What I Ate Wednesday #29

 

Happy What I Ate Wednesday! With all the rain and humidity here in the North East, it is hard to believe that Autumn is almost here.  I know my fall cravings are beginning to kick in.  I have wanted nothing more than to make comfort foods.  And with all those comfort craving comes comfort calories.  That only means a little more exercise to compensate.  If you ask me, it is totally worth it.

I always start the day with some 5:00am coffee before my 6:00am cardio session.  I can never eat before then.  Breakfast this morning was overnight oats.  With Mya back in school, sometimes a simple breakfast is in order.  I love my overnight oats in coconut milk with chia seeds, walnuts, raisins, cinnamon and a tiny drizzle of agave. 

My bowl had 1/2 cup oats and it was so rich and dense I could only eat half my bowl.  I saved the other half for post strength training workout. It was killer arms today.  I can already feel the soreness setting in.

After my workout, I wanted to try my hand again at veggie burgers. I spend way too much on veggies burgers, I would really like to successfully make my own.  These burgers were really close to my perfect burger.  The flavor was spot on, but they need to be just a bit firmer.  I used a chia “egg” as a binder, I think I need more bread crumbs, or to add some oats.  I made these in the food processor with a lentil base, peppers, mushrooms, celery, onions, walnuts, garlic, wheat bread crumbs and tons of no salt seasonings.  I will post the recipe as soon as I perfect it!  Don’t get me wrong, these were fabulous as far as the taste I was going for, by far better than store bought.  I just need them a tad firmer.  After I processed them and molded them into different sizes to experiment with, I placed them on a tray with foil and  popped them into the freezer for an hour before cooking some. 

When lunch came, these were ready to cook in a pan greased with some coconut oil.  They totally stayed together in the pan!  They were just a tad soft on the bun.  Since I served mine up on some Boston lettuce, I did not mind them being just a little soft. 

I made 12 burgers for about $3.00 in ingredients!

For dinner, some left over vegan chicken potpie was on the menu.  To keep the side dish on the lite and nutritious side, I made a heaping pile of coconut cream kale.  It was a perfect accompaniment to the potpie. 

So, that was what we ate Wednesday!

On another note, Andy and I also celebrated 17 years of marriage on Saturday! Mya wanted to take our picture, I think she she did pretty well!

I am so blessed! I finally got the chance to wear a dress I had been saving all summer.  It was a great week and was filled with lots of fun and plenty of great food.  I hope your was too.

Have a great Wednesday.