sunday.

marshall is at the movies and i had to choose between folding laundry and blogging.

guess what i picked?

this morning afternoon (we didn’t wake up until 11—hey, we went out last night! and we didn’t go to bed until around 3 AM) i made a delicious brunch for marshall and i.

i wanted protein pancakes but didn’t have all the ingredients necessary and there was no way i was going to go to the grocery store.. so i decided to whip up some french toast & eggs.

before i got started on the french toast, i sliced the cantaloupe that i picked up from the farmers market yesterday.

it is ridiculous how juicy and flavorful this melon was. marshall & i killed the whole melon in a matter of hours.  hands down the best cantaloupe of the year. side note: i finally learned how to spell cantaloupe without having to backspace. i always used to spell it “canteloupe”.

for the french toast, i combined 3 cage free eggs, a splash of almond milk and enough cinnamon to make you blush.

susan is right.. cinnamon should be measured by the tablespoon rather than the teaspoon. or, better yet, not measured at all. just dump it in! that’s what i did today.

i gave each slice of bread a generous dunk on each side, saturating the bread with the batter.. i like to load my french toast slices up with the egg mixture.

marshall requested fried eggs..

i broke the yolks immediately after this photo. the boy hates runny yolks. i know, i know.. i am not quite sure what is the matter with him ;)

i fixed marshall’s french toast with smart balance & momma b’s homemade strawberry jam:

i actually cooked myself some egg whites on the griddle and omitted the yolk all together. i then sandwiched the egg whites between my two slices of french toast and drizzled the sandwich in maple syrup.

 

swimming in syrup. i love the sweet & savory combination of eggs with syrup.

paired with french pressed coffee+almond milk.. perfect sunday meal!

the french toast was cooked just how i like it: crisp on the outside and soggy on the inside. french toast sandwiches need to happen more often.

there was a nice balance of relaxation and productivity today. we watched zombieland (while polishing off that cantaloupe) and then cleaned up and ran some errands.  i snagged a peach perfection jamba juice (16 oz) while we were out and about. it is my favorite flavor of jamba juice!

when we finally made it home around 7 PM, i got to work on dinner.

black pepper stir fry with tofu.

i had pressed some tofu overnight in my tofuXpress.  i diced the tofu and coated it in the star of the show: trader joe’s black pepper sauce. a new-to-me product.

 

in a separate skillet, i stir fried broccoli, snow peas, red bell pepper, celery, bamboo shoots & water chestnuts. i doused the veggies with a lot of the TJ’s black pepper sauce.

i LOVE water chestnuts. the flavor, the consistency..

i could eat them like chips all day long.

marshall was on brown rice duty. two things i hate to do: make rice & make pasta. he is a sweetheart and always does it for me.

i combined the tofu with the veggies, finished it off with some low sodium soy sauce and dinner was served!

i felt like i had been lacking veggies in my life lately.. this definitely filled the void.

if you live near a trader joe’s, you should pick up some of the thai black pepper sauce. two thumbs up! oh, and for all you vegans out there, the sauce and this meal are both vegan!

well, i better close up shop. monday morning sales meetings come early and i need to get some sleep.

hope you all had a fantastic weekend! i have really enjoyed seeing the healthy living summit recaps, it looks like everyone who went had a great time.  and if you weren’t in chicago, i hope whatever you were up to was all you hoped for and more :)

Qs~

1. what is your favorite stir fry ingredient? water chestnuts, hands down.

2. pancakes or french toast? i am more of a french toast girl. i think it is because i have a slight obsession with bread and cinnamon.

xo. janetha g.