I’m still working at Whole Foods every few weeks and I had to go in Saturday morning from 9am-5pm. We got to bed at a decent time Friday night but I was still pooped when the alarm went off at 7:45. I dragged by butt out of bed and nothing seemed too off at that point.

I made a delicious, quick and refreshing breakfast.

I’ve been eating Plain Wallaby Organic [my favorite brand of non-Greek yogurt] instead of Greek yogurt recently. Here’s why:

MUCH cheaper $3 for 32oz as opposed to $5 for 16oz
Fat + Organic – Any of the organic Greek yogurts seem to all be fat free. I like fat in my yogurt!
Nutrition is somewhat similar

1c Wallaby Plain – 140 cals : 11g protein : 4g fat : 9g sugar
1c Oikos Plain – 130 cals : 23g protein : 0g fat : 9g sugar

So the protein is WAY higher in the Greek, but I get enough protein from other sources. For now, I’m sticking with the non-Greek!

This was about 1c of yogurt, a bunch of fruit, Love Grown Foods granola, a drizzle of honey, and a toasted Ezekiel sprouted grains English muffin with melty pnut butter smothered on top.

Melty pnut butter on a bagel or English muffin is one of the best things everrrrr.

Touch of sweetness from the fruit + honey. I found a great deal on organic strawbs + bluebs at WF the other day.

Once I got to work, it turned into one of those days. My legs were in slow-mo from my bike ride the day before, and I think I left my brain in bed.

First. This happened. I was going to get some sauce for the turkey meatloaf and was moving a different container of sauce for an Indian dish. The lid was not on correctly so I dropped it when I picked it up. This drawing below is not an exaggeration. It’s exactly what happened.

ALL OVERRRRRR.

I also dropped a container full of water and these radish flower garnishes all over the prepared foods area.

THEN, I burnt my hand. Not too bad, but no burn is fun. This is not typical for me! I dropped 2 other things, but can’t even remember what. I’ve blocked it out of my memory.

I still had yellow saucy goo all over me + my hat.

I redeemed myself when I came home, with this dish. It’s what I made for our friends’ going away party. I would have to say, it turned out delicious. The texture was amazing.

Summery Quinoa Millet Casserole [adapted from 101 Cookbook’s, Heather’s Quinoa]

[Serves ~10]

1c white quinoa + 1c black quinoa + 1c millet – rinsed + drained
4c water [for the quinoa] + 3c water [for the millet]
2T olive oil
1/2c pepitas [pumpkin seeds]
3c kale – washed, de-stemmed + chopped
1pint cherry/grape tomatoes

1/2T olive oil
1t sucanat [or other sugar]
1/4t salt

1 avocado
1.5c frozen corn
1/2 – 3/4c raw vegan pesto
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 small yellow onion, chopped
black pepper
1/2-1t fine grain sea salt

Preheat oven to 350*. Slice cherry tomatoes in 1/2 and put on a baking sheet.
Toss with olive oil, sucanat [or other sugar] and salt.
Bake for ~45min, tossing once after 25min.
Heat a large pot over medium heat with 1T olive oil.
Add in rinsed quinoa + millet. Stir for about 2min to bring out nutty flavor.
Add in all water. *see note below
Bring to a boil and cook for about 20+ min until all water is absorbed. [It took longer than normal with such a large quantity.]
Fluff with a fork.
In a small pan over med-low heat, toast pepitas, stirring frequently until just browned. ~5min.
In a large sauté pan heat 1T olive oil over med-high heat.
Add in garlic + onion, stirring for ~2min.
Add in quinoa + frozen corn. Stir.
Add in chopped kale and cook for ~3min, until kale is slightly wilted.
Take off heat. Gently stir in pesto, pepitas, and tomatoes.
Salt + pepper to taste.
Top with 1 diced avocado.

*You can definitely use all quinoa in this but the millet gave it an creamy + thick texture. There is no difference in water amount or cook time between black + white quinoa. I only got the black quinoa for the color. Millet has a similar cook time to quinoa, so it worked fine cooking them together. You can sub out any grain you wish in this dish.

**I meant to also toss in 1 can of rinsed garbanzo beans for a little more protein but forget. I think it would be a great addition.

***Feel free to sub in a store bought pesto or a non-vegan version. If it’s an oily pesto, you might not need as much.

****Also, I made the quinoa + roasted the tomatoes the day before to save time. It just took a little longer to heat the quinoa up in the pan. I also threw it in the oven [on a low heat] to keep it warm when I got to the party.

I absolutely LOVED the texture of this. Very creamy but a nice crunch from the pepitas. The flavor of the pesto and the sweetness of the tomatoes was awesome too.

The roasted tomatoes should look like this when they’re done. I use parchment paper for easy cleanup.

I was exhausted from work and then racing home to shower + finish making this dish but it was worth it! The party was so much fun.

The bro-in-law. Do you see me?

One of our friends has a moped/bike thing. The boys thought it was a good idea to play with it in the alley. I was thrilled…

So was Jen. Jen is our friend that’s moving. Very sad!! She and her boyfriend Jay are off to DC. We’ll definitely miss them!!

Kurtz tried to jump on the bike. What happened after this photo was not pretty. He was okay, but the bike took quite the hit.

Ann [Kurtz’s g/f] was also less than pleased.

Jen has a great style and always has the best accessories.

Ugh. The husband.

At least he had a helmet on?

Hovan!!

Do you see the wet spot on the neckline of my dress? I dropped a bunch of watermelon all over the place. Yup, fail #789 of the day.

We had an awesome cookout with our friends and the quinoa dish went over really well. Then we stopped at a bunch of Jen + Jay’s favorite bars. It was a good night!! We got home late and I was not feeling blogging at 2am.

When I woke up, I found vomit on my yoga mat.

I promise it was not from me or the husband.

Which dog is guilty? I’m guessing the brown one.