This afternoon was work, work, work! I put together two information sheets on Infant and Toddler nutrition, which took most of the afternoon. Tomorrow is 5-11 year olds and adolescents! (Sorry I can’t share these or R.D.’s would never get paid, yo!)
I broke at 5:00 for a snack – soft serve banana ice cream with a little Cacao Bliss on top! I swear my food processor nearly jumped off the counter with this one!! I used only 1 small frozen banana, so the report is that you can make this in a small portion.
Oh, and some cinnamon almonds from OhNuts! They are good, but they’re no cranberry pecans…
Dinner tonight was from Health Magazine
Moroccan Lamb Salad With Carrots and Mint
How good does this look:
And here’s my version:
I stripped two giant carrots with my veggie peeler –
And used Oikos, cinnamon, cayenne, lemon (like the recipe says, but a little less for half the portion) and raisins and cinnamon almonds and mint from the garden –
It could have used a bit more dressing, but this was GOOD!! Loved the cinnamon and spiciness combined with the yogurt.
I also thawed out this single piece of grass-fed beef we’ve had frozen for a while. Neither of us was that hungry tonight, so the portion size ended up being perfect
And the beef was DELICIOUS! The carrot salad was quite carrot-y, so make sure you love them if you try it.
Lastly I had a nub of the new Blue Cheese Walnut Rye loaf Matt brought home! With a little bit of butter
I would have loved to have a glass of red wine with this meal, but we’re going out of town in 2 days and opening a bottle for a small glass didn’t seem very practical
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Avo-licious
Click on the top left Avo-licious box and see where it takes you!
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I’m going to relax for the rest of the night. I have an early dentist appointment in the morning and then am going into work for the day. Exercise will come later!
Daria (Summer of the CSAs) says
Those carrots look gorgeous! And hooray for avocados! 🙂
Stacy says
Hi Kath!! I love your blog and have been lurking for about two months while I start my journey of becoming more fit! I LOVE to cook and bake and have tried some of your recipes already!!
The Banana Soft Serve looks so delicious, but I don’t have a food processor, do you think a blender would work just as well?
Kath says
Thanks Stacy!
I think I’ve seen a few people make it with a blender, but you really don’t have enough liquid to do it. Give it a try and let us know.
Kath
Angela (Oh She Glows) says
That avocado post made me crave it too! haha. I love it…eat some every day pretty much.
Kate says
Wow, that salad looks yumalicious! Hahah. Salads are great for summer nights when you don’t want something too heavy or HOT. It’s just too hot to cook this time of year!
I have got to make some banana soft-serve! Soft-serve is my favorite type of ice cream by far, and I LOVE bananas! To the freezer!
Help Meghan Run says
Man that carrot salad looks great! I make one with hummus, but I’m definitely trying that version with yogurt. And you’ve definitely increased my craving for that soft-serve…which I amazingly haven’t tried yet! 😮
Help Meghan Run says
(I’m so sorry for the double comment, but I have a question. Approx. how big is the serving if you just use one frozen banana? Thanks!)
Rebeca says
Cuuute congrats! Avo-licious indeed.
Your version looks soooo good too! Yum!
P.S. Stacy, I tried it in my blender (because my food processor is annoying to clean), I just added a little almond milk to start it up. Ex. 1/4 of the banana and 1/2 T. of almond milk, then add the rest of the banana and a little almond milk as needed. I guess that doesn’t really make it ”raw” but still really good (esp. with unsweet vanilla). My mom tried it too, and added plain yogurt, but she’s not big on sweet so the tangyness was fine with her.
Jessica says
yum, that meat looks great!
-muffy
Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) says
A few weeks ago I made “healthified” chunky monkey ice cream by adding a frozen banana, pecans, and chocolate chips to my blender. It needed a little extra milk to bind together, but it was delicious!
Meg says
Yum…banana ice cream! Have a relaxing evening!
Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now says
Enjoy your relaxing evening!
Rose says
Good to know that 1 banana does the trick too 🙂
Bec says
wow what a great dinner that beef just makes it that little bit better!
FitFoodie says
Your version looks EVEN BETTER! Good job 🙂
Gillian says
I now know what I am going to have Thursday night for dinner! Wow that carrot salad looks delicious and I just happen to have all the ingredients! Faboosh!!
Kathy (Moving Beyond Perfection) says
I love how your presentation of the food (as usual)! It’s so pretty 🙂
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
Wow… now that’s an impressive dinner!!! Definitely a benefit of working from home! 🙂
And I seriously have to try out that banana soft serve. It sounds like such a yummy summer treat!
Lisa says
My friend calls her version of the banana softserve BTIC–Better Than Ice Cream.
She and I both use a bit of soymilk to help the food processor get going. It doesn’t have to blend so long that way, and stays more frozen.
I have made it with a variety of fruits, but using bananas and/or peaches yields a creamier texture. Either is delicious with berries mixed in. I mean, processed in.
Christina says
What a pretty meal! I love how your napkin matches – very cute presentation!
leslie says
your dinner looks so beautiful. so fresh and colorful!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
what a bee-u-tee-ful dinner! is that a new plate?!
Shannon, The Healthy Beach Bum says
Congrats on the avocado link!!!
That beef looks perfect on the carrot salad. 🙂
Andee (Runtolive) says
That dinner looks so yummy! I love the banana soft serve too, but it sure gives my Magic Bullet a beating when I blend a whole banana in it.
Angharad says
The Moroccan Lamb Salad looks unbelievably good! I LOVE lamb. Phew.
Caroline says
Banana soft serve with cacao bliss sounds amazing! Did you find that the cacao bliss hardened a bit on the cold bananas (forming a shell)? I poured some on yogurt the other day, and it hardened a bit. It still tasted FAB, but I was just curious if this has happened to anyone else!
Mrs. Myers @ Eat Move Write says
I would absolutely love to try that dinner. Hubby would seriuosly throw it out the window. He considers carrot devil food.
Whole Body Love says
I need to jump on the banana soft serve bandwagon! I do so love Cacao Bliss…what a nice addition!
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
Love the carrot strip “pasta”!
I, too, need to jump on the banana soft serve wagon. I have my bananas in the freezer waiting patiently! 🙂
Jenn
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
Great dinner! So coloful.
Kath says
Help Meghan Run,
What you see is what you get 🙂 About a half cup? Maybe a little less?
lynn (The Actors Diet),
Nope, another from my grandmother’s collection!
Caroline ,
Yes, mine definitely hardened. Like that shell chocolate sauce! Wish it had remained liquidy though.
Kath
Lauren says
This carrot salad is in my binder of saved recipes – glad to know it came out tasty!
JENNA says
yum this sounds like such a great/different dinner!
Cait (Cait's Plate) says
YAY for Health Magazine dinner!! I’m totally going to pimp this post out to our editors so they know you tried it!! 🙂
Sarah says
That Cacao Bliss looks and sounds amazing! Like a healthier Nutella?!
Jess says
Hey Kath, Long time reader but first time poster. I actually really love your blog, you have such a sensible attitude towards eating and it’s really helped me for my own issues around food.
I’m very intrigued by the cocoa bliss, what are the nutrition facts for it (I checked the website but I couldn’t find any info!). Thanks for the great blog, good luck with everything!
Kath says
Jess,
Here’s the label:
http://livesuperfoods.com/cacao/PRE012.html
Kath