Happy Monday all! I had no idea so many of you were big Sophia Kinsella fans. I absolutely love her books with my favorite to date being “Can You Keep A Secret?” I think my “taste” in book reading has evolved over time with it all beginning with Ralph the Mouse! I was an avid Steven King Fan and John Grisham fan before I moved onto Nora Roberts then, pretty much all the chic lit authors ~ Love Jane Green, May Kae Andrews, Meg Cabot….I could go on and on with who I like and why, but, today was such a tasty day, let’s get on with the food!
This morning I gave The Husband a choice of Flapjacks or Protein Pancakes….any thoughts on what he picked?! LOL…
Kodiak Flapjacks of course!
Served with a big bowl of berries on the side….
1 Tbsp. melted whipped butter and a drizzle of 1 Tbsp. Pure Maple Syrup
Turns into a berry flapjack “mess” that is completely delicious! 10 points+
The only thing about having all carbs for breakfast for me is that about 2 hours later, it never fails…I am always hungry. Enter 1/2 oz. of Mixed Nuts (2 points+)
Served up with a side of watermelon.
2 hours later, I was ready to dive into lunch ~ nothing fancy, but, it totally hit the spot.
Simple Salad topped with 1 1/2 tsp. sunflower seeds, 1 1/2 tsp. dried cranberries and 1 Tbsp. balsamic. (1 points+)
Plus an Egg Salad Sandwich on Oatnut Bread.
- 1 egg plus 2 egg whites (2 points+)
- 1 Tbsp. low-fat mayo (1 points+)
- 1 tsp. mustard
- sea salt & black pepper to taste
- 2 slices of your favorite bread (5 points+)
Yes, you could pick light breads and save on points+, but, the real deal is worth it to me.
I totally invaded my co-workers Starburst Jelly Bean jar today….I made sure I counted out 20 of the flavors I like (no funky green Starburst flavors for me!) 2 points+
When I walked in the door today, my May K-Cup Ambassador Promotion was waiting for me.
This month involved one of my favorite flavors when I need some coffee with a little kick from Barista Prima Coffeehouse. It comes in 4 flavors and every single one is rich and satisfying.
This month they are challenging all of us to create our very own unique recipe using the Barista Prima Italian Roast…..for a little motivation, they sent us this amazing Tiramisu Brownie Recipe….
Plus, everything we need to whip up our own Tiramisu…..must ponder ideas using coffee ~ Ok!
For now, you call can save with this month’s promotion. You will not only save 15% off everything you order at www.GreenMountainCoffee.com , but, you will get FREE SHIPPING when your order includes at least one of the K-Cup® pack of Barista Prima Coffeehouse® packs. Just enter “BARISTA8128” when you check out. This code is good from now until May 31st.
Dinner tonight came together in under 15 minutes with hardly any dishes to wash ~ just another reason to love your grill!
I started with my Mixed Green Salad base plus 1/2 cup Healthy Potato Salad (SF+ 1 WPA) – 3 points+.
Wickles ~ the sweet & spicy pickles that I ate like half a jar when I first tried them in South Carolina. Plus, a new BBQ sauce we tried this week called Rufus Teague which is pretty darn tasty ~ a little smoke, a little sweet, a whole lotta BBQ goodness.
While I prepped my salad, I grilled up a Vegan Don Lee Farms Veggie Patties ~ they taste like “fried’ egg rolls when you let them get crispy on the grill and they are only 4 points+ each.
Drizzled with BBQ sauce for my “dressing.”
Finished with Toppers ~ Wickles! and fresh cherry tomatoes.
My Meatless Monday ~ Burger Salad for 8 points+
STATS: 31 Daily Points+, 5 WPA used, 22 WPA remaining
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Have you ever cooked or baked or made anything with coffee? If so, what? I’d love ideas!
Night all!
Staci says
I made a trifle once that had instant coffee mixed with some sort of pudding once. It also had pound cake and dark chocolate chunks and shavings in it. Does that count? 🙂 I hated it. LOL
Laurie says
Staci- had to laugh! I Made that same trifle once & hated it as well! Not one ounce of natural ingredients! Real is always better, even if it means more work!
Jenny says
Not too creative but coffee added to smoothies (like a mock frappe of sorts) is always a wonderful treat!
Melanie says
My mom always made “black magic cake” for our birthdays – it has brewed coffee in the batter. It’s still my favorite, and I’m in my forties now.
Carrie @ Season It Already! says
I made these Mocha Almond Fudge Cookies once (when I had people over so I wouldn’t eat them all!) and they were a hit!
Leslie says
I live in SC. Aren’t Wickles awesome???
Carrie @ Season It Already! says
Oh. Should have included the link to the recipe, huh?
http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/04/mocha-almond-fudge-cookies/#
Jennifer says
I made tiramisu cupcakes with fresh whipped cream topping. AMAZING!!
Josie says
OMG love Wickles my friend gave me a jar so tasty!
Lucia says
I have made tiramisu, and I have made chocolate mocha cupcakes.
Jessica @ Blog-Inspired Cooking says
I’m like Jenny and I’ve added coffee (well, instant decaf crystals) to my smoothies, the flavor pairs really well with bananas. I used half of a frozen banana in mine.
I also recently used the instant coffee crystals in the water when making oatmeal, which was awesome! It was the amount of water and coffee crystals you’d use to make a cup of coffee. I put a teaspoon of cocoa powder in it too, so it was actually mocha oatmeal, not straight coffee. I also put non-dairy creamer on top with a little almond milk, which adds the sweetness I’m looking for.
Here’s my blog post about the coffee oatmeal.
http://bloginspiredcooking.blogspot.com/2013/05/morning-joe-in-bowl.html
I loved it. My husband tasted it and said “We have different ideas of what tastes good.”, which means he didn’t like it at all. 🙂