:08 amThe one crummy thing about living in the desert is NO good sushi!
simpledaisy
January 24, 2010 at 8:10 amI love time with girlfriends!! It’s the best:)
Kristen @ Change of Pace
January 24, 2010 at 8:10 amWill definitely have to try that smoothie! Wish I liked sushi… It’s so pretty!
Mara @ What's For Dinner?
January 24, 2010 at 8:10 amTotally agree! A good girlfriend night is better than therapy!
MMiller
January 24, 2010 at 8:11 amLooking for millet bread…I’ll try Whole Foods this week! When you come home to Florida, you should try to come down to Fort Myers! We have a place called Blue Sushi that has an all-you-can-eat sushi every day from 11:30 until 2:00! We go at least once a month! The best one is at Gulf Coast Town Center near Florida Gulf Coast University!
Glad you had some girlfriend time the past few days!
Morgan @ Healthy Happy Place
January 24, 2010 at 8:18 amGirlfriend time and starbucks cures all!!
Most of my girlfriends live out east (I’m in the midwest) so I’m super jealous of your get together. The sushi looks amazing, too!
Ameena
January 24, 2010 at 8:19 amWhat a great breakfast! So glad you had a good time with your friend. Friend time is the best!
Karla
January 24, 2010 at 8:28 amYum! Sushi!! It’s been soo long!
Julia
January 24, 2010 at 8:42 amJust wanted to let you know I always love your positive energy in this blog!
Have a great sunday:) Strange, mine is almost over already!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
candice
January 24, 2010 at 8:44 amOoh, that millet bread french toast looks so fluffy and yummy. Glad you got in some quality girlfriend time 😉
Gabriela
January 24, 2010 at 8:49 amOh my goodness that french toast looks delicious! Glad you had fun last night!
adrienmelaine
January 24, 2010 at 8:51 amI love girlfriends and a power walk, something about fresh air and some endorphins make all the worlds troubles far away– that or we spend the entire time talking about them they have nothing left to bother us with!
Jenna
January 24, 2010 at 8:57 amGlad you had a great night with kell!
Millet French toast looks delish!
Andee (LAEasyMeals)
January 24, 2010 at 9:00 amIt’s been a while since I’ve made french toast, thanks for the Sunday breakfast idea!
Lauren @ Eater not a runner
January 24, 2010 at 9:01 amsushi and chatting makes everything better!
Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run
January 24, 2010 at 9:03 amNice pictures yesterday. I heart Sushi. What do ya mean…Cali isn’t up to par with Florida? ; )
Jasmine @ Eat Move Write
January 24, 2010 at 9:18 amYour hot chocolate looks so good. I’ve never ordered one from Starbucks. Glad you had some girl time. It’s always necessary.
Jenna
January 24, 2010 at 9:19 amNothing wrong with a smoothy when it is freezing outside. I just had a smoothy this morning and it is about 30 degrees outside. 🙂
Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl
January 24, 2010 at 9:51 amYum! That shake sounds delish!
And there’s nothing like a fantabulous friend who tells it like it is! 😀
Glad you had a great time, Jenna!
Hugs,
Michele
Marissa
January 24, 2010 at 9:53 amI need to try millet bread!!
Alyson
January 24, 2010 at 10:22 amWhen I saw the title of this post my first thought was ‘ain’t that the truth!’. I lived in the Bay Area for 4 years and there are some killer sushi spots. There’s a place in Berkeley called Joshu-ya’s .. amazing! You definitely should swing by next time you’re in the area 🙂
Deanna
January 24, 2010 at 10:41 amYou just influenced me to make French toast of my own! But I substituted oatmeal bread and plain soy milk. Thanks for the idea 🙂
Ashley
January 24, 2010 at 10:50 amIt looks like you’ve had a great weekend thus far! That sushi looks amazing!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg
January 24, 2010 at 11:05 amI totally agree– even now that I’m married, there’s just something about talking to a girlfriend that can be SO therepeutic.
Have a great Sunday, Jenna!
Kelly B.
January 24, 2010 at 11:07 amI love sushi! But my husband hates sushi dinner dates because he says it takes so much to fill him up and then he is hungry again in a hour! haha!
kristina
January 24, 2010 at 11:18 amhey jenna!
i’m not sure how good the sushi is up by where you are in the sonoma area, but the sushi is the absolute best in berkeley and san francisco. my favorite place to go is on solano ave., in albany, which is the town next to berkeley, it’s called Miyuki. Go there!!!
Katherine
January 24, 2010 at 11:32 amMmmmm millet french toast?? I bet it’s even better than if it was made with Ezekiel bread.
Sounds like a fun night with a great friend. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
Foy Update - Cook. Garden. Write. Repeat.
January 24, 2010 at 11:52 amOh I had a girl night yesterday too! We also had sushi. I got a sweet potato roll that was amazing. They must have fried the sweet potato because it was warm and slightly crunchy. I’ll have to make sure I order that again.
Emily Eats and Exercises
January 24, 2010 at 12:06 pmSushi and hot chocolate – two of my favorites. Plus good company of course is the most important.
Gracie @ Girl Meets Health
January 24, 2010 at 12:38 pmyes, girlfriends = therapy. But clearly you’ve caught on that girlfriends + SUSHI = even better therapy 🙂
Lisa (bakebikeblog)
January 24, 2010 at 12:50 pmooooh all those eats look so good. Love the sushi 🙂
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen)
January 24, 2010 at 12:56 pmThat French toast is really making me miss yogurt! Looks so good!
Cynthia (It All Changes)
January 24, 2010 at 1:06 pmGirlfriends are great therapy. I love hanging out with mine that will tell me like it is and have known me for years.
agata
January 24, 2010 at 1:27 pmi have a random question.. do you (or anybody who comments on this blog) have any favorite yoga DVDS that you could recommend? I know about the online download ones, but I was looking to purchase actual DVDS. Thanks!
Jenny
January 24, 2010 at 1:40 pmGirltalk is the best! Sometimes, it is just the cure to everything 🙂
Courtney
January 24, 2010 at 1:44 pmSometimes a girlfriend telling it like it is makes it all ok! And that hot chocolate probably could help too!! YUM!
Courtney
adventures in tri-ing
Sophie @ yumventures
January 24, 2010 at 1:52 pmI find it so interesting that you use xantham gum in your smoothie! I eat gluten free, so I need to use that whenever I am baking to put the stickiness back in dough! What made you think of using it? What difference do you find it makes?
Michelle
January 24, 2010 at 2:22 pmHope church was good, it is such an amazing thing to have each week for me.
Tiffany @ A Dantat's Life
January 24, 2010 at 2:25 pmMmmmm… sushi!! And I so agree with the wonderous effects of girlfriend time. Sometimes you just need to talk things out with another woman. So great!
Angela @ A healthy fit
January 24, 2010 at 2:47 pmGirlfriends, sushi and starbucks! A winning combo every time. I miss having my great girlfriends nearby. We are so far away from eachother!
ari
January 24, 2010 at 3:35 pmwhat brand of millet bread do you use?
ari
January 24, 2010 at 3:36 pmwhat brand of millet bread do you use?
Nicole
January 24, 2010 at 3:50 pmOOHhh.. The smoothie looks tasty. Isn’t it funny when you don’t realize how many things you are blending until you go and write about it???? IT’s insane the amount of ingredients I put in food sometime. AND half the time it isn’t necessary… but sometimes it makes it.
AND yes.. Girl TIME is definitely needed from time to time!
diana(mymarble rye)
January 24, 2010 at 4:04 pmthe definition of a good friendship is the ability to talk to the same person for HOURS and then being able to do it again the next day! I love my best friend and I’m glad you got to have a fabulous girls only time!
Tara
January 24, 2010 at 4:50 pmI completely agree. No matter what kind of day you are having it is always better when talking to a girlfriend, or better yet, girlfriends!
Love the blog!
Swimsutra
January 24, 2010 at 5:15 pmYum, that hot chocolate looks so delicious. Also, very much agreed on the girlfriend-time therapy front.
Lauren @ louisianagrown
January 24, 2010 at 5:24 pmSo happy to see you running again! I’m doing at least three or four races this spring, and I could use some motivation!
Jess.
January 24, 2010 at 5:29 pmi agree. Couldn’t imagine life without my girlfriends!
Pam (@ TotalHealthCounseling)
January 24, 2010 at 5:41 pmI concur, girl talk is always great therapy and free 🙂
The millet french toast looks so good! I will have to try it sometimes.
Jessie @ thehappinessinhealth
January 24, 2010 at 6:03 pmMmm, sushi makes a wonderful light meal. Perfect paired with girl talk! 🙂
eatmovelove
January 24, 2010 at 6:33 pmI love that you go to church….I am not religious – and I don’t care who is or how spiritual you are…but I think it is important to have faith and connection with something “higher” in the universe…it reminds us that we are only but a small piece of the puzzle.
And, YES, it is ALL about girlfriends in life… although I sure could go for a BOYfriend right about now…:(
jenna
January 25, 2010 at 7:31 ami hope your monday goes better for you! 🙂 sbux hot choc is sooo good!! mmmm….
April Knight
December 13, 2019 at 3:36 amI like smoothie a lot!)) it’s sooo tasty and healthy!)
Try this recipe – Strawberry Spinach smoothie https://greenann.com/recipe/strawberry-spinach-smoothie/