Today’s eats have been mostly of the liquid variety. And I’m not talking alcohol, although that would have made for an interesting (albeit regrettable) Wednesday, I guess.
I started my morning off with a cup of coffee. I didn’t even really drink coffee until last year. We used to have Starbucks runs at work which got me started and then when I gave up Diet Coke (confession – I’ve had one here and there since then), I needed an alternate source of caffeine.
I used to drink my coffee with my breakfast, but since I’m between jobs and have no place to be, I’ve been making the whole thing a more leisurely affair. Yes, I just said leisurely affair which sounds ridiculous, but I can’t think of another word that goes with leisurely that conveys the same point. Anyway, so I’ve been drinking my coffee and chilling for a while before even thinking about breakfast.
I normally have eggs or sometimes yogurt, but today I decided to put the Vitamix to the test and make a smoothie.
We’ll pretend it’s that color because it’s chocolate. I’m normally not a big smoothie person, primarily because my old blender sucked and I would find large pieces of ice in my drink. But also because they are never very filling to me. The Vitamix solved the ice chunk problem, but I was hungry an hour later. I should have put some protein powder in there at least. Coconut milk, mixed fruit, banana and a little bit of spinach does not equal a filling meal.
Lunch today was the third drinkable thing that I had. It’s been pretty cold here in Atlanta and one of my favorite things to eat in the cold weather is soup. Soup is one of my favorite things to eat in any sort of weather to be honest, but it’s especially nice in the cold. For some reason, Jason prefers canned soups (what?), so I like to make homemade soups on days when I’m fending for myself. I was smart this time and scaled down the Pickle Soup recipe to two servings.
Yes, that soup had pickles in it and yes, it was awesome. It tasted like a lentil soup with just a hint of pickley goodness.
Maybe I should have a cup of hot chocolate for dessert, you know to continue the drinkable theme. Dinner, by the way, was not drinkable, hence the reason it’s not mentioned.
Pickle soup??? Im in
Eww pickles!
Not a pickle fan? I love them, but only dill or half-sour. I hate sweet pickles.
I love soup in the winter, too. My husband is already sick of me making it too often.
Do you eat yogurt? We put yogurt in our smoothies and I think that helps it be more filling. Oh, and peanut butter.
Oh good idea, I always forget about yogurt. I actually have some in the fridge. Maybe I’ll try tomorrow.
Pickle soup?! Yes, please!!!
I’ve been on a soup kick lately – which is weird because normally I don’t like soup. But I’m all about the lentil soup lately.
I do love pickles but somehow I just don’t know if I could get behind pickle soup!
I love soup and love the idea of putting pickles in it!
Yum, that soup actually looks pretty tasty!! And I also find smoothies don’t fill me unless I add a bunch of protein. Tough balance! PS I too am making coffee a leisurely affair this week while I am on vacation…drinking it with M before he goes to work and then having breakfast a bit later. It’s nice, I must admit!
I know I’m supposed to be eying the smoothie, but I couldn’t help but notice the pint glass. Yay for Sweetwater!
Let me know if you’re ever in Atlanta. Sweetwater has a brewery tour that’s really fun. You get like six 1/2 pints of beer for $8.
Pickles in soup? LOL! I love it. I am always so hungry after smoothies, too…but I think I’m going to start them up with an egg or something in the morning to help me get in fruits and veggies!
I was curious about Mama Pea’s pickle soup. Sounds oddly good.
Cracking up over leisurely affair.
I’ve been meaning to try the pickle soup for a while now, I’m sure I’d love it. I am quite a fan of pickles… enough to get a matching pickle tattoo with my best friend, ha.