Weekend Highlights

Happy Sunday all!  We have had an awesome weekend that actually FELT like a weekend.  You know where you get in a little bit of everything ~ sleeping in, cleaning, relaxing, catching up on your shows, finishing a book, having a little fun heading out of town, but, more importantly, actually feeling like you have had TWO days off! 

I LOVE weekends like that, don’t you? I think the BEST part for me aside from feeling super accomplished, is I managed to stick to my September goals even while being a little lazy “not cooking” and dining out a few times ~ success!

SATURDAY

I never realized how hard it can be sometimes to get that 1/2 cup of veggies in to start your day when you are NOT having eggs.

I could’ve done a green smoothie, but, there is something more satisfying for me in the morning about “crunchy” away versus slurping away.  Rounded out with 2 slices of Trader Joe’s 97% Fat Free Turkey Bacon (1 pt)

Mid morning I really wanted to snack away on something crunchy ~ so I cut up an entire bell pepper with a TJ’s lite string cheese (1 pt)

LUNCH!!!

MMMM, I finally tasted the Chipotle Chicken & Chickpea Soup I made the night before and I have to say it was absolutely delicious with so many layers of flavor.  I can’t wait to have it again (7 pts)

More Crunch ~ Celery stuffed with homemade crunchy almond butter (4 points because I got a little heavy handed with my almond butter) 🙂

Some days you just really know you shouldn’t cook because it might not turn out good….ummm, that was me on Saturday so we headed out for dinner.

I LOVE Chipotle Chicken Salads!  I know that one day I am going to host a MAKE YOUR OWN CHIPOTLE party using this recipe for their chicken marinade  online!

10 points and worth every HEAPING point.  I <3 Guacamole!

The day ended with 2 unpictured fudgesicles.

SUNDAY

We were up early to head to the Sacramento Antique Fair.  Before heading out the door, I whipped up a quick cheesy, mushroom scramble (2 pts)

Pit Stop ~ Grande Fat Free, Decaf Iced Latte (2 pts)

Plus some spicy peanuts (2 pts).  I am so addicted to these right now…I was a little OCD and counted out 20 as I ate them LOL.

The REAL reason The Husband got me to go to the antique fair ~ the promise of PITA PIT!  As you all saw before, I can so easily be bribed with good, healthy food :D   I think I probably need to try EVERYTHING on their menu eventually 😉

I really pondered getting a pita, but, realized it wouldn’t fit with my September goals so I had my wrap ~ FORK STYLE!

* Romaine

* Tomatoes

* Cucumbers

* Bell Peppers & Onions

* Pepperoncini’s

* Cheddar Cheese

* Olives

* Buffalo Chicken with peppers, mushrooms, onions & buffalo sauce

* Guacamole!

10 points of amazingness!  I actually didn’t miss the pita either.

We actually drove all the way down to Benicia on our way back to check out a few more stores.  I love walking downtown and seeing the ocean right there.

More car snacks (cherry tomatoes).

Turkey Bacon ~ totally a normal car snack (1 pt)

We met some friends at Monsoon Burger for dinner.  I decided to get my California Avocado Burger without a bun so I’d have room for my “2 cups of veggies”.  The only problem was having a side salad wasn’t an option.

So, what’s a girl to do???

I totally use the condiment bar to make up a Burger Topping Salad ~ believe it or not, it totally hit the spot! (9 pts)

* Romaine leaves

* Tomato slices

* Olives (ok, who puts these on their burger?! It worked for me though lol)

* Pickled onions

* 4 oz Burger topped with pepperjack and AVOCADO!

You know what is totally crazy is that I don’t feel like I was deprived at all ~ I completely enjoyed my meal and felt so empowered giving The Husband all my fries too :D 

I AM SO IN “THE ZONE” AND FOCUSED ON MY GOALS !!!

 

I am off to drool over the latest Fall Baking Cookbook that showed up in the mail this past week.  The fantastic peeps at Betty Crocker sent me a copy for voting on which cover I thought they should use.

I am so excited that Bakerella won the cover and I cannot wait to make like EVERYTHING in here……just, not until October 😉

Just a few of the recipes that have me drooling now are….

* Exclusive recipes like Jack-o´-Lantern Cake Pops from Bakerella, the queen of cupcake pops

* Whoopie Pies in new flavors like Pumpkin Whoopie Pies and Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

* Pecan-Bourbon Crunch Italian Cream Cups

* Pumpkin Swirl Brownies, Peanut Butter Rocky Road Brownies plus lunch box cookies

* Great-tasting apple desserts-Easy Apple-Cranberry Dessert Squares, Cinnamon Apple Berry Crisp and Brown Sugar Spice Cake with Caramelized Apples

* Plus spooktacular treats like Pull-Apart Spiderweb, Candy Corn Roll-Up Cookies, Chocolate Bat Cookies and Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

* All recipes have been thoroughly tested and tasted in the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens and are accompanied by a color photo and complete nutrition information.

See what I mean……L<3VE!!!! Go out and get your copy now so we can bake together :D  How fun would that be?!

Night all!