Hey peeps
I hope you are all having a lovely day- nearly the weekend now woohoo! (I am just really looking forward to a weekend at home for a change).
Sweatshop running was great again yesterday- I think I will rave about it each week until you all go and join in with it too. Everyone set off together on a sort of new route (I had done it before in reverse so got a bit confused at one point!) , but it was not long before the speedy-gonzales had raced off ahead. I kept it quite steady, and even managed to speed up a bit at the end (getting under 10 min mile pace 🙂 ), plus I jogged up there, and ran faster home so I think in all I did nearly 5 miles. Getting better. And, how exciting, next time I go I get a free t-shirt. I love freebies.
Once home I wanted a quick dinner, so I popped a sweet potato into the microwave, and put some veggies in the oven to roast, and had it with spinach, tomatoes, and some almond/peanut butter. Peanut butter on a sweet potato tastes like dessert- yum. I only had some before there was hardly any almond butter left in the jar.
Today (and yesterday) I enjoyed some leftovers for lunch.
OK does not look that appetising but it was tasty!
On Tuesday evening I cooked up some lentils (now I know how to cook dried ones ha ha so much cheaper) and stirred some red pesto into them. While that was going on I roasted some courgette, red and yellow peppers in some balsamic vinegar, and added some artichokes (from a tin of them in water- super easy) for the last few minutes. It had to be eaten with some spinach and hemp sprinkles. I would have added hummus but I have run out! I fancied making some sort of lentil patty/burgers, but I could not work out how to do it, so maybe next time.
Anyway, having leftovers for lunch is the best because I don’t have to get much ready in the evenings. Although tomorrow I need a sandwich as we are going on a school trip- how exciting!
I have been having a few random snacks- the other week I saw (by the dried mango)- mango flavoured with coconut. It sounded lovely (although contains milk powder and sugar)- good for a little sugar boost. Anyway, I thought they would look like strips of dried mango, but they look like corn pops!
They are tasty anyway.
Today I cracked open more of my last i-herb order.
Almond thins (I also ordered some pecan thins, mainly because they weigh so little so didn’t add to my postage costs). They were not as I expected- they are more like cracker/crisps, than cracker/biscuits if that makes sense. They are also very salty, and a lot like those rice crackers you can get. I could not really taste much nuttiness going on, but they are nice with some pb and jam. Oh, and a few slices of chocolate marzipan.
What sort of things do you have for your lunch? What are your favourite leftovers?
I need to find those coconut mango things! They look really good!
My favourite leftovers are chili or curry as they always seem to taste better after a few hours of stewing!
They are nice- like little chewy sweets 🙂
Yes chilli is always better the next time.
I usually have a salad or socca for lunch. Mostly I whack whatever leftover beans/lentils/quinoa I have into the salad or the socca. Favorite leftovers would be daal or soups. Yum!
I’m intrigued by those coconut mango things! Must keep an eye out. thanks for passing my details on to Good Hemp!
Hey no problem- I hope you like it- they just asked if I knew of anyone else and you had said you were 🙂
I’m catching up on marathon talk and guess who’s name I heard mentioned raving about her sweatshop run … episode 119 I think it was 🙂
I love leftovers, which is a good thing because hubby is not too partial to them!
Ha ha yes I did have a rave about it on rate my run- but you never know they will read it out so I was out running when I heard it and was taken by surprise too! But yes I do love it 🙂
I love that brand of dried fruit. There cherries with berries and mango stripes are the best. A little more pricey than most though.
I have those exact same crackers from iHerb too. I liked them but they were not what I was expecting too.
I love the mango from that company- as it does not have any sulphar dioxide or anything like a lot of them seem to add.
I saw those Coco Mango things in Waitrose this week and was really tempted but I decided they were a little too pricey in the end. I’ll maybe treat myself after payday next week as they sound lovely! I absolutely LOVE having leftovers for lunch, I find that most things taste better and it’s so much easier/quicker than preparing something separately as well. Usually for lunch I have a salad base topped with all sorts of leftovers and a blob of salsa/hummus on the side. Sometimes the combinations are a bit strange (to some ppl!) but I always find them delicious 🙂
People find my lunches strange too! But I like them which is what counts 🙂
I feel a bit like I’m in a lunch rut with salads right now so I need to change it up! I quite fancy making some bean burgers next week. I love leftover roasted veg and leftover chilli – I always think they taste better the next day!
Lunch is whatever I have around, salad, smoothies…..I never really have leftovers I have making meals for one down to a fine art! x
Ooh, that lentil dinner sounds so good, right up my street! I love sweet potato or butternut with almond butter although I agree; it tastes like a lovely pudding 🙂
I tried those nut thins and was really surprised they were salty, I was expecting sweet biscuits… not bad though and that coconut mango looks great.
Yes I was expecting sweet ones too. Ah well they are still nice.
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