Yesterday's Lunch and Today's B-Fast

So yesterday was pretty boring food-wise, though lunch was interesting. I finally made those kale chips everyone has been raving about. They were so good. I just baked them up on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil and garlic salt at 375 for about 12 minutes. I also had cut up carrots, cucumbers, and pita bread with baba ganoush and salsa. Light and tasty!



I went to the wine tasting last night, but didn't take any pictures. I had my camera but it didn't seem appropriate. Not to mention we were the youngest people there and it would have just made that fact that much more apparent if we were snapping pictures everywhere.

I tried sooo many wines. Some I loved, some I hated. I bought one bottle, a Guelbenzu Vierlas 2002, an Argentinian? red wine, that I really enjoyed. I'm also getting a little obsessed with Gary Vaynerchuks wine vlog on tv.winelibrary.com. He's so irritating at first but then it's like crack and you realized you've watched two hours worth of blogs.

This morning I wanted a BIG hearty breakfast so I made pancakes using Maple Grove Farm Buttermilk and Honey Pancake Mix with bananas. I topped them with a little butter and honey. I should have pancakes more often I forget how much I like them.

Getting my leafy greens

Friday was a cooking extravaganza. After my pumpkin bread in the morning I had the rest of a chickpea cutlet and an apple with honey roasted peanut butter and almond butter.

For dinner I had more sweet and sour cabbage and I made Jenna's Mom's Spicy BBQ Beans. They were so good. Delicious kidney beans and kale! They taste so smoky and almost meaty like collard greens that I've had made with ham.

I also had a wonderful 4 oz. glass of Alamos Pinot Noir. I think i'm finally beginning to appreciate wine more. Finally I can read wine descriptions and be able to understand what they are describing and how the wine will taste. Dinner was so good I has seconds!