I can’t even believe as of today, I have been an official food blogger for six months.
Where has the time gone? It seems as though the older I get, the faster time travels. As much as I want the world to stop and pause for a moment so I can relish all the beauty around me, it’s not going to happen. I need to make time to stop, thank all of you for reading and realize how blessed I am in my life. I’ve got a good family, friends and food in my belly.
And at the end of the day, that is enough.
1/2 cup oats
1 cup water
1 small smooshed naner
1 heaping tbsp. Bee’s Knees PB
1 1/2 tbsp. dark choco chips
K knows where her Reese’s Oats are at. However, I hoped my swirls would be as pretty as last time.
Due to some work thangs, I was not able to eat lunch until past 1pm. That is like telling Britney Spears she can’t have Cheetos before 9am. NOT cool. However, the fact I was able to visit one of my fave places in Madison made up for it.
Butternut Squash Soup with Rosemary Sourdough Bread
Marigold Mixed Greens Salad (corn, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, parmesan + balsamic vinaigrette)
On this 5th rainy day in a row, this hearty + delicious meal was exactly what I needed.
NEW PRODUCT ALERT!!! Salt + Vinegar Almonds? Yes, please!
I got to skedaddle out of work at 4:15pm and headed straight to the gym. No excuses allowed en el mundo de La Everythingtarian Sana! Sarah is my new Spanish maestra by the way. She is going to make me fluent – at least in food. And that’s all a girl really needs, no?
5 min. – walk @ 3 mph on 3.0 incline
15 min. – run @ 6 mph on 3.0 incline
15 min. – walk @ 3 mph on 10.0 incline
5 min. – walk @ 3 mph on 0.0 incline
After, I stretched for a good 10-15 minutes, making this an almost solid hour-long workout.
With a pending Friday night date for drinks with two fabulous ladies, I headed home to take a quick shower and devour this: Pumpnanabutter Quesadilla. In case you didn’t catch that, that would be 1 smooshed naner, 1/4 cup pumpkin puree, cinnamon + Dark Chocolate Dreams PB spread on 2 Ezekiel tortillas and drizzled with maple syrup.
I. Will. Be. Making. This. Again.
I met up with the gals, where a couple brews were consumed before this…
A Spiced Apple Cider with Apple Stoli Vodka para mi, and a Spiced Apple Cider with Bourbon para Senorita Ilsa. Did I mention the apple cider is homemade at the restaurant? Amazing. Some snacking of a Mediterranean pita plate + Three Cup Tofu may have occured somewhere in the night ;).
Guess what I received in the mail yesterday? APPLESAUCE!
Not just any applesauce however, Materne’s GoGo Squeez Applesauce! Made from 100% fruit, these squeezable and resealable pouches are perfect for kids AND adults on the go! One fact I love is that they have sold more than 1 billion pouches in France, and let’s be real – the French are intelligent, chic and oh so glamourous!
And look at all the glorious flavors! Thank you to Laurent and the rest of the gang at Materne for offering to send me these samples. Aren’t those resealable tops too much fun?
The best part? Materne sent me 2 boxes of each flavor (4 pouches in a box), which means I have a set of pouches to giveaway!
Here’s what you need to do:
(1) Leave a comment here letting me know which flavor you would like to try and why.
(2) If you have a blog, link back to this giveaway, and leave a 2nd comment with the link.
If you don’t have a blog, leave me a 2nd comment and tell me something random about you.
Enter by Monday night @ 10pm. The winner will be announced Tuesday morning!
Speaking of winners…
The winner of the breast cancer awareness giveaway (via Random.org) is #60…Stacie, who wrote:
“I promise! But, it’s easy for me since I am a survivor 
. I was young at diagnosis so it’s my mission to pass the word along. I am alive b/c I caught it early.”
How amazing is Stacie for not only surviving breast cancer but working to pass along the message about breast cancer? She is an inspiration, and I cannot think of a more deserving winner. Stacie, send your contact info to healthyeverythingtarian@gmail.com, so I can get the goods sent out to you.
Thank you again for reading, supporting and coming back to this blog day in and day out. You are all amazing, and I wouldn’t have made it to six months without each and everyone of you!
What is one thing that has changed in your life in the past six months? Mine is obviously this blog. I mean, new friends, free samples, a place to vent and yummy food…who could ask for more than that?
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I linked to your giveaway girl! :) Here’s the link!
http://saladdiva.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/movie-night-with-a-side-of-chicken-chili/
I would love to try the apple cinnamon! All the flavors sound delish!!!
Congrats on the six months!! You are an inspiration to me!
My blog has also changed my life in a fantastic way. Happy Saturday!!
YUM-O. I love applesauce! I’d definitely go for the apple peach!
Happy blogiversary to youuuuuuuuu…(that’s me singing by the way!)
Salt and vinegar almonds? YAY! About time the salt + vinegar combo starts hitting this side of the atlantic.
Biggest change in the past 6 months has been moving into my own apartment :D Though my blog becoming more food orientated and therefore becoming more involved in the food blogging community has been pretty huge too. I also discovered almond butter and that is NOT something I can ignore. So there ya go…roof over my hea, good friends and almond butter. Key to happiness? I think so.
Applesauce in pouches is an awesome idea- you can squirt it at people if you get full! I think cinnamon sounds best but that’s because I had an apple cinnamon grammy sammy this weekend and it made me realise how much I miss cinnamon. NY is fab and groovy, but 3 weeks without nut butter, oatmeal and cinnamon is too long.
apple banana! and happy blogaversary!
I would love to try the apple cinnamon flavor. Those pouches are so cool!
I’m going to have to go on a major hunt for those almonds. The people at Blue Diamond are geniuses.
I love your blog! We seem to have the same taste in food, for sure.
Apple cinnamon for me as well!
Random thing about me: I had 7 wisdom teeth extracted a couple of summers ago. One spot had 2 extra teeth and another had 1 extra! Wierd huh?
I don’t really want to be entered in the giveaway, because I have apples coming out the wazoo, but CONGRATS on the six month anni!
apple-peach and apple-banana!! I can’t choose!
Oh, and Pumpnanabutter Quesadilla?! Say that three times fast, and I’d like three of those, please! :D
Ooh that apple peach sounds pretty appealing–I think peach is kind of an underappreciated fruit in the food world:)
Ohh my apple peach sounds marvelous because any thing with with peach in the title makes me drool instantly! (TMI?)
Something random about Alli:
hmm. Nobody knows I follow food blogs! I actually have about 20 bookmarked. Why? Those chocolate oats you posted are why. DELICIOUS.
congrats on the 6 month anniversary! i’m getting close to that too, although i only really discovered the whole “blogosphere” a month or two ago.
i actually just came across your blog, and i love it! i love your about me page, its very laid back and you seem really cool.
i’m gonna have to say apple banana, because who doesn’t love a banana? :)
happy six months my love! i just caught up on 4 glorious posts of yours and laughed my way through them.. decided i need to make my own GY.. wondered who mistakes a yog bowl for a salad (wtf).. cried about the bad things coming in threes, but have to admit i chuckled.. i had no idea schiesse was shit in german! wow. ugh i was soooo anticipating you to win the nature’s path thang and when i saw you didn’t my heart literally SUNK to the floor. ughhhhhh. YAY loved the vvvv log! i love you separate the “v” and “log” and i am now going to say “b” “log” instead of blog. haha.. such entertainment. on the fly is the only way to go. we have to hang out. and your accent makes me smile. and i love you. CANT LIVE WITHOUT ICE CREAM! can you please make more videos. all the time. every day. please.
i love you again! haha. i am going to go watch that again i think. creepy? maybe.
i forgot to say SEKSY HAIR
I would LOVE to try those squeezable applesauces for the kids! Things like this are a must have for packing healthy kid lunches to go. They love those Stonyfield squeeze yogurts, I know these would be a hit too.
Happy Six Months blogaversary! I love that I’ve been with ya almost the whole way! ;)
Marigold salad=looks to die for! And so do those salt and vinegar almonds. I will be scouting those NOW!. How intriguing–applesauce in a tube? Cute :) Not that I need any more apples, but I would sure love to try that apple banana flavor. Yum! Happy Anniversary! xoxo
HAPPY 6TH MONTHS :)
Glad to see you’re chowing down the Reese’s Oats! That scheisse is addictive – I just had it this morning! Those almonds sound great! I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled!
Get out of here with that apple drink! I need that right now, who cares if it’s 10:30 on a Sunday morning!!
I’d love to try apple cinnamon, wonder why!? ;)
Happy 6 months!!
I would love to try that apple banana flavor!
My life has changed drastically in the last 6 months…. 6 months ago I was employed an living in CO. Now I’m unemployed and living with my in-laws in NH. I hope the next 6 months are a little kinder! :-)
Apple Cinnamon! YUM!
Thanks for the giveaway! :)
Hi! Posted a link here:
http://kayteesayseat.com/2009/10/ketchup/
Happy 6 months! Time sure does fly. I’m in love with your lunch…that’s my fav seasonal soup…and wow, that salad. I would love to try to recreate that salad at home, but sadly I don’t think it would come out nearly as gorgeous!
Congrats on the 6 month Blogiversary!!
Time flies when you are having fun!
Thanks for the Pumpnanabutter Quesadillas.
I am going to try that with the grandkids this week – after supper.
The apple cinnamon would be my first choice, but I ‘m always willing to try any new food
Something random about me?
When I was a junior in high school I got my first job in a restaurant that served fried chicken. I went from 110 to 165 lbs.in about 6 months.
The 2nd semester I took a girls weghtlfiting class taught by the boys football coach 5 morning a week. by the time school was out for the summer I was back down to 120.
I started eating healthier and kept up the excercise and was 110 by August. I’ve stayed that around 110 since 1980.
Apple cinnamon for SURE because it’ll taste just like apple pie! Holly can you make your pumpkin banana quesadilla for me??????? That sounds and looks orgasmic! *ughhh now you have me craving that until i make it myself. gahhhh
Congrats on six AMAZING months of blogging! :)
I spread the word on my post today
Awwww happy six months!! It’s wild when you realized you’ve been a part of this crazy, amazing blog world for that long. WOOPWOOP!!!
Um, this quesadilla creation is outstanding. Where is DCD when I need it?
If I were to try those adorable applesauces, I’d love the apple+cin. Such a classic holiday flavor combo, and clearly, my head is already thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I hope your weekend was fabulous! Love you!
Love butternut squash soup! That looks incredible. What a fun giveaway. I eat applesauce every day at work. I would LOVE to try the apple banana
I want to try straight up apple first and then work my way around the flavors-just as a control:)
Something random about me….I’ve always been ridiculously double jointed and it’s freakish:) Happy 6 mo:)
I would love to try the apple cinnamon!
Yay, happy 6 months!! Those oats look absolutely amazing, and so does that quesadilla. Wow!
Apple peach sounds oh so amazing!
I’d like to try the applestrawberry. Yummy!!
Cuuute little squeezies! I saw something like this at my old little grocery store in Boston… but they were a different brand and only two flavors. I want to try the apple CINNAMON!!
congrats on 6 months! i’d love to try apple cinnamon, because i am OBSESSED with anything cinnamon!!!
happy 6 months Holly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats on 6 months!! awesome accomplishment miss holly!!
i would LOVE LOVE to try the apple cinnamon because this is the best combo everrr I am eating apple cinn oats right now and some applesauce on them would be just delish!!
Yay for 6 months!
Also, the ApplePeach looks scrumdidliumptious.
I’d like to try the applepeach. Two of my favorite fruits in one?! What could be yummier!
Blogged about your giveaway here!
http://freckledfoodie.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/apple-giveaway/
apple banana! i’ve never seen banana flavored applesauce! yummm
Apple Cinnamon is always a winner in my book!
Throw me in for plain ole applesauce. I have a cold and I’m feeling it for the pure things these days.
You are simply amazing! Look where life has taken you in the last six months. The last six months sent me down under for a little while but my head is poking up and it is a good thing to breathe Fall air!
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