you mean i can eat cool whip for breakfast?

some mornings my usual bowl of oatmeal with raisins gets a little on the redundant side. i got all of the ingredients to make [this] except coming home from my second wegmans run of the weekend i realized i forgot cottage cheese. go figure, main ingredient.

so i improvised a bit. and yes, i did eat cool whip for breakfast. it was fantastic.

Ingredients:

1 small cup plain yogurt

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

2 spoonfuls of cool whip

cinnamon

apple cider spice (or nutmeg)

1/4 cup water

handfull of ice

optional: teddy grahams or graham crackers crushed on top

Instructions:

Blend everything. Enjoy.

i fully intend on having another one of these babies tomorrow morning for breakfast. quick, tasty and just right for fall!

Peanut Butter Tofu Protein Bars

I've been looking for a super high protein something that is portable because who doesn't like to eat breakfast while biking to class. I'm usually awake early enough but it's nice to have something to throw in my bag for a quick energy boost.

I recently found this peanut butter tofu protein bar and thought I'd give it a shot.

Ingredients:

1 cup oats (I used a cup and a half because I didn't have enough protein powder)

1 cup vanilla protein powder (I made mine with one of those individual packs and it worked fine)

1 tsp salt

16 oz firm tofu

1/4 honey

1/2 creamy or crunchy peanut butter

4 egg whites, beaten

1 tsp vanilla

stevia, to taste

Step one, gather all ingredients and take a picture.. or not.

Mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl, set aside.

Put all wet ingredients into a blender or food processor. Blend.

Mix all ingredients together and dump in pan. At this point it kind of looks like cookie dough.

Bake at 325 for 25-30 minutes, mine took closer to 35 minutes.

Enjoy with a glass of milk -- more protein!

Highly recommended, I pretty much followed the recipe I found on Dashing Dishes with a few tweaks but I might have to try it again and experiment even more.

food

mac & cheese that ashley made

pancakes & hashbrowns

taco night with the guys, first sunday before classes started

some of the guys

intense uno games

watching fireworks on the hill

i made oatmeal for dinner one night with cinnamon and apples

it tasted better than it looked...

pb&j with apples, i've been eating this every morning for breakfast. i've gone through so many apples lately

my desk/bed/the only place we get internet

dresser

art history poster over my bed bc i have to live and breathe this stuff for 3 quarters

typography project, stage 1

grilled cheese, spinach, carrots and cucumbers.. see mom? i get my veggies

soup i made today for lunch. broccoli, onions, mushrooms, spinach, can of cream of mushroom soup, little bit of soy milk, salt, pepper and cheese.

it was goooooood. and there are leftovers! :)

Pancakes, Friends and Homework

Okay, another week please? 

Just kidding. Sure, it'd be nice to have another entire week full of fun and frivolity but like all good things, there is an end. I think a two week break is a perfect amount of time, it's enough time to disengage from busy life and relax. Of course, RIT has the added bonus of being in the middle of a quarter so yep, you guessed it... homework! How enjoyable. I guess it could be worse. I could have exams the week after break (like Harvard) or have a 10 page paper due (if i wasn't an art major). But, I'm not at Harvard and I'm an art major so, I draw! And draw and draw and draw and glue. 

These past two days have been friend-packed... if there is such a term. Thursday night I went over to Corey's house with Jenni and we watched some movies and had "girl time"-- something not found often on RIT's 70-30 guy to girl ratio campus. Had pancakes for breakfast made by mom... yummm! And sausage made by dad.. but I'll let Sarah tell you how that was :) After breakfast went over to Liz's house to hang out. Came back to do some homework-- okay, so I did watch an episode of the OC before doing so. And in a little while Alison is coming over to hang out and do some puzzles. 

Tomorrow is the last full day of winter break which means Sunday I make the trek from 40 degree Clarksville to snowy Rochester. As noted by my mom has gotten a record snowfall this December.. 46 inches. Luckily most of that has fallen since I've been home so I'm not sick of snow yet. But ask me again in March and we'll see if that changes. 

I guess that perhaps I should stop avoiding the inevitable and get back to work.