The day has ran away from me!
And so has the snow. There’s no sign of any flakes left!
I had a fun trip to the gym on foot today. I wouldn’t say I ran – perhaps trotted is the right word? I didn’t want to bike or drive on the slushy roads so I used my feet.
2 miles later, I did some good weight lifting and was on my merry way back home. It was a great, hard workout!
A colorful lunch!
I made good use of all the leftovers in my fridge –
- Spinach
- Red pepper
- Quinoa
- Butternut squash
- Chicken
- Sharp cheddar
- Grapefruit
And an apple cider, maple, mustard, olive oil + salt dressing
OpenSky is selecting the winner of the Cuisinart + homemade crunchy peanut butter at 5PM today!
T-1 hour to sign up to win here.
Happy Friday!!!
Meg says
I will gladly share some of the snow we have here in MD with you 😉
I had to have a super colorful lunch too, to make up for my lack of color in my little snowglobe house I’m trapped in right now. Enjoy your afternoon, Kath!
Natalia - a side of simple says
🙂 –> Insert “Friday dance”
Your salad beast looks like a pretty good reason to do the Friday dance, even if it weren’t Friday.
Angie @ Musings of a Violet Monkey says
My salad lunch was quite colorful too! It’s a great day for it.
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Amanda (Eating Up) says
I’m loving the artsy placement of the grapefruit slices!
elizabeth says
Weird question, but what is the paint color (the orange/pink color) in the first picture. I have been looking for a color like that for my kitchen. Thanks! Elizabeth
KathEats says
I don’t know because we didn’t paint the room 🙁
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
Wow the colors in that salad are gorgeous!
Eliz@The Sweet Life says
what a beautiful photo, made more so by the neat black & white chair in the background!
Bronwyn Coyne says
Ooooh fingers crossed for the draw! 😀 I like the sound of that salad dressing, it sounds delicious.
Christin@purplebirdblog says
I love the way the colors in the placemat play off the colors in the salad! Gorgeous!
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
What a gorgeous salad! Nice job on the presentation Kath, and it sounds like you had a great workout! Have a good weekend 🙂
Stacey (The Habit of Healthy) says
Colourful lunch – full of lots of good stuff for sure!
Courtney @ the granola chronicles says
What a very colorful salad. That salad dressing sound delicious!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
Your salad looks so good- especially the squash!
Camille says
Beautiful, colorful lunch!!
Heather (heathers dish) says
Grapefruit sounds like pure heaven right now!
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
I love salads that clear out the fridge. They always end up being so tasty!
Holly @ Couch Potato Athlete says
I cannot get enough citrus lately — a big juicey grapefruit sounds delicious!
I hope I win the Cuisinart 🙂
Amy @ Teach, Write, Cook says
Your salad looks amazing! Is this striped placemat also fabric from Fabric.com? I love the color scheme.
Lauren says
Where will the announcement be made?
KathEats says
The winner will be emailed, announced on KERF
C. says
MUST MAKE THAT SALAD DRESSING.
sounds delish!
Sophie says
The way you do the grapefruit makes it look so good! I’ve always done it the traditional way where you slice it in half and cut out each individual section. I’m going to have to try it your way!
KathEats says
Peeling it is so much easier!
stacey-healthylife says
I just moved to a neighborhood where everything is in walking distance, love it.
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
Such beautiful food! Love all of the different colors 🙂
Natalie @ Will Jog For Food says
My salads never look that good! Gotta try that red quinoa soon, I hear it’s really good.
jane says
your salad looks beautiful!! i just have to comment, i think it is “the day has RUN away from me” isnt it? just some constructive criticism! hope you have a great weekend!
KathEats says
Is that so?! That’s not how I say it 🙂 Grammar has never been a strength of mine
Eileen says
Former editor … “has run” is correct. 🙂
jane says
ok-i got worried after i posted that maybe i, indeed, was wrong! so thanks for the backup! i just love grammar- as dorky as that sounds!!! i noticed that today another post having to do with “run” was wrong as well…but i shall stop..:-)
Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says
what an awesome salad 🙂
Angela (The Lady Loves to Eat) says
That salad dressing sounds really good! I’m going to have to try it out! I love mustard!
christina cadden says
Your lunch looks so good!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
wow your lunch is a regular punky brewster today!
Jess (Sweet Potato) says
yum! I love citrus on salad.
Stacey (The Home-Cooked Vegan) says
Loving all of the colors! And now I’m craving a grapefruit too 😉 Glad you were able to get in an awesome workout, have a happy Friday!!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
I love the bold stripes on that placemat! Very cheery!
Kiran says
I love colorful food presentations and this sure is a winner 😀
Baking 'n' Books says
Butternut Squash!
I’m a wimp…if there’s slush even, I avoid it 😉
Christine (The Raw Project) says
Gorgeous lunch, all the bright colors are perfect for a slushy day. 🙂
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
Your description of how you trotted to the gym and then was on your merry way back home is so cute. 🙂 I imagined Little Red Riding Kath.
Katy (The Singing Runner) says
I had grapefruit with my salad at lunch too. Great minds think alike! 😀
Laurie says
I wish our snow would go away that fast!! When does Matt get back? He must be dying being away from home for so long.
Liv says
What a pretty lunch!! The cloth under it makes it look so great, I love it! 🙂
Joelle (The Pancake Girl) says
We have tons of snow here in D.C. still!
I love that you drink your water in a glass jar- so cute!
Emily says
I wish our flakes were gone. We’re looking at 4+ feet of snow that has to melt, and that’s not including the mounds that have been plowed off the road or in parking lots. It’s going to be a looong winter here in New England. The salad you made is so pretty 🙂 I love butternut squash on mah salads 🙂
Steph! says
That salad looks gorgeous!!
Unfortunately the MN winter will be here for the next 4 months or so. And yet, here I stay 🙂
Have a good weekend!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says
an apple cider, maple, mustard, olive oil + salt dressing = looks perfect! right up my alley. I love ACV and make all my own dressings with it.
love the segmented fruit. and your pics. mmm, sooo pretty 🙂
Shayla says
I may be late in the game but I just noticed your new header! I love it! So vibrant and very KERF! And you’ve inspired me to make homemade nut butter – YUM 🙂
Lauren @ Fun, Fit and Fabulous! says
That is probably the prettiest salad I have ever seen!!
Allison @ Happy Tales says
What a pretty salad all full of colors!!! And yay for weights sessions 🙂 One of my fav ways to work out!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
The salad is screaming summer. I love it. 😀
Alyssa says
I remember when I lived in an area that made it easy for me to run/bike to the gym!! We are looking for a closer gym so we can do that as well 🙂
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
That is a great use of leftovers! Looks so yummy 🙂
Anna Lee says
Stunning plating on the salad, even without “supremming” the grapefruit sections.
Christine @What The Front Door??!! says
I never ever would have thought to put these things together on a salad. Especially the grapefruit, with chicken and quinoa and squash?!
I am desperate, and I mean DESPERATE, to find a yummy dressing for my salads. Did you like the dressing you made today? When you say apple cider, do you mean vinegar or actual cider? And did you use equal parts of each?
Sorry for all the questions but I would kill right now for good dressing.
KathEats says
They key to a good dressing is a thick, aged balsamic vinegar and/or fancy olive oils. Splurge on them and JUST use them for salads – not cooking! There’s no need to mix them up – just drizzle on! I also have a Roseberry dressing on my Recipes page that’s mixed and good
Shannon @ A Better Me says
Salad looks great! Very colorful! 😀
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
I CANNOT wait for the snow to melt near my house!! I am ready for SPRING:) Slash that is the most beautiful salad I have seen in a hot long time, uhhh yumsky
Hannah says
What a colourful vibrant salad! Well done!